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2007 CHICAGO QWAFAFEW MEETINGS
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December 6, 2007

“The Sixth Annual Chicago QWAFAFEW Holiday Party:  Featuring a Panel Discussion on the Money Management Industry”

PANELISTS:

HEDGE FUNDS:  Mr. Keith Black, Associate, Ennis Knupp + Associates

 

Click here for Mr. Black's Presentation

 

 

JOB MARKET:  Ms. Kathleen Graham, Principal, HQ Search, Inc.

 

 

MUTUAL FUNDS:  Mr. John Rekenthaler, Vice President, Research and New Product Development, Morningstar, Inc.

 

 

COMMODITIES:  Ms. Hilary Till, Principal, Premia Capital Management, LLC, and Research Associate, EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre

 

Click here for Ms. Till's Presentation

 

November 15, 2007

“Innovations in Commodity Futures Trading”

PANELISTS:

Mr. George Dowd, Director, Fimat USA

 

 

Dr. Paul Kaplan, Vice President, Quantitative Research, Morningstar

 

Click here for Dr. Kaplan's Presentation

 

 

Ms. Hilary Till, Principal, Premia Capital Management, LLC and Co-editor, Intelligent Commodity Investing

Click here for Ms. Till's Presentation

 

September 27, 2007

“Portfolio Management and the Volatility of Volatility Indexes”

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PANELISTS:

Mr. Keith H. Black, CFA, Ennis Knupp + Associates

 

 

 Ms. Kelly Haughton, Strategic Director, Russell Indexes

 

 

Mr. Paul Kepes, Managing Director, Chicago Trading Company (CTC)

 

 

Mr. David E. Kuenzi, Head of Risk Management and Quantitative Research,

 Glenwood Capital Investments, LLC

 

 

 Mr. Dominic Salvino, Group One Trading 
 
 
 
June 14, 2007

“New Developments in Exchange-listed Derivatives: Volatility, Credit, Portfolio Margining, and ETNs”

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PANELISTS:

Mr. Douglas J. Engmann, Senior EVP and Managing Director of Equities, FIMAT USA

 

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Mr. Philippe El-Asmar, Managing Director, Barclays Capital

 

 

 Mr. Ben Londergan, Co-CEO of Group One Trading

 

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Dr. Izzy Nelken, President of Super Computer Consulting

 

Click here for Dr. Nelken's Presentation

 

 

April 19, 2007

“PENSION FUND RISK MANAGEMENT”

PANELISTS:

Mr. Aaron Meder, Head of Asset-Liability Investment Solutions, Americas, UBS 

 

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Mr. Eric Friedman, Consultant, Watson Wyatt

 

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April 5, 2007

“A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE CHICAGO AUTHORS OF INTELLIGENT COMMODITY INVESTING”

PANELISTS:

Mr. Rian Akey, Vice President and COO, Cole Partners

 

Click here for Mr. Akey's Presentation

 

 

Mr. Thomas Idzorek, CFA, Vice President, Director of Research and Product Development, Ibbotson Associates

 

 

Ms. Hilary Till, Principal, Premia Capital Management, LLC and Co-editor, Intelligent Commodity Investing

Click here for Ms Till's Presentation

 

 

February 22, 2007

“CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL ETHICS”

SPEAKERS:

Mr. Timur Gök, Instructor of Finance, Northern Illinois University and Regional Co-Director of the Chicago chapter of Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA)

 

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Mr. John Boatright, Professor of Business Ethics, Graduate School of Business at Loyola University Chicago

 

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January 30, 2007

“INNOVATIVE FACTORS IN EQUITY MODELING”

SPEAKERS:

Mr. Carson Boneck, Senior Quantitative Analyst;

and Mr. Jason Hans, Senior Quantitative Analyst, Quantitative Services Group (QSG)

 

Click here for Mr. Boneck's and Mr. Hans' Presentation

 

 

Mr. Rawley Thomas, President, LifeCycle Returns, Inc.

 

Click here for Mr. Thomas' Presentation

 

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