| Andrew W. Lo - Keynote Charles E. & Susan T. Harris Professor, MIT Sloan · Director, MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering Presenting: Keynote (10:55-11:50 AM): Deep-Tech and Global Competition Bio. Originator of the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis and a leading voice in financial engineering. Named one of TIME's 100 most influential people in the world. |
| Mila Getmansky Sherman Director, CISDM · Fuller and Meehan Endowed Professor of Finance, UMass Amherst Presenting: Opening Remarks (10:45 AM) + Talk (1:50-2:25 PM): Global Realignment in Financial Market Dynamics Bio. MIT-trained financial economist and former SEC expert economist who edits the Journal of Alternative Investments. Her research spans hedge funds, systemic risk, and empirical asset pricing. |
| Kathryn Kaminski Chief Research Strategist & Portfolio Manager, AlphaSimplex · PhD, CAIA Presenting: Talk (11:50 AM-12:25 PM) + Panel (2:45-3:45 PM): Crisis Alpha, Inflation, and Geopolitical Risk Bio. A systematic-investing specialist who coined the term “crisis alpha” and co-authored Trend Following with Managed Futures. Earned her PhD in operations research at MIT. |
| Marco Macchiavelli Assistant Professor of Finance, Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst Presenting: Talk (1:15-1:50 PM): Geopolitical Risk and Mutual Funds Bio. A former Federal Reserve Board economist and co-director of Isenberg's PhD program; also a senior fellow at the Bank Policy Institute. His research spans funding markets, financial stability, cybersecurity, and geopolitical risk. PhD, Boston College. |
| Expert Panel: Geopolitical & Macroeconomic Scenarios and Risk | |
| Kristen Walters Chief Risk Officer & Operating Executive Presenting: Moderator (2:45-3:45 PM): Geopolitical & Macroeconomic Scenarios and Risk Bio. A risk-management leader with 35+ years across BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, CPP Investments, and Natixis. North American CEO of APTimum and a CISDM Advisory Board member. |
| Gary Cameron Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Garda Capital Partners · Head, New York Office Presenting: Panelist (2:45-3:45 PM): Geopolitical & Macroeconomic Scenarios and Risk Bio. Brings 25+ years in fixed-income relative value and rates trading, including a stint as global head of USD interest rate swaps at JP Morgan. An Isenberg BBA alumnus. |
| Neil Moriarty Senior Managing Director & Co-Head, Global Fixed Income, MacKay Shields Presenting: Panelist (2:45-3:45 PM): Geopolitical & Macroeconomic Scenarios and Risk Bio. Co-Head of the Global Fixed Income team and a senior portfolio manager with nearly four decades in the industry, responsible for Multi-Sector and related strategies. He has held senior investment, trading, and research roles at Aberdeen, Deutsche Asset Management, Cypress Capital, Chase Securities, and Paine Webber. BA, University of Massachusetts Amherst. |
| Kevin Young Professor of Economics, UMass Amherst Presenting: Panelist (2:45-3:45 PM): Geopolitical & Macroeconomic Scenarios and Risk Bio. A scholar of the international political economy of finance, financial regulation, and elite networks. Co-author of Gridlock: Why Global Cooperation Is Failing When We Need It Most. PhD, London School of Economics. |
| Election Outlook | |
| Raymond La Raja Professor of Political Science, UMass Amherst · Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Presenting: Talk (3:45-4:15 PM): US Midterm Election Scenarios Bio. Co-director of the UMass Poll and co-founder of The Forum, writing on U.S. elections, political parties, and campaign finance. His most recent book is Small Donors: Myth and Reality (2026). |