Conference Sessions
The New World (Dis)Order
Peter Zeihan covers: The threats to the global order are not simply serious but are also mortal and unavoidable, setting the stage for at least two decades of global breakdown; Exploring the intersection between demography and finance.
Psychology and the Good Life: What the Science of Psychology Says about How to Lead a More Flourishing Life
This session from the 72nd CFA Institute Annual Conference will cover: Introduction to the most popular class ever at Yale; The most common misconceptions about what makes us happy; The top seven tips for what really can help us live a more satisfy
Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crisis Changed the World
This session from the 72nd CFA Institute Annual Conference featuring Adam Tooze covered: Ten years after 2008, how vulnerable is the global financial system today? What are the implications?
The Global Markets: Disruptions, Opportunities, ...
Mohamed A. El-Erian covered: The changing nature of global growth; Liquidity regime changes and central banks; Baseline and balance of economic and financial risks; Active investors regaining the upper hand; The added complexity of risk mitigation
AI and the Future: Developments, Ethics, and Financial...
Nick Bostrom, Rumman Chowdhury, Ophir Gottlieb, andRory Cellan-Jones, discuss AI and the future.
The Investing Outlook in a Changing World: Redefining Risk and Opportunities
Anne Richards covererd: Global market outlook – where are we going in the next 6 months? Trends and opportunities in fund management and in the brokerage business; Moving ahead in your career and how to promote gender balance in finance.
Brexit in Flux: Implications, Possibilities, Resolutions
Michala Marcussen, CFA, Thomas Mayer, CFA, Sir Ivan Rogers, and Liam Halligan discuss Brexit.
Rethinking Capitalism: Challenging the Economy and Economic
Mariana Mazzucato covered: Key ills affecting the private sector: Finance is not doing its job and industry is increasingly financialised; Key ills affecting the public sector:The state is ill-equipped to confront the greatest challenges of our time.
Applying Behavioral Finance to the Investment Process
Clare Flynn Levy covered: Why focusing on performance is missing the point; How top managers are competing for survival of the fittest and why others are missing a trick; How to mitigate behavioral bias in your own investment process