20–35 minutes. One thesis. About the future.

It's called the Future Stage for a reason. Every keynote is a TEDx-style talk about the future — how wealth will change, what will change it, and how to position your money for it.

The strongest shape: your thesis in the first sixty seconds, the reasoning and the receipts through the middle, and how to position for it at the end.

A countdown clock faces you from the floor; plan for your time allotted.

The main stage runs no audience Q&A — it keeps every session tight and protects your through-line. If your topic runs deeper than the clock allows, that's what The Lab is for.

A real conversation, on the record.

Firesides are conversational deep-dives — no slides, two chairs and a host. Before the event we'll agree on the three or four points the conversation will travel through, so it has a flow without seeming scripted.

What makes a fireside land here is specificity: the deal that almost died, the number that changed your mind, the thing you believed two years ago that you don't believe now. Stories with amounts and dates in them. The format rewards candor more than polish.

The argument is the point.

Panels run no more than three voices plus a moderator. No opening statements, no decks — the moderator brings the questions and keeps the pace. Answers work best at sixty to ninety seconds: make the point, give the evidence, hand it back.

Disagreement is not a problem at Future Wealth. We welcome it — it's why panels exist. If you think another panelist is wrong, say so and show why. The audience remembers the panels where people with real positions actually tested them against each other.

Where the mechanics get taught.

The Lab is the working room — breakouts and workshops running alongside the main stage. Different rules apply here, deliberately: screens with real numbers, walkthroughs, worksheets, live tools. This is the room where the audience gets their hands on the how.

Questions live in The Lab. Leave a third of your session for them and take follow-ups — the exchange is the format. If your main-stage session sparked questions, this is where you send people: "find me in The Lab" is a sentence that fills your room.

Lab sessions run 40–50 minutes. Doing a two-handed demo? Tell us ahead of time and a hands-free lapel mic will be waiting.

The details that make you look good.

Introductions. Every speaker is introduced from the booth. Send us the two-sentence version of you — the one you'd want a room of investors to hear — with your slides.

Slides. 16:9, built for a dark room: big type, high contrast, one idea per slide. Due by Friday, November 20 so they're loaded, tested and on your confidence monitor before you walk out. Firesides and panels run without decks.

Microphones. Sessions run on handheld mics; Lab presenters doing hands-on demos get lapel mics on request.

Day of. Be in the green room thirty minutes before your session for mic check and a run-through of your cue. Sessions are recorded and may be used in event recaps and promotion.

Selling. The stage is not a sales channel — no pitches, offers or promo codes from any stage. Your affiliate link and promo kit are how you invite your audience, and they pay you for it — your link, live numbers and commission are all on your affiliate dashboard; anything commercial beyond that, talk to us first.

Questions on any of this: info@thecncgroup.com. Your session details, kit and links are in your welcome email.