Program
 
Thursday, January 19
9:00am - 4:00pm
Ski Day

Come Ski / Snowboard with us and enjoy the opportunity to meet and network with industry colleagues at the Blue Mountains.

Group rates will be set up and tickets can be purchased at Guest Services in the Village by stating the group name MMF Symposium.

Lift Ticket Pricing:

Monday - Thursday: $49.00 (tax included)
Friday & Sunday: $54.00 (tax included)
Saturday: $64.00 (tax included)

Rental Pricing:

Monday - Friday: $29.00 (tax included)
Saturday & Sunday: $54.24 (tax included)

Beginner lift ticket, rentals and the lesson circuit: $79.00

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Après Ski and Kick-off
Friday, January 20
7:30am - 9:00am
Breakfast
8:00am - 4:00pm
Registration
9:00am - 9:30am
Opening Remarks
Luis Seco
University of Toronto
Sigma Analysis & Management Ltd.
9:30am - 10:00am
Investing in a Low Interest Rate Environment
Introduced by Brijesh Chopra
Brent Humphries
AB Private Credit Investors Corp.
Brijesh Chopra
OMERS
10:00am - 10:30am
Banks Playing in the Sandbox
Dubie Cunningham
Scotiabank
10:30am - 11:00am
Break
11:00am - 11:45am
Long-Term Investing
Bill Bobey
CPPIB
Tim Friederich
AllianzGI Global Solutions
Brijesh Chopra
OMERS
Ben Djerroud
Sigma Analysis & Management Ltd.
11:45am - 12:45pm
Lunch
12:45pm - 1:30pm
Diversity in FinTech
Esther Zurba
Castle Hall Alternatives
Tahira Adatia
Capco
Eva Wong
Borrowell
Alexis Zamkow
Capgemini Canada
Dubie Cunningham
Scotiabank
1:30pm - 2:45pm
Networking Break
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Institutional Investing in the Alternative Space
Sudharshan Sathiyamoorthy
Alignvest Investment Management
Esther Zurba
Castle Hall Alternatives
Mark K. Hannoush
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Bill Maher
Cowen Prime Services
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Alternative Beta
Christophe L’Ahelec
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Ludger Hentschel
ARP Investments
Rebecca Hellerstein
Investcorp
Ela Karahasanoglu
WSIB
Dr. Ranjan Bhaduri
Sigma Analysis & Management Ltd.
6:30pm - 7:00pm
From Goldman to Google
David Ha
Google
7:00pm - 8:15pm
Dinner
8:15pm - 9:15pm
Scotch Tasting Networking Event
Sponsored by the Faculty of Arts and Science
9:15pm - 9:30pm
Big Data, Dark Matter
Sponsored by the Faculty of Arts and Science
Renée Hložek
Dunlop Institue for Astronomy & Astrophysics
University of Toronto
Saturday, January 21
7:30am - 9:00am
Breakfast
8:00am - 4:00pm
Registration
9:00am - 9:45am
The Credit Fraud Game
Matt Davison
University of Western Ontario
9:45am - 10:30am
Fostering a Culture of Innovation
Mark Wagner
Scotiabank
Gianluigi Duiella
Deloitte Canada
Yannick Abba
Scotiabank
10:30am - 11:00am
Break
11:00am - 11:45am
Women in Finance
Alyson Bailey-Flynn
Scotiabank
Lisa Martin
Crabel Capital Management
Audrey Gaspar
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Ela Karahasanoglu
WSIB
Caroline Bell-Ritchie
Scotiabank
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Operational Risk
Santiago Carrillo-Menéndez
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Sidney Wigfall (JD/Esq.)
SCA Compliance+Consulting Group
Philippe Sarfati
OSFI-BSIF
Alyson Bailey-Flynn
Scotiabank
1:45pm - 2:30pm
Stress Tests Integrating Economic Scenarios and Risk Simulations
David Saunders
University of Waterloo
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Break
3:00pm - 3:45pm
A Systematic Approach to Factor Modelling of Hedge Funds
Hamid Arian
RBC
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Cocktail Reception
6:45pm - 7:30pm
Financial Innovation and Regulatory Development in a Changing Industry
Philippe Sarfati
OSFI-BSIF
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Dinner
Sunday, January 22
No formal agenda for Sunday. This day is left open for independent networking activities.