2017

12th Annual Finance Conference

On June 7 and 8, the Carroll School welcomed keynote speakers Jeb Bush, Nicholas Burns ’78, and other experts for dynamic discussions on equity investing, geopolitical risks, and financial technology.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7

Boston College Club, 100 Federal Street, 36th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
5:00p.m.  Cocktail Reception
6:30p.m.  Dinner
7:30p.m.  Dessert   
  Christopher Grace,  The Mentalist


THURSDAY, JUNE 8

Boston College, Fulton Hall, Room 511, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
7:30a.m.Continental Breakfast 
8:30a.m.
WELCOMING REMARKS
8:45a.m.

THE DOROTHY MARGARET ROSE KNIGHT ECONOMIC KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Jeb BushFormer Governor of Florida

Watch Jeb Bush recap here

9:25a.m.Break
9:30a.m.

FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES FOR THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION 

Nicholas Burns ’78, HON’02, P’09, ’12Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Watch Foreign Policy Challenges recap here

10:45a.m.Coffee Break
11:00a.m.

FINTECH: WHAT’S REAL? WHAT’S NOT? WHY IT MATTERS

Adam BrounCOO, Kensho
Jere Doyle ’87, P’15Managing Director, Sigma Prime Ventures; Executive Director, Edmund H. Shea Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (Moderator)
William HurleyFounder and CEO, Honest Dollar 
Larry RestieriPartner and Head of Digital Strategy, Goldman Sachs

Watch Fintech Panel here

12:00p.m.Lunch
Robert J. Murray ’62 and Family Function Room, Yawkey Athletics Center

1:30p.m.

SUCCESS AND LEADERSHIP IN THE EVOLVING PAYMENTS ECOSYSTEM

Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Visa
Marc Seidner ’88CIO Non-traditional Strategies, PIMCO

Watch Payments Ecosystem recap here

2:15p.m.Break
2:20p.m.

EQUITY INVESTING IN A DYNAMIC WORLD

Steven Barry ’85, P’14, ’17, Chief Investment Officer, Fundamental Equity, Goldman Sachs
Vince Gubitosi ’94, President and Chief Investment Officer, Geode Capital Management, LLC
Jay Paul Leupp, P’20, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Lazard Asset Management 
Ronnie Sadka, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty; Professor and Chairperson, Finance Department, and Seidner Family Faculty Fellow, Carroll School of Management, Boston College (Moderator)

Watch Equity Investing recap here

3:35p.m.CLOSING REMARKS
3:40p.m.Cocktail and Networking Reception
5:30p.m.Program Ends