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Addressing Today’s Challenges with Indices

Name: Addressing Today’s Challenges with Indices
Start: 2023-03-22T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-03-22T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Tel Aviv

Date

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | 09:00 AM - 2:00 PM UTC+2

Location

Tel Aviv

Accepted for CFA^®credit

A complimentary event for investment professionals

While volatility and inflationary concerns continue to dominate headlines, innovations in passive investing may allow Israeli investors to mitigate risk, diversify internationally and tap into the latest index innovation strategies.

Join us and industry leaders to explore how market participants are turning headwinds into tailwinds and looking beyond borders for new opportunities.

Topics will also include:

How geopolitics, volatility and inflation are reshaping asset allocation
The importance of international diversification and looking across asset classes
Incorporating sustainability and understanding the power of data
How index-based strategies may help balance risk and opportunity

Featured Speakers

Ronit Harel Ben Zeev, S&P Maalot

CEO

Ori Greenfeld, Psagot Investment House

Chief Economist & Strategist

Antonio de Azpiazu, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Managing Director, Head of Client Coverage Europe and Latin America

Professor Leonardo Leiderman, Tel-Aviv University and Chief Economic Advisor of Bank Hapoalim

Garrett Glawe, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Managing Director, Head of U.S. Equity Indices

Supporters

Conference Agenda

Addressing Today’s Challenges with Indices

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM	REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM	WELCOME Ronit Harel Ben Zeev, CEO, S&P Maalot
	OPENING REMARKS Antonio de Azpiazu, Managing Director, Head of Commercial Europe and Latin America, S&P Dow Jones Indices
9:45 AM – 10:05 AM	KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Professor Leonardo Leiderman, Tel-Aviv University and Chief Economic Advisor of Bank Hapoalim.
10:05 AM – 10:50 AM	LOOKING TO U.S. EQUITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION Moderator: Garrett Glawe, Managing Director, Head of U.S. Equity Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices Panelists: Rinat Ashkenazi, Chief Economist, Phoenix Investment House Ori Greenfeld, Chief Economist & Strategist, Psagot Investment House Nadav David, Head of SPDR ETFs Israel, SSGA
10:50 AM – 11:15 AM	BALANCING RISK ACROSS THE S&P 500 ECOSYSTEM AND BEYOND John Hiatt, Vice President, Derivatives Strategy, Cboe Global Markets Tim Edwards, Managing Director, Global Head of Index Investment Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices
11:15 AM – 11:35 AM	REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:35 AM – 12:15 PM	SEARCHING FOR YIELD WITH FIXED INCOME Moderator: Ronit Harel Ben Zeev, CEO, S&P Maalot Panelists: Jacky Nissan, Head of Financial Management, Bank Leumi Shay Yona, Head of Business Israel, Invesco Nadav Schayek, Director of Research and Business Development, Meitav Investment House Smadar Shulman, Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income Indices EMEA, S&P Dow Jones Indices
12:15 PM – 12:40 PM	ALIGNING VALUES WITH SUSTAINABILITY INDICES Zack Bezuidenhoudt, Client Coverage, S&P Dow Jones Indices Stephanie Rowton, Director, Sustainability Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices
12:40 PM	CLOSING REMARKS Zack Bezuidenhoudt, Client Coverage, S&P Dow Jones Indices
	NETWORKING LUNCH

Statements made by persons who are not S&P Dow Jones Indices employees represent their own views and opinions and are not necessarily the views of S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Agenda subject to change.