Marketing Summit New York Hilton Midtown New York, New York March 23-25, 2014
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L0913340610[1213] SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE Sunday, March 23 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm IRI Broker-Dealer Roundtable Clinton Suite (Open to Broker-Dealers Only) IRI Diversity Working Group Nassau Suite (By Invitation Only) 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Registration West Promenade 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm First-Time Attendee and New Member Reception Grand Ballroom Foyer 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception Grand Ballroom Foyer Monday, March 24 7:30 am – 6:30 pm Registration West Promenade 7:30 am – 9:00 am IRI Research Committee Meeting Clinton Suite (By Invitation Only) 8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall Grand Ballroom Foyer Sponsored by Pacific Life Insurance Company 9:00 am – 10:00 am Welcome Remarks Grand Ballroom Suite Speakers: Catherine J. Weatherford, President and Chief Executive Officer, Insured Retirement Institute Robert Moore, President, LPL Financial, Vice Chairman, IRI Board of Directors & Chairman, IRI Marketing Summit Planning Committee Michael Saliba, Managing Director, Strategic Alliances Group, BlackRock & Co-chair, IRI Marketing Summit Planning Committee Make Some Noise and Dominate Your Marketplace Grand Ballroom Suite Speaker: Ken Schmidt, Brand Visionary and Former Communications Strategist of Harley-Davidson Motor Company 10:00 am – 11:00 am 2014 Domestic and Global Economic Outlook: What it Means for the U.S. Financial Services Industry Grand Ballroom Suite Speaker: Abby Joseph Cohen, CFA, Senior Investment Strategists and President, Global Markets Institute Global Investment Research, Goldman Sachs myIRIonline.org | 1 SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE 11:00 am – 11:30 am Break in the Exhibit Hall Grand Ballroom Foyer Sponsored by Fidelity Investments 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Innovation and Growth in Challenging Markets Grand Ballroom Suite Speaker: Mitchell Caplan, Chief Executive Officer, Jefferson National 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Marketing Innovation Award Luncheon Mercury Ballroom Sponsored by Jackson National Life Distributors 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Breakout Sessions • Market Innovation: Product Development and Emerging Trends Sutton North • Washington Update Sutton South