Robin Hood Announces Speaker Lineup for its Investors Conference, presented by J.P. Morgan

New Speakers Include Michael R. Bloomberg, Kenneth Langone, and Other Experts


NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - September 12, 2017) - Robin Hood, New York's largest poverty-fighting organization, announced the speaker lineup for the 5th annual J.P. Morgan presents Robin hood Investors Conference, taking place on October 19th and 20th at Spring Studios. The conference gathers the brightest and most influential policy experts, hedge fund managers, financial leaders, tech innovators and real estate investors to share market insights and give actionable, money-making ideas.

Newly announced speakers include Michael R. Bloomberg and Kenneth Langone.

Bloomberg is a philanthropist, three-term Mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg LP. Langone is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Invemed Associates LLC., a New York Stock Exchange member firm specializing in healthcare and high technology companies. He is a co-founder of The Home Depot and was a lead director and a member of the executive committee of its board since it was founded in 1978 until 2007.

Additional new speakers at the Robin Hood Investors Conference, presented by J.P. Morgan include:

  • Barry Rosenstein, Managing Partner, JANA Partners LLC
  • Christian De Prati, Director, Sterling Strategic Value Fund
  • David Fiszel, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Honeycomb Asset Management
  • David Schenkein, Chief Executive Officer, Agios Pharmaceuticals
  • Fiona Frick, Chief Executive Officer, Unigestion
  • John Overdeck, Co-Chairman and Co-Founder, Two Sigma Investments
  • Mitch Golden, Portfolio Manager, Greenlight Masters
  • Rudolf Bohli, Chief Executive Officer, RBR Capital
  • Stephen F. Mandel, Jr., Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Lone Pine Capital LLC
  • Strauss Zelnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
  • Yoshio Oaski, President, IDG Consulting

Returning speakers at the conference include:

  • Alex Sacerdote, Founder and Portfolio Manager, Whale Rock Capital Management LLC
  • Anthony Bozza, Founder and Managing Partner, Lakewood Capital Management
  • Barry S. Sternlicht, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Starwood Capital Group
  • Boaz Weinstein, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Saba Capital Management
  • Daniel S. Loeb, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Third Point
  • David Tepper, Founder and President, Appaloosa Management
  • Joel Marcus, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc./Alexandria Venture Investments
  • Larry Robbins, Founder, Portfolio Manager and Chief Executive Officer, Glenview Capital Management
  • Lee S. Ainslie III, Founder and Managing Partner, Maverick Capital Management
  • Mary Callahan Erdoes, Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management
  • Paul Tudor Jones II, Founder, Co-Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Tudor Investment Corporation
  • Samantha Greenberg, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Margate Capital Management LP
  • Scott Ferguson, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager, Sachem Head Capital Management
  • Seth Klarman, Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager, The Baupost Group, L.L.C.

Because Robin Hood's board covers all overhead, 100% of ticket sales go to fighting poverty in New York City. Since its inception, the Investors Conference has raised nearly $20 million for Robin Hood. The conference is organized by Daniel S. Loeb and Robin Hood board members Mary Callahan Erdoes, Lee S. Ainslie III, Joel Marcus and Barry S. Sternlicht.

For more information about the J.P. Morgan presents Robin Hood Investors Conference and to purchase tickets, visit investors.robinhood.org.

About Robin Hood
Robin Hood, New York's largest poverty-fighting organization, finds, funds and creates over 200 of the most effective programs, to help 1.8 million New Yorkers learn and earn their way out of poverty. Because our board of directors underwrites all operating costs, 100% of your donation goes directly to organizations helping New Yorkers in need. www.robinhood.org Facebook: facebook.com/robinhood Twitter: @robinhoodnyc

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.6 trillion and operations worldwide. The Firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of customers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.

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Contact Information:

Victoria Grantham
Robin Hood
Grantham@robinhood.org
212-844-3562

Michael R. Bloomberg, philanthropist, three-term Mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg LP Kenneth Langone, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Invemed Associates LLC