Klaas Baks
Professor in the Practice of Finance; Executive Director, Center for Alternative Investments · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Alternative Investments Private Equity Entrepreneurship Investment Banking Mergers & Acquisitions
Trevear Thomas
Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP · Deloitte Services LLP
Deloitte LLP's wellspring of knowledge drills down to uncover the most insightful analysis into M&A activities in the oil and gas sectors
Mergers & Acquisitions M&a Financing Oil and Gas Industry
Andrea C. Johnson
Partner · Dentons Canada LLP
Lead counsel on many of the largest VC financings in Canada. Invaluable insight for startups, IPOs, technology & emerging growth companies.
Private Equity & Venture Capital Securities & Corporate Finance Tech Companies and Venture Capital Mergers & Acquisitions
Mylany David
Partner · Dentons Canada LLP
One-to-watch leader in renewable energy & real estate law, with expertise in the hot topics of wind farm development & strategic financing.
Mergers & Acquisitions Cleantech & Environmental Law Leasing and Real Estate Law Public-Private Partnerships Land Use Planning
Sydney Finkelstein
Associate Dean for Executive Education; Steven Roth Professor of Management · Dartmouth College
Leadership and strategy expert focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of executive talent
Corporate Strategy Strategic Leadership Mergers & Acquisitions Executive Talent Board Effectiveness
Rachid Sefrioui
Managing Director · Finaventures
Anchor your Leadership. Motivate your Team. Boost your Entrepreneurship.
Venture Capital Growth Capital Fundraising Entrepreneurship Rollups
Lewis Jaffe
Entrepreneurship Senior Lecturer, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Part-Time Faculty
Leadership Entrepreneurship Start-ups Business Development Strategy Strategic Planning Brand Building
Gary Bishop
Vice President, Business Development · Optikos Corporation
Gary Bishop is an expert in business development, including acquisition identification, growth marketing, product marketing and operations.
Mergers & Acquisitions Product Development Manufacturing P&L Responsibility Strategic Planning
Mi (Meg) Luo, PhD
Associate Professor of Finance and Real Estate | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University
Mi (Meg) Luo, PhD, specializes in empirical corporate finance, investments, equity valuation and corporate decision making.
Business Leveraged Buyouts Executive Compensation Merger and Acquisition Managerial Decision Making
Victor P. Becker
Vice President, Human Resources · NetScout Systems
Author of "Everything You Know about Organizational Behavior You Learned in High School"
Team Builder Public Company Board Experience Outsourcing Compensation Strategy and Plan Design International HR Management
Mark Walsh
Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP · Deloitte Services LLP
Need a connector? Deloitte LLP's IT industry mergers & acquisitions specialist will plug you in to all things related to the M&A life cycle
Program Management Information Technology Order Management and Fulfillment It Integration and Divestiture Mergers & Acquisitions
Will Bermender
Managing Director · Will Bermender Equity Partners, LLC
Business Leader, Board Director, Investor, Author
M&A M&a Financing Merger & Acquisitions Decision-Making and Performance Mergers & Acquisitions Post-Merger Integration
Tammara Kennelly
President · FriesenPress
Banking and foreign exchange expert, turned book publisher, with a passion for helping authors share their story with the world.
Self-Publishing Leadership Development Mergers and Acquisitions career pathing, coaching for performance Leadership, culture development, succession planning, organizational development
Jana Steele
Partner, Pensions & Benefits · Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Partner at Osler in Toronto with extensive knowledge and experience with shared risk, target benefit and other innovative plan designs.
Pension and Benefits Pension Plan Shared Risk and Target Benefit Plans Pension Plan Structure Pension Plan Governance Pension Plan Compliance
David Offenberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
(310) 338-2903 | doffenberg@lmu.edu
Corporate Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Pensions Entertainment Finance Executive Compensation
Thomas Kessler
Managing Partner, CEO · Kessler Praxis Consult
Accelerate your M&A Integration to create value from your transaction and solidify your competitive positioning
Post Merger Integration M&a Integration Due Diligence M&a Target Selection
Ed Reilly
Mentor · NORCAT
Managing Partner | Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP
Accounting Assurance Business Advisory Tax Planning Business Start Up Planning
Geoffrey Creighton
Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer · IGM Financial Inc.
International legal and compliance expert working with billion dollar companies
Corporate Law Compliance Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Finance International Securities Transactions
Sam Angus
Partner, Corporate Group · Fenwick & West LLP
Entrepreneurship and venture financing for start-ups have been long-standing specialties for this lawyer and conference panel moderator
Start-Up/Venture-Backed Companies Equity and Debt Financings Mergers and Acquisitions Securities Matters Intellectual Property Licensing
Gabriel P. Pundrich
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
I use artificial intelligence/machine learning and natural language processing to help answer relevant accounting questions.
Municipal Bonds Debt Contracting Merger and Acquisitions Algorithmic Trading Natural Language Processing