| 7:15 A.M. - 8:00 A.M. | BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION | |
| MORNING SESSION | ||
| 8:00 A.M. | WELCOME REMARKS | Mr. Nicolas Bornozis President Capital Link, Inc. |
| 8:00 A.M. - 8:10 A.M. | INAUGURAL ADDRESS | MR. MARIO J. GABELLI Chairman, CEO & CIO GAMCO Investors, Inc. CLOSED-END FUNDS |
| 8:10 A.M. - 8:30 A.M. | CLOSED-END FUNDS Introduced by: Ms. Sangeeta Marfatia Closed-End Fund Analyst UBS Investment Management Research |
CLOSED-END FUNDS IN 2008: AN OPPORTUNITY OR RISK? Mr. Doug Bond EVP & Portfolio Manager, Closed-End Opportunity Fund Cohen & Steers |
| 8:30 A.M. - 9:10 A.M. | INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES CLOSED-END FUNDS Moderated by: Ms. Mariana Bush Closed-End Funds & Exchange-Traded Funds Analyst Wachovia Securities |
THE CATACLYSM OF LEVERAGE IN CLOSED-END FUNDS Mr. Steven A. Baffico Director of Strategic Initiatives BlackRock Investments Mr. Kenneth Fincher Vice President, Director of Product Management & Client Advocacy, Calamos Investments Mr. Jonathan Isaac Vice President, Closed-End Funds, Eaton Vance Managed Investments Mr. Jon Maier Investment Strategy Group-Closed-End Funds Merrill Lynch Mr. Paul Williams Managing Director, New Product Development Nuveen Investments |
| 9:10 A.M. - 9:50 A.M. | INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES CLOSED-END FUNDS Moderated by: Mr. Kenneth Fincher Vice President, Director of Product Management & Client Advocacy Calamos Investments |
CURRENT TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES & OUTLOOK Mr. Doug Bond EVP & Portfolio Manager, Closed-End Opportunity Fund Cohen & Steers Ms. Karen R. McColl, CFA Vice President Investment Product Management, Evergreen Investments Mr. Jeffrey Margolin Vice President and Closed-End Fund Analyst First Trust Advisors L.P. Mr. David Lamb Managing Director, Head of Modeling & Analysis Group Nuveen Investments |
| 9:50 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. | FIXED INCOME INVESTING Moderated by: Ms. Amy Charles Senior Vice President Director - Closed-End Fund Research Raymond James |
INVESTING IN FIXED INCOME THROUGH ETFs Mr. Brendan Ahern Business Development Officer, iShares Barclays Global Investors CATASTROPHE BONDS: A NEW AND UNIQUE ASSET CLASS-Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust(HNW) Mr. Michael Temple Vice President, Director of Fixed Income Credit Research Pioneer Investments |
| 10:30 A.M.- 11:30 A.M. | EQUITY & TOTAL RETURN INVESTING Moderated by: Mr. Kristoph Rollenhagen Sr.V.P.- Research, Closed-End Funds and ETFs Oppenheimer & Co. |
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN SENIOR LOANS Mr. Dan Norman Senior Vice President & Group Head of the Senior Debt Group ING Investment Management EVERGREEN UTILITIES & HIGH INCOME FUND Mr. Timothy O'Brien Portfolio Manager Evergreen Investments INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR Mr. David Schulte Managing Director Tortoise Capital Advisors |
| MORNING SESSION (West Lounge - 1st Floor) | ||
| 11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. | THE EVOLUTION OF INDEXING AND ETFs Moderated by: Mr. Alex Reiss, Analyst, V.P. Closed-End Fund & ETF Research Stifel Nicolaus |
ACCESS TO EMERGING MARKETS - INVESTING WITH INNOVATIVE INDEX CONCEPTS Dr. Hartmut Graf Head of Issuer Data & Analytics Deutsche Börse AG THE EVOLUTION OF INDEXING AND ETFs Mr. H. Bruce Bond President & CEO Invesco PowerShares Capital Management A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO INVESTING IN EMERGING MARKETS Mr. Luciano Siracusano Director of Research WisdomTree Investments |
| 12:30 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. | KEYNOTE SPEAKER |
MR. ROBERT KAPITO President and Director BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS "The 21st Century Asset Management Business: Challenges, Opportunities and Beyond" Introduction by: Mr. Raymond L. Bell Vice President, Global Corporate Client Group NYSE Euronext |
| LUNCH (Main Dinning Room - 3rd Floor) | ||
| 1:15 P.M. - 2:15 P.M. |  |
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| AFTERNOON SESSION (West Lounge - 1st Floor) | ||
| 2:30 P.M. - 2:50 P.M. | RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES | CAN PUT-WRITE & BUY-WRITE INDEXES GENERATE HIGHER INCOME & RISK-ADJUSTED RETURNS? Mr. Matthew Moran Vice President Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) |
| 2:50 P.M. - 3:10 P.M. | EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES (ETNs) |
BUILDING INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS WITH ELEMENTS EXCHANGE-TRADED NOTES (ETNs) Mr. Satch Chada Managing Director, Structured & Alternative Solutions Merrill Lynch Mr. Michael Forstl Managing Director, Structured Products Consulting Group Nuveen Investments |
| 3:10 P.M. - 3:50 P.M. | INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES ETFS Moderated by: Mr. Paul Mazzilli Director ETF Research Morgan Stanley |
FUNDAMENTAL VERSUS TRADITIONAL INDEXING Mr. Dodd F. Kittsley, CFA Strategist Barclays Global Investors Mr. Edward McRedmond SVP - Portfolio Strategies Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Mr. Luciano Siracusano Director of Research WisdomTree Investments Mr. Tom Anderson, CFA Vice President and Head of Strategy and Research State Street Global Advisors Mr. Paul Drakeley Account Sales Executive Vanguard Financial Services (VFAS) |
| 3:50 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. | INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES ETFS Moderated by: Mr. Joe Witthohn Director of ETF Research Janney Montgomery Scott |
CURRENT TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES & OUTLOOK Dr. Hartmut Graf Head of Issuer Data & Analytics Deutsche Börse AG Mr. Jeffrey Margolin Vice President First Trust Advisors Mr. Ben Fulton Executive VP, Global Product Development Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Ms. Jill Iacono Vice President and Director of National Accounts State Street Global Advisors Mr. Paul Drakeley Account Sales Executive Vanguard Financial Services (VFAS |
| 4:30 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. | INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES INVESTING THROUGH CEFs, ETFs and ETNs Moderated by: Mr. Dennis Emanuel Managing Director, CEF & ETF Research Citigroup Investment Research |
Using ETFs, CEFs and ETNs in Investment Portfolios Mr. Brian D'Anna Senior CEF Specialist BlackRock Mr. Dodd F. Kittsley, CFA Strategist Barclays Global Investors Mr. Michael Jones Chairman & CIO Riverfront Investment Group Mr. Michael Forstl Managing Director, Structured Products Consulting Group Nuveen Investments Mr. Jamie Block Wealth Advisor Morgan Stanley Ms. Deborah Fuhr Managing Director Morgan Stanley, Consolidated Equities |
| 5:15 P.M. - 6:30 P.M. | ||
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