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2026 Signature Event  ·  Run of Show

Date Thursday, September 17, 2026
Venue The Bellevue Club — Bellevue, WA
Program 1:00 PM – 4:55 PM
Status Working Draft — v0.1
Pre-Program
Time Type Session Dur.
12:00 PM Arrival
Guest Arrival & Registration
Check-in, light refreshments, and networking
60min
Program
Time Type Session Dur.
1:00 PM Welcome
Opening Remarks
Welcome, event framing, and context for the afternoon
Terry Cook — Founder & CEO, Parcion Private Wealth
15min
1:15 PM Snapshot
Investment Snapshot
Market overview and scene-setter for the investment panel to follow
Max 5 slides. Sets context, doesn't try to cover everything.
Art Zaske — Chief Investment Officer, Parcion Private Wealth
15min
1:30 PM Intro
Introduction — Investment Panel
Art Zaske — Chief Investment Officer, Parcion Private Wealth
2min
1:32 PM Panel
Investment Panel
Portfolio strategy, alternatives, and navigating today's markets — no slides
Panelist TBD Panelist TBD Panelist TBD Art Zaske — Moderator
40min
2:12 PM Intro
Introduction — Tax Policy & Planning
Kathleen Carbone — Parcion Private Wealth
2min
2:14 PM Keynote
Tax Policy & Planning
What business owners and families need to know now
Speaker TBD
30min
2:44 PM Intro
Introduction — The Evolution of AI
Terry Cook — Founder & CEO, Parcion Private Wealth
2min
2:46 PM Panel
The Evolution of AI
Where AI is taking business, investing, and the broader economy
Neil Roseman — CEO, Invicti Security Paul Mikesell — Founder, Carbon Robotics Panelist TBD Terry Cook — Moderator
40min
3:26 PM Break
Intermission
Refreshments, networking, restrooms
20min
3:46 PM Intro
Introduction — Resilient Optimism
Terry Cook — Founder & CEO, Parcion Private Wealth
2min
3:48 PM Keynote
Resilient Optimism
Research-backed strategies for sustaining optimism and performance through uncertainty
Guest copies of Resilient Optimism (HBR Press, Sept. 2026) at seats. Book signing during buffer before reception.
Michelle Gielan — Psychologist, Fmr. CBS Anchor · Institute for Applied Positive Research
40min
4:28 PM Intro
Introduction — Dave Valle & Esperanza
Terry Cook — Founder & CEO, Parcion Private Wealth
2min
4:30 PM Video
Esperanza — Video
Who we are and what we're building in the Dominican Republic
Edit to fit 5-minute window. Sourced from existing Esperanza.org footage.
5min
4:35 PM Fireside
From the Field to the Mission
Dave Valle on founding Esperanza, building in the Dominican Republic, and what wealth is actually for
Dave Valle — Founder, Esperanza.org · Fmr. Seattle Mariner Terry Cook — Interviewer
25min
5:00 PM Closing
Closing Remarks
Thank you and transition to reception
Terry Cook
5min
Buffer
Production Buffer
Built-in overrun window — keeps the reception on time regardless.
25min
5:30 PM Reception
Networking Reception & Book Signing
Cocktails, heavy appetizers, and open networking · Michelle Gielan book signing available throughout
Open
Welcome / Arrival / Closing
Investment Snapshot
Investment Panel
Tax Policy
AI Panel
Resilient Optimism
Dave Valle Fireside
Breaks / Buffer
Introductions
Video
Summary
Program Start 1:00 PM
Hard Out 5:05 PM
Content Time 3h 35 min
Break 1 20 min after AI panel
Sessions 7 keynotes, panels, fireside
Buffer 30 min before reception
2026 Signature Event  ·  Working Draft v0.6
September 17, 2026  ·  The Bellevue Club
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