Andrei Simonov
Professor · Michigan State University
An expert in US and international stock markets, institutional and individual investors, investment banking and behavioral finance.
International Finance Behavioral Finance Financial Services Asset Management
Irving Rappaport
Corporate Advisory Board · InventionShare
Entrepreneur, patent attorney, licensing executive and inventor. Irving headed Intellectual Property (IP) for 5 Fortune 500 companies.
Entrepreneur Patent Attorney Internet Telephony Plasma and LCD TVs Software
Santino Mariani
Partner, Tax · KPMG
Astute and strategically insightful tax advisor in the areas of cross-border structures, tax harmonization, and corporate compliance
Ontario Corporate Tax Harmonization Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credits Mergers and Acquisitions Tax Research and Development Tax Incentives
Chris Carder
Managing Partner · Kinetic Café
For Chris sky is the limit…as a result I believed that I could accomplish anything I put my mind to. "
Career Coaching Social Media Starting Your Own Business Entrepreneurship Mergers and Acquisitions
Noralee Bradley
Partner, Corporate · Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Advisor to Public and Private Companies on M&A takeovers, Financings and Restructurings, particularly in the Energy Sector.
Corporate Finance and Securities Corporate Governance Mergers and Acquisitions Takeover Bids Plans of Arrangement
Paul Labarge
Board Chair, CATAAlliance // Founding Partner · LaBarge Weinstein LLP
Paul C. LaBarge, C.M. is a founding partner of LaBarge Weinstein LLP, a corporate law boutique nestled in the nation’s capital since 1997.
IPOs Trade Mergers and Acquisitions Taxation Financing
Ed Reilly
Mentor · NORCAT
Managing Partner | Freelandt Caldwell Reilly LLP
Accounting Assurance Business Advisory Tax Planning Business Start Up 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
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
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
James Parrino
Master Lecturer · University of Florida
James Parrino is an expert in mergers and acquisitions, corporate valuation and venture finance.
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Cross-Border Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Valuation Corporate Strategy
Jessica Kosmowski
Principal, M&A Consultative Services, Deloitte Consulting LLP · Deloitte Services LLP
Plant the seeds of growth! Deloitte LLP's M&A gardner will cultivate the soil to ensure your organization finds the synergies it needs
Mergers and Acquisitions Sales Marketing and Customer Integration and Divestiture
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
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
John Sedunov, PhD
Professor of Finance and Real Estate | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University
John Sedunov, PhD, is an expert in banking, cryptocurrencies and financial institutions
Blockchain Federal Reserve Tariffs Political Economy fintech
Eamon Hoey
Managing Partner · Hoey Associates Management Consultants Inc.
How do organizations capture opportunity created by the unequaled, violent, global, tectonic transformation in our world order?
Change Management Business Transformation Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competitive Analysis Culture Change
Victor Assad
CEO · Victor Assad Strategic HR Consulting
I consult, speak, and write about improving recruiting, HR operations, leaders, teams, and cultures. My new book is, "Hack Recruiting."
Executive Search Recruiting and Hiring Executive Coaching Strategy Execution Human Resource
Martin Gaynor
University Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Martin Gaynor's research focuses on competition and antitrust policy, particularly in health care markets.
Public Policy Industrial Organization Business and Economics Health Economics Antitrust