Where innovation meets advice
17 September 2026 | CENTREPIECE, Melbourne
Join us for the next leap forward at the Netwealth Accelerate Summit!
Following another remarkable year, the Summit returns with fresh thinking, new perspectives and an agenda designed to challenge, inspire and equip advice firms for the future.
This is where strategy, technology and human insight come together for your entire practice to learn and grow.
Your day at a glance
One day. Your whole practice. Your move.
Every session has a purpose. Keynotes, panels, conversations and interactive sessions across multiple dedicated streams - one full, high-energy day built to spark ideas you can take straight back to your business.
Hear what matters to you
Multiple streams, built for your role.
Whether your firm is focused on growth, evolving client expectations, operational efficiency, technology or investment thinking, this day is designed with something for every part of your practice.
For advisers & investment decision-makers
- The next decade in private markets and what advisers must prepare for
- Superannuation. Who wins the retirement relationship?
- Engaging the emerging affluent and next-gen clients
- Designing an advice practice that serves and represents women
- + more
For business leaders & entrepreneurs
- What kind of advice system are we building and what should machines do inside it?
- Succession, M&A and the future ownership model of advice firms
- When technology meets the practitioner: enabling trust at scale
- Insights from high-growth founders and innovators
- + more
For the practice engine-room
- Building the new advice workflow with AI: Live, start to finish
- Building a Trust Stack: deciding where AI belongs (and where it doesn't)
- Best Practices Studio: real tips and live demos that you can apply straight away
- + more
The people shaping the future of advice
Meet the minds moving advice forward
Founders, industry leaders, investment thinkers and technology innovators who live these challenges every day - on stage to share what's working, what's not, and what it means for your firm. Full speaker lineup announced soon.
Matt Heine
CEO & Managing Director
Netwealth
Cathie Wood
Founder, CEO & CIO
ARK Invest
Dom Price
Work Futurist & TED speaker
Be Luminous
Carolyn Cresswell
Founder
Carman’s Kitchen
Adam Schwab
Co-Founder & CEO
Luxury Escapes
Scott Fitzpatrick
Founder & CEO
Significant Adviser Network (SAN)
Sharon McClafferty
Founder & CEO
Slipstream Group
Ashmi Mehrotra
Global Co-Head of the Private Equity Group
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Dr Michael Kollo
Chief AI Transformation Officer
Qualitas
Courtney Blackman
Advisory Commitee
Women in Emerging Tech Australia
Alex Gassner
Co-Founder & CEO
Paradino
Josh Ratnarajah
Co-Founder and CTO
Paradino
Sam Kothari
Co-Founder and COO
Everlab
Dr Steven Lu
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Everlab
The lineup's still growing - stay tuned as more special speakers will be revealed soon.
With thanks to our event sponsors
Event details
- When: Thursday, 17 September, 9:00AM - 5:00PM
- Where: Centrepiece, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC 3000 (Google Maps)
Is this event for you?
This event is open only for practice principals, financial advisers, practice development managers, licensee head office staff, and the advice practice engine room - including operations, technology, and client service teams.
Thank you for your interest. Registrations are now closed as this event is now fully booked.
