| Monday, June 11 |
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Press Briefing
Conference Officially Begins |
| 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Registration Open
Exhibit Hall Open |
12:00 noon - 1:45 p.m. |
Conference Welcome Remarks:
John G. Gaine, MFA President
Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Anthony Ryan, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets, Department of the Treasury |
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
General Session Panel
Cutting Edge Strategies for Funds of Funds:
An Evolving Landscape |
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Refreshment Break |
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
General Session Panel
Hedge Funds Today: Where Entrepreneurs Meet Institutions |
5:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m. |
MFA Board,
MFA
Sustaining & Capital Member "Private Reception" |
6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. |
Welcome Reception
at The Fairmont |
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| Tuesday, June 12 |
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Registration Open
Exhibit Hall Open |
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
General Session Panel
Legal/ Regulatory Update |
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon |
General Session Panel
Politics & Economics: How Main Street Affects Wall Street |
12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Luncheon
The New Green Financial Markets
Keynote Speaker:
Peter Fusaro, Global Change Associates Inc. |
| 2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
General Session
Unearth the Rewards of Socially Responsible Investing |
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Exhibitor Reception/Refreshment Break |
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
MFA Annual Meeting |
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
Off-Site Cocktail Reception at the Chicago History Museum
Shuttle buses leave at 5:30 p.m. |
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| Wednesday, June 13 |
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Registration Open |
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open |
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
General Session Panel
Opportunities and Challenges in Doing Business in India |
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon |
Concurrent General Sessions
The Changing Nature of Fund Administration |
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Academic to Pragmatic: How to Make Research Pay Off in Your Portfolio |
12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Star Search Luncheon and Program |
2:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Special Afternoon Program on Alternative Alternatives |
| 2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Session I: How to Trade Weather, Energy, and Emissions |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Session II: Hedge Fund Activism |
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Session III: Alternatives for Fine Living |
5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. |
Finale Networking Reception |
