KWPMP Investment Seminars
Since the program’s start, a large number of investment professionals have given special seminars to our students. We are grateful to the following professionals for taking the time to meet with our students and for sharing with them some of their knowledge and insights on the investment world this past year:
Fall semester
David Aiken
Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer
Brookfield Asset Management | Private Equity Group
“Value Oriented Private Equity”
Alex Ryzhikov
Partner, Investments
Ewing Morris & Co.
“Bilingual Investing”
Jay Aizanman
Strategic Consultant – Business Development
Desjardins Global Asset Management
“Integrating ESG and Factor Research into an Investment Strategy”
Peter Stavropoulos
Senior Credit Specialist
Office of the Sr. Vice-President, Capital Markets
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
“Large Canadian Banks: Current Outlook”
Laura Cohen
Specialist, Global Equities
Thomas Horvath
Assistant Vice-President and Lead Analyst, Global Equities
Fiera Capital Corporation
“Global Equity Opportunities”
Alain Bouchard
Chairman
Alimentations Couche Tard Inc.
“Alimentation Couche-Tard: the incredible journey continues… an intimate discussion with its visionary founder”
Michael Rosenfeld
Senior Director, Infrastructure Investments
PSP Investments Inc.
Investing in Infrastructure: Recent Trends
Michael Ryan
Group Managing Director and the Chief Investment Officer
UBS, Wealth Management Americas
“Key Issues Driving the Markets”
Winter Semester
John Lofranco
Manager of Coaching Education
Athletics Canada
David Abramson
Senior Strategist
Alpine Macro
“Physical Activity as a Metaphor for Investing”
Michael Vogel
Senior Associate, Thematic Investments
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
“Autonomous and Electric Vehicles”
Rajiv Johal
Head, Inter-Library Loans | Finance and Economics Librarian
Concordia University Libraries
Library Resources for KWPMP Students
Women in Finance Conference
In Association with CFA Montrealand
Concordia’s Finance and Investment Students' Association (FISA)
Julie Ducharme
Active Equity Product Strategist
Blackrock Investment Management Company
Candice Bangsund
Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Global Asset Allocation
Fiera Capital Corporation
Evangelia Stroubakis
Portfolio Manager
CN Investment Division
Odrée Ducharme
Investment Director, Strategic partnerships
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Suzy Knafo
Portfolio Risk Advisor
RBC Dominion Securities
Johnny Quigley
Vice-President, Institutional Investment Services
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.
“Refining the Science Of Active Investment Management”
Owen Gibbons
Senior Portfolio Manager, US Equities
Van Berkom & Associates Inc.
“Losers: a Winner’s Curse”
Michel Brutti
Director & Portfolio Manager, Institutional Management
Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd.
“ESG Integration in Analysis and Portfolio Management”
David Vachon
Vice President Investment Banking (Diversified)
BMO Capital Markets
“BMO Investment and Corporate Banking and Lightspeed IPO”
Joseph Clements
Managing Director - Institutional Equities
Raymond James Financials
Amr Ezzat
Equity Research Analyst, Special Situations
Echelon Wealth Partners
Matteo Rosi
Analyst
Axes Capital
“Demystifying the sell-side”
