MIT Sloan Hosts Investment Conference
The 21st annual MIT Sloan Investment Conference is taking place today in Boston, themed “Investing at the Intersection of Innovation & Instability.” The event features keynotes from venture capital and strategy leaders, including Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures. Panel discussions are set to cover topics such as macro investing and the impact of disruptive technologies on investment decisions.
- Keynote speaker Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures, is credited with coining the term "unicorn" in 2013 to describe privately held startup companies with a value of over $1 billion. - The conference attracts influential figures in finance, with past keynote speakers including Nobel Laureate Robert Merton, who is known for his work on the Black-Scholes-Merton options pricing model, and Howard Marks, co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management. - This year's keynote speakers also include Marc Lasry, co-founder and CEO of Avenue Capital Group, a firm specializing in distressed debt, and Darby Nielson, the Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Investments. - Panel discussions will cover a wide array of topics highly relevant to finance and analytics careers, including Private Equity, Venture Capital, Credit, and Hedge Funds & Diversifying Strategies. - The panels feature high-level industry professionals, offering insights into the practical application of economic theories. For example, the Private Equity panel includes Bo Huang, a Managing Director at Advent International, and the Fundamental Equities panel features Sam Cox, a Portfolio Manager at Wellington Management. - A fireside chat will feature Peter Fisher, a former Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and former Head of Markets at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in conversation with former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, providing perspectives on the intersection of public policy and financial markets.
