KWPMP investment seminars
KW students have the opportunity to attend weekly seminars given by industry professionals. The program offers them direct access to professionals with diverse backgrounds who are successful in their respective careers in capital markets.
A question-and-answer session during each seminar provides students with an added opportunity to delve into topics in depth and learn more about the speakers on a higher personal level who are generous with their thought-provoking advice.
2021 speakers
Segmenting a broad investment universe
Sean Yuile, Investment Analyst and Portfolio Manager
Manitou Investment Management Ltd
An introduction to hedge funds
Mathieu Boisvert, Managing Director
Formula Growth Limited
Library resources for analysts
Michael Groenendyk, Digital Scholarship Librarian
Concordia University
The keys to effective financial planning
Christine Lengvari, President and CEO
Lengvari Financial Inc
The importance of critical thinking
Martin Pépin, SVP and Portfolio Manager, General Funds
IA Financial Group - Industrial Alliance
Overview of private wealth management
Ted Conrod, President & Founder, Portfolio Manager
Focus Asset Management
The evolution of capital markets, ETFS and SPACS
Steven Foley, Vice-Chairman, Global Markets
RBC Capital Markets
Capital markets: current trends & outlook
James Burron, President, Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets
Fred Pye, Executive Chairman & CEO, 3iQ Corp.
Bei Huang, CFO and Chief CCO, Maison Placements Canada Inc.
Timothy J Burgess, Co-Founder & CEO, WealthAgile Inc.
Andrea Lavergne, Vice President, Connor, Clark & Lunn Private Capital
Compliance for portfolio management
Riccardo Romeo, Portfolio Manager and Chief Compliance Officer
Summus Investment Management Inc
Introduction to global markets
Eric Flaim, Institutional Sales, European Equity Sales
Exane BNP Paribas
Performance measurement and shareholder value
Matt Kacur, President
FSA Financial Science and Art Ltd
Investing for the long-term
David Stenason, Managing Director
Rempart Asset Management
Financial reporting: statements under a microscope
Anthony Scilipoti, President and CEO
Veritas Investment Research
Fixed income: portfolio management & beating your benchmark
David Klug, Senior Analyst, Montgomery Fixed Income
Wells Fargo Asset Management
Reflecting on the past to become a better investor
Geoff Heward, Portfolio Manager, Director and Senior Vice-President
Heward Investment Management
Benefits of being an investment analyst
Raymond Lai, Portfolio Manager
1832 Asset Management
Best practices in sustainable investing
Jennifer Bent, Director & Portfolio Manager
Jarislowsky Fraser Global Investment Management
Strategic macroeconomic outlook and market discussion
Rob Edel, CIO & Portfolio Manager
Nicola Wealth Management
Insight on economics and capital markets
Tom Bradley, Chair, Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder
Steadyhand Investment Funds
The evolution of hedge funds and rise of retail investing
Nelson Cheung, Managing Director
Formula Growth Limited
