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2024 Closed-End Fund Conference

Program

November 12 • New York, NY

Program

All program times are shown in Eastern time (ET) and are subject to change. All panels will be held in The Forum.


Tuesday, November 12

 

8:00–8:55 a.m.

Registration

 

8:55–9:00 a.m.

Introduction

 

9:00–9:55 a.m.

Conversation with Keynote Speaker

JAY CLAYTON
Former Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Senior Policy Advisor and Of Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell

ERIC J. PAN
President and CEO
Investment Company Institute

 

10:00–10:45 a.m.

Regulatory Reform for the Listed Closed-End Fund Market

COREY ISSING, Moderator
Managing Director and General Counsel - Mutual Funds
Neuberger Berman

ALLISON FUMAI
Partner
Dechert 

TIFFANY KO
Counsel
MFS Investment Management

ROBERT MARROCCO 
Vice President, Global Head of ETP Listings
Cboe Global Markets

WYATT STEWART
Senior Government Affairs Officer
ICI

 

10:50–11:35 a.m.

Growth of the Private Credit Markets and Retail Access

RAJIB CHANDA, Moderator
Partner
Simpson Thacher

KAITLIN C. BOTTOCK
Co-Chief Counsel, Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission

NATI DAVIDI
Vice President
Associate General Counsel
Fidelity Investments

AMANDA LYNAM
Managing Director – Head of Macro Credit Research
BlackRock

WILLIAM RENAHAN
Managing Director, Legal & Compliance
Blackstone

 

11:35–11:50 a.m.

Networking Break

 

11:50 a.m.–12:35 p.m.

Bylaws: The Best Available Method to Protect Long-Term Retail Investors from Activist Attacks

KEVIN ERCOLINE, Moderator
Assistant General Counsel
ICI

EBEN P. COLBY
Partner
Skadden

MATTHEW DICLEMENTE
Partner
Stradley Ronon

ELLIOT GLUCK
Partner
Willkie Farr

RICHARD STONE
Chief Executive
AIC

 

12:40–1:25 p.m.

Fitting a Square in a Round Hole: Legal Impediments with Launching an Unlisted Fund and What the Future May Hold

NICOLE SIMON, Moderator
Partner
Stradley Ronon

MICHAEL DOHERTY
Partner
Ropes and Gray 

RUTH GOODSTEIN
Chief Operating Officer
Macquarie Asset Management Solutions

BRAD GREEN
Partner
Kirkland and Ellis

GREGORY S. ROWLAND
Partner
Davis Polk

 

1:25–2:25 p.m.

Luncheon Speaker – Mentalist David Gerard

 

2:40–3:25 p.m.

Modernizing the Proxy Campaign

JANIS KERNS, Moderator
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer
Adams Funds

DANIELLE GURRIERI
Vice President and Head of Product Management - Bank, Broker Dealer
Broadridge Financial Solutions 

DAVE LAMB
Head of Closed-End Funds
Nuveen

ALAN REID
Co-Founder
Iconik 

BRIAN SCHAFFER
Partner
Prosek

 

3:25–4:00 p.m.

Getting Your Fund in the Hands of the Target Investors: Distribution and Operational Issues for Unlisted Products

JEREMY I. SENDEROWICZ, Moderator
Partner
Goodwin 

KIM FLYNN
President
XA Investments

JARRETT MELLMAN
Senior Vice President, Fund Management & Research
iCapital

BRIAN MORAN
CEO & Founder
FLX Networks

CHRIS SHAW
Vice President
SS&C

 

4:00–5:00 p.m.

Networking Event