OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Barbara Zvan, president and chief executive officer, University Pension Plan Ontario Barbara Zvan is the president and chief executive officer of the University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP). She is responsible for realizing UPP’s strategies to deliver valuable, lifelong pension security and service excellence to UPP’s over […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Mitch Frazer, managing partner, Mintz LLP Mitch Frazer is the managing partner of the Toronto office of Mintz and the chancellor of Ontario Tech University. Prior to joining Mintz, he served as the chair of the pensions and employment practice of an international law firm based […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Carmen Firmani, senior manager, client relations, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation Carmen Firmani is a senior manager of client relations at the BCI. She has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry including institutional investment management capability in strategy, external manager oversight and […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Lee Gardella, head of private equity North America, member of the investment committee, Schroders Capital Lee Gardella is the head of private equity North America and leads the firm’s investment risk and monitoring efforts and is a member of the investment committee. Before joining Schroders Capital […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Hugh O'Reilly, executive director, Innovate Cities Hugh O'Reilly is an executive-in-residence at the Global Risk Institute, president and chief executive officer of Acuity Global, a senior fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute and the executive director of Innovate Cities. He's also the former president and chief […]
Saskatchewan’s Public Employees Benefits Agency is transitioning to a not-for-profit corporation. The PEBA began pursuing the transition in 2021 at the request of the trustees of the two largest pension plans it administers — the Public Employees Pension Plan and the Municipal Employees Pension Plan. The not-for-profit will begin operations on Jan. 1, 2024 under the […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Duncan Farley, portfolio manager, leveraged finance, RBC BlueBay Asset Management Duncan Farley joined RBC BlueBay in March 2014 and was appointed portfolio manager for the event driven credit fund in January 2018. Prior to his appointment as portfolio manager, he was head of event driven research […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Seth Weingram, senior vice-president, director, client advisory, Acadian Asset Management Seth Weingram is Acadian’s director of client advisory, a team that produces original research on topical issues in systematic investing and regularly meets with key clients, consultants and prospects. He also chairs Acadian’s editorial board, driving […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Ilan Kolet, institutional portfolio manager, Fidelity Investments Ilan Kolet is an institutional portfolio manager in the global asset allocation group at Fidelity Investments. He serves as a member of the investment management team, maintaining a deep knowledge of portfolio philosophy, process and construction. He assists portfolio […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Corrado Russo, managing partner and head of global securities, Hazelview Investments Corrado Russo joined Hazelview Investments in July 2011 and is managing partner and head of global securities. He is responsible for managing the global public real estate platform including Hazelview’s Global Real Estate Fund and […]