Check out some of the highlights of the 2017 Engage Undergraduate Investment Conference!
Michigan Interactive Investments hosts the annual ENGAGE® Undergraduate Investment Conference at the Ross School of Business each fall. As the largest collegiate investment conference in North America, the UIC promotes interaction between students and some of the most experienced professionals in the financial services industry. The conference revolves around a student stock pitch competition and a slate of keynote speeches and panels.
Although this year’s conference will be held virtually, we are excited to maintain our full-suite of conference highlights including a stock pitch competition, engaging keynotes, and exclusive networking opportunities for students and professionals alike. Please refer to the 2021 Conference page for details on registration, logistics and entry into the stock pitch competition.
2017 Engage Undergraduate Investment Conference Recap
Head of Human Capital, Insight Partners
CEO, Baupost Group
Professor of Finance, NYU-Stern
Chief Market Strategist, TD Ameritrade
Managing Director, Head of Global Equities Research, Nuveen Asset Management
President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Founder and Co-Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital
CEO & Fundamental PM, Causeway Capital
Head of Structured Product Sales, Goldman Sachs
Founder, Saftkhet Capital
Chief Operating Officer, Insight Partners
Partner, Kohlberg & Company
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Springboard Growth Capital
Executive Vice Chairman, New York Stock Exchange
Founder, CEO, CIO, Mainstay Capital Management
Stephanie Link is the head of global equities research at Nuveen. She also manages a large-cap U.S. equities strategy for Nuveen’s largest affiliate, TIAA Investments.
Prior to joining the firm in 2015, Ms. Link spent seven years at TheStreet as Chief Investment Officer and co-portfolio manager of Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust. Before that, she served for 10 years at Prudential Equity Group as managing director of institutional sales and director of research. She began her career at Dean Witter Reynolds in the institutional sales department.
Ms. Link earned a B.S. in finance at Boston College. She currently serves as chairperson for the Investment Advisory Council at the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge, NJ.
As an investment professional with over 20 years of experience managing money, Ms. Link’s expert insights are frequently sought after for industry events and by the media. She is a CNBC contributor, appearing regularly on Closing Bell and Fast Money Halftime.
David Kudla is founder, CEO and chief investment strategist of Mainstay Capital Management, LLC. He has been ranked by Barron's as one of the "Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors" in the country for the past eleven years, and in the top 25 for the past six years. Kudla is a contributing writer for Dow Jones and Forbes. He regularly speaks at national conferences, publishes articles about retirement planning and investing, and advises thousands of workplace savings plan participants. He regularly appears on Bloomberg, CNBC, Fox Business and other networks, and is frequently quoted in the financial press. Kudla has earned his certificate in financial planning and two postgraduate degrees, including a master's in management at Stanford University. He is an adjunct professor, serves on several university advisory councils, and sponsors student-managed portfolios and conferences.