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Christopher K. Merker, PhD, CFA, is a Financial Advisor and a Director with Private Asset Management at Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated. He holds a PhD in investment governance and fiduciary effectiveness from Marquette University. He is past president of the CFA Society Milwaukee, and a founder and current board member of the CFA Society Milwaukee Foundation, a sister organization dedicated to promoting financial literacy. An adjunct professor of finance at Marquette University, where he teaches the investment course, “Sustainable Finance,” he is also executive director of Fund Governance Analytics, LLC, a provider of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) research and diagnostic tools for asset owners and institutional investors. He publishes Sustainable Finance, which covers current topics around governance and sustainability in investing, and is co-author of the book The Trustee Governance Guide: The Five Imperatives of 21st Century Investing.
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Thirty years of experience in a variety of institutional investment roles, spanning the alternative investment arena. Consulting experience includes designing alternative investment portfolios for corporate and public pension plans, where manager due diligence led to over $600 million in client investments. Direct trading experience includes commodity swaps and futures; equities, including options and futures; and a long-short equity hedge fund. Teaching, writing and public speaking topics have included hedge funds, private equity, real estate, cryptocurrencies, machine learning, and infrastructure. CFA, FDP, and CAIA charterholder and a member of the CFA Speakers' Bureau. Published eight books, twelve refereed journal articles, and serve on the editorial board of the CFA Digest, Journal of Alternative Investments, and The Journal of Investment Consulting. Selected as a 2010 Hedge Fund Rising Star by Institutional Investor magazine Specialties: Hedge funds, commodities, real assets, options, futures, derivatives, volatility, portfolio construction, alternative investments, academic research, professor, cryptocurrencies, machine learning, artificial intelligence, alternative data
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Business and lifestyle consultant, as well as Amazon #1 bestselling author, Stephen D. Rodgers sees himself as a "leader helping others discover, develop, and maximize their highest good and purpose in business and in life." This admirable philosophy reverberates throughout all his endeavors. Whether dealing with a first-time entrepreneur or a long-established business powerhouse, Steve lives by the same personal code: help individuals and companies unlock their full potential. Steve's knack for bringing out the best in others has left an indelible mark. A passion for nurturing success always has been Steve's hallmark. While he was CEO/President of San Diego's Real Living Lifestyles Real Estate franchise, his inspiration helped ignite the company's phenomenal growth. Steve also served as President and CEO of Prudential California Realty. A division of Berkshire Hathaway affiliate HomeServices America, Prudential California had generated over $25 billion in sales at its peak. Steve was a major force guiding the company and its 4,600 agents to this milestone. Steve started his journey with Berkshire Hathaway as a branch manager, rising to the COO and then CEO in just a matter of 10 years. During this period, he was in various meetings, events and social gatherings with Warren Buffett and the numerous associates and high-caliber leaders that form his inner circle. Along with inspiring others, Steve gives back to both the business and civic communities. He has served on several National Association of Realtors committees, as well as the boards of various title, escrow, and mortgage companies. On the civic side, Steve contributes year-round to schools, charities, community events, and many other worthy causes. Steve is happily married with two grown children and several grandchildren. Along with a robust family life, he enjoys a wide range of interests such as traveling, boating, yoga, Kung fu, the arts, films, biking, skydiving, and whitewater rafting.
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Prior to joining Hillsdale, Harry led the Canadian institutional business of Franklin Templeton Investments, as well as the institutional business at Russell Investment Group. As Principal, he co-led Mercer's Investment Consulting Practice and prior to that was a Senior Investment Analyst at Sun Life Canada. Harry is a frequent conference speaker and has authored more than 48 articles and a book entitled, "Perspectives in Investment Management." He has served on a number of industry boards and was past President of CFA Society Toronto. Harry was awarded the Toronto Society’s Research Award and received the Society’s Volunteer of Distinction Award. He currently volunteers for the CFA Institute and is on the editorial board of The Journal of Investing. Harry joined Hillsdale in February 2008.
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Barbara is a seasoned Leadership Development Consultant, Executive Coach, Keynote Speaker and Trainer. She is a Licensed Psychotherapist and has 30 years of experience in clinical psychology. For the past 20 years she has been engaged as an executive coach, delivering transformational change that maximizes leadership performance and success for leaders and their organizations. She has a history of developing strong, mindful leaders, teams, and partnerships for companies such as Yahoo!, Grail, Becton-Dickinson, CFA, Innovate Foundation, Shell, Intel, Pella, Nektar Therapeutics, University Polytechnic in Madrid and many others. Barbara specializes in transformational change, leadership development, team building, change management, strategic partnering, empowering women in leadership, executives in transition, and mindful leadership.
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I am a professional improviser and entrepreneur. I am the Founder and Artistic Director of Finest City Improv in San Diego, putting my twenty five plus years of experience in business and the arts to work growing an amazing theatre and training center, performing, hosting events, presenting workshops, and helping teams and individuals grow through the lessons of improvisation. I am a certified Vistage speaker with one of the highest speaker ratings. I teach the lessons of improvisation including "Yes! And..." to enable others to expand their comfort zones, take more risks, co-create with team members, and celebrate success at work and in life. Please connect with me if you want to learn more about improvisation and how it can help you in all areas of your personal and professional life!
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Amazon Best-Selling Author | Speaker | Yoga & Face Yoga Teacher Ginger Marie Corwin is the Amazon Best-Selling Author of Your Weekly Guide to Bliss, a sought-after speaker, and an experienced Yoga and Face Yoga Instructor with over 8 years in the health and wellness industry. Passionate about guiding individuals toward deeper happiness, self-love, and spiritual connection, she helps people embrace their unique spiritual gifts and intuition. Ginger works with individuals, groups, and organizations to inspire transformative growth and empowerment.
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Kris Buytaert is one of instigators of the devops movement and a long time Linux and Open Source Consultant. He is frequently speaking at, or organizing different international conferences on the topic. He spends most of his time working on bridging the gap between developers and operations with a strong focus on Infrastructure as Code, Continuous Delivery High Availability, Scalability projects hence trying to build infrastructures that can survive the 10th floor test, better known today as the cloud while actively promoting the devops idea ! His blog titled "Everything is a Freaking DNS Problem" can be found at http://www.krisbuytaert.be/blog/
$1,501 - $5,000
Member of the Center of Thematic Expertise (CoTE) on Economic Governance at European Commission. Policy and strategy in economic development Competitiveness and innovation , smart specialisation Digital skills Digital economy International relations Country expert for: all Western Balkans (6 countries), Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Moldova
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Hi, I’m Lesley Strachan. For the past fourteen years I've been Coaching| Consulting| Speaking| Training and Advising in the education and corporate sectors all over the world. I work with people like you to get you from where you are now to where you want to be so that you can lead the life you want to. I do this because I am passionate about helping people and organisations get more out of life. We work together to identify what challenges you’re facing right now and then choose a programme that’s right for you, or your organisation. I'd love to help you. I know we're connected via LinkedIn and I guarantee you we can come up some great ideas that will work for you. Let's get together and talk. https://lesley-strachan-consulting-training.com/ Latest Projects: -Learning & Development Manager|Venture Simulations Ltd -Careers and Enterprise Adviser|The Careers and Enterprise Company -External Examiner|Birmingham City University|The University of the West of England -Professional Practice|The Success Principles|Masters Students -Executive Coaching for Managers
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