Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management
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University of Virginia Investing Conference (UVIC)
University of Virginia Investing Conference
Reception & Dinner Event
2025 Theme: Understanding the Central Forces Shaping Global Financial Markets: Trade, Fiscal & Monetary Policy Uncertainty
The Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management hosted the 18th annual University of Virginia Investing Conference (UVIC) on 6 November 2025. This year's UVIC will took the form of a reception and dinner event at the Forum Hotel at Darden featuring guest speaker John Lipsky, prior first Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during 2006-2011 and current Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced Studies (SAIS).
Immediately preceding UVIC all attendees were invited to view the final round of the student-run Darden at Virginia Investment Competition (DVIC).
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Where Global Markets & Economies are Heading
The Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management at the UVA Darden School of Business held the 17th annual University of Virginia Investing Conference (UVIC) on 14 November 2024. This year’s UVIC was a reception and dinner event at The Forum Hotel featuring guest speaker Kate Moore, head of thematic strategy for BlackRock's Global Allocation Team, and moderated by Tyler Mathisen, Co-Anchor, "Power Lunch" and Vice President, Events Strategy, CNBC.
An expert at identifying opportunities to exploit structural change, policy evolution, and dislocations across global industries, Moore shared her research-driven insights into where the macro economy and financial markets might be heading. Her ideas for formulating investment approaches are timely as investors continue to face headwinds from higher rates for longer than expected, sticky inflation, slowing economic growth, and continued uncertainty abroad.
Immediately preceding UVIC all attendees were invited to view the final round of the student-run Darden at Virginia Investment Competition (DVIC).
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Investing Amid Geopolitical and Economic Volatility, and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence
The Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management at the UVA Darden School of Business held the 16th annual University of Virginia Investing Conference (UVIC) on 3 November 2023 at The Forum Hotel. UVIC explored investing in a world of slowing economic growth, geopolitical stress, and a rapid rise in artificial intelligence applications. Speakers focused attention on how these issues may converge to shape the future of the global economy and markets; and, detailed approaches and ideas for how investors might position themselves for success over the coming years.
Media:
- Chuck Hagel Discusses Current Geopolitical Tensions and Key Risks
- Greg Turk (MBA '01) Discusses the Future of Private Equity
- Daniel Rock Discusses the Disruptive Future of Artificial Intelligence on Investing
- Ghiath Shabsigh Discusses the Disruptive Future of Artificial Intelligence on Investing
Topics:
- Keynote Speaker, Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel discussed the policy impacts on investing with Bill Antholis, Director and CEO, UVA Miller Center
- "The Disruptive Future of Artificial Intelligence," Daniel Rock, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions and Ghiath Shabsigh, Assistant Director of Monetary and Capital Markets, International Monetary Fund, moderated by Professor Anton Korinek, UVA Darden
- "The Future of Private Equity," Greg Turk, Director of Investments at Teachers Retirement System of Illinois and Karen Horn Welch, CFA and Managing Director of Investments at Spider Management, moderated by Professor Elena Loutskina, UVA Darden
- "An Asset Owner's Perspective on Managing Through Structural Change," Kristina Koutrakos, Director of Portfolio Strategy at the Virginia Retirement System, moderated by Larry Kochard, Co-Chief Investment Officer at Makena Capital Management
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