Central Banking Series Conference with University of the Bahamas
Date: Monday, February 17, 2025 - Tuesday, February 18, 2025
University of The Bahamas, February 17-18, 2025 | Nassau, Bahamas
$400.00 – $1,000.00
GIC is returning to The Bahamas in 2025!
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Central Banking Series Conference with University of the Bahamas
We are delighted to announce our upcoming program in Nassau, Bahamas. Our program will begin with a Speakers Dinner on February 16, our full day public conference with the University of the Bahamas on February 17, followed by a Roundtable Breakfast on February 18 at the Central Bank of The Bahamas.
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Speakers
Patrick T. Harker, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of PhiladelphiaPatrick T. Harker took office on July 1, 2015, as the 11th president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. In this role, Dr. Harker participates on the Federal Open Market Committee, which formulates the nation’s monetary policy.
Michael Green
Portfolio Manager and Chief Strategist, Simplify Asset ManagementMichael joined Simplify in April 2021 after serving as Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager for Logica Capital Advisers, LLC. Prior to Logica, Michael managed macro strategies at Thiel Macro, LLC. Prior to Thiel, he founded Ice Farm Capital, a discretionary global macro hedge fund. From 2006-2014, Michael founded and managed the New York office of Canyon Capital Advisors where he established their global macro strategies, managing in excess of $5B of exposure across equity, credit, FX, commodity and derivative markets.
William Kennedy
GIC Board Chair and CEO, RiskBridge Advisors, LLCWilliam Kennedy is the co-founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of RiskBridge Advisors, an independent, full-service investment office serving insurers, endowments and foundations, and individual investors. He is responsible for RiskBridge’s business and investment activities and has over 30 years of capital market research and investment experience.
David Kotok
Chief Investment Officer of Cumberland AdvisorsDavid Kotok co-founded Cumberland Advisors in 1973 and has been its Chief Investment Officer since inception. David’s articles and financial market commentaries have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and other publications. He is a frequent contributor to Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Radio, Yahoo Finance TV, and other media.
Zhivargo S. Laing
Executive Director and Senior Policy Fellow of the Government and Public Policy Institute (GPPI), University of The BahamasZhivargo Laing is a Bahamian economic consultant, former cabinet member and former member of the Bahamas House of Assembly for the Marco City Constituency. Mr. Laing has served as Minister of State in Youth, Sports and Culture, Minister of State in Education and Youth, Minister of Economic Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance.