2012

7TH ANNUAL FINANCE CONFERENCE

The Carroll School finance faculty welcomed Mario J. Gabelli, Chairman, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Maureen O'Hara, Robert W. Purcell Professor of Finance, Cornell University; Robert L. Reynolds, President and CEO, Putnam Investments; and other industry experts for a dynamic conversation on financial topics ranging from equity market outlooks to alternative investments.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6

ÌýɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ, Chestnut Hill Campus, Murray Room, Yawkey Center
5:30pmCocktail Reception
6:15pmDinner


THURSDAY, JUNE 7

ÌýɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ, Chestnut Hill Campus, Fulton Hall, Room 511
8:00amContinental Breakfast
8:30am
WELCOMING REMARKS

8:45amSESSION 1: BOOMS AND BUSTS
  • Vikram Mansharamani, author, Lecturer,ÌýYale University
  • S. Joseph Wickwire II, Portfolio Manager,ÌýFidelity Management & Research Co.

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9:30amMORNING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Maureen O'Hara
, Robert W. Purcell Professor of Finance,ÌýCornell University
10:15am

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Coffee Break

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10:30amSESSION 2: EQUITY MARKET OUTLOOKS
  • David A. Antonelli, Vice Chairman,ÌýMFS Investment Management
  • Steven M. Barry, CIO of Fundamental Equity,ÌýGoldman Sachs Asset Management
  • Mario J. Gabelli, Chairman,ÌýGAMCO Investors, Inc.
  • Kevin M. Rendino, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager,ÌýBlackRock
Moderator:
Roch Hillenbrand, Managing Director,ÌýStony Brook Investments, LLC
11:45am

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Robert L. Reynolds, President and CEO,ÌýPutnam Investments

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12:30pm
LunchÌý
Gasson Hall, Room 100
1:30pm

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SESSION 3: HEDGE FUNDS AND ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

  • James E. Canty, Partner,ÌýClough Capital Partners, L.P
  • Heidi C. Pearlson, Founder and Managing Partner,ÌýAdamas Partners, LLC
  • James E. Walker III, Managing Partner,ÌýFir Tree Partners
Moderator:
Michelle A. Knight, Chief Economist and Managing Director of Fixed Income,ÌýSilver Bridge Capital Management, LLC

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2:30pm
SESSION 4: PRIVATE EQUITY
  • Michael A. Bell, Founder and Managing Partner,ÌýMonitor Clipper Partners
  • Robert J. McGuire, Senior Member,ÌýCCMP Capital Advisors
  • Scott A. Schoen, Senior Advisor,ÌýThomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
Moderator:
Thomas K. Lynch, Senior Managing Director,ÌýCliffwater LLC
3:30pm

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CLOSING REMARKS
Hassan Tehranian, Professor of Finance, Griffith Family Millennium Chair,ÌýɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ

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