7/16/24 “How Big Change and Geopolitical shifts Affect Investments and What to Do”
Derrick Dagnan, CIO at Fort Worth Employees’ Retirement Fund
Dee Smith, CEO & Principal at Strategic Insight Group
6/18/24 “Small vs. Large Cap Equity”
Stephen Haines, Vice President at Fund Evaluation Group
Conrad Doenges, CIO & Portfolio Manager at Ranger Investment Management
Robert Almeida, Global Investment Strategist & PM at MFS Investment Management
Brendan McAndrews, VP & Portfolio Manager at Dimensional Fund Advisors
“2024 Annual US and Texas Economic Outlook”
Febuary 6, 2024 at the Federal Reserve Bank Dallas
Pia Orrenius – Sr. Economist, Federal Reserve of Dallas
Bill Adams – Chief Economist, Comerica Bank
4/16/24 “Emerging Markets, where are we now?”
A look at EM debt and equity to see where it fits in the portfolio.
Josh Snyder, Global Investment Strategist at GQG Partners
Dan Schmidt, Director, Investment Product Specialist at MFS Investment Mgt
Kris Katarski, Senior Vice President at Marquette Associates
3/19/24 “How AI’s Changing the Investment process”
Yin Luo, CFA, CPA, CGMA, Pstat, Vice Chairman at Wolfe Research
Gareth Shepherd, PhD, CFA, Co-Head Voya Machine Intelligence, Portfolio Mgr.
Henry To, CFA, CAIA, FRM, Director, Public Markets at Texas Health Resources
9/19/23 “Real Estate – What’s changed?”
Coleman Brown, Partner at Stonelake Capital
Mathew Kirschner, SVP, Portfolio Manager at Cohen & Steers
Catherine Minor, Senior Portfolio Manager at DWS
Chris Cunningham, Partner at The Townsend Group.
6/20/23 “Texas Fixed Income Managers speak”
Kurt Daum, Senior Portfolio Manager at Victory Income Investors
Chet Pai, Portfolio Manager and Managing Director at Barrow Hanley Global
Thomas Urano, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Managing Partner at Sage Advisory
Matt Peden, Director, Investments at American Beacon Advisors
10/17/23 “Fossil Energy” Why Energy? Why Now?
Billy Bailey, Principal at BP Energy Partners
Ben Davis, Managing Partner at Energy Spectrum Capital
Terry Gottberg, President & CEO at Merit Energy
Ross Campbell, Managing Director at Barrow Hanley Global Investors
7/18/23 “Alternative Credit Opportunities”
Avi Tolani, SVP, Team Lead, PM Enhanced Middle Market Credit at Voya
Chris Gudmastad, Vice President, Portfolio Manager at Loomis Sayles
Matt Underwood, Partner, Special Opportunities at Ares Management Corp.
Tom Gale, Former Chief Investment Officer (Retired) at Meadows Foundation
4/19/22 “The Great Inflation Debate – Part2”
Derrick Dagnan, Chief Investment Officer, Fort Worth Employees’ Retirement
Tim Bray, Senior Portfolio Manager at GuideStone Capital Management
Alex Ruehle, Sr. Manager – Asset Management at American Airlines
Helge Rokenes, Chief Investment Officer at HighGround Advisors
9/20/22 “The Evolution of the 60/40 Portfolio
and where it’s headed” Part 1
Jim Hille, retired Chief Investment Officer at TCU
Matt Peden, Director, Investments at American Beacon
Bryan Hedrick, Director of Pension Fund Investments at DFW Airport Pension
Laurie Dotter, Employee Retirement System of Texas investment Advisory
