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February 8-10, 2009
The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, FL
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Schedule at a Glance

Schedule subject to change
Sunday, February 08, 2009
12:00 PM — 5:00 PM

Exhibitor Set-Up

3:00 PM — 7:00 PMRegistration Open
3:00 PM — 6:00 PMBusiness Meeting Lounge Open
5:30 PM — 7:30 PMWelcome Reception Beachside
The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne
 
Monday, February 09, 2009
7:30 AM — 4:30 PMRegistration Open
7:30 AM — 4:30 PMExhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM — 5:00 PMBusiness Meeting Lounge Open
8:30 AM — 9:30 AMContinental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:45 AM — 10:00 AMConference Welcome Remarks
10:00 AM — 10:45 AM

General Session Keynote
Outlook for the Global and U.S. Economies

Keynote Speaker:
Richard Hoey, Chief Economist, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

10:45 AM — 11:15 AMRefreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
11:15 AM — 12:20 PM

General Session - Panel
The Impact of the Obama Administration: MFA's Legislative and Regulatory Update

12:30 PM — 1:45 PMKeynote Luncheon
The Next Wave in Effective Green Investing
Keynote Speaker:
Russell Read, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, C Change Investments, LLC, and former Chief Investment Officer, CalPERS
2:00 PM — 5:00 PM

Tennis Tournament & Clinic

2:15 PM — 3:45 PM

General Session - Panel
Securities Litigation: Current Perspectives

4:00 PM — 5:00 PMMFA Key Member & Sponsor Reception
(Invitation Only)
6:00 PM — 8:00 PM

Off-site Cocktail Reception
Mansion, South Beach

 
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
7:30 AM — 2:00 PMRegistration Open
7:30 AM — 2:00 PMExhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM — 11:30 PMBusiness Meeting Lounge Open
8:00 AM — 9:30 AMContinental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:30 AM — 10:15 AMGeneral Session Keynote
The Neuroscientific Basis of Bubbles, Crashes and the Current Financial Crisis
Keynote Speaker:
Andrew W. Lo, Harris & Harris Group Professor and Director, MIT
10:20 AM — 10:40 AM

General Session Keynote
New Fundamentals of Manager Selection
Keynote Speaker:
Meredith Jones, PerTrac

10:45 AM — 12:15 PM

Educational Forum
Meet the Managers: An Exclusive Forum for Investors in Search of Alpha

12:30 PM — 1:45 PM

Keynote Luncheon
A Stable Investment Solution for Unstable Times
Keynote Speaker:
Mark W. Yusko, President and Chief Investment Officer, Morgan Creek Capital Management, and former CIO for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1:00 PM — 5:00 PMBusiness Meeting Lounge Open
1:50 PM — 2:30 PM

General Session Keynote
A Former Institutional Investor's Perspective on Managed Futures

Keynote Speaker:
Tom O'Donnell, First Vice President, Alternative Investments Group, Newedge

2:30 PM — 3:30 PM

Educational Forum
Meet Managed Futures

3:30 PM — 4:00 PM

General Session Keynote
Star Strategies: Managed Futures

Keynote Speaker:
Galen Burghardt, Vice President, Director of Institutional Research, Newedge

4:00 PM — 5:30 PMFinale Reception at the Pool

 

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