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Quinnipiac U To Host Global Asset Management Education X Forum

Quinnipiac University will host Global Asset Management Education (GAME) X Forum March 25-26.

Osman Kilic, chair and professor of finance and director of GAME at Quinnipiac University
Osman Kilic, chair and professor of finance and director of GAME at Quinnipiac University (Photo by Autumn Driscoll of Quinnipiac University.)

Hamden, CT – Internationally renowned finance experts will discuss the issues facing investment professionals in the global financial markets and share best practices in investment management at Quinnipiac University's annual Global Asset Management Education (GAME) X Forum, March 25-26.

GAME, the largest student-run financial conference in the world, offers participants the rarest of opportunities — to discuss and debate financial best practices with world-renowned industry leaders. Members of the general public are also invited to attend.

The virtual forum will feature over 60 speakers from more than 50 companies taking part in 17 sessions. The speakers will discuss global markets, corporate governance, the global economy and global investment strategy.

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The keynote speakers will include Jimmy Chang, chief investment officer, Rockefeller Global Family Office; Ethan Harris, head of global economics research, Bank of America; David Kelly, chief global strategist, J.P. Morgan Asset Management; Catherine Mann, global chief economist, Citigroup; Lisa Emsbo-Mattingly, director of research, Fidelity; Eileen Murray, former co-CEO of Bridgewater and Associates, and chairperson, board of governors of FINRA; Sébastien Page, head of global multi-assets, T. Rowe Price; Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist, Charles Schwab; Peter Spiegel, US managing editor, Financial Times; and Jean LaTorre, chief investment officer, Guardian.

“The forum exposes graduate and undergraduate students to the knowledge, expertise and guidance of the most recognized and successful individuals of the financial markets,” said Osman Kilic, a professor and chair of finance at Quinnipiac and director of GAME.

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Kilic expects this year’s forum to include over 1,000 students and faculty participants from more than 120 colleges and universities around the world.

The forum will include breakout discussion panels, workshops and keynote perspectives that will explore topics such as portfolio management, asset allocation, investment banking, commodities and cryptocurrencies, fintech and innovation, valuation of private equity and hedge funds, and option trading.

The forum will conclude March 26 with the announcement of the student-managed portfolio competition winners.

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