A Human-Centered Voice on AI, Technology, and the Future of Wealth

Amy DeTolla is a keynote speaker, moderator, and strategic advisor who helps audiences understand the forces reshaping wealth management. Drawing on more than three decades of experience building and leading wealth businesses, Amy brings a practical perspective on artificial intelligence, technology, platform evolution, leadership, growth, and the changing advisor-client relationship.

Amy works across established wealth firms, enterprise platforms, and emerging technology. She has built and scaled multi-billion-dollar organizations, designed enterprise platforms, evaluated new technologies, and guided leaders through significant industry transformation. She translates complex ideas into relevant insights that advisors and executives can apply within their businesses, teams, and client relationships.

Amy is especially passionate about the human side of transformation and the opportunity for women to lead in the next era of wealth management. Her speaking style combines candor, warmth, strategic insight, and real-world experience, creating conversations that help audiences build confidence, expand their thinking, and move forward with purpose.

Where We're Headed

The Wealthies: 2026 Wealth Management Industry Awards

About this event September 10, 2026 | New York, NY

Future Proof Festival 2026

About this event September 14 - 17, 2026 | Huntington Beach, CA

XYPN LIVE 2026

About this event September 29 - October 1, 2026 | San Diego, CA

Ares Women in Wealth: Rewriting the Playbook in Private Markets

About this event October 1, 2026 | West Hollywood, CA

Tiburon CEO Summit LI

About this event October 19 - 21, 2026 | Boston, MA

RIA Edge 2026

About this event November 9 - 11, 2026 | Austin, TX

Where We've Been

SHOOK Top Women Advisor Summit 2026

Topic The Human Side of AI

About this event AI keeps accelerating, and the human need for connection keeps deepening. This session makes the case for why women advisors are exceptionally positioned to lead the future of wealth.

FutureProof Citywide 2026​

Topic AI Enters the Chat: Redefining the Advisor-Client Relationship ​

About this event AI is reshaping how clients engage their advisor, how advisors deliver advice, and how firms scale their expertise. This conversation maps what changes, what holds, and where the real opportunity lives.

FutureProof Citywide 2026​

Topic AI Operating Model: Who Owns What Inside the Firm ​

About this event Adopting AI inside a firm is a leadership question before it is a technology one. This session covers who owns what, how to put it into practice, and how to keep momentum as the tools keep evolving.

DFA Deals & Successions 2026​

Topic The Transaction Journey: The Buyer​

About this event What the deal looks like from the buyer's chair. Real-world lessons on diligence, valuation, and the decisions that shape a transaction.

Equita Financial Network 2025​

Topic Thriving Through M&A: The Human Side of Change​

About this event The deal mechanics get the attention. The human side decides whether the merger works. This session goes inside the change that determines which integrations thrive.

The Buyer’s Boardroom 2025​

Topic Successful Integrations​

About this event Mission, integration strategy, and the work of blending two cultures into one. A practical look at what makes a merger or acquisition hold together after close.

XYPN LIVE 2025​

Topic AdviceTech Competition​

About this event The best advice tech only matters once people know it exists. This XYPN LIVE competition puts a spotlight on the innovations helping planners deliver more efficient, profitable, and impactful advice.

FutureProof Festival 2025​

Topic Scaling Up: How RIAs Can Profitably Offer Family Office Services​

About this event Family office service used to mean high cost and low scale. This panel digs into how RIAs deliver high-touch advice across the wealth spectrum in a way that stays profitable.

FutureProof Leaders Retreat 2025​

Topic The Real Cost of M&A: Integration Lessons You Can’t Google​

About this event The integration lessons that never make it into a playbook. Practical, real-world guidance for running a human-centric merger or acquisition with your eyes open.

Integrated Partners 2025​

Topic M&A’s Impact on You and Your Business​

About this event Culture, technology, and strategy, integrated under deal-speed pressure. A grounded look at how M&A reshapes you and the business you built.

Advisor Engine Drive 2025​

Topic Navigating Change: What No One Tells You Until You’re In It​

About this event The parts of change no one warns you about until you are living them. A candid conversation on leading people through the messy middle of integration.

Wealth Management EDGE 2025​

Topic WealthStack Demo Judge​

About this event Fast-paced demos of the technology pushing wealth management forward, judged live on the EDGE stage.

Wealth Management EDGE 2025​

Topic What’s the Next Move? Navigating Post-deal Success​

About this event What happens after the deal closes decides whether it succeeds. A frank conversation on the realities of post-M&A integration across culture, technology, and strategy.

FutureProof Citywide 2025​

Topic How Digital Platforms Are Transforming Private Markets​

About this event Private investments carry operational demands that public markets simply do not. An honest look at the challenges and the platforms rising to meet them.

FutureProof Citywide 2025​

Topic RegTech Revolution: Streamlining Compliance and Reducing Risk​

About this event Compliance and efficiency usually pull in opposite directions. This panel shows how RegTech brings them together to tackle the biggest risks RIAs face.

T3 Technology Conference 2025

Topic Master of Ceremonies

About this event Often called the number one wealthtech conference. Amy guides the audience through a packed lineup of tech demos, sharp keynotes, and a buzzing expo hall.

The MarketCounsel Summit 2024​

Topic Operations: How Burgeoning Enterprises Scale for Growth​

About this event Scaling an enterprise starts with knowing where you want to end up. A thoughtful discussion on evolving and growing an RIA by beginning with the end in mind.

RIA Edge West 2024​

Topic Building Future-proof RIAs: Scale, Stability, and Human Capital​

About this event Scale, stability, and human capital, the three pillars of a future-proof RIA. A panel sharing real strategies for sustained, resilient growth.

FutureProof Festival 2024​

Topic Cybersecurity: The Hidden Threat to Your Firm’s Survival​

About this event A cybersecurity breach can threaten a firm's survival. This session covers the real implications, the best practices for safeguarding client data, and the strategies that protect both the business and client trust.

Where Amy

Adds Value

AI, Technology, and the Future of Advice

Practical insight into how AI and emerging technology are reshaping advisor workflows, client relationships, organizational decisions, and the wealth management experience.

Platform Strategy and Scalable Growth

Real-world lessons from building and evolving enterprise wealth platforms that align people, process, technology, and strategy.

Women, Leadership, and Human Connection

Thoughtful perspectives on confidence, trust, influence, innovation, and the strengths women bring to the future of wealth management.

Transformation and Strategic Change

Actionable guidance for helping leaders and teams move through growth, organizational change, and industry evolution with greater clarity and confidence.

What others are saying about Amy

Amy has spoken at multiple Future Proof events as a moderator and facilitator and there’s a reason we keep inviting her back. She takes the role seriously, and makes an effort to deeply understand the goals of the session and how she can deliver the most tangible benefits and takeaways to the audience. She knows a successful session is more than just the content, but the camaraderie of the panelists and that everyone feels comfortable and supported. She is open-minded, asks the right questions, and is assertive and capable in any setting - whether it’s a panel or a peer-to-peer discussion - and will consistently tease out the best insights. Simply put, she’s a star!

Malea L.

Event Content Manager | FutureProof

Amy brings a powerful combination of industry expertise, operating and leadership experience driving teams, and human connection to the Forbes | SHOOK stage. She has a remarkable ability to make complex industry shifts feel relevant, accessible, and actionable for advisors and firm leaders.

Blake E.

Chief Marketing Officer | SHOOK Research

Amy has been a fantastic speaker and moderator for several of our Edge events over the years. I can always count on Amy to come prepared, bring a thoughtful and fresh perspective, and help elevate the conversation in a way that resonates with our audience. She has a great ability to balance industry expertise with real-world practicality, making her insights both engaging and actionable for advisors and firm leaders. Plus, she’s just one of those people you’re always happy to have on stage and even happier to work with behind the scenes.

Shannon R.

Director of Content & Solutions | WealthStack

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