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Thursday, May 17, 2018 - The Metropolitan Club, New York City
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This Forum has been approved for 7 CFP/CIMA/CPWA CE Credits.
 
8:30 AM – 8:55 AM REGISTRATION 
MORNING SESSIONS - WEST LOUNGE – 1ST FLOOR
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Remarks  Mr. Nicolas Bornozis, President & CEO - Capital Link, Inc.
9:00 AM – 9:40 AM Where is the value in CEFs today?
 Moderator:
Mariana F. Bush, CFA,  CEF & ETP Research - Wells Fargo Investment Institute

Panelists:
9:40 AM – 10:20 AM
Alternative Income Generation Strategies
 Moderator:
Alex Reiss, Director – Stifel

Panelists:
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM
Investment Opportunities in Ireland
 Eoin Fahy, Chief Economist, Investment Strategist - KBI Global Investors Ltd
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM COFFEE BREAK
11:00 AM – 11:40 AM
ETF Industry Roundtable
 Moderator:
Tom Champion, Director - NYSE

Panelists:
  • Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner – ETFGI LLP
  • Mike Cronan, President of Marketing Services  – Exchange Traded Concepts
  • Jennifer Kim, Sr. ETF Capital Markets Relationship Manager – Invesco PowerShares
  • Jeremie Capron, Director of Research & Managing Partner – Robo Global 
11:40 AM – 12:10 PM
How Disruptive Technology is Changing the Future of Investing
  • Thematic investing is shifting the way the new generations of investors are building portfolios
  • New technologies are impacting the way that we as global consumers interact
  • Companies at the forefront of innovation, those that are disrupting the status quo, may provide significant growth opportunities
 Taylor Ames, Vice President, Product Strategies - ALPS Distributors, Inc.
12:25 PM – 1:30 PM


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 John Stoltzfus, Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS - WEST LOUNGE – 1ST FLOOR
1:45 PM – 2:20 PM
Use of Leverage in CEFs
 Moderator:
Greg Fayvilevich, Senior Director - Fitch Ratings

Panelists:
2:20 PM – 3:00 PM CEFs – Addressing the Primary & Secondary Markets Challenges Moderator:
Allison Fumai, Partner, Dechert LLP

Panelists:
  • Robert F. Bush, Jr., Senior Vice President – Calamos Investments 
  • Michael Occi, Executive Director, Global Capital Markets – Morgan Stanley         
  • Steven A. Baffico, Managing Partner & Chief Executive Office – Four Wood Capital Partners L.L.C
  • Gaston Yordan, Vice President – Nuveen Investments
  • Jerry Raio, Managing Director – Wells Fargo Securities
3:00 PM – 3:40 PMM BDCs – Financing America’s Growth
 Moderator:
Rich Kendrick, Co-Head of Equity Capital Markets and Senior Managing Director – Stifel

Panelists:
  • Raj Shrestha, SVP of Finance – Newtek Business Services Corp.
  • Arthur Howard Penn, Chairman, CEO and Founder – PennantPark Investment Corporation
3:40 PM – 4:20 PM MLP Industry Roundtable Moderator:
Michael Jabara, Managing Director and Head of ETF and Closed-End Fund Research - Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Panelists:
  • Ganesh V. Jois, CFA, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Energy & Infrastructure - Goldman Sachs Asset Management
  • Jay Hatfield, Co-founder and CEO - Infrastructure Capital Advisors          
  • Brian Sulley, CFA, Client Portfolio Manager - Tortoise 
4:20 PM – 5:00 PM Crypto Currency/Blockchain Roundtable Moderator:
Douglas Yones, Head of Exchange Traded Products - NYSE

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5:00 PM – 6:00 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION


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