2018

13th Annual Finance Conference

On June 7, the Carroll School welcomed keynote speaker Nicholas Burns听鈥�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.鈥�5:30 p.m.

Boston College, Robert J. Murray 鈥�62 and Family Function Room, 4th Floor, Yawkey Athletics Center听

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 鈥�78, HON鈥�02, P鈥�09, 鈥�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 鈥�88, CIO, Non-traditional Strategies, PIMCO
Daniel E. Holland III 鈥�79, P鈥�07, 鈥�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 鈥�10, Head of Trading, Circle (Moderator)

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