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Twenty-Third Annual Conference Agenda

Sunday, March 25
Workshop	"Understanding Active Management" Diane Garnick
Monday, March 26
9:00-9:25 a.m.	Trade Finance - An Under Utilized Asset Class Robert Kowit, Federated Investors
9:30-9:55 a.m.	How to Generate Attractive Returns with Low Volatility In the Current Uncertain Climate Mark R. Freeman, Westwood Holdings Group
10:15-10:40 a.m.	Energy Investing Today Darren Peers, Nuveen Investments
10:45-11:10 a.m.	Investors Behaving Badly: A Fresh Look at Some Old Ideas Joseph Miletich, Mellon Capital Management
11:15-11:40 a.m.	Challenging Conventional Wisdom Stephen Kwa, Schroder Investment Management
11:45-1:30 p.m.	Market Signals: What the Financial Markets are Telling Us Now Peter Ricchiuti, Founder-Burkenroad Reports
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
1:45-2:35 p.m.	Opportunities in Credit (>$100mm) Moderator: Richard Tettamant, Dallas Police and Fire Pension System Mike Wands, Putnam John Harrison, Harbert Management Corp. Denise Crowley, ZAIS Group, LLC Domestic Equity (<$100 mm) Moderator: George A. Tarlas, Asset Consulting Group, Inc. Brad Thompson, Frost Investment Advisors Eugene Lee, Champion Capital Research Timothy Devlin, Artio Global Management, LLC
3:00-3:50 p.m.	Real Estate (>$100mm) Moderator: David Barnes, NEPC John Davidson, AEW Capital Management Jim Kelleher, New Boston Fund Jay Butterfield, American Realty Advisors Emerging Market Equity: A Holistic View (<$100mm) Moderator: Roy Browning, Jr., Alpha Consulting Group Kristina Kalebich, Calamos Investments Reiner Trilsch, Wentworth, Hauser, and Violich Dale Hanks, Capital Group
4:00-4:50 p.m.	Transition Management (>$100mm) Moderator: Greg Brunt, HMEPS Brian Berg, State Street Global Markets Ravi Goutam, BlackRock Ken Temple, ConvergEx Group Hedge Funds (<$100mm) Moderator: Mary Kathryn Campion, Champion Capital Research Erik Barefield, Mesirow Financial George Fox, Titan Advisors Timothy Schuler, Permal Group, Inc.
Tuesday, March 27
8:10-8:35 a.m.	Investing in Uncertain Times Arnold Van Den Berg, Century Management
8:40-9:05 a.m.	Dividend Paying Stocks in the Decade Ahead L. Baxter Hines, Allianz Global Investors Capital
9:10-9:35 a.m.	Evolving Investment Guidelines Within Investment Policy Standards John Lloyd, Janus
9:55-10:20 a.m.	European Stress: Managing Currency Risk and Currency Investment Opportunities Chris Adair and Javier Corrominas, Record Currency Management
10:25-10:50 a.m.	The Benefits of Active Management Wendy Lee, OFI Institutional
10:55-11:20 a.m.	Investment Solutions for a New World Order Suzanne Hutchins, Newton Capital Management, LLC
11:25-11:50 a.m.	A Century of Global Returns Marlena Lee, Dimensional Fund Advisors
12:00-1:30 p.m.	The Fundamental Rules of Risk Management Nigel Lewis, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
1:30-2:20 p.m.	Alternatives (>$100mm) Moderator: Will Harrell, Robert Harrell, Inc. Ben Lazarus, The Clifton Group Michael Arone, State Street Global Advisors Pawan Chaturvedi, Altius Associates Limited Domestic Fixed Income (<$100mm) Moderator: Gwelda Swiley-Burke, Callan F. Barry Nelson, Advent Capital Management Patrick Mitchell, Guggenheim Investments Jeff Cummer, Sanders Morris Harris
2:25-3:15 p.m.	Low Volatility (>$100mm) Moderator: Andrew Junkin, Wilshire Christian McCormick, INTECH Nelson Yu, AllianceBernstein Andrea Frazzini, AQR Capital Management, LLC International/Global Equity (<$100mm) Moderator: Sam Jordan, Austin Police Retirement System Connor Wilson, Thornburg Investment Management Joe Schirripa, Numeric Jason White, T. Rowe Price
3:35-4:25 p.m.	International Fixed Income (>$100mm) Moderator: John Robinson, Gray & Co. Luis Maizel, LM Capital Group Robert Robis, ING Investment Management Securities Litigation (<$100mm) Moderator: Max Patterson, TEXPERS Badge Humphries, Motley Rice Tony Gelderman, BLB&G Mike Stocker, Labaton Sucharow
Wednesday, March 28
8:30-9:15 a.m.	What Does 80% Really Mean? Brad Heinrichs, Foster and Foster