6:00 PM — 8:00 PM
2025 WAM Welcome Reception

6:00 p.m.    Guests arrive to Kemper Art Museum

6:30 p.m.    Welcome remarks by Dean Mike Mazzeo

6:35 p.m.    Presentation by Zachary Eckler, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management

7:10 p.m.    Reception resumes

8:00 p.m.    Event concludes

 

Timothy Solberg picture
Timothy Solberg
Zachary Eckler picture
Zachary Eckler

Parking information: 

- Use this map to locate and park in the East End garage (#141)

- Enter from either Forest Park Parkway to Hoyt (on the northside) or Forsyth Blvd to Wrighton Way (on the southside)

8:30 AM — 8:35 AM
Welcome Remarks

Welcome remarks from the conference emcees, Ed Edwin and Jana Gregorek

Ed Edwin picture
Ed Edwin
Jana Gregorek picture
Jana Gregorek
8:35 AM — 9:30 AM
Session 1: Innovation and the Future of Wealth Management
Atul Kamra picture
Atul Kamra
Mamoun Benmamoun picture
Mamoun Benmamoun
Adrian Crockett picture
Adrian Crockett
Dr. Sindhu Joseph picture
Dr. Sindhu Joseph
Amy Young picture
Amy Young
9:30 AM — 9:45 AM
15-min Break
9:45 AM — 10:45 AM
Session 2: Behavioral Finance and Investment Psychology
Cindy Cryder picture
Cindy Cryder
Jeff Kreisler picture
Jeff Kreisler
Peter Lazaroff picture
Peter Lazaroff
Michael Pompian picture
Michael Pompian
10:45 AM — 11:00 AM
15-min Break
11:00 AM — 11:45 AM
Session 3: Ultra High Net Worth (“UHNW”) Client Strategies
Peter Boumgarden picture
Peter Boumgarden
Brian Fernandez picture
Brian Fernandez
Elisa Rizzo picture
Elisa Rizzo
Brian Salmo picture
Brian Salmo
Richard Wolkowitz picture
Richard Wolkowitz
11:45 AM — 1:00 PM
Lunch Option 1: Women in Wealth: Building Careers, Serving Clients, Shaping the Future Luncheon

Due to limited capacity, you must register to attend this special luncheon. This lunch will be held in the Anheuser-Busch Dining Room on the 3rd Floor of the Knight Center. 

Jana Gregorek picture
Jana Gregorek
Vanessa Okwuraiwe picture
Vanessa Okwuraiwe
Linda Pietroburgo picture
Linda Pietroburgo
Carrie Schroen picture
Carrie Schroen
11:45 AM — 1:00 PM
Lunch Option 2

For conference participants who do not wish to attend the special luncheon, a separate lunch will be provided in Frick Forum. 

1:15 PM — 2:15 PM
Session 4: Changing Landscape of Wealth Management
Brett Gilliland picture
Brett Gilliland
Wendy Hartman picture
Wendy Hartman
Eric Kittner picture
Eric Kittner
Clint Zweifel picture
Clint Zweifel
2:15 PM — 2:30 PM
15-min Break
2:30 PM — 3:15 PM
Session 5: Stablecoins and the GENIUS Act: Ushering in a New Era of Finance
Corey Then picture
Corey Then
3:15 PM — 4:00 PM
Session 6: Impact on Tariffs on Investments
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Paul Christopher
4:00 PM — 4:05 PM
Closing Remarks

Closing remarks from the conference emcees, Ed Edwin and Jana Gregorek

Ed Edwin picture
Ed Edwin
Jana Gregorek picture
Jana Gregorek
4:00 PM — 5:00 PM
Reception - Frick Forum

post conference reception in Frick Forum

8:30 AM — 9:00 AM
Check- in and Set-up; Continental breakfast provided

Representatives and Students - Please check in at the registration table near the south entrance (Forsyth Blvd) of Simon Hall. 

9:00 AM — 11:00 AM
WAM Portfolio Competition - Final Round begins

various Simon Hall classrooms

9:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Student Job Fair

1st floor | Simon Hall

*Investment firms, banks and finance companies will conduct a student job fair in Simon Hall for both undergrad and graduate students of universities participating in the competition.

If your company/organization is interested in participating in the student job fair event, please register here

11:30 AM — 12:00 PM
WAM Competition Winners Announced

1st floor | Simon Hall