Rising Stars Professional Series:
Outcomes First: The Next Generation of Advisors

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Join Consulting Magazine, industry innovators and the honorees of the Rising Stars of the Profession awards for an engaging, high-impact session designed specifically for the next generation of advisors. This dynamic program combines three fast-paced lightning talks with a deep-dive panel discussion, providing attendees with new and practical tools, AI fluency, and business-building skills to accelerate their rise in the profession.

You will connect and network with up-and-coming talent as well as established practitioners, from early-career consultants to firm leadership, looking to sharpen their commercial acumen, master new technologies, and gain the strategic insights needed to thrive in today’s outcome-based consulting landscape.

Packing a strong program into three lightning talks followed by a deep-dive panel session with those speakers, you will gain focused insight into key elements of success for today’s high-impact professionals:

  • Explore how to shift from selling hours to selling outcomes, using ROI modeling and executive-ready communication to command greater influence. 
  • Gain strategies for turning AI into a productivity engine, automating workflows to create polished deliverables and client insights at speed. 
  • Learn practical steps to transition from a strong billable performer to a trusted originator through sponsor mapping, internal selling, and micro-BD planning. 
  • Why Attend: 
  • Hear from seasoned professionals about the specific skills driving the future of advisory work. 
  • Walk away with a roadmap for leading the next wave of high-impact advisors and tools to elevate your client value immediately. 
  • Engage in interactive discussion on value pricing, AI adoption, and the path to partnership. 

Deep-Dive Panel Moderated by:

Michael Webb
Director
Consulting Magazine

WHAT:

Rising Stars Professional Series: Outcomes First: The Next Generation of Advisors

WHEN:

April 16, 2026, prior to the Awards Dinner

TIME:

3:45 PM — Arrival and Registration
4:15 PM — Lightning Presentation 1: Value Pricing and Executive Impact
4:25 PM — Lightning Presentation 2: AI for Advisors: From Prompt to Product
4:35 PM — Lightning Presentation 3: From Billable to Rainmaker: Practical Steps
4:45 PM — Deep-Dive Panel Discussion
5:30 PM — Program Ends / Pre Networking Break
6:00 PM — Pre-Awards Dinner Cocktails (For registered awards dinner attendees)
7:00 PM — Awards Ceremony Dinner (For registered awards dinner attendees)

WHERE:

The Midland Hotel, Chicago, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Chicago, IL