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Moderator: Blockchain aka Cryptographic Distributed Ledgers - The Future of Finance?

This discussion will seek to explore answers to questions about Blockchain. Once seemingly the providence of hackers and radical libertarians, Blockchain, the underlying technology behind Bitcoin is rapidly gaining traction in the world of mainstream finance. But what will these new developments actually mean for the practice of finance? Who stands to win or lose from these changes? And, is the potential of these technologies real or just hype?

Moderator: Family Offices: What Moves Are They Making In Today's Markets?

This main stage panel explores investment trends in today's family office world.

Co-Presenter: How Technology Platforms are Changing Private Equity

This session provided insights into some of the latest trends in private equity, namely how the independent wealth community is now able to access comprehensive data, diligence, and investment opportunities on private equity funds due to the emergence of online platforms.

Panelist: Texan Angels interviewed by Jason Kelly, Managing Editor, Bloomberg Link

This session looked to evaluate angel investing trends across the US and specifically in Texas. Is Angel Investing here to stay? Is it the right choice for sophisticated players? What are the ways to tap into the value of local opportunities and the realistic impact of forced appreciation? When is ”˜investing in a cause’ also investing for returns? What is crowd-funding and what are the key risks in this emerging sector? VIDEO"

Interviewer: "Interview with an Economic Weather Man"

We are approaching the end of a great experiment, whereby global central banks have injected unprecedented liquidity into the world economy to stave off further crisis. In this session, Michael Sidgmore interviewed a well-known, global macro hedge fund expert and author to hear his view on the road ahead.

Featured Entrepreneur: Build a Career Worth Having

The Ignite Matter Family Office Conferences are an experience that provides inspiration, skills, and connections to help shape a meaningful, purpose-driven career. Entrepreneurs lead and facilitate all the sessions.

Panelist: Generating New Value: Innovation in Engaging Millennials

To help advisors in the design, development and delivery of meaningful and dynamic products, services and processes that are uniquely positioned for the next generation of wealth owners, this panel will engage in a candid discourse to identify what needs to be done strategically to meet the emerging needs of the inheriting generation.

Panelist: Family Succession & Leadership

Lead by Leslie Voth of Pitcairn this special session will explore family succession and leadership with millennial family members.

Panelist: "Stories Told From the Inside Out"

Family members shared their personal insights as to how their families have navigated the various dynamics at play within their own family structure. On this panel, Michael Sidgmore and a representative of another family discussed solutions and results from their own family challenges and values.

Panelist: "The Client of the Future: Experience, Expectations and Engagement

Family Office Exchange has been leading the charge to examine the 3Es: Experience, Expectations and Engagement of the new and emerging clients of the future and how their perception of the world will ultimately impact the relationship between themselves, other family members, family office executives and advisors with whom they will ... or won't ... engage.

Panelist: "Family Legacy: Using Impact Capitalism to Develop the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

With the transition of charitable resources expected to top $40 trillion with the next generation, who is driving the future of philanthropy? This panel  shared personal experiences and some significant trends from the millennial generation regarding impact capitalism and social impact investment, one of the new tools in the philanthropic toolbox."

Panelist: "From the Frontlines ... Candid Conversations, Real Stories, and the Reality of Engaging the Next Generation

During this day titled, "Planning to Span the Generations ... A Day of Trusts, Estates, Income & Insurance Planning for the Mutil-Generational Family," this panel led a discussion on understanding the needs of the next generation; uncovering how to work with them and understanding how to be an advisor to this segment."

Panelist: The Client of the Future: Gen Y Rising: Engagement, Expectations, and Experience

Examining the 3E's: Panelists at this Summit were invited to share their insights in order for the attendees to better understand and engage Generation Y.

Panelist on the topic of "Engaging the Next Generation of Wealth"

"Working with wealth holders under the age of 40 has its opportunities and challenges. Whether they are entrepreneurs, potential high earners or inheritors - they have opinions and distinct ways of doing things. This moderated panel introduced next-gen experts and also allowed the audience to pose questions to next-gens."

Speaker: LSE Alumni Commencement Speaker

Alumni Commencement Speaker at the 2015 London School of Economics graduation ceremony on the topic of "make life worth living" ... finding something that lies at the intersection of what you love - passion - and what you do in a focused way - purpose.

Moderator: Impact Investing in Practice

This panel will present case studies of family led impact investing. Subjects such as the rationale for adopting an impact investment program, deciding on the approach and the monitoring of investments will be explored.

Moderator: "Doing Good and Making Money: The Millennial Effect and Sustainable Investing

Over the next 40 years, Generation X and the Millennial Generation will potentially inherit an estimated $41 trillion from the Baby Boomer Generation. This panel provided insights on the attitudes and goals of Generation X and Generation Y investors and how they are investing differently than their parents and prior generations."

Panelist: "Expanding the Impact Ecosystem"

The program featured leading philanthropists, investors, thought leaders, portfolio managers and entrepreneurs who engaged the audience in an exchange of insights about impact philanthropy and impact investing. The panelists provided their perspective on how to "achieve impact and how to make it last."

Panelist: "An Investors Perspective

The Investing for Impact Symposium is a special opportunity for those already active in impact investing and those who are interested in exploring it further. The audience included family offices, foundations, endowments and their advisers, as well as asset managers, and other key stakeholders. The panelist investors spoke to how and why they are involved in impact investing."

Panelist and Presenter: Confluence Philanthropy Next Gen Webinar

This webinar provided an introduction to private equity and the role it plays in portfolios. A discussion of how to access and analyze private equity investments / managers was followed by a discussion on how to measure impact in the portfolio.

Presenter and Founding Sponsor: Funders Boot Camp

A one day event designed to educate investors on how to make a direct investment into an impact-focused business. Topics included setting your investment thesis / strategy, sourcing deals, due diligence, structuring deals, investing with others,  and supporting your investment.

Panelist: New Solar Entrepreneurship

This panel explored the future of solar. A model Nexus partnership, a social entrepreneur and President of Mosaic, and Michael Sidgmore, the Director of Institutional Investments at Mosaic and a responsible young asset holder, explained how they came together to solve the biggest challenges of our time.

Panelist: Next Gen Philanthropy Workshop

A weekend workshop on the various forms of and approaches to strategic philanthropy for young, responsible asset holders. Panelists shared their stories on how they transformed their vision for creating change in the world into reality. 

Panelist: The Next Generation

le club f provides a forum for individual donors, families and senior foundation executives from around the world to reflect on effective strategies for high impact philanthropy. Based on personal experience, speakers explored some of the most effective ways of involving the Next Generation in philanthropy and how to best handle diverging inter-generational interests.