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Thursday, October 13, 2022
3 West Club, New York City
The Forum has been approved for 6 CFP CE Credits.

MORNING SESSIONS

8:55 - 9:00 am
Welcome Remarks
Mr. Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
9:00 - 9:40am
CEF Industry Roundtable
Replay:Video

Moderator:

Ms. Mariana Fariña, CFA
Research Director - CEFs & ETPs/Passive Products
Wells Fargo Investment Institute

Panelists:

Mr. Robert F. Bush, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Director of Closed-End Fund Products
Calamos Investments
Douglas Bond
Executive VP, Head of Closed-End Funds
Cohen & Steers
Matthew Nealon
CPA, Managing Director, Head of CEF Business Development
Nuveen
9:45 -10:25am
Alternatives & Real Assets
REITs, Preferreds & Convertibles
Replay:Video

Moderator:

Mr. Alexander Reiss
Managing Director, Equity Research, Closed-End Funds
Stifel

Panelists:

Jonathan Mondillo
Head of US Fixed Income
abrdn
Barry Nelson, CFA
Partner, Senior Advisor
Advent Capital Management, LLC
Brian Cordes
CAIA, Senior Vice President
Cohen & Steers
10:25 -10:50am
COFFEE BREAK

10:50 - 11:30am
New CEFs Brought to Market & Looking Ahead
Replay:Video

Moderator:

Mr. Jefferey LeMaster
Partner
Clifford Chance

Panelists:

Mr. Stephen Minar
Managing Director
BlackRock
Gaston Yordan
Senior Vice President
First Eagle
Zvi Dubitzky
CLO/Chief Compliance Officer
PIMCO Investments
William Meyers
Senior Advisor
XAI
11:35 - 12:15pm
The Use of Leverage
(Panel organized by Fitch Ratings)
Replay:Video

Moderator:

Peter Gargiulo
Director
Fitch Ratings

Panelists:

Mr. Steven Johnson
CFA, Associate Director
Fitch Ratings
Brian Knudsen
Vice President, Global Financial Institutions Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
12:25 - 2:00pm
LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Replay:Video

NAVIGATING THROUGH THE CHALLENGES & CAPTURING OPPORTUNITIES
Investing in an Era of Energy Transition, Inflation, Geopolitics and Cryptocurrencies

Mr. Jan Van Eck
President and Chief Executive Officer
Van Eck Associates Corporation

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

2:10 - 2:50pm
BDCs Roundtable - Financing America's Growth
Replay:Video

Moderator:

Al Laufenberg
CFA, Managing Director, Investment Banking
KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS / Stifel

Panelists:

John Kline
President
New Mountain Finance Corporation (NMFC)
Ted Goldthorpe
Chairman and CEO
Portman Ridge Finance Corporation (PTMN)
Partner, Head of Credit
BC Partners
Matt Stewart
COO
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL)
Michael Gross
Co-CEO
SLR Investment Corp (SLRC)
2:55 - 3:35pm
ETF Industry Roundtable
Replay:Video

Moderator:

Mr. Mo Sparks
Director, Exchange Traded Products
New York Stock Exchange

Panelists:

Steve Cook
Managing Director, Head of ETFs
Harbor Capital Advisors
Fred Edwards
CFA, ETF Sales, ETF Portfolio Specialist
Neuberger Berman
Michael Giuliano, CFA
Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Putnam Investments
3:40 - 4:20pm
Analyst Roundtable
Replay:Video

Moderator:

Mr. Robert F. Bush, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Director of Closed-End Fund Products
Calamos Investments

Panelists:

Mr. Michael Jabara
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Mr. Alexander Reiss
Managing Director, Equity Research, Closed-End Funds
Stifel
Ms. Mariana Fariña, CFA
Research Director - CEFs & ETPs/Passive Products
Wells Fargo Investment Institute
4:25 – 5:30pm
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