For Immediate Release
CHARLOTTE, NC, June 25, 2026 — Professionals of After Loss Services (PALS®), the pioneering professional community for after loss professionals, announced the launch of the Executor Gap Summit, its first-ever virtual summit for improving estate administration support. PALS is now accepting speaker pitches from professionals, innovators, and advocates committed to improving the estate administration experience for executors and families.
The Executor Gap Summit will take place September 17–18, 2026, and will bring together an interdisciplinary audience of professionals working across estate administration, legal and financial services, death care, grief support, organizing, technology, and beyond.
PALS is seeking presenters with clear, practical ideas for improving the executor and family experience after a loss. Speaker pitches may come from after loss professionals, attorneys, financial advisors, organizers, software developers, educators, researchers, and advocates who can address real-world problems with education-first solutions, including practical executor guidance, workflow frameworks, tools and platforms, compassionate practices, professional best practices, and innovations that make estate administration more humane, efficient, and clear.
To submit an abstract for consideration, see: www.afterlosspros.com/virtual-summit-speakers
Closing a Gap That Has Long Been Overlooked
When someone is named executor of an estate, they inherit an estimated 500 hours of work — tasks that fall outside the scope of what attorneys and financial advisors typically handle. Notifying agencies, closing accounts, managing digital assets, sorting belongings, navigating bureaucracy — all of it lands on a single person, often a family member, who is simultaneously managing their own grief.
“Executors are expected to do an enormous amount of work with very little support,” said Jasmine Hathaway, co-founder of PALS. “The Executor Gap Summit exists to change that. We’re bringing together the people who are actively building better tools, more compassionate practices, and smarter systems for families at one of the most difficult moments of their lives.”
The Executor Gap Summit: A Pluralistic, Education-First Event
The summit is intentionally designed to be pluralistic — not centered on a single framework or methodology, but on the breadth of expertise and innovation that exists across the field. Sessions may take the form of educational talks, tool demonstrations, case studies, workflow frameworks, or thought leadership on systemic change.
Media Contact
Professionals of After Loss Services
Website: afterlosspros.com
Contact: Jasmine Hathaway
jasmine@afterlosspros.com
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