2018 ETF Think Tank New York Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - - PDF document

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 8:30 – 6:30 p.m. (All times Eastern Standard Time)

2018 ETF Think Tank New York

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 09:00—09:15 Welcome and Introduction to ETFs Presented by Derek Steingarten and Peter Shea 09:15—10:15 Session I: Crash Course in Developing and Launching an ETF Moderated by Tim Bekkers Presented by Andrew Chanin, Bob Tull, Jeremy Kross and Jon Krane This session will include:

• Making the Gating Decision: Group Trust or Proprietary Trust?
• The Role of an ETF Consultant
• How Choosing Key Service Providers Early Can Help
• An ETF Success Story

10:15—11:00 Session II: ETF Adviser M&A Moderated by Rich Kerr Presented by Rich Kerr, Cathie Wood and Sam Yildirim 11:00—11:15 Networking Break 11:15—12:30 Session III: Seeding, Marketing, Distributing ETFs Moderated by Peter Shea and Trayne Wheeler Presented by Matt Schreiber, Ed McRedmond, Trayne Wheeler, Mike Cronan, Erik Liik and Mike Venuto This session will include:

• Potential Hurdles of Leveraging Mutual Fund Distribution Channels for ETF Offering
• Marketing ETF Shares: Meeting with RIAs, Hosting Conferences, etc., and Porting

Performance

• Discussion: (i.) The Role of ETF Strategists, Model Portfolio Providers and

Roboadvisers (ii.) The Seed Capital Dilemma - Any Relief in Sight? 12:30—01:00 Networking Lunch

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 8:30 – 6:30 p.m. (All times Eastern Standard Time)

01:00—01:30 Session IV: Index Regulation Moderated by Stacy Fuller Presented by Kristen Mierzwa, and Jayni Kosoff This session will include:

• Lowe and Adviser Regulation: an Index Provider’s Perspective
• Do Index Providers Need Their Own Association?

01:30—02:45 Session V: Hot (Business and Legal) Topics Moderated by Peter Shea Presented by Tony Baker, Scott Livingston, Dan McCabe, Tom Champion and Brian Murphy This session will include:

• How and Why an ETF May Strike NAV Twice Per Day
• Periodically Disclosed Active ETFs
• Predictions for Future Innovation in the ETF Space

02:45—03:30 Session VI: The ETF Rule Proposal Moderated by Stacy Fuller Presented by Brian Murphy and Ryan Louvar 03:30—03:45 Networking Break 03:45—04:45 Session VII: ETF Market Structure Moderated by Peter Shea Presented by Rob Nestor, Reggie Brown, Doug Yones and Laura Morrison This session will include:

• What is the Role of an ETF Sponsor’s Capital Markets Team?
• The Evolving Role of (Lead) Market Makers/APs
• What is the Exchange’s Role of in the ETF Ecosystem and What are Exchanges Doing

to the ETF Ecosystem (e.g., FINRA Rule 250; listing fees; closing auctions)

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 8:30 – 6:30 p.m. (All times Eastern Standard Time)

04:45 - 5:30 Session VIII: ETFS are Global: Cross-Border Considerations Moderated by Derek Steingarten Presented by Ryan Sullivan, Jeffrey Baccash and Phil Coolidge This session will include:

• Prognostications for the Global ETF Market; Will, or How Will, US Players Enter? How

Does the US Market Compare to the Asian or Canadian Market? When Looking to Cross Borders, What do ETF Sponsors Need to Consider?

• Different Pools in Different Places

05:30-6:30 Cocktail Reception