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Monday, April 25, 2016

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T I M E   &   L O C A T I O N

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S E S S I O N

2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Promenade

Check In & Registration

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5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Promenade

Cocktail Reception

 

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6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
​Grand Ballroom

W E L C O M E   D I N N E R   &   S P E A K E R
Robin Chase, Entrepreneur, Business Disruption Expert, ​Co-Founder, Former CEO, Zipcar

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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T I M E   &   L O C A T I O N

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S E S S I O N

7:00 am – 6:00 pm
​Promenade

Registration / Information Desk


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7:00 am – 8:00 am
​Promenade

Breakfast

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8:00 am – 9:10 am
Grand Ballroom

G E N E R A L   S E S S I O N
The Clients' Perspective
Moderated By: Sterling Shea, Associate Publisher, Head of Advisor Programs, Barron's
Ann Carr, Treasurer, Hospital Sisters Health System
Marvin Irby, Chief Financial Officer, National Restaurant Association

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9:10 am – 9:25 am
​Promenade

Refreshment Break

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9:25 am – 10:15 am
Concorde

C O N C U R R E N T   B R E A K O U T 
Outsourced Investment Officers vs. Traditional Investment Consulting  [ IMCA ] 
Wm. Craig Dobbs, Graystone Consulting, a business of Morgan Stanley
Phil Shaffer, Graystone Consulting, a business of Morgan Stanley

9:25 am – 10:15 am
Versailles

C O N C U R R E N T   B R E A K O U T 
Evolution in the Use of Alternatives in Institutional Portfolios [ IMCA ]  [ CFP ]
Greg Fedorinchik, Senior Managing Director, Mesirow Advanced Strategies

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10:15 am – 10:30 am
Promenade

Refreshment Break

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10:30 am – 11:20 am
Concorde

C O N C U R R E N T   B R E A K O U T 
Balancing Your Private Wealth and Institutional Business [ IMCA ]  
John Barrett, Global Institutional Consulting, Bank of America Merrill Lynch 
Nancy Bellow, Global Institutional Consulting, Bank of America Merrill Lynch ​
Joe Montgomery, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

10:30 am – 11:20 am
Versailles

C O N C U R R E N T   B R E A K O U T 
Assessing Compensated Risk in Factor Investing and Smart Beta [ IMCA ]  [ CFP ]
Abdur Nimeri, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist, FlexShares and Northern Trust Asset Management

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11:20 am – 11:35 am
Promenade

Refreshment Break

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11:35 am – 1:30 pm
​Grand Ballroom

L U N C H   G E N E R A L   S E S S I O N 
A Conversation on Innovation & Growth
Mark Curtis, Graystone Consulting, a business of Morgan Stanley
Interviewed By: Marc Brookman, Managing Director, Head of Institutional Products and Sales, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

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1:30 pm – 1:45 pm
​Promenade

Refreshment Break


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1:45 pm – 2:35 pm
Concorde

C O N C U R R E N T   B R E A K O U T 
Delivering the Entire Team: Creating Continuity in Your Practice [ IMCA ]
Phil Fiore, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Michael Klein, Robert W. Baird & Co.
Christopher Merker, Robert W. Baird & Co.

1:45 pm – 2:35 pm
Versailles

C O N C U R R E N T   B R E A K O U T 
Why Integrate ESG Investing into Your Practice? [ IMCA ]  [ CFP ]
Moderated By: Jim Ryan, Global Institutional Consulting, Bank of America Merrill Lynch ​
Paul Schofield, Lead Portfolio Manager of Global Sustainability Strategy, Allianz Global Investors
Bozena Jankowska, Global Co-Head of ESG Investing and Research, Allianz Global Investors

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2:35 pm – 2:50 pm
​Promenade

Refreshment Break

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2:50 pm – 3:40 pm
Concorde

C O N C U R R E N T   B R E A K O U T 
​Special Vulnerability of Spending Institutions to Market Drawdowns [ IMCA ] 
Kevin Sanchez, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Bob Scherer, Graystone Consulting, a business of Morgan Stanley

2:50 pm – 3:40 pm
Versailles

C O N C U R R E N T   B R E A K O U T 
DOL's Proposed Definition of Fiduciary Status Under ERISA: What Does it Mean for Broker-Dealers and Advisors? [ IMCA ]  [ CFP ]
Eugene Maloney, Executive Vice President, Corporate Counsel, Federated Investors, Inc.

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3:40 pm – 4:00 pm
​Promenade

Refreshment Break


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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
​Grand Ballroom

 

G E N E R A L   S E S S I O N 
Uncommon Service: How to Increase Profitability, Satisfaction, and Competitive Advantage
Francis Frei, Author, Professor, Harvard Business School

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5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
​Promenade

Cocktail Reception

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

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T I M E   &   L O C A T I O N

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S E S S I O N

7:00 am – 11:00 am
​Promenade

Registration / Information Desk

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7:00 am – 8:00 am
​Promenade

Breakfast

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8:00 am – 8:45 am
​Grand Ballroom

 

G E N E R A L   S E S S I O N 
Making Group Decisions the Behavioral Finance Way
Michael Liersch, Managing Director, Head of Behavioral Finance and Goals-Based Consulting, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

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8:45 am – 8:55 am
​Promenade

Refreshment Break


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8:55 am – 9:45 am
Grand Ballroom

F O C U S   G R O U P S
Top Consultants will present to small groups of 10-12 advisors on current opportunities and challenges within a specific topic of interest in the industry. Pre-Registration is required.

• Effectively Navigating Volatility & Timely Communication Strategies

              Richard Van Kuren, LVW Advisors
              Jeffrey Wagner, LVW Advisors

• Managing a Scalable Service Model

              Bruce Wall, Global Institutional Consulting, Bank of America Merrill Lynch 

• Marketing & Branding Your Institutional Practice

              Linda Stephans, Graystone Consulting, a business of Morgan Stanley

• Retirement Plan Consulting

              Trent Sanden, UBS Financial Services, Inc.

• Seizing Growth Opportunity in Defined Contribution

              John Cate, Global Institutional Consulting, Bank of America Merrill Lynch ​

• The Pros and Cons of 338 Investment Management

              Christopher Venuti, Graystone Consulting, a business of Morgan Stanley

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9:45 am – 9:55 am
​Promenade

Refreshment Break


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9:55 am –10:45 am
​Grand Ballroom

G E N E R A L   S E S S I O N    /    I N V E S T M E N T   P A N E L 
Macro Risks and Opportunities in Today's Market [ IMCA ]  [ CFP ]
Moderated By: Mark Barnum, Managing Director, Investments, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Karl Dasher, Chief Executive Officer, North America & Co-Head of Fixed Income, Schroders
Rob Waldner, Chief Strategist and Head of Multi-Sector, Invesco Fixed Income

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10:45 am – 10:55 am
​Promenade

Refreshment Break


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10:55 am – 11:35 am
​Grand Ballroom

G E N E R A L   S E S S I O N
High Impact Teams: Increasing Productivity & Efficiency
Beverly Flaxington, Founder, The Collaborative

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Sponsors

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Technology & Services Sponsors

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Understand. Act. This two-word philosophy is at the core of what we do. To stand out as the investment partner our clients trust, we listen closely to understand their needs, then act decisively to deliver solutions. We are a diversified active investment manager with a strong parent company, a culture of risk management and $506 billion in AUM. With 25 offices worldwide and over 540 investment professionals, we provide global investment and research capabilities with consultative local delivery. Assets under management as of December 31, 2016, offices as of June 30, 2016, investment professionals as of March 31, 2016.

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FlexShares® offers funds specifically designed with real-world goals in mind. Each fund is designed to pursue specific investment objectives: growing assets, managing risk, generating income and managing liquidity. FlexShares product engineering combines the understanding of these investor needs with thoughtful design and global portfolio expertise to produce investment strategies that improve and simplify the investment decision process for the long-term investor.

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GlobeTax is the leading provider of withholding tax recovery services for institutional and high-net worth investors receiving cross-border investment income. GlobeTax helps clients maximize investment returns by ensuring that investors receive all income to which they are legally entitled. Founded in 1992, GlobeTax has offices on four continents and clients in over 40 countries, filing over 5 million reclaims a year. Additionally, GlobeTax manages the market infrastructure for tax reclaims on American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) as the appointed agent for the issuing depositary banks. GlobeTax has strategic alliances with all major prime brokers and services over 650 hedge funds. 

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T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. has been managing money since 1937 and, today, stands as a leading provider of investment management services. We offer providers a broad array of active U.S. and non-U.S. equity and fixed-income strategies, through both retail and institutional mutual funds. We emphasize proprietary, fundamental research; close attention to risk management; and consistency of style. We believe that by doing so, we can continue to provide the solid, long-term risk-adjusted performance investors have the right to expect.  A financially sound, independent organization with strong employee ownership, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. has $810.8 B billion in assets under management as of  December 31, 2016.

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USCF operates on the leading edge of Exchange Traded Product (ETP) innovation.  The firm broke new ground with the launch of the first oil ETP, the United States Oil Fund (USO), in 2006.  Over the next decade, USCF designed and issued twelve more specialty ETPs across commodity and equity asset classes.  USCF currently manages over $5 billion from its headquarters in Oakland, California.