2024 Forbes | SHOOK Top Advisor Summit Agenda

TIME

SESSION & SPEAKER

LOCATION

3:00 – 6:00pm

REGISTRATION

Brahms 1 & 2

6:00 – 8:00pm

Pre-Party @ La Cave, Hosted by First Trust

La Cave

TIME

SESSION & SPEAKER

LOCATION

10:00am – 5:00pm

REGISTRATION

Brahms 1 & 2

2:00pm – 2:20pm

Like It or Not, Crypto Is a Once-In-A-Generation Investment Opportunity

• John Hoffman, Head of Distribution & Partnerships, Grayscale
• Moderator: Alex Shahidi, Co-CIO, Evoke Advisors

Beethoven

2:20 – 2:40pm

Exit Planning and Concentrated Stock Solutions

• Jason Bogardus, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
• Joel Greenblatt, Managing Principal & Co‐Chief Investment Officer, Gotham Asset Management
• Moderator: Lisa Charkoudian, Head of Wealth Management, Gotham Asset Management

2:40 – 3:05pm

Fundamentals, Fear, and the Future

• Richard Bernstein, CEO & CIO, Richard Bernstein Advisors
• Tom Lee, Managing Partner & Head of Research, Fundstrat Global Advisors
• Moderator: David Bahnsen, The Bahnsen Group
• Intro: Blake Pastore, Senior Associate VP | Advisor Services, SHOOK Research

3:05 – 3:25pm

Human Capital, Talent Acquisition, and Growth

• Tracey Gluck, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management
• Don d'Adesky, Raymond James & Associates
• Moderator: Bert White, SVP, Western Division Director, Raymond James & Associates Private Client Group
• Intro: Jameson Greenstone, Wealth Management Consultant, Capital Group | Home of American Funds

3:25 – 3:35pm

Snack Break

3:35 – 3:55pm

Navigating Complex Wealth for UHNW Families

• Cheryl Young, Rockefeller Global Family Office
• Andy Timmerwilke, Merrill Wealth Management
• Moderator: John Moninger, Head of U.S. Distribution, Allspring Global Investments

3:55 – 4:15pm

Private Markets: Designing Portfolios for Resilience Across Market Cycles

• Jay Wyckoff, Managing Director and National Sales Manager, Blue Owl
• Moderator: Alvin Spencer, Stifel
• Introduction: Treavor Mosbaugh, Regional Market Leader, Southern California, Blue Owl

4:15 – 4:30pm

Technology in Wealth Management, What’s Ahead

• James Taylor, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
• Craig Findley, Venture Visionary Partners
• Moderator: Ron Insana, CEO of i-Fi AI, Senior Analyst for CNBC

4:30 – 4:50pm

State of the U.S. Housing Market: Sizing the Opportunities

• Josh Pristaw, Head of Real Estate, Pretium
• Moderator: Charles Day, UBS Private Wealth Management
• Introduction: Brian Abdoo, Managing Director, Business Development, Pretium

4:50 – 5:20pm

SHOOK® Best Idea Competition, presented by PGIM

• Judge: Caroline Gundeck, Managing Director, Head of Private Wealth Management, Client and Field Engagement, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
• Judge: Krista Goryl, Divisional Growth Director, Wells Fargo Wealth & Investment Management
• Judge: Jim Dilorenzo, Senior Vice President, National Sales Manager, Broker-Dealer Division, PGIM Investments

5:30 – 6:30pm

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Chopin Patio

6:30pm

GALA DINNER

Encore Ballroom

6:45pm

Welcome to Our Special Event

• Liz Shook, Co-Founder & COO, SHOOK Research

6:55pm

Introduction

• Allison Bonds Mazza, Head of Intermediary, Americas Wealth, State Street Global Advisors

7:00pm

The Group of 8

• R.J. Shook, Co-Founder & President, SHOOK Research, Senior Forbes Contributor

7:25pm

A Conversation with Ambassador John Bolton

• John Bolton, Author, The Room Where It Happened; National Security Advisor (2018-2019); U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2005-2006)
• Ronald Temple, Chief Market Strategist, Lazard Financial Advisory & Asset Management
• Intro: Kelly Ryan, Managing Director, National Sales Manager, Lazard Asset Management

TIME

SESSION & SPEAKER

LOCATION

8:00am – 4:00pm

REGISTRATION

Brahms 1 & 2

7:00 – 8:00am

BREAKFAST

Promenade

8:00 – 8:05am

Good Morning!

• Frank Berland, Managing Partner, SHOOK Research

Encore Ballroom

8:05 – 8:10am

SHOOK® Best Idea Competition Winner's Announcement, presented by PGIM

• Jim Dilorenzo, Senior Vice President, National Sales Manager, Broker-Dealer Division, PGIM Investments

8:10 – 8:15am

SHOOK Ones: My Best Idea

• Peter Rohr, Merrill Private Wealth Management
• Introduction: Eileen Ward, Vice President, Investment Consultant, Calamos

8:15 – 8:30am

Deepening Relationships and Client Acquisition (SIGNIFICANCE)

• Nestor Vicknair, Merrill Wealth Management
• Ross Mannino, Ameriprise Financial Services
• Moderator: Pat O'Connell, EVP, Ameriprise Advisor Group & Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group
• Intro: Cynthia Chamberlayne, Senior Investment Consultant, BNY Mellon Investment Management

8:30 – 8:45am

The Election, Politics, and the Economy

• Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios
• Introduction: Jon DiGiovanni, Managing Director, SMAs & Direct Indexing, First Trust

8:45 – 9:00am

Investing in Our Daily Lives: The Infrastructure Behind AI, Data, Power and Transportation

• Tara Davies, Partner, Global Head of Core Infrastructure & Co-Head of European Infrastructure, KKR
• Moderator: Eric Snyder, Merrill Wealth Management
• Introduction: Grant Burg, Global Wealth Solutions, KKR

9:00 – 9:15am

Century of Biotech: Capitalizing on the Biomedical Revolution

• Andy Acker, Portfolio Manager for the Health Care and Biotech Teams, Janus Henderson Investors
• Introduction: Tony Grigonis, Divisional Sales Head, Janus Henderson Investors

9:15 – 9:35am

Saving Our Children

• Intro: Jessica Donahue, Senior Managing Director, Foundation Source

9:35 – 9:50am

REFRESHMENT BREAK

9:50 – 10:05am

Tax-Efficient Investing Strategies for Tax-Aware Investors

• Brian Hetherington, Merrill Private Wealth Management
• David Skid, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
• Brian Jacobs, Head of Client Portfolio Management, PGIM Custom Harvest, PGIM Investments

10:05 – 10:20am

Market Outlook: Resilience Under Pressure

• Michael Arone, Chief Investment Strategist, State Street Global Advisors
• Moderator: Ron Insana, CEO of i-Fi AI, Senior Analyst for CNBC
• Intro: Dominic Bilotti, Regional Consultant, State Street Global Advisors SPDR

10:20 – 10:40am

Team Structure and Compensation

• Michael Valdes, Merrill Private Wealth Management
• Richard Zinman, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
• Moderator: Ken Correa, Managing Director, Head of Business & Client Development, Merrill Wealth Management
• Intro: Robert Bruno, Head of Retail Distribution, First Eagle Investments

10:40 – 10:55am

Real Estate: Positioning for the Rebound

• Brian Kingston, CEO, Real Estate, Brookfield Asset Management
• Moderator: Mark Moore, UBS Private Wealth Management
• Introduction: Allison Williams, Senior Vice President, Northeast Region, Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions

10:55 – 11:05am

SHOOK Ones: My Best Idea

• Drew Freides, UBS Private Wealth Management
• Moderator: Heather Crist, Managing Director, Head of Field Engagement, WM USA, UBS Group AG
• Intro: Clinton Mains, Advisor Consultant, Hartford Funds

11:05 – 11:20am

ABCs of the Easing Cycle: Anything but Cash

• Bob Michele, Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer & Head of the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities Group, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
• Moderator: Brian Pfeifler, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
• Intro: Jim George, Managing Director, Client Advisor, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

11:20 – 11:35am

Discerning Signals from Noise

• Emily Roland, Co-Chief Investment Strategist, Manulife John Hancock Investments
• Moderator: Xi Qiao, UBS Private Wealth Management
• Intro: Kristie Feinberg, President & CEO, Manulife John Hancock Investments

11:35 – 11:50am

SNACK BREAK / TRANSITION TO BREAKOUTS

11:50am – 12:25pm

BREAKOUTS

Breakout #1: Empowering Business Owner Conversations

• Andrew J. McFetridge, Head of Strategic Investment Specialists, Manulife John Hancock Investments

Chopin 1

Breakout #2: Crypto as an Asset Class: Portfolio Construction and Asset Allocation

• Zach Pandl, Managing Director, Research, Grayscale

Chopin 2

Breakout #3: Building Portfolios with Alternatives

• Duncan Rolph, Miracle Mile Advisors
• David Berdon, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
• Moderator: Darby Nielson, Fidelity Institutional Wealth Adviser LLC, Fidelity Investments

Chopin 3

Breakout #4: Team Compensation: Best Practices and Avoiding Pitfalls

• Terry Cook, Parcion Private Wealth
• Eric Applewhite, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
• Moderator: Paul Brunswick, Head of Invesco Global Consulting, Invesco

Beethoven 1

12:25pm

LUNCH, Sponsored by J.P. Morgan Asset Management

J.P. Morgan Asset Management Congratulates America's Top Advisors

• Mike Bailey, National Sales Manager, Wealth Management Channel, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Update: Saving Our Children

• Elizabeth Crippen Allen, Chief Executive Officer, Children's Cancer Research Fund

Encore Ballroom

Legendary Lessons: A Discussion with a Renowned Investor and His Successor

• Bill Miller, Managing Partner of Miller Family Office
• Samantha McLemore, Founder & CIO, Patient Capital Management
• Moderator: Marvin McIntyre, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
• Introduction: Rebecca Kerner Reiss, Head of Business Development & Investor Relations, Patient Capital Management

Investing for Resilience: Trends and Opportunities in Private Credit

• Lawrence Golub, Chief Executive Officer, Golub Capital
• Moderator: Ryan McClellan, UBS Private Wealth Management
• Intro: Thomas Burt, Managing Director, Head of Private Wealth Americas, Golub Capital

Forbes | SHOOK Leveraging your Forbes Recognition

• Introduction: Paul Reiss, Senior Vice President, Accolades & Strategic Partnerships, Forbes Media

NETWORKING BREAK

1:25 – 1:40pm

Market Outlook and Investment Opportunities

• Rick Rieder, CIO of Global Fixed Income and Head of Global Allocation, BlackRock
• Introduction: Mark Oppedisano, Director, U.S. Wealth Advisory, BlackRock

1:40 – 1:50pm

REFRESHMENT BREAK / TRANSITION TO BREAKOUTS

1:50 – 2:20pm

BREAKOUTS

Breakout #1: The State of Private Infrastructure

• Nicholas Moller, Managing Director, Investment Specialist, Infrastructure Investments Group, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Chopin 1

Breakout #2: Unlocking Tax Alpha for High-Net-Worth Investors

• Brian Jacobs, Head of Client Portfolio Management, PGIM Custom Harvest, PGIM Investments
• Moderator: Jonathan Peters, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Chopin 2

Breakout #3: Finding your Niche: Opportunities in Alternative Credit

• Claudio Macchetto, Managing Director, GoldenTree Asset Management
• Steve Kavulich, Head of U.S. Opportunistic Private Credit, Nomura Capital Management
• Jim Buccola, Partner & Head of Structured Credit, Medalist Partners
• Moderator: Kathleen Entwistle, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management

Chopin 3

Breakout #4: Top Advisors-Top Ideas

• Michael Poppo, UBS Wealth Management
• Todd Silaika, Merrill Wealth Management
• Moderator: John Moninger, Head of U.S. Distribution, Allspring Global Investments

Beethoven 1

2:20 – 2:30pm

SNACK BREAK / RETURN TO GENERAL SESSION

Encore Ballroom

2:30 – 2:45pm

The Evolving Credit Landscape

• Mike Arougheti, Director, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ares
• Moderator: Raj Dhanda, Partner, Global Head of Wealth Management, Ares

2:45 – 3:05pm

Putting the Income Back in Fixed Income

• Scott Zaleski, Head of U.S. Multi-Sector Fixed Income & Senior Portfolio Manager of the BNY Mellon Core Plus Strategy at Insight Investment
• John Miller, Head and Chief Investment Officer of the High Yield Municipal Credit Team, First Eagle Investments
• Moderator: Todd Battaglia, MG&A Wealth
• Intro: Callie Askins, Senior Associate VP | Project Leader, SHOOK Research

3:05 – 3:10pm

SHOOK Ones: My Best Idea

• Richard Jones, Merrill Private Wealth Management
• Intro: Devan O'Dowd, Regional Director, Global X ETFs

3:10 – 3:25pm

Lessons from the Endowment Model

• Joe Dowling, Global Head of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management
• Moderator: Joe Lohrer, Senior Managing Director & Head of U.S. Retail Sales, Blackstone Private Wealth Solutions
• Intro: Caroline Gundeck, Managing Director, Head of Private Wealth Management Client and Field Engagement, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

3:25 – 3:40pm

Multiomics: The Healthcare Revolution You’re Not Exposed To

• Cathie Wood, CEO & CIO, ARK Investments
• Moderator: Rebecca Burke, Vice President & Product Specialist, ARK Investments
• Intro: Victor Kopelakis, Regional Vice President, Sales, Resolute Investment Managers

3:40 – 3:50pm

SHOOK Ones: My Best Idea

• Seth Haye, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
• Moderator: Brian McDonald, Managing Director | Head of Direct and Institutional Businesses, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
• Intro: John Blau, Managing Director, Alkeon Capital Management

3:50 – 4:05pm

Staying Ahead of the Curve: Fixed Income Perspectives

• Marc Seidner, CIO of Non-Traditional Strategies, PIMCO
• Moderator: Victor Livingstone, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
• Introduction: Peter Prinstein, Executive Vice President & Head of Private Client Group, PIMCO

4:05 – 4:15pm

REFRESHMENT BREAK

4:15 – 4:35pm

GenAI: From Experimentation to Transformation

• Beijia Ma, Head of Equity Strategy, Alkeon Capital Management
• Scott Helfstein, Head of Investment Strategy, Global X ETFs
• Moderator: Brian Werdesheim, Oppenheimer
• Intro: Lindsey Nacht, Vice President | Director of Operations, SHOOK Research

4:35 – 4:40pm

SHOOK One's: My Best Idea

• Sara Wendt, Miracle Mile Advisors

4:40 – 5:00pm

Where Opportunities Lie Domestically & Internationally

• Megan France, ETF Specialist, Capital Group | Home of American Funds
• Nick Kirrage, Co-head of the Schroder Global Value Equities Team & Portfolio Manager of Hartford Schroders International Contrarian Value Fund
• Moderator: Peter Disch, Great Point Wealth Advisors
• Intro: LoriAnn LaSalle, Vice President | Business Manager, SHOOK Research

5:00 – 5:15pm

What’s Ahead for the Markets and Economy

• Prof. Jeremy Siegel, Senior Economist to WisdomTree & Emeritus Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
• Intro: Andrew Tsiropinas, Director, Sales, WisdomTree

5:15 – 5:35pm

Unlocking Growth in Your Private Equity Portfolio

• Todd Sisitsky, President of TPG Inc. & Co‐Managing Partner, TPG Capital
• Liz Campbell, Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer of Portfolio Advisors, FS Investments
• Moderator: Ron Insana, CEO of i-Fi AI, Senior Analyst for CNBC

5:35 – 5:55pm

Winner’s Circle – Lesson’s from America’s #1 Advisor

• Jeff Erdmann, Merrill Private Wealth Management
• Moderator: Paul Brunswick, Head of Invesco Global Consulting, Invesco
• Intro: Nick Cirbo, Market Leader, Invesco

5:55 – 6:00pm

Let’s Get to Cocktails!

• Frank Berland, Managing Partner, SHOOK Research

6:00 – 7:00pm

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Chopin Patio

7:00pm

DINE-AROUNDS WITH PARTNERS

TIME

SESSION & SPEAKER

LOCATION

7:30 – 8:30am

BREAKFAST

Promenade

8:30 – 8:35am

Coffee with Lizzy

• Liz Shook, Co-Founder & COO, SHOOK Research

Encore Ballroom

8:35 – 8:40am

SHOOK Ones: My Best Idea

• Jonathan Beukelman, UBS Private Wealth Management
• Intro: Luke Bartow, Associate VP | Event Programming, SHOOK Research

8:40 – 9:00am

The Next Chapter: Innovation, Opportunity, and the Future of Asset Management

• Jenny Johnson, President & CEO, Franklin Templeton
• Moderator: Patti Brennan, Key Financial
• Introduction: Heather Lenseth, SVP, Division Sales Manager, Northeast, Franklin Templeton

9:00 – 9:20am

Why She Chooses You - Women, Wealth, and Wisdom

• Jeannie Underwood-Kotner, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Atlantic Consulting

9:20 – 9:40am

Unique Approaches to Attracting and Retaining Clients

• Shawn Creger, Creger Wealth Management, Edward Jones
• Laila Pence, Pence Wealth Management, LPL Financial
• Moderator: Julian Lopez, EVP of Relationship Management, LPL Financial
• Intro: Erick Lopez, Associate VP | Research, SHOOK Research

9:40 – 10:00am

Succession Planning and how to Prepare

• Nelrae Ali, Array Private Investment Advisory Group | Wells Fargo Financial Network
• Scott Tiras, Ameriprise Financial Services
• Moderator: Rob Dilbone, Managing Director, Trade-PMR

10:00 – 10:15am

REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:15 – 10:30am

Investing in Space & Defense Tech… an LP Perspective

• Michael Smith, Avidian Wealth
• Anup Swamy, Maroon Pass
• Moderator: Phil Scully, General Partner, Balerion Space Venture

10:30 – 10:50am

New Ideas Around Client Engagement

• Charles Balducci, Merrill Wealth Management
• Terry Cook, Parcion Private Wealth
• Moderator: Michael Schweitzer, Head of North America Client Group, Janus Henderson Investors
• Intro: Jordan Merrill, Associate VP | Research Manager, SHOOK Research

10:50 – 10:55am

SHOOK Ones: My Best Idea

• Sean Doyle, Merrill Wealth Management

10:55 – 11:00am

The Last Word

• R.J. Shook, Co-Founder & President, SHOOK Research, Senior Forbes Contributor
• Liz Shook, Co-Founder & COO, SHOOK Research