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Ann Linton has been in the institutional client services field for 33 years. She is currently a vice president and senior client service manager of institutional clients at Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. where she is responsible for institutional client relationships in marketing and sales support. Prior to joining Duff & Phelps in 2012, Ms. Linton was vice president and senior client relationship manager at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Earlier she worked as a client service manager at Chicago Trust\/ ABN AMRO Trust Services, The Hartford and 17 years as an institutional client manager at Aetna Life Insurance Company. Ms. Linton is a charter member and the current President of the Chicago Financial Women’s Organization, volunteers at the Tree House Shelter in the city, and has been a volunteer with the Chicago Lights Tutoring program since 1990.

Ann Hughes captivates audiences nationwide, speaking to and consulting with financial advisors, broker dealers and financial service organizations across the country specializing in programs to grow and improve your business by focusing on females and financial services. These topics include leadership and relationship development, resiliency in the midst of change and the ever increasing importance of the female workforce and market as a result of the dramatic rise in female wealth and spending power in the United States. As founder and president of The Female Affect, Ann uses her extensive experience in the financial services industry coupled with her education in the area of human resource development to combine real world experience with proven best practices. \n\nBefore founding The Female Affect, Ann spent over ten years at ING, one of the world’s largest financial services firms, holding several senior leadership positions. Prior to leaving ING, Ann was Head of Strategic Relationship Management and was responsible for growing and managing all broker\/dealer distribution relationships in one of the most volatile times on record in the financial services industry. From 2007-2009 Ann was the National Sales Manager for the wirehouse and financial institution channels where she led a team of 65 wholesalers to achieve record sales results for ING Annuities. Under Ann’s leadership, sales increased 66% to their highest levels in company history.\n\nBecause of Ann’s vast understanding of the financial services industry, she has been interviewed and frequently quoted in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, National Underwriter, Investment News and American Banker.\n\nAnn earned her Master’s degree from Iowa State University in Organizational Learning and Human Resource Development. She holds her Texas life insurance license as well as her Series 6, 63, 65 and 26 securities designations. Ann is active in several charities benefiting women and children in the United States and around the globe. Ten percent of all speaking and consulting fees earned at The Female Affect go to support these charities including Women Thrive Worldwide and The Girl Fund. She also volunteers at Cornerstone Kitchen and the Dallas Dress for Success Program. Prior to relocating to Texas, Ann served on the Crime Victim Assistance Grant Board that funds domestic violence shelters and sexual assault programs across the state of Iowa. She lives with her husband, Randy and daughter, Katie in Dallas, TX.

Angie Brown, CPA, CGMA, is senior director of product management at Becker Professional Education.

Andy Stonehouse, is a veteran of the financial and benefits industry media world, having worked for many years at Senior Market Advisor, as well as serving as editor of Agent’s Sales Journal and BenefitsPro.com’s retirement channel. A native of Alberta, Canada, Stonehouse worked in various writing and editing capacities in Denver, Colo. for 15 years.

Andria Ryan is a partner in Fisher & Phillips’ Atlanta office, where she serves as the chair of the firm's Hospitality Industry Practice Group and represents employers in virtually every area of employment and labor law.

Andrew Sykes, Chairman of Health at Work (HAW), is a qualified actuary, a licensed health insurance broker, an HIAA managed health professional and an accomplished speaker on the topic of consumer-directed health care and wellness. He has worked on four continents in these areas having started and run NMG Consultants and Actuaries for 15 years and has consulted with some of the world’s largest companies (including Shell Oil, McDonald’s, Nokia, Unilever, BHP Billiton, SAB Miller and many others). He is the lead consultant to the Douglas County School District (Colorado’s 3rd largest school district) and the key architect behind their vision to become America’s Healthiest School District by 2015. Andrew served as the Chief Wellness Officer for The Vitality Group before starting HAW.