More than 240 Paraplanners have registered to attend the event, one of the biggest in the Paraplanning calendar.

The event is being held online for the third year. The CISI says the online format is popular with attendees and allows more people to attend.

The event begins at lunchtime today with a welcome from Daniel Atkinson CFP, chair of the CISI Paraplanner Interest Group and head of technical at Paradigm Norton.

This year's theme is 'Power Up' and features a retro 8 bit computer game as a backdrop. 

The CISI says the conference - #Paraplanning22 - is bringing, “fresh content to support the central role Paraplanners have in client outcomes.” 

There will be more than a dozen speakers providing technical, career progression and soft skills sessions.

Key speakers and sessions include: 

• Paraplanner of the Year 2021 Sarah Lees (senior Paraplanner, Mazars) on: Shaking off imposter syndrome 
• Casting the big why: understanding the financial plan Steve Martin CFP Chartered MCSI, FP Training Academy
• Planning for age 75 by Clare Moffat, head of Intermediary Development and Technical Team, Royal London
• The impact of inflation: how bad is it and what can we do about it? Nick Britton, head of intermediary communications, AIC
• Investing where fiduciaries are in place with Karen Sullivan, head of strategic partnerships, Puma
• Ben Mason MIPW, CEO, Kinherit and Natasha Jones, associate director of Estate Planning
• Risky business? Cvete Koneska, head of advisory, Dragonfly Risk Advisory
• Global perspectives on Paraplanning from Ireland with Fiona Haughey, associate director Financial Planning, Davy
• Mythbusters with Mark Goold, technical specialist, FCA in conversation with Scott Daniels, director & co-founder, Plus Group
• Investment bonds: Still (and probably more) relevant after all these years by Brian Radbone, head of technical, Transact
• Enhance your AIM Business Relief research Henny Dovland, TIME
• Word up! Paraplanner favourite Judith Rowe shares some quick wins in Microsoft Word
• Dr Amy Cuddy, social psychologist, best selling author and award winning Harvard lecturer with the second most viewed TED talk of all time, examines Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
• Nicki Hinton-Jones CFA, chief investment officer, Betafolio, on 'A non-partisan and balanced examination of the active/passive question'

This year’s event provides seven hours of CPD. CISI members can book and attend for free. The non member price is £99.

Natalie Raeched, CISI’s Conference Manager, said today: "45 minutes into the conference delegates have already been inspired by Sarah Lees on her personal journey and how she pushed herself to overcome her imposter syndrome. Then delegates heard from Steve Martin CFP Chartered MCSI who implored the delegates to remember, 'together we are in the position to truly change the lives of our clients.'"