SPRING, 2024 FORUM AGENDA

8:00-9:15am

REGISTRATION/CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:15-9:30am

EVENT CHAIR’S WELCOME

JIM GREGORY
Senior Director, Head of Business Development Group | ETF Global

ETF GLOBAL^® PORTFOLIO CHALLENGE – Honoring Recent Winners

9:30-10:00am

OPENING KEYNOTE

MARK MAKEPEACE
Chief Executive Officer | Wilshire Indexes

10:05-10:45am

FUND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS

SPONSORED BY U.S. BANK

While U.S. listed ETF launches continue at a brisk pace in 2024, the formula to support both the successful launch and future growth of an ETF has proven to be an integral component of determining its level of success. Whether unveiling a new investment strategy or embracing an existing discipline, creating the appropriate internal support infrastructure and selecting the best-fitting external support providers are key. Topics addressed will range from the role and inherent dynamics of Capital Markets Desks to the selection of Market Makers and the resulting potential impacts on explicit and implicit costs of the ETF. This expert panel will bring together an eclectic group of vantage points to discuss the experience of investment managers entering the ever-evolving ETF space, the challenges and decisions they face and the opportunities they have uncovered.

Moderator:
JOSH JACOBS
Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer – ETFs | U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

Panelists:
ANDREW CHANIN
Co-Founder/CEO | ProcureAM

ALI DOYLE
Head of US ETF Listings | Nasdaq

CHRIS HEMPSTEAD
Managing Director of ETF and Global Portfolio Trading | Mirae Asset Strategies

10:45-11:05am

MORNING BREAK

11:05-11:45am

THE EVOLVING GLOBAL ETF LEGAL LANDSCAPE

These legal experts will assess the impact of a variety of emanating legal trends, regulatory requirements and emerging compliance dynamics. Panelists will focus their respective lenses forward to provide legal insights into developments surrounding T+1, cryptocurrency, ESG, regulatory reporting and an overall deep dive into the unfolding legal issues within the ETF business.

Moderator:
MICHAEL PRENDERGAST
SVP, ETF Senior Product Specialist | Ultimus Fund Solutions

Panelists:
STEPHEN CARSON
Head of the Asset Management & Investment Funds Group | A&L Goodbody LLP

AISHA HUNT
Principal | Kelley Hunt

JEREMY I. SENDEROWICZ
Shareholder | VedderPrice

MORRISON C. WARREN
Partner and Co-Chair Investment Management Group | Chapman and Cutler LLP

11:50-12:30pm

ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

What was once considered to be a threat to active managers, has now become one of the biggest drivers of growth for active investment management. In 2023, over 70% of new U.S. listed ETF launches were in active wrappers. In part, fueled by conversions from mutual funds, actively managed ETFs continue to stake their claim with ETF investors. The actively managed lineup now boasts of a wide spectrum of entrants, ranging from well-established asset managers to emerging managers. Our panel of experts will describe their unique approaches to this rapidly growing marketplace.

Moderator:
STEVE SACHS
Global Chief Operating Officer of ETF Accelerator | Goldman Sachs

Panelists:
MICHAEL ESCHMANN
Managing Director Business Development | REX Shares

RAFAEL ZAYAS
SVP, Head of Portfolio Management & Trading | Vident Asset Management

MATT TUTTLE
CEO & CIO | Tuttle Capital Management

BRUCE SALTZMAN
Managing Director, Head of Americas ETF Capital Markets | State Street Global Advisors

12:30-1:15pm

LUNCHEON & NETWORKING SESSION

(SPONSORS EXHIBIT HALL)

Sponsored by BTIG

1:15-1:55pm

THE 2024 FIXED INCOME LANDSCAPE & BEST STRATEGIES

2024 continues to be one of the most interesting, fixed income environments of recent decades. Driven by debates over the future of interest rates and rate reductions, volatility, geopolitical risk and the proposition between credit and duration risk. With fixed income ETFs now playing a far greater role than just a buy-and-hold vehicle, the question remains, where are we heading? Our panel of experts will examine the trends driving fixed income ETF asset growth, new and emerging strategies and what the remainder of 2024 may hold for this core asset class.

Moderator:
JASON ORLOSKY
Head of Investment Strategy & Platform, Area Vice President | Gallagher

Panelists:
TANUJ DORA
SVP, Portfolio Manager | PIMCO

KRISHNA KUMAR
Portfolio Manager | Goose Hollow Capital Management

UGO EGBUNIKE
Institutional Sales & Trading, Fixed Income Specialist | Jane Street

CONNOR STACK
Director, Fixed Income ETF Strategy | Blackrock

2:00-2:40pm

DEFINED OUTCOME ETFs: ACCELERATING GROWTH AND INNOVATION

Defined Outcome ETFs have quickly innovated beyond the simple Buffer strategy, as they continue to provide investors with a risk-averse investment alternative. From less than $200 million of U.S. assets in 2018 to forecasts exceeding $50 billion, this ETF category has now attracted some of the largest and most well-established asset managers. Please join our panel of experts who have helped drive this momentum as they discuss the mechanics, strategy and path forward for Defined Outcome ETFs.

Moderator:
VICTOR WERNY
Director, North American ETP Listings | Cboe

Panelists:
TRENT HOUSTON
V.P., Exchange-Traded Funds | PGIM Investments

JOE CUSICK
SVP, Portfolio Specialist, Portfolio Management & Research | Calamos Investments

AIDAN O’HARA
Managing Director, Investment Research and Institutional Sales | Pacer ETFs

JARED EISENBERG
VP/ETF Specialist | Alliance Bernstein

2:40-2:55pm

AFTERNOON BREAK

2:55-3:35pm

ETF TRADING IN THE NEW ERA OF T+1

The financial services industry, in coordination with the Securities Exchange Commission, is shortening the settlement cycle from trade date plus two business days (T+2) to trade date plus one business day (T+1). While this move is anticipated to create long-term, positive benefits including risk mitigation, capital efficiency, and reduced margin requirements, exchange-traded funds, and especially non-US ETFs, are considered one of the segments most at risk. Our panel of experts will analyze the litany of challenges surrounding this accelerated settlement along with the steps market participants must take to migrate successfully.

Moderator:
NAOMI DePINA
Vice President of ETF Sales | GTS Execution Services

Panelists:
JOYCE ROSELY
Senior Relationship Manager | MarketAxess

WILLIAM COLEMAN
Head of US ETF Capital Markets | Vanguard

DONALD O’HARA
CEO | PennHaven Brokerage Partners

BRIAN GILMAN
ETF Sales & Trading | Virtu Financial

3:40-4:25pm

AROUND THE GLOBE: BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2024

Whether it is the Presidential election, interest rates, geopolitical risk or the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence, these forces both flow through our markets each day and create timely opportunities. Today’s successful Asset Managers must command the necessary understanding to unearth these opportunities and execute their strategies effectively. Our experts will examine where the greatest risks may reside, as well as where the best opportunities remain for 2024.

Moderator:
SANJAY CHABLANEY
Founder/CEO | Nirvana Capital

Panelists:
THOMAS BONVILLE
Managing Director and Head of Derivatives Sales | Clear Street

GEOFF KING
Portfolio Manager – Global Natural Resources Equity | Macquarie Asset Management

EDWARD ROSENBERG
Managing Director, Head of ETF & Funds Management | Texas Capital

DAVID SCHULHOF
Founder and CEO | MUSQ, LLC

4:25-4:30pm

CLOSING REMARKS – ETF GLOBAL

TRAMMEL ROBINSON
Director, Head of ETF Issuer Relationship Management | ETF Global

4:30-5:30pm

NETWORKING RECEPTION

SPONSORED BY SOUND INCOME STRATEGIES

There will be a private reception for attendees immediately following the program.