2018

13th Annual Finance Conference

On June 7, the Carroll School welcomed keynote speaker Nicholas BurnsÌý’78 and other experts for dynamic discussions on equity investing, geopolitical risks, and financial technology.

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Thursday, June 7

Conference
7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

°¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College, Robert J. Murray ’62 and Family Function Room, 4th Floor, Yawkey Athletics CenterÌý

7:30 a.m.Continental Breakfast for All Attendees
8:30 a.m.Welcoming Remarks
GLOBAL OUTLOOK
8:40 a.m.

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THE DOROTHY MARGARET ROSE KNIGHT ECONOMIC KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CHALLENGES TO GLOBAL STABILITY AND PEACE
Nicholas Burns ’78, HON’02, P’09, ’12
, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

9:55 a.m.Coffee Break
10:05 a.m.

A GLOBAL INVESTMENT OUTLOOK
Kathleen Fisher,
Head of Wealth and Investment Strategies, Bernstein Private Wealth Management
Michael Tyler, Chief Investment Officer, Eastern Bank Wealth Management, Eastern Bank
Marc Seidner ’88, CIO, Non-traditional Strategies, PIMCO
Daniel E. Holland III ’79, P’07, ’08, Managing Director, Private Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs & Co. (Moderator)

11:05 a.m.Coffee Break
PERSPECTIVES ON INNOVATION
11:15 a.m.SLOWING AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH DESPITE ONGOING INNOVATION
Robert Gordon,
American Economist and Stanley G. Harris Professor of the Social Sciences, Northwestern University
12:15 p.m.Lunch, Gasson 100
1:30 p.m.THE AI AWAKENING: IMPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY
Erik Brynjolfsson,
Schussel Family Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management; Director, MIT Center for Digital Business; and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
2:30 p.m.Break
2:40 p.m.

CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND BLOCKCHAIN: IMPLICATIONS AND INNOVATION FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS
Alfred L. Browne,
III, Partner, Cooley LLP
Jakub Duda, Vice President, Strategic Asset Allocation, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Daniel Matuszewski ’10, Head of Trading, Circle (Moderator)

3:40 p.m.Closing Remarks
3:45 p.m.Cocktail Reception
5:30 p.m.Program Ends