DATE

Thursday, 

January 25, 2024

TIMING & PROGRAM

5:00 pm Networking

6:00 pm Dinner & Program

9:00 pm After-Party (Details to come)

LOCATION (New)

Fairmont Empress

Palm Court & Crystal Ballroom

721 Government Street

Victoria, BC V8W 1W5

TICKET INFORMATION AND EARLY BIRD PRICING

Single Ticket $165

Table of 10 $1650

MODERATOR

Chris Lawless

Executive in Residence

UVIC Gustavson

School of Business

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EMCEE

Chelsea Kittleson, CFA

Executive Director

Municipal Pension Plan

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FORECASTERS

Carl Tannenbaum

Chief Economist

Northern Trust

Carl Tannenbaum is the Chief Economist for Northern Trust. In this role, he briefs clients and colleagues on the economy and business conditions, prepares the bank's official economic outlook and participates in forecast surveys. He is a member of Northern Trust's investment policy committee, its capital committee, and its asset/liability management committee. Carl publishes weekly commentaries and is frequently interviewed by media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, the New York Times and Reuters.

Prior to joining Northern Trust, Carl spent four years leading the Federal Reserve's risk section. He was deeply involved in the central bank's response to the 2008 financial crisis, helped to create and conduct its stress testing program, and advised senior Federal Reserve leaders on developments in banking and the financial markets.

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Douglas Porter, CFA

Chief Economist and Managing Director

BMO Financial Group

Douglas Porter has over 30 years of experience analyzing global economies and financial markets. As Chief Economist at BMO Financial Group and author of the popular Talking Points, he oversees the macroeconomic and financial market forecasts and co-writes the firm’s weekly flagship publication, Focus. Mr. Porter manages the team that has won numerous forecasting awards. Most recently, Douglas led the team to a #1 ranking for Top U.S. Forecaster among 60 global firms in the 2023 Focus Economics Survey, and #1 for Top Canadian Inflation Forecaster among 28 firms. Also, his team took the #1 spot in the StarMine Awards for Most Accurate Forecasters for Canada in 2022.

As a respected commentator on economic and financial trends, he is regularly quoted in the national press and often interviewed on radio and television. 

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Rachel Siu, CFA

Head of Canadian Fixed Income Strategy

BlackRock

Rachel Siu, CFA, Director, is Head of Canadian Fixed Income Strategy within BlackRock's Global Fixed Income (GFI) group. Ms. Siu focuses on delivering investment solutions for institutional and iShares businesses in Canada. As a subject matter expert on global bond markets, she provides a link between portfolio managers and client groups. Ms. Siu is also responsible for developing Canadian thought leadership and fixed income insights. 

Ms. Siu earned a BA degree in Economics from the University of Chicago and is a CFA charterholder.

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