
Program & Speakers
// 2026
2026 Conference Program
Time
Sessions & Speakers
track
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Recent Developments in Charitable Gift Planning
Martin Hall, Founding Attorney, Hall & Diana LLC
Breakfast Plenary
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Baby Boomers and Planned Giving
Russell James, Charitable Giving Program Director, Texas Tech University
Breakout | Fundamental
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
The New Normal for Charitable Tax Planning
Justin Miller, Partner and National Director of Wealth Planning, Evercore Wealth Management, LLC
Breakout | Technical
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Financial Planning in the Age of Donor Advised Funds
Erinn Andrews, Founder & CEO, GiveTeam
Christine Lim-Beasley, VP, Charitable Planning Consultant, Fidelity Charitable
Marie D’Costa, Executive VP of Philanthropic Partnerships, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Breakout | Philanthropic Trends and Strategies
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Distinct Roles, Shared Goals: Financial Advisor and Planned Giving Officer Perspectives on Charitable Vehicles
Kaitlyn Gardner, Vice President and Director of the Institute for Trust and Estate Planning, Bernstein Private Wealth
Abigail Orozco, Associate Director of Planned Giving, MCD, Stanford University
Breakout | Fundamental
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
A Framework for Bitcoin-Based Philanthropy
Matt McClintock, Co-Founder, Bespoke Group
Andrew Grumet, Partner, Holland & Knight; Interim General Counsel, SVCF
Breakout | Philanthropic Trends and Strategies
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Advanced Charitable Planning
Bryan Kirk, Development Legal Counsel & Sr. Philanthropic Advisor, Stanford University
Julie Kwon, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte
Martin Hall, Founding Attorney, Hall & Diana LLC
Breakout | Technical
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Delivering the Results that Matter
Nita Singh Kaushal, Business and Technology Curriculum Director, Stanford University
Lunch Plenary
2:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Politically Engaged Philanthropy — How Philanthropists Who Want to Get Involved Can Use Private Foundations, Public Charities, and 501(c)(4)’s to Do More
Cate Chang, Senior Attorney, Mill Law Center, Inc.
Breakout | Technical
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
IRS Insights: Interview with an Insider
Julie Kwon, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte
Dan Gespass, Managing Director, Andersen Tax
Breakout | Philanthropic Trends and Strategies
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Community Foundations: Your Philanthropic Superpower
Liza Hanks, Director, Gift Planning, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Stephanie Dustman, Senior Officer, Planned Giving, San Francisco Foundation
Emma Welch, Senior Planned Giving Specialist, California Community Foundation
Breakout | Fundamental
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
The Hidden Code of End-of-life Decisions
Russell James, Charitable Giving Program Director, Texas Tech University
Afternoon Plenary
// 2026
2026 Conference Speakers
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Erinn Andrews
Founder & CEO
GiveTeam
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Cate Chang
Senior Attorney
Mill Law Center, Inc.
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Marie D’Costa
Executive Vice President, Philanthropic Partnerships
Silcon Valley Community Foundation
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Stephanie Dustman
Sr Officer, Planned Giving
San Francisco Foundation
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Kaitlyn Gardner
Vice President and Director of the Institute for Trust and Estate Planning
Bernstein Private Wealth
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Dan Gespass
Managing Director
Andersen Tax
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Andrew Grumet
Partner, Holland & Knight
Interim Counsel, SVCF
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Martin Hall
Attorney, Founding Partner, Managing Director
Hall & Diana LLC
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Liza Hanks
Director, Gift Planning
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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Russell James
Charitable Giving Program Director
Texas Tech University
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Nita Singh Kaushal
Business and Technology Curriculum Director
Stanford University
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Bryan Kirk
Development Legal Counsel & Sr. Philanthropic Advisor
Stanford University
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Julie Kwon
Partner
McDermott Will & Schulte
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Christine Lim-Beasley
Vice President and Charitable Planning Consultant
Fidelity Charitable
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Matt McClintock
Co-founder & CEO
Bespoke Group
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Justin Miller
Partner and National Director of Wealth Planning
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC
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Abigail Orozco
Associate Director of Planned Giving, MCD
Stanford University
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Emma Welch
Senior Planned Giving Specialist
California Community Foundation
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