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Agenda

Tuesday
11/18

WELCOME RECEPTION

...apps, drinks, gift bags, etc..

Location: The Linebacker Lounge

1631 South Bend Avenue

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Wednesday
11/19

ALL PANEL SESSIONS BEING HELD IN 215/216 MCKENNA HALL - Open to Registered Industry Participants

Breakfast: 8:00am – 8:45am  

Prayer/Welcome/ Opening Remarks  

Presenter: Doug Ciocca, CEO Kavar Capital  

Session 1: 8:45am – 9:30am  

"Who will manage the next trillion dollars?"

Presenter: Kris Bitterly, CEO @ Citi Wealth At Work 

 

Break 1: 9:30am – 9:45am 

Session 2: 9:45am – 10:45am  

WealthTech, AI and the Industry Panel Discussion 

Presenters: Dr. Nitesh Chawla, Frank M. Freimann Professor of Computer Science and  Engineering @ the University of Notre Dame; Tony Xie, Director of Product Mgt, Wealth  Mgt Solutions @ Morningstar; Vipin Mayar, Head of AI Innovation @ Fidelity  Investments; Steve Leivent, SVP @ SS&C Wealth & Investment Technologies

Moderator: Melissa Stolfi, Global Chief Operating Officer, TCW  

Session 3: 10:45am – 11:30am  

Wealth Manager Roundtable – Profile of a Highly Ranked Advisor/Team
Presenters: Joe McLean, Managing Partner, Family Office @ MAI; Brad Dehond, Managing Director @ Morgan Stanley
Moderator: Matt Barthel, Wealth Management Writer @ Barron’s

 

Lunch: 11:45am – 1:00pm at FOLEY’S CLUB in the Stadium
Presentation:
Frank Barry, Author, Speech writer, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist  

 

Session 4: 1:15pm – 2:15pm  

CEO Conclave Panel Discussion: Opportunities, Challenges, Positioning and Prudence
Presenters: Mike O’Grady, CEO @ Northern Trust; Mike Durbin, CEO @ Cetera Financial  Group; Tom Zidar, CEO @ Wintrust Wealth Management  

Moderator: Mike LaMena, CEO @ Wealthspire Advisors  

Session 5: 2:15pm – 3:15pm 

Tax & Estate Planning Panel Discussion: Current & Generational Considerations 
Presenters: Scott K. Martinsen, Partner @ Kembell, Woods and Martinsen; Tricia Buhrfiend,  Member @ Clingen Callow & McLean; Patrick McCurry, Partner @ McDermott, Will & Schulte

Moderator: Ryan Landsberg, CPA, CFP, Partner @ Plante Moran Financial Advisors 

Break 2: 3:15pm – 3:45pm  

Session 6: 3:45pm – 4:45pm  

Investment Management Panel Discussion: Alpha Opportunities, Market Inefficiencies and Asset Allocation

Presenters: Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business Dean Martijn Cremers; Chris Toomey, Managing Director @ Morgan Stanley; Corey Hill, Head of Portfolio Insights @ JP Morgan Asset Management

Moderator: Cathy Stahl, Global Head of Marketing @ PIMCO

Session 7: 4:45pm – 5:45pm  

WM Practice Transition/Succession/Sale Panel Discussion: Options for Off-ramps

Presenters: Sean Kelly, Morgan Stanley PWM (ret); Katie St. Onge, COO @ Constellation  Wealth Capital; Tom Freeman, MD & Sr. Portfolio Manager @ FCS

Moderator: Mark Tabit, Sr. VP, Merrill Lynch PWM (ret) 

Cocktails: 6:00pm / Dinner: 7:00pm

VENUE: DOWNES CLUB, 7th Floor of Corbett Family Hall

Keynote Speaker:  Peter "Pete" Bevacqua

Vice President & James E. Rohr Director of Athletics

Moderator: Tom Galloway, Senior Global Relationship Manager @ Allspring Global Investments

Thursday
11/20

ALL PANEL SESSIONS BEING HELD IN 215/216 MCKENNA HALL - Open to Registered Industry Participants and Students.  Students, please register here.  

Prayer/Welcome/Opening Remarks 9:30am – 10:00am  

Opening remarks by the presidents of the Wealth Management Club on campus  

Session 1: 10:00am – 11:00am

Wealth Management – Framing the Opportunity & Navigating the Landscape

Presenters: Kenny Correa, MD, Head of Business & Client Development @ Merrill Lynch; Chris Cooke, Co-CEO @ Cooke Financial Group

Moderator: Brian Bonvechio,  Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch

Session 2: 11:00am – 12:00pm  

Pathways to a Career in Wealth Management Panel Discussion.  

Sponsored by Charles Schwab & Co and populated w/ members of the RIA community

Panelists: Scott Duba, CIO @ Prime Capital; Jim Keenan, CEO @ Walter & Keenan; Mike  Landsberg, Partner @ HB Wealth; Kerrie Debbs, CFP & Managing Director, Wealth Advisor @ Farther Wealth

Moderator: Jill Matesic, Family Office Strategist, Charles Schwab & Co. 

Lunch Break: 12:00pm – 12:45pm  

Lunch served in Rooms 202/204/205/207 McKenna Hall 

Post-Lunch Presentation Fireside Chat: 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Northwestern Mutual President & CEO, Tim Gerend 

Moderator: TBD  

Session 3: 1:45pm – 2:45pm  

A Day in the Life of a Young Wealth Manager/The Science of Networking

Panelists: Andrew Lynch, Wealth Manager @ Walter & Keenan; Ben Galloway, CFP , Senior Financial Advisor @  Greenspring Advisors; Connor Smith, Wealth Advisor @ Rockefeller Wealth Management;  Victoria Coppola, Analyst @ JP Morgan; Noah Babin, Wealth Advisor @ Mariner; Molly Fernandez, Director of Enterprise Customer Success @ YCharts

Moderator: Eryn Sporl, Head of University Talent @ Fidelity Investments 

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