Past Keynote Speakers

Ralph Acampora
PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES
Chief Technical Strategist
2002, 2003

Ralph Alvarez
MCDONALDS CORP.
President
2007

Jeff Applegate
LEHMAN BROTHERS
Chief Investment Strategist
2003

Paul Atkins
U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Commissioner
2007

Maria Bartiromo
CNBC
News Anchor
2002

Joseph Battipaglia
RYAN BECK & COMPANY
Chairman of Investment Policy
2001, 2003, 2004

Ben Bernanke
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
Member of the Board of Governors
2005

Richard Berner
MORGAN STANLEY
Chief US Economist
2005

Rich Bernstein
MERRILL LYNCH
Chief Investment Strategist
2003, 2004, 2006

Jessica M. Bibliowicz
NATIONAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS
Chairman & CEO
2008

Jack Bogle
VANGUARD GROUP
Founder and Former Chairman
2004

Roel C. Campos
FORMERLY U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Commissioner
CURRENTLY COOLEY GODWARD KRONISH LLP
Partner-in-Charge
2008

Mark S. Casady
LPL FINANCIAL SERVICES
Chairman & CEO
2008

Dr. Daniel Chiquiar
BANCO DE MEXICO
Head of Research
2007

Daniel Clifton
STRATEGAS RESERCH PARTNERS, LLP
Director & Head of Policy Research
2008

Abby Cohen
GOLDMAN SACHS
Chair, Investment Policy Committee
2005

Gerald Cohen
MERRILL LYNCH
Chief U.S. Economist
2002

Pete Coors
MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY
Chairman
2007

Joe Deane
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY
Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager
2005

Jeff deGraaf
LEHMAN BROTHERS
Chief Technical Strategist
2003

Harry S. Dent, Jr.
HS DENT FOUNDATION
Founder & President
2008

Jeffrey J. Diermeier, CFA
CFA INSTITUTE
President & CEO
2008

Bob Doll
BLACKROCK
Vice Chairman, Global Chief Investment Officer
2007

Patrick Dorsey, CFA
MORNINGSTAR, INC.
Director of Equity Research
2007, 2008

Bill Dudley
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO.
Chief Economist
2006

Don Evans
FORMER 34TH SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, USA
CURRENTLY FINANCIAL SERVICES FORUM
Chief Executive Officer
2006

Dr. Bob Froehlich
DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT
Chairman, Investor Strategy Committee
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Tom Gallagher
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY & INVESTMENTS (ISI)
Chief Political Strategist
2004

Christopher Gardner
CHRISTOPHER GARDNER INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS
Owner & CEO
Author, “The Pursuit of Happyness,” and inspiration for movie of same name
2008

Chris Garman
MERRILL LYNCH
Head of High Yield Research
2005

Elaine Garzarelli
GARZARELLI CAPITAL, INC.
President
2006

Cynthia Glassman
U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Commissioner
2005

James Glassman
J.P. MORGAN
Chief Economist
2007

Al Goldman
AG EDWARDS
Chief Market Strategist
2001, 2005

Gary Gordon
UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND (UBS)
Chief Investment Strategist
2005

Lyle Gramley
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
Former Member of the Board of Governors
2004, 2005

Dick Grasso
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Chairman and CEO
2003

Maury Harris
UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND (UBS)
Chief Economist
2004

Frank M. Hatheway, CFA
THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET, INC.
Chief Economist
2008

Jan Hatzius
GOLDMAN SACHS
Chief Economist
2007

Robert Hormats
GOLDMAN SACHS
Vice Chairman – International
2004

Boyan C. Ivantchev
REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
Economic Advisor to Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs
2008

Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
RAINBOW/PUSH COALITION, INC.
Founder & President
2007

L’ubomir JahnÁtek
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Minister of Economy
2007

Hugh Johnson
FIRST ALBANY
Chairman & Chief Investment Officer
2003, 2005

Thomas R. Keene, CFA
BLOOMBERG NEWS
Editor-at-Large
2008

Georg Kell
UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT
Executive Head
2008

Knight Kiplinger
KIPLINGER’S PERSONAL FINANCE
Editor-in-Chief
2007

Igor Kostikov
RUSSIAN SECURITIES MARKET
Former Chairman
2006

Finn E. Kydland
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
2004 NOBEL LAUREATE IN ECONOMICS
2008

Nancy Lazar
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY & INVESMENT (ISI)
Chief U.S. Economist
2005

Tobias Levkovich
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY
Chief U.S. Investment Strategist
2002, 2003

Jonathan Litt
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY
Head of Real Estate Research
2005

Joseph T. McLaughlin
HELLER EHRMAN, LLP
Chairman, New York Office
2006

Liz MacKay
BEAR STEARNS & CO.
Chief Investment Strategist
2001

Tyler Mathisen
CNBC
News Anchor
2003

Leah Modigliani
MORGAN STANLEY
Head of Portfolio Strategy
2002

Joe Moglia
TD AMERITRADE
Chief Executive Officer
2006

Michael Moskow
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO
President & Chief Executive Officer
2004

Ronald H. Muhlenkamp,CFA
MUHLENKAMP & COMPANY, INC.
Founder, President & Portfolio Manager
2008

Louis Navellier
NAVELLIER FUNDS
Chairman
2007

Michael Oxley
STATE OF OHIO - 4TH DISTRICT
Congressman & Chairman of House Committee on Financial Services
2006

Charles Payne
WALL STREET STRATEGIES
CEO & Principal Analyst
2008

Don Phillips
MORNINGSTAR, INC.
Managing Director
2004

Sandra Pianalto
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND
President & CEO
2008

William Poole
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
President & CEO
2006

Robert L. Reynolds
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer
2007

Timothy Ridley, O.B.E.
CAYMAN ISLANDS MONETARY AUTHORITY
Chairman
2006

Ned Riley
STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS
Chief Investment Strategist
2001, 2003

John Robertson
DEUTSCHE BANK REAL ESTATE
Lead Portfolio Manager
2005

Jim Rogers
QUANTUM FUND
Co-Founder
Best-Selling Author
2006

David Rosenberg
MERRILL LYNCH
Chief North American Economist
2008

Myron Scholes
PLATINUM GROVE ASSET MANAGEMENT
1997 NOBEL LAUREATE IN ECONOMICS
2007

Lee Scott
WAL-MART
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
2005

Douglas Shulman
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS (NASD)
President
2006

John Silvia
WACHOVIA BANK
Chief Economist
2007

Tobin Smith
CHANGEWAVE RESEARCH
Founder & Chief Investment Strategist
2008

Liz Ann Sonders
CHARLES SCHWAB
Chief Investment Strategist
2007

Ginataras Steponavicius
LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT
Deputy Speaker
2007

Gary H. Stern
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS
President & Chief Executive Officer
2007

Diane Swonk
FORMERLY BANK ONE, Chief Economist
CURRENTLY MESIROW FINANCIAL
Chief Economist
2004, 2006

Bob Taft
FORMER GOVERNOR, STATE OF OHIO
CURRENTLY UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
Distinguished Research Associate
2008

Francois Trahan
BEAR STEARNS
Chief Investment Strategist
2005

Ed Yardeni
OAK ASSOCIATES
Chief Investment Strategist
2006

Sam Zell
EQUITY GROUP INVESTMENTS
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
2004, 2005