2017 Conference Agenda

Friday, September 15, 2017

Welcome 
Christopher Geczy, Academic Director, Jacobs Levy Center, The Wharton School
Geoffrey Garrett, Dean, The Wharton School
Bruce Jacobs, Principal and Co-Founder, Jacobs Levy Equity Management

A Global Macroeconomic Risk Model for Momentum and Value
Presenter: Andreea Mitrache, Assistant Professor of Finance, Toulouse Business School
Discussant: Nikolai Roussanov, Moise Y. Safra Associate Professor of Finance, The Wharton School
Paper
Mitrache PresentationRoussanov Presentation

Panel Discussion: The State of the Art in Factor Models: From Theory to Implementation
John Ameriks, Principal, Head of Quantitative Equity Group, Vanguard
Giorgio De Santis, Director of Research, Kepos Capital
Wai Lee, Managing Director, Neuberger Berman
Jeffrey Saret, Senior Vice President, Two Sigma Investments

Moderator: Christopher Geczy, Academic Director, Jacobs Levy Center, The Wharton School

The Promises and Pitfalls of Factor Timing
Presenter: Jennifer Bender, Director of Research, State Street Global Advisors
Discussant: Josephine Smith, Director, BlackRock
Paper
Bender PresentationSmith Presentation
A lunch buffet will be served before this presentation.

The History of the Cross Section of Stock Returns
Presenter: Michael Roberts, William H. Lawrence Professor, The Wharton School
Discussant: Phil Davies, Senior Quantitative Research Analyst, Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Paper
Roberts PresentationDavies Presentation

Wharton-Jacobs Levy Prize Ceremony to Recognize Stephen Ross
Officiants:
Christopher Geczy, Academic Director, Jacobs Levy Center, The Wharton School
Michael Gibbons, Deputy Dean, The Wharton School
Bruce Jacobs, Principal and Co-Founder, Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Ken Levy, Principal and Co-Founder, Jacobs Levy Equity Management

Remarks:
David Musto, Ronald O. Perelman Professor in Finance, The Wharton School
Richard Roll, Linde Institute Professor of Finance, California Institute of Technology

Read more on the 2017 Wharton-Jacobs Levy Prize

Closing Remarks
Christopher Geczy, Academic Director, Jacobs Levy Center, The Wharton School