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14th Annual Forecast Event, Featuring Ben Inker, CFA

 

February 06, 2018
5:30 PM - 8:45 PM
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SunTrust Park | Infiniti Club
755 Battery Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30339
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Ben Inker is head of GMO's Asset Allocation team, which determines the allocations in the Wells Fargo Asset Allocation Fund and the Wells Fargo Absolute Return Fund. In his years at GMO, Mr. Inker has served as an analyst for quantitative equities and asset allocation, as a portfolio manager of several equity and asset allocation portfolios, as co-head of international quantitative equities, and as chief investment officer of quantitative developed equities. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Yale University and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst®(CFA®) designation.

Agenda

Guest Arrival | COMPLIMENTARY Parking at the DELTA DECK | Enter @ 3rd BASE GATE

    • 5:30 – 6:45 pm | Registration & Welcome Cocktail Reception | Memorial Garden 
    • 6:45 – 7:00 pm | Seating | Salad Served | Infiniti Club 
    • 7:00 – 7:10 pm | ASFIP Opening Remarks | ASFIP Forecast Survey | Dinner Entrée Served 
    • 7:10 – 7:15 pm | ASFIP Foundation Remarks & JA Check Presentation 
    • 7:15 – 7:25 pm | VOYA Brief & Keynote Speaker Introduction 
    • 7:25 – 8:15 pm | Keynote Speaker | BEN INKER
    • 8:15 – 8:45 pm | Q&A and Dessert 

Attire: Business / Business Casual

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Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
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Annual Meeting Part Two: Keynote Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income, BlackRock

 

June 10, 2026

 

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July 30, 2026

 

5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

 

Tesserae Rooftop Lounge
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Sponsor Webinar Series: Understanding ETFs: Market Overview, Trading Best Practices and The Next Generation of Multi-Share Class ETFs

 

August 13, 2026

 

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

 

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August 27, 2026

 

5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

 

The Buckhead Club
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Member Community Book Club

 

September 22, 2026

 

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

 

SCS Financial
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Annual Holiday Networking Social

 

December 10, 2026

 

5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

 

Porsche Experience Center Atlanta
One Porsche Drive
Atlanta, GA 30354

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