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3rd Annual Illinois Public Employee Retirement Systems Forum (Illinois PERS) * June 2-3, 2008 * Chicago, IL

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  Conference Description  

IMN's Illinois PERS Summit has been designed to provide a platform for learning, networking, and thought leadership on topics critical to managing Illinois pension funds. The summit will give Illinois pension plans the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about progress being made in public pension plan asset management. The most relevant concerns and issues such as 130/30; Portable Alpha; Investing Strategies; Equities and... read full details

    Conference Co-Chairs
Timothy Schoolmaster, President, EVANSTON POLICE PENSION FUND & Former Executive Director and Founding Member, ILLINOIS PUBLIC PENSION FUND ASSOCIATION John Day, Assistant Executive Director Emeritus,
TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

  Featured Speakers  

Kwame Raoul

State Senator, 13th District / Chairperson

ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Richard Berner

Managing Director, Co-Head of Global Economics and Chief U.S. Economist

MORGAN STANLEY

  Our Esteemed Speaker Faculty  
William W. Pierce, Principal,
ACCESSALPHA WORLDWIDE LLC

Kevin Ireland, Director of Institutional Sales,
ALPS INC.

Leslie F. Bond, Jr., Senior Managing Director,
ATTUCKS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Richard L. Potter, Principal,
BECKER, BURKE ASSOCIATES

Quinton Primo, Chairman and CEO,
CAPRI CAPITAL PARTNERS

Anthony Martin, Trustee and Recording Secretary,
CHICAGO FIREMEN'S ANNUITY & BENEFIT FUND

Dion Smith, Manager of Financial Policy,
CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Steve Kelso, Finance & Investment Officer,
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY RETIREMENT


  The 2008 Advisory Board  
Anthony Martin, Trustee and Recording Secretary,
CHICAGO FIREMEN'S ANNUITY & BENEFIT FUND

James P. Maloney, Trustee,
CHICAGO POLICE ANNUITY & BENEFIT FUND

Alex Rivera, Actuary,
GABRIEL, ROEDER, SMITH & COMPANY

James M. McNamee, President,
IL PUBLIC PENSION FUND ASSN/ BARRINGTON POLICE PENSION FUND

Douglas J. Kryscio, Partner,
MERCER INVESTMENT CONSULTING

Robert Finkel, Managing Partner,
PRISM CAPITAL

Joseph G. Costello, CFO/Senior Deputy Executive Director, Finance & Administration,
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Thomas H Dodd, President,
STRATFORD ADVISORY GROUP


  Lead Sponsor(s)  
Morgan Stanley
http://www.morganstanley.com/

  Platinum Sponsor(s)  
UBS Global Asset Management
http://www.ubs.com/1/e/globala...

  Cocktail Reception(s)  
The Chicago Board Options Exchange
http://www.cboe.com

  Silver Sponsor(s)  
AccessAlpha Worldwide LLC
http://www.accessalpha.com

ALPS Fund Services
http://www.alpsinc.com/

Attucks Asset Management
http://www.attucksfunds.com

Capri Capital Partners, LLC
http://www.capricapital.com

Credit Suisse
http://www.credit-suisse.com

Dolan McEniry Capital Management, LLC
http://www.dolanmceniry.com/

Eaton Vance Management
http://www.eatonvance.com/

Fisher Investments
http://www.fi-inst.com

Fisher Lynch Capital
http://www.fisherlynch.com

Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation
http://www.intercontinental.ne...

JPMorgan Asset Management
http://www.jpmorgan.com/iam

K2 Advisors L.L.C
http://www.k2advisors.com

Lazard Asset Management
http://www.lazard.com

The Macquarie Group
http://www.macquarie.com/us

PIMCO
http://www.pimco.com/

RevenueShares Investor Services
http://www.RevenueSharesETFS.c...

Turner Investment Partners
http://www.turnerinvestments.c...

  Lead Law  
Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll
http://www.cmht.com/

  Exhibitor(s)  
Northern Trust
http://www.northerntrust.com/

Taplin, Canida & Habacht
http://www.tchinc.com/

  Lead Media Partner(s)  

http://www.imweekly.com


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