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Academic and Practitioner Symposium on Mutual Funds and ETFs
The Mayo Center for Asset Management at the UVA Darden School of Business and the Investment Company Institute, held the latest Academic Practitioner Symposium on Mutual Funds and ETFs in Feburary 2023. Returning to its traditional, in-person format, the Symposium convened academics and practitioners with a focus on fintech, cryptocurrency, and robo-advising. Please find program details below with further information and video links as available.
Program
"Fintech, Robo-Advising and Cryptocurrencies"
Friday, 24 February 2023
9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (EST)
UVA Darden Sands Family Grounds
1100 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209
8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Pedro Matos, James A. and Stacy Cooper Bicentennial Professor of Business Administration, John G. Macfarlane Family Chair and Academic Director, Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management, UVA Darden School of Business
Richard Evans, Professor of Business Administration, Donald McLean Wilkinson Research Chair in Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business
9:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Paper Presentation
"Who Benefits from Robo-Advising? Evidence from Machine Learning"
Presenter: Alberto Rossi, Professor of Finance, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Watch a brief interview about this session
Discussant: Michael Reher, Assistant Professor of Finance, UC San Diego Rady School of Management
Discussant: Scott Smith, Director of Advice Relationships, Cerulli Associates
10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Break
10:50 a.m. - 11:50 a.m Panel Discussion
"The Future of Robo-Advising in Asset Management"
Panelists:
Joel Dickson, Global Head of Advice Methodology, Vanguard
Phil Korenman, Head of Individual Investors, T. Rowe Price
Watch a brief interview here about this session
Alex Michalka, Director of Investments, Wealthfront
Moderator: Sarah Holden, Senior Director, Retirement & Investor Research, Investment Company Institute
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Keynote Luncheon
Chris Giancarlo, Chairman (fmr.), U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission
We invite you to explore the latest whitepaper from the Digital Dollar Project, of which Mr. Giancarlo is Executive Chairman.
Watch a brief interview about this session
Moderator: Eric Pan, President and CEO, Investment Company Institute
1 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. Paper Presentation
"Miner Collusion and the Bitcoin Protocol" 
Presenter: Christine Parlour, Professor of Finance, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Discussants: Jiasun Li, Assistant Professor of Finance, George Mason University School of Business
Ananth Madhavan, Managing Director, BlackRock
2:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion
"The Future of Cryptocurrency in Asset Management"
Panelists: David LaValle, Global Head of ETFs, Grayscale
Watch a brief interview here about this session
Cesare Fracassi, Chief Economist, Coinbase Institute
Simeon Hyman, Head of Investment Strategy, ProShares
Read the ProShares Piece, “BITO: One-Year Update,” here.
Moderator: Marty Burns, Chief Industry Operations (fmr.), Investment Company Institute
3:30 p.m. Concluding Remarks
Shelly Antoniewicz, Sr. Director of Industry and Financial Analysis, Investment Company Institute
Contacts
Aaron Fernstrom
+1-434-982-6572
[email protected]
Shelly Antoniewicz
+1-202-326-5910
[email protected]
Previous Years
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2022
Climate Change and Asset Management
11 February 2022
Noon - 12:40 p.m.: Keynote Address with Moderated Q&A:
Lisa Jones, Head of Americas, President and CEO, Amundi USModerator:
Eric J. Pan, President and CEO, Investment Company Institute12:40 PM-2:00 PM: Paper Presentation, Industry Panel Discussion and Moderated Q&A
Lubos Pastor, Charles P. McQuaid Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessPaper: Dissecting Green Returns
Discussants:
John Streur, President and CEO, Calvert Research and ManagementJohn Streur is president and chief executive officer for Calvert Research and Management. John is also president and a trustee of the Calvert Funds as well as a board director of Calvert Impact Capital and chair of its Audit and Finance Committee. He guided the creation of the Calvert Principles for Responsible Investment, the Calvert Research System and the Calvert Indices, and has placed focus on investment research and emphasis on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors integrated with investment decisions. He joined Calvert Research and Management in 2016. Before joining Calvert Research and Management, he was president and chief executive officer with Calvert Investments. He has managed socially responsible investments at the request of institutional clients, including public funds, religious institutions, and college and university endowments since 1991. Previously, he was president, director and principal of Portfolio 21, a boutique firm specializing in global environmental investing, and spent 20 years at AMG Funds (and its predecessors), a firm he co-founded and where he served as president, CEO and chair of the Investment Committee.
Jennifer Wu, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Asset ManagementJennifer Wu is responsible for leading J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s firm-wide strategic efforts in building a global sustainable investing platform across ESG and climate change research, client solutions and engagement, investment stewardship and ESG integration, and development of innovative strategies. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Jennifer was responsible for leading the global effort of creating innovative investment solutions and analytics at BlackRock’s Sustainable Investing team. Previously, Jennifer was BlackRock’s Head of Corporate Strategy & Development for Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2014, Jennifer worked for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the energy sector of the Central and West Asia Department and was responsible for project finance across power infrastructures and country-level energy sector reforms. Before ADB she served as Managing Director in the Strategic Development group of CLSA Limited responsible for acquisitions and strategic partnerships in Asia-Pacific and Europe.
Moderator:
Richard B. Evans, Associate Professor of Business Administration and Donald McLean Wilkinson Research Chair in Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business -
2021
Program
Session 1: Diversity and Inclusion (Friday, 19 February 2021)
12:00PM-12:25pm: Keynote Speaker
Mellody Hobson
Co-CEO and President
Ariel Investments12:25 PM-12:40 PM: Moderated Q&A
Richard B. Evans, Associate Professor of Business Administration and Donald McLean Wilkinson Research Chair in Business Administration, Darden School of Business
12:40 PM-1:35 PM: Paper Presentation and Panel Discussion
Academic Presenter: Renee B. Adams, Professor of Finance, University of Oxford
Paper: Gender Discrimination as a Consequence of Team Failure
Panel Discussion:
Wendy John, Fidelity, Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion
Laura Fergerson, President, Franklin Templeton Services
1:35 PM-2:00 PM: Moderated Q&A by Richard Evans
Session 2: Financial Fragility, Fixed Income and COVID-19 (Friday, 26 February 2021)
12:00 PM - 12:25 PM: Keynote Speaker
John Hollyer
Global Head of Fixed Income
Vanguard12:25 PM - 12:40 PM: Moderated Q&A
Sean Collins
Chief Economist
Investment Company Institute (ICI)12:40 PM-1:35 PM: Paper Presentation and Panel Discussion
Academic Presenter: Itay Goldstein, Professor of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Paper: Financial Fragility in the COVID-19 Crisis: The Case of Investment Funds in Corporate Bond Markets
Panel Discussion:
Gerald Pucci, Head of Global Low Touch Fixed Income Trading and Global Head of Repo, Blackrock
Marc Seidner, PIMCO, CIO Non-traditional Strategies
1:35 PM- 2:00 PM: Moderated Q&A
Davide Tomio, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business
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2020
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