Investments & Wealth Strategy Forum - New York City 2023

Conference Agenda



1:30–6:00 p.m.
Registration/Information Desk Open 

2:00–3:40 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop (2 CE)

Data-Driven Strategies for Enhancing Client and Portfolio OutcomesMaddi Dessner, CFA®, Director of Asset Class Services, Capital Group; Leah Ryan, Vice President, Advisor Practice Management, Capital Group

4:00–6:00 p.m.
Women in Wealth Program and Reception (1.5 CE)

Empowering Women Investors: Helping Them Grow, Steward and Preserve their Wealth

Moderator: April Ferrell, CIMA®, Managing Director of Business Development, Executive Director of the Investments & Wealth Foundation, Investments & Wealth Institute

Panelists: Maddi Dessner, CFA®, Director of Asset Class Services, Capital Group; Laura Gregg, Director of Practice Management and Advisor Research, Host of The Flexible Advisor podcast, FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds; Amanda Jacobi, Vice President, Northeast Divisional Manager, American Century Investments 

7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Registration/Information Desk Open  

7:00–8:00 a.m. 
Breakfast with Partners and Sponsors

8:00–9:00 a.m. 
Keynote (1 CE)

Breakthrough Innovation: Supercharging Creativity and Problem Solving - Shane Snow, Entrepreneur, Journalist, Author, Co-Founder, Contently

9:00–10:00 a.m.
Growing Wealth Focus - Kickoff (1 CE)

The Promises & Perils of Private Markets - Chris Geczy, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Finance, Academic Director, Wharton Wealth Management Initiative, Academic Director, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center

10:00–10:20 a.m. 
Break with Partners and Sponsors

10:20–11:10 a.m.
Growing Wealth Focus - Breakout Sessions (1 CE each)

Finding Opportunity Beyond the Cycle: A Guide to the Markets - Gabriela Santos, Managing Director, Global Marketing Strategist, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Saving Alpha: Tax and Estate Planning Considerations for Alternative Investments (1 Tax & Regulations CE) - Brad Dillon, Partner, Tax & Estate Strategy, Andreessen Horowitz

Fostering Smart Wealth Decisions: Helping Clients Overcome Biases - Suzanne B. Shu, John S. Dyson Professor, Cornell University

Unretirement: How Baby Boomers are Transforming the World of Work to Embrace the Good Life - Kerry Hannon, Workplace futurist, author, senior columnist

11:10–11:30 a.m.
Break with Partners and Sponsors

11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Growing Wealth Focus - Panel Discussion (0.5 CE)

Moderator: April Ferrell, CIMA®, Managing Director of Business Development, Executive Director of the Investments & Wealth Foundation, Investments & Wealth Institute

Panelists: Brian Kersmanc, Portfolio Manager, GQG Partners, Bill Smead, Chief Investment Officer, Smead Capital Management

12:00–1:15 p.m.
Lunch with Partners and Sponsors

1:15–2:15 p.m.

Stewarding Wealth Kickoff (1 CE)

Laying the Foundation for Today’s Advisors To Be Tomorrow’s Longevity Planners - Joe Coughlin, PhD, Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab

2:15–2:30 p.m.
Break with Partners and Sponsors

2:30–3:20 p.m.
Stewarding Wealth Focus - Breakout Sessions (1 CE each) 

Differentiating Your Practice Through Nontraditional Investments - Gregory Brousseau, Managing Director, Co-Head of Wealth Solutions, Macquarie Asset Management

You Can't Take It with You: Strategies for Wealth Enjoyment - Paige Goepfert, CPA, MST, CSEP, Managing Director, Andersen Tax LLC

The Soft Side of Retirement - Michael Finke, PhD, CFP®, Professor and Frank M. Engle Distinguished Chair of Economic Security, The American College of Financial Services

Decumulating With Goals-Based Portfolio Construction - Alex Hagmeyer, Senior Director Quantitative Research, SS&C ALPS Advisors

3:20–3:45 p.m.
Break with Partners and Sponsors

3:45–4:15 p.m.
Stewarding Wealth Focus - Panel Discussion (0.5 CE)

Moderator: Avi Sharon, PhD, Executive Vice President, Product Strategist, PIMCO

Panelists: Pete Golden, Chief Sales and Distribution Officer, Individual Retirement, Equitable; Robert Powell, RMA®, CFP®, Editor, Retirement Management Journal

4:15–5:15 p.m.
General Session (1 CE)

CIO Insights: Navigating Investment Trends and Tomorrow's Opportunities

Moderator: Tony Davidow, CIMA®, Senior Alternatives Investment Strategist, Franklin Templeton Institute

Panelists: Stephanie Link, Chief Investment Strategist, Head of Investment Solutions, Hightower Advisors; Lisa Shalett, Chief Investment Officer, Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley

5:15–6:30 p.m.
Reception with Partners and Sponsors

 7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Registration/Information Desk Open          

7:00–8:00 a.m.
Breakfast with Partners and Sponsors

8:00–9:00 a.m.
Preserving Wealth Focus - Kickoff (1 CE)

Why Health and Wealth are Two Sides of the Same Coin - Surya P. Kolluri, Head of the TIAA Institute, a think-tank within TIAA

9:00–9:20 a.m.
Break with Partners and Sponsors

9:20–10:10 a.m.
Preserving Wealth Focus - Breakout Sessions (1 CE Each) 

3 Under-Utilized Tax Strategies That Can Help Grow Your Business (1 Tax & Regulations CE) - David Gordon, CPWA®, CFA®, Senior Vice President, Direct Indexing, Vestmark; Steve Siegel, JD, LLM, President, The Siegel Group

Unlocking the Power of Holistic Planning for High-Net-Worth ClientsBonnie Harper, CPWA®, CFP®, RICP®, CLU®, Vice President, Private Wealth Consulting, Raymond James; Liz Lindsay-Ochoa, CPWA®, JD, LLM, Private Wealth Strategist, Raymond James; Amanda Stahl, Director, Longevity Planning, Raymond James

Protecting High-Profile Clients in the Digital Age - Steve Weisman, JD, Professor, Bentley University, Editor, Scamicide.com

Exploring Innovative Retirement Income Strategies

Moderator: Robert Powell, RMA®, CFP®, Editor, Retirement Management Journal

Panelists: LeTian Dong, RMA®, CFP®, WMCP®, RICP®, ChFC®, Chief Growth Officer, Midas Wealth; Steve Resch, Vice President, Retirement Strategies, Finance of America Reverse

10:10–10:30 a.m. 
Break with Partners and Sponsors

10:30–11:00 a.m.
Preserving Wealth Focus - Panel Discussion (0.5 CE)

Moderator: Tom DiBari, CIMA®, ChSNC®, Portfolio Specialist, Chartwell Investment Partners

Panelists: Jeffrey R. Brooks, JD, Senior Wealth Strategist, Specialist Consulting Group, Janus Henderson Investors; Jeff Park, CFA®, Portfolio Manager, Head of Alpha Strategies, Bitwise Asset Management

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Keynote (1 CE)

Rebalancing Your Practice Strategy for the Coming Decade - Brian Thompson, Clinical Professor of Economics, Director of the Economics Undergraduate Program, Richard H. Driehaus College of Business, DePaul University

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