Meeting of the Americas 2018
Meeting of the Americas 2018
Hosted by Akerman LLP
Thursday, October 18, 2018 9AM-7PM
Akerman Downtown Miami Office
98 Southeast 7th Street #1100
Miami, FL 33131
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MEETING OF THE AMERICAS will bring together investors, allocators and fund managers from the U.S., Latam and Canada to discuss the opportunities, debate the substantive issues surrounding the current state-of-play, and provide perspectives on the exchanges, broker-dealers and other trading venues that facilitate capital flows.
Agenda
9:00AM – 10:00AM
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST SPONSORED BY BANKUNITED
10:15AM – 10:50AM
OPENING REMARKS SPONSORED BY PREQIN
Hedge Fund, Private Equity and Real Estate overview in the Americas
- Performance Update
- Top Performing Funds
- Performance Benchmarks
- Fund Launches
- Asset Flow Summary
Speaker
Sam Mitchell – Head of Investor Products @ Preqin
11AM – 11:50AM
PANEL 1
Strategies in Search of Yield: Update on Real Estate Markets and Economic Opportunity Zones
Moderator
Gail Cohen – Franklin Templeton
Panelists
Dave Wynn – Wynn Development
Raúl Ramirez – Lloyd Jones LLC
Jeremy Todd – Prime Meridian
Hasaan Austin – BSEP+
Joe Wold – Veterans Capital
12:00 – 12:50PM
PANEL 2
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Update in the Americas: The Disruption of Cross-Border Payments between the U.S. and Latin America
Moderator
Scott Daspin – Triad Securities
Panelists
Enrique Souza – SmartCash
Nick Colas – Datatrek
Thomas Coughlin– Kinesis
David Tawil – ProChain
1:00 – 2:20PM
LUNCH & PRESENTATIONS
Speakers
Alicia Cervera – Cervera Group Fireside Chat
Isaac Gilinski – Brickell Analytics Presentation
Roberto Munoz – Florida Community Bank
2:30 – 3:20PM
PANEL 3
Alternative Investing for Profit and Impact
Moderator
Theresa Gusman – First Affirmative
Panelists
Curt Albright – Clear Current Capital
William Burdette – CDC Deposits
Sahil Sethi – Young India Fund
Eugene Yun – SymVerse
Dan Hughes – Social Entrepreneur
3:30 – 4:00PM
Networking Break
4:00PM – 4:50PM
PANEL 4
Global Equities Outlook: Opportunities in public markets from the perspective of U.S. & Latin American market participants
Moderator
Rainford Knight – Florida Institute of Finance
Panelists
Alejandro Garza – Founder & CIO, Aztlan Equity Management
Ray Zucarro – RVX Asset Management
Monica Fuentes – O’Brien Investment Group
Richard Sandulli – Metaurus ETF
5:00PM – 7:00PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Author
Michael Corcelli
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- Managing Member @
- Company
- Role
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Mr. Corcelli is the Founder & Chairman of the FLAIA and has played a critical role in stablishing the vision and building the management team for the FLAIA. In addition to his work with the FLAIA, he is a Managing Partner at Alexander Alternative Capital, LLC based in Miami. Prior to joining Alexander Alternative Capital, Michael worked for UBS AG where he was responsible for portfolio management and tactical asset allocation for private clients of UBS Global Wealth Management & Business Banking. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Miami where he studied Business with a focus in Finance.
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