The 2018 East Coast Family Office Conference
08:00-09:00am | Registration & Refreshments |
09:00-09:10am | Opening Remarks: Mr. Denny Chared, Founder & CEO, DC Finance |
Moderator: Mr. Dale Jackson, Financial Markets Research, WABC Radio NYC | |
09:10-09:30am | Think Bigger: Entrepreneurs and their Families – Mr. Michael Sonnenfeldt, Founder & President, TIGER 21 |
The Technology Session | |
09:30-10:10am | The Artificial Intelligence Panel |
Moderator: Mr. Mark D. Minevich, Advisor & Digital Fellow to CEO, IPsoft, Sr Fellow of US Council on Competitiveness With: Mr. Chetan Dube, President & CEO, IPsoft, Mr. Michael O’Rourke, Senior Vice President, Machine Intelligence & Data Services, Nasdaq, Mr. Irakli Beridze, Head of the United Nations Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (UNICRI), Mr. Gideon Mann, Head of Data Science, Bloomberg L.P., Mr. Mike Tamir, Head of Data Science, Uber ATG, Mr. Hussein Mehanna, Director, Google AI/MI | |
This panel will together with leading global experts explore some of the most critical issues facing AI, such as: how has technology changed the way people are hired and the future of work with intelligent machines converging with humans, how do we measure ROI in AI, discussion about benefits, risks of AI, use case examples – how traditional companies and family holdings make the best use of current technologies to solve complex problems and how do investors make money with AI, the role of humans in relation to AI is, how do we use AI for social impact, and what the exciting game changing breakthroughs on the immediate horizon are. | |
10:10-10:25am | Evolution, not Revolution: Saga and the Future of Cryptocurrencies – Mr. Ido Sadeh Man, Founder & Foundation Council President, Saga Foundation |
10:25-10:45am | Federal Opportunity Zones – New Tax Incentives – Ms. Marla Miller, National Tax Office Managing Director, BDO |
10:45-11:00am | COPIA Agro and Food Technologies Fund – Impact Investments for a Sustainable Future – Mr. Ohad Zuckerman, Managing Partner, COPIA Ag & Food Technologies Ltd. |
11:00-11:10am | Investing in Innovation in Healthcare – Ms. Lisa Wheatley, Partner, Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager, Nicholas Investment Partners |
11:10-11:40am | Break |
11:40-12:00pm | Fireside Chat with Mr. Mark Sotir, Co-President, EGI and Ms. Wendy Craft, Chief Operating Officer, Favara |
A Look Behind the Curtain at Sam Zell’s Investment Firm – Mr. Mark Sotir will provide Insights into how Sam Zell’s Private Investment Firm looks at Opportunistic Investing and makes the most of its access to Private Principal Capital. Sotir will also cover how EGI applies Zell’s fundamental principles in identifying, pursuing and managing investments. | |
The Real Estate Session | |
12:00-12:10pm | Port Tel Aviv. A New & Revolutionary Luxury Residence and Hotel – A New Standard of Luxury Lifestyle in Tel Aviv – Ms. Lee Ziv, VP Sales & Marketing, Port Tel Aviv Residence, Hagag Group |
12:10-12:30pm | The Evolution of Real Estate Family Offices Panel |
Moderator: Mr. David Teten, Managing Partner, HOF Capital With: Mr. Julien Haccoun, Managing Member, Steinmauer Family, Mr. Eli Verschleiser, Chairman & CEO, The Multi Group of Companies | |
This panel will discuss the history of the panelists’ family offices; structure; current allocation; new initiatives; use of technology; and role of the next generation family members. The model which helped families achieve wealth is likely not the right model for the next decades, or for the next generation. | |
12:30-01:00pm | Next Generation Wealth with a Focus on Social Impact |
Moderator: Mr. David Homan, CEO, Orchestrated Connecting and Executive Director, AICFWith: Ms. Grace Kim, Founder & Managing Partner, GeoStrat Ventures, Ms. Malia Fisher, Founder & President, Defiant, Mr. Justin Kamine, Cofounder, KDC Ag and Partner, Kamine Development Corporation, Mr. Xander Schultz, Venture, Impact Investing & Philanthropy, Galaxy Investment Partners | |
The immense transfer of wealth to the next-generation will be create a monumental shift in impact investing and social philanthropy. Four next-generation leaders who are part of the Nexus Global Community will discuss their work in impact, their motivation to act now to create social change, and how more family offices and businesses can become part of the solution. | |
01:00-02:00pm | Lunch |
02:00-02:20pm | Disruption and Passion for a Change – Mr. Uri Levine, Serial Entrepreneur, and Co-Founder, Waze |
The Financial Session | |
02:20-02:40pm | The First Generation Single Family Offices Panel |
Moderator: Ms. Marcia Nelson, Managing Director, Alberleen Family Office Solutions With: Mr. Seung Bak, Founder, Luvie Holdings, Mr. Oleg Uritsky, CEO, Helge Capital | |
Serials Entrepreneurs turned family offices – what’s next for the first generation wealth creators? Join us for this panel of entrepreneurs who sold their companies and started their own family offices. They will discuss what drives them, and what they’re passionate about, as well as what types of investments they’re interested in. Most importantly, what’s next for these wealth creators? | |
02:40-03:00pm | The Fourth Industrial Revolution’s Impact on Cybersecurity: Opportunity and Disruption – Panel |
Moderator: Mr. Jonathan M.Conrad, Chairman, CEO & Founder, AdmieMobile LLC With: Mr. Jonathan Granoff, President, Global Security Institute, Mr. William F. Pelgrin, Co-Founder & CEO, CyberWA, Inc. | |
This panel will discuss some history to understand the future opportunity and disruption, privacy and property rights impacted, as well as core issues of the fourth industrial revelutional on national and global security. | |
03:00-03:20pm | Break |
03:20-03:40pm | Managing Alternative Investments in a Rising Interest Rate Environment – Mr. Anthony Scaramucci, Founder, SkyBridge Capital |
03:40-04:00pm | WATERGATE and Other Movies: The Financing and Control of Independent Films – Mr. Charles Ferguson, Founder & President, Representational Pictures |
04:30-06:00pm | A Cocktail Reception hosted by BDO at the Union League Club |