2020 MIT Sloan Investment Conference Agenda
The theme of the 15th edition of the MIT Sloan Investment Conference is "Searching for Alpha", which focuses on the viewpoints and challenges faced by institutional investors in adding long term value for their clients. This year, conference features a brand new panel on “Women in Investing”.
Agenda is a subject to change
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration & Breakfast
8:50 AM - 8:55 AM
Welcome Address by Nishith Kaushik (MBA ‘20), Conference Co-Chair
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Opening Remarks by David Schmittlein
David Schmittlein, John C. Head III Dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM
Fireside Chat with Brian Conway
Brian J. Conway, Chairman and Managing Partner, TA Associates
Prof. Ted Keith (moderator), MIT Sloan School of Management, Long Path Partners
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM
MOrning reception / break
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Women in Investing
Jennifer K. DeSisto, Anchor Capital Advisors
Camille Carlstrom, Fidelity
Whitney Kelly, Berkshire Partners
Susie Harbour, Volition Capital
Merit Webster (moderator), MIT Sloan School of Management
10:55 AM - 11:40 AM
venture capital panel
“Emerging Technologies: How to Find Game-Changers?“
David Frankel, Founder Collective
David Hornik, August Capital
Sarah Hodges, Pillar VC
Blake Barlett, OpenView
Larry Bohn, General Catalyst
Josh Lerner (moderator), Harvard Business School
11:50 AM- 12:35 PM
asset allocation panel
“To Reach for Alpha or Batten Down The Hatches”
Rick Slocum, Harvard Management Company
Lila Hunnewell, Boston University
Sarah Samuels, NEPC
Brendon Parry, TIFF Investment Management
Andrew Taubman (moderator), Wellington Management
12:35 PM - 1:15 PM
pickup lunch
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
quantitative investing panel
Ed Fang, Man Numeric
Alejandro Canete, Millennium
Noah Rumpf, MFS Investment Management
George D. Mussalli, PanAgora Asset Management
Stephen Lanzendorf (moderator), QS Investors LLC
2:05 PM - 2:50 PM
private equity panel
“Finding Winners in a High Multiple Environment”
Steve Cook, LFM Capital
Gabriel Ling, M33 Growth
Julia Karol, Watermill Group
Nina Streeter (moderator), Abbott Downing
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
public market panel
Gabriel Sod Hoffs, Blackstone
Sean Cameron
Rob Forker, Polen Capital
Jeffrey Shames (moderator), MIT Sloan School of Management, former MFS Investment Management
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM
impact inVesting panel
“Doing Good While Doing Well: Impact Investing in Public and Private Markets”
Meredith Joly, Wellington
Vitaly Veksler, Beyond Borders Investment Strategies
Mike Chen, PanAgora
Praveen Sahay, WAVE Equity Partners
Adam Rein, MissionPoint Partners
Prof. Gita Rao (moderator), MIT Sloan School of Management
4:35 PM - 5:05 PM
Fireside Chat with John S. Koudounis
John S. Koudounis, CEO of Calamos Investments
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM
Closing Address by Walter Peppelman (MBA ‘20), Conference Co-Chair
5:10 PM - 6:00 PM