Alpha and Gender Diversity 2017 | CFA Institute | 18 September 2017 | Toronto, Canada

Alpha and Gender Diversity 2017 will build on the success of our first two Women in Investment Management events and offer a range of topics relevant to investment professionals, their clients, their employers, and the broader finance industry. The conference will feature renowned investors, researchers, and leaders who will

discuss how investment firms can improve their competitive advantage through greater gender diversity;
provide insights from the C-suite and career strategies for women seeking advancement;
explore how to enhance collaboration with clients to create investment solutions; and
offer timely investment strategies.

Brad Barber
Brad Barber, Gallagher Professor of Finance

Heather Brilliant
Heather Brilliant, CFA, is co-chief executive officer of Morningstar Australasia

Elizabeth Corley
Non-executive vice chair of Allianz Global Investors

Judy Cotte
Vice president and head, corporate governance and responsible investment at RBC Global Asset Management

Margaret E. Franklin,
CFA, is president of BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Suni P. Harford
Managing director and regional head of markets for North America at Citigroup Inc

Jennifer Lippin Rexinis
Director, investment product specialist in the global product group at MFS Investment Management

Colleen Moorehead
Chief client officer at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Kim Shannon, CFA,
Founder, president, and chief investment officer at Sionna Investment Managers

Jennifer Stevenson
Portfolio manager at Dynamic Funds

Andrea Turner Moffitt
Cofounder of Plum Alley Investments

Roger Urwin
Global head of investment content at Willis Towers Watson