Breakfast

The global economic outlook in a more fragmented world

This session will cover the outlook for the global economy, with a focus on growth, inflation and policy dynamics across developed and emerging markets. It will also discuss the implications of shifting monetary policy paths, geopolitical fragmentation and the changing global capital flows in financial markets in the years ahead.

Speaker:

Sandra Ramirez, vice-president, economic research, OMERS

Session details to come

This session has been made possible by SLC Management.

Networking break

Impact investing: A ten-year journey

Hear from leaders at the Inspirit Foundation in a presentation about the investing journey of an organization prioritizing impact investment solutions. In this session they will offer a candid examination on how investing for the health of the planet and its people plays a role for the bottom line.

Speakers:

James Chan, chair, board of directors, Inspirit Foundation

Sadia Zaman, chief executive officer, Inspirit Foundation

Fireside chat: Building an asset manager from the ground up 

This session will present what happens when a foundation is handed $50 billion and told to build an institutional asset manager from scratch. In this fireside chat, Danilo Simonelli from the Mastercard Foundation Asset Management, will offer an inside look at one of the more unusual build stories in Canadian institutional investment. He’ll also discuss how to build a total portfolio management framework free of legacy constraints — and what endowment peers might take from the experience.

Speaker:

Danilo Simonelli, managing director, total portfolio management, Mastercard Foundation Asset Management

Closing networking lunch