Going to a conference without your calendar locked in is rolling the dice. You either stumble into the right conversations and expand your network, or you burn the time and fly home with nothing to show for it.
Breakthru is the networking program at Future Proof Citywide built for financial advisors, wealth management execs, and financial industry professionals who want to meet the right people at the right time, without leaving it up to luck. It’s curated 1:1 meetings, plus dinners and experiences that create real conversations. The point is simple: you show up in Miami with your schedule already filled, and you leave with clarity, new relationships, and a better understanding of how AI is reshaping wealth and investment management.
If you’re a hosted or unhosted advisor, you’re the priority audience. The whole design assumes your time is the constraint. You’re not coming to collect swag. You’re coming to make decisions, pressure test ideas, and build a network that actually changes what you do next.
The audience is the point
This isn’t “networking” in the abstract. It’s a concentrated room of decision makers.
Future Proof Citywide brings together 4,000 attendees, including 2,000+ financial advisors and wealth management executives across 11 core wealth, fintech, and financial services industries. There are 250 exhibitors and sponsors, and the scale is real: 25,000+ prescheduled, double-opt-in 1:1 meetings.
These are not “nice to meet you” conversations. The audience represents $14.8T in total AUM. For firms under $5B, average firm AUM is $791M, and 70% are RIAs. More importantly, 90%+ have decision-making authority over their firm’s technology or investments. And the number one reason they’re showing up is simple: networking and making new connections.
Double opt-in is why this works
Most conference “meetings” fail for one reason: they’re one-sided. Somebody wants a meeting. The other person gets stuck in it.
Breakthru runs on double opt-in, which means both sides have to say yes. You request who you want to meet, they confirm they want the meeting too, and the result is a conversation where everyone shows up with intent. That’s why we see a 95% satisfaction rate on meetings. People don’t rate a meeting highly just because it happened. They rate it highly because it was relevant.
That also matters for your brand. As an advisor, every conversation at an event is a signal about how you operate. Double opt-in reduces the noise and increases the signal.
Here’s how it works
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Register
Start by registering for Future Proof Citywide (you must do this by Feb 12th or you won’t be able to participate in the networking program. After Feb 12th you can still buy a pass and attend, but the networking programs won’t be available to you). - Complete your profile
Your profile is your matching signal. If it’s vague, your matches will be too. Be clear about what you’re building, what you’re evaluating, and who you want in the room with you. - Make your selections
Indicate who you want to meet and what types of connections you’re prioritizing. The system is designed to surface the highest-fit opportunities based on mutual interest, not random proximity. - Show up to the Breakthru experiences you’re matched into
This is where it comes together: your prescheduled 1:1 meetings, plus the curated networking formats that create real context and follow-through.
If you have questions at any point, our dedicated team is available at every turnt, and we’re there every day of the event to help.
More ways to connect beyond 1:1 meetings
Breakthru is built around meetings, but the best networks are multi-threaded. Citywide is designed to give you more than one way to build real relationships.
- Networking Dinners: Intimate hosted dinners at premier local restaurants. 15–25 people, deeper conversations, less noise.
- Receptions: Themed networking events hosted by leading firms and media partners.
- Hubs: Content and networking areas hosted by Future Proof or partners, built to bring like-minded professionals together in an immersive setting.
- Activities: Yoga, guided sound meditation, or lighter options like coastal photography along the beach keep the energy up and vibes strong. Go back to your home office refreshed, not exhausted.
- Workshops: Hands-on sessions like roundtables, masterminds, and advisor labs designed to solve real challenges with peers.
Why this matters right now
AI is already changing how firms operate: client communication, planning workflows, investment research, compliance processes, marketing, and internal productivity. The advisors who win the next cycle won’t just “learn AI.” They’ll build a community of operators and partners they trust, then move fast with them.
We’ve seen what this looks like when it works. Future Proof Festival delivered a world-class NPS of 76. Breakthru brings that same standard to networking.
What to do next
The only thing you can do wrong is wait too long.
Register and complete your profile by Thursday 2/12. If you want to go to a conference and “see what happens,” that’s an option. If you want to show up with meetings, dinners, and experiences already lined up, Breakthru is the move.
