June 11, 2019 | San Francisco
The Future of Investing:
Driving Growth Through Innovation
The 2019 Future of Investing series kicks off this year in San Francisco, where we’ll gather top investors and analysts for a deep dive into the health and future of the Nasdaq 100. Powered by Bloomberg Intelligence and the editorial power of the Bloomberg newsroom, we’ll talk to top investors about the mega trends they see driving growth among the index’s heavyweights, talk to innovators about the ways they are creating value within their companies, and engage leading strategists in a discussion about the long-term health of the index and where smart money should be headed.
June 11 - Tuesday
Registration and Networking Breakfast
Beyond AI: Tech Mega Trends to Track
We’ll talk with two top investment officers from leading robo-advisory firms about how they’re building portfolios now, the overall evolution of FinTech and how it’s impacted the investment advisory industry, and how trends like ESG and gender-lens investing are influencing their decision making.
Speakers
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Craig Birk
Chief Investment Officer, Personal Capital
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Sylvia Kwan
Chief Investment Officer, Ellevest
Moderator
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John Gittelsohn
Reporter, Bloomberg News
Bloomberg Intelligence Presents: The Innovation Landscape
Speaker
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Jitendra Waral
Head of Internet and Consumer Electronics, Bloomberg Intelligence
Innovation Spotlight: Driving the Future
In her work at Microsoft Research, Dr. Mar Gonzalez-Franco seeks to achieve strong immersive experiences using different disciplines: Virtual Reality, Avatars, computer graphics, computer vision and haptics; all while studying human behavior, perception and neuroscience. She’ll speak with Bloomberg’s Nico Grant about what she sees as the next big frontier for computer science.
Speaker
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Dr. Mar Gonzalez-Franco
Computer Scientist, Microsoft Research
Interviewer
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Nico Grant
Reporter, Bloomberg
Betting on the Favorites: Taking Stock of the Tech Heavyweights
IPO season is upon us and as Silicon Valley prints a new batch of millionaires, it’s time to take stock of tech stocks. What is the appetite for the disruptors and are investors going over or under weight on the perennial favorites? Do the FAANGS still have their bite and what about big portfolio drivers like Microsoft? We’ll talk to top strategists about the health and future of the Nasdaq 100.
Speakers
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John Frank
QQQ Strategist, Invesco
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Dave Gedeon
Vice President and Head of Research and Product Development, Nasdaq Global Indexes
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Janet Johnston
Portfolio Manager, TrimTabs Asset Management
Moderator
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Lauren Berry
Deputy New York Bureau Chief, Bloomberg
Event Concludes
Speakers
Craig Birk
Chief Investment Officer Personal Capital
Joel Brunk
Regional Director Invesco
John Frank
QQQ Strategist Invesco
Dave Gedeon
Vice President and Head of Research and Product Development Nasdaq Global Indexes
Dr. Mar Gonzalez-Franco
Computer Scientist Microsoft Research
Janet Johnston
Portfolio Manager TrimTabs Asset Management
Sylvia Kwan
Chief Investment Officer Ellevest
Jitendra Waral
Head of Internet and Consumer Electronics Bloomberg Intelligence
Lauren Berry
Deputy New York Bureau Chief Bloomberg
John Gittelsohn
Reporter Bloomberg News
Nico Grant
Reporter BloombergSponsor
Invesco is an independent investment management firm dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. NYSE: IVZ; www.invesco.com. Invesco is the provider of QQQ, one of the earliest and largest ETFs in the industry. QQQ trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market where innovation and technology expertise have created a world-recognized marketplace for the world’s biggest and best technology companies.