Imagine stepping onto the Future Proof Citywide main stage in front of 4,000+ leaders across wealth, fintech, asset management, banking, and the broader financial ecosystem. The lights rise, the cameras are rolling, and your product is center stage at the largest AI-native gathering in financial services. This is the environment the AI Demo Drop creates: a high-stakes, high-visibility platform where innovators present live to the industry’s most influential decision-makers, supported by world-class production and professional recordings that extend far beyond the event itself.
The impact of presenting on this stage is already clear. Altruist debuted Hazel, its AI-powered advisor platform, during the AI Demo Drop at Future Proof Festival 2025 before announcing the industry’s first custodial integration for real-time account data, an advancement that quickly gained industry attention. At the Fintech Demo Drop at Future Proof Festival 2024, FINNY presented its advisor growth technology live on stage and soon after secured an investment from Josh Brown, along with his support on the company’s advisory board. These outcomes demonstrate what happens when breakthrough tools meet the right audience at the right moment.
This year, that opportunity expands. We are opening applications for the next evolution of the program and inviting companies building meaningful AI solutions to step onto this stage.
Applications are officially open for the Future Proof Citywide AI Demo Drop.
Who Should Apply to Demo
The AI Demo Drop is built for companies developing sophisticated, high-impact AI tools that address meaningful challenges across wealth, fintech, asset management, banking, and the broader financial ecosystem. If your product has the potential to reshape how professionals work, make decisions, or serve clients, this stage is designed for you.
We are looking for innovators building AI-driven solutions across a wide range of use cases, including:
- Advisor and practice management solutions
- Custody, clearing, and infrastructure technology
- Data-driven investment and research platforms
- Client experience and personalization tools
- Alternative investment technology
- AI-powered workflows and data orchestration
- Regulatory technology and compliance automation
- Estate and legacy planning technology
- Investing platforms and embedded intelligence
If your product helps professionals work smarter, move faster, or unlock new value, the AI Demo Drop is the right place to tell that story. This is your opportunity to present in front of the largest gathering of decision-makers in wealth management and to spark conversations that will carry throughout the entire Citywide experience.
How to Apply
The application process is intentionally straightforward and takes less than five minutes. You’ll answer four short questions:
- Tell us about yourself
- Tell us about your company
- Tell us what you plan to demo
- Share your Future Proof statement
We are looking for clarity, purpose, and a compelling demonstration of how your product is pushing the industry forward.
What Finalists Receive
Seven companies will be selected to present live on the AI Demo Drop stage. Finalists receive:
- A 7-minute, high-impact live demo on stage
- Professional video recordings of their pitch, shared across financial services
- One complimentary pass to Future Proof Citywide
- Five hosted Breakthru Meetings with high-value RIA and enterprise decision-makers
These benefits are designed to increase visibility, accelerate adoption, and place your innovation directly in front of leaders shaping the industry’s AI strategy.
Who’s in the Audience
Future Proof Citywide brings together one of the most comprehensive cross-sections of the financial services ecosystem. Attendees include RIA firms, independent advisors, broker-dealers, private banks, custodians, asset managers, fintech platforms, investment product providers, allocators, technology leaders, and senior executives responsible for strategy, operations, product development, and client experience.
It is a gathering purpose-built for decision-makers who evaluate new tools, guide adoption, and determine how AI will be integrated across their organizations. This makes the AI Demo Drop stage an unmatched opportunity for companies developing solutions that can scale across the industry.
What the AI Demo Drop Offers Attendees
Attendees come to Future Proof Citywide to evaluate the two or three technologies that can genuinely move their firms forward. When they gather by the stage for the AI Demo Drop, they are looking for clarity, direction, and a sharper understanding of what today’s most advanced tools can actually do. The crowd is full, the pace is fast, and every minute matters. Each demo gives attendees a direct, unfiltered look at how a solution works, what problems it solves, and how it could fit into their firm’s roadmap.
These rapid-fire presentations highlight the most sophisticated AI capabilities emerging across the industry. Many of the tools showcased on stage have evolved in the weeks leading up to the event, with potential new launches debuting live. The Demo Drop helps attendees assess what is possible now, compare approaches across use cases, and identify which technologies warrant deeper evaluation.
This session sets the tone for the rest of Future Proof Citywide. The ideas and questions sparked in the room carry into the AI Playground, Breakthru Programs, and the conversations that unfold across the entire Citywide experience. It is the first step in a multi-day learning arc that helps leaders make sense of rapid innovation, evaluate new capabilities, and understand how AI can reshape workflows, client interactions, and firm strategy.
The AI Demo Drop is only the beginning. After seeing what is possible on stage, attendees move into deeper, hands-on evaluation throughout the event, connecting with operators, examining workflows, and building a clearer roadmap for how AI will shape the next phase of their organizations.
Introducing the AI Playground
To support firms at every stage of their AI journey, Future Proof Citywide will debut the 21,000-square-foot AI Playground, a dedicated environment where applied AI becomes tangible. The AI Playground is organized into three interconnected areas:
- The Show & Tell Stage – live demonstrations of real workflows
- The AI Sandbox – peer-to-peer discussions on practical use cases
- The Level Up Area – skill-building sessions focused on technical and human capabilities
Together, these components create a comprehensive learning environment that helps attendees understand what is possible and how to apply AI effectively within their organizations.
Apply to Present at the AI Demo Drop
If your company is building category-defining AI solutions and you want to present in front of the largest gathering of decision-makers in wealth management, we encourage you to apply. The application takes less than five minutes, and seven finalists will be selected to demo live on stage at Future Proof Citywide.
Apply now. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. ET on Friday, January 9, 2026. AI Demo Drop Finalists will be announced mid-January.
Register for Future Proof Citywide 2026
Future Proof Citywide brings together 4,000+ leaders across wealth, fintech, asset management, banking, and insurance for three days of applied learning and more than 30,000 double opt-in Breakthru Meetings. If you want to understand where AI is taking the industry and how to prepare your firm, the experience begins in Miami Beach, March 8–11, 2026.
Register today to secure your place at the world’s largest AI-native finance event.
