Speakers

2026 McCormick Symposium presents:

Keynote Speaker: Manuel Abecasis is an economist with the US Economics team in Global Investment Research at Goldman Sachs. He regularly authors research publications on growth, the labor market, inflation, and the Fed. Before joining Goldman Sachs, Manuel conducted research in macroeconomics and industrial organization at Harvard, Bridgewater Associates, and the Bank of Portugal. Manuel graduated from Harvard with highest honors in economics and was awarded the John H. Williams prize, given to the Harvard economics student with the best overall record.

 

 

Fireside Chat: Steve Quirk is Chief Brokerage Officer at Robinhood Markets. Prior to joining Robinhood, Steve oversaw the strategy and deployment of initiatives for Trading at TD Ameritrade. He also served as a member of the company’s Senior Operating Committee, which shaped the strategic focus of the organization. Steve focused on teaching the next generation of investors and championed the creation of the TD Ameritrade U program to bridge the gap between academia and industry. Prior to his role at TD Ameritrade, Steve was responsible for the development of new trading tools and technology enhancements for the Thinkorswim, Inc. trading platform. Steve holds a BBA in Risk/Insurance and Marketing from the University of Wisconsin. He also holds FINRA Series 4, 7, and 24 licenses and is an active Board Member of Cara Collective.

 

Previous Speakers 

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2025 Keynote Speaker:

Christopher Thornberg, PhD-Founding Partner - Beacon Economics, LLC

The Future of College Athletics Panel:

Greg Christopher, Panel Moderator-Vice President for Institutional Strategy and Director of Athletics, Xavier University 

Jennifer Fraser-Vice President, Division I Governance, NCAA National Office 

Pat Forde-Senior Writer - Sports Illustrated

Val Ackerman-Commissioner - BIG EAST Conference

 

2024 Keynote Speaker:

Christopher Thornberg, PhD-Founding Partner - Beacon Economics, LLC

The Fintech Fireside Chat: Insights From Industry Leaders:

Matthew Mann, CFA-Head of Corporate Development, Fin Capital

Angie Ammon-Co-Founder, Tesouro

Matthew Swendiman, JD (Panel Moderator)-Chief Executive Officer, Key Bridge Compliance, LLC

 

2023 Keynote Speaker:

Tom Jalics, CFA - Fifth Third Bank

The Business of Professional Sports in Cincinnati Panel:

Doug Healy - Cincinnati Reds

Elizabeth Blackburn - Cincinnati Bengals

Jeff Berding - FC Cincinnati

 

2022 Dual Keynotes:

Michelle Meyer, Former Head of the U.S Economics, Bank of America, Forthcoming Chief Economist, U.S., Mastercard Economics Institute

Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, LPL Financial

 

2020 Keynote:

Elizabeth (Liz) Koehler - Blackrock

2020 Investment Outlook Panel:

Charnella Grossman - Fifth Third Bank

Michael A. Condon - Fund Evaluation Group

James E. Russell, Jr. - Bahl and Gaynor

 

2019 Dual Keynotes:

Jason Trennert - Strategas

Bob Doll - Nuveen Asset Management

 

2018 Keynote:

Dr. Jeremy Siegel - WisdomTree Investments/University of Pennsylvania

FAANG Long/Short Student Investment Challenge:

Anthony Petretti

Matthew Tarka

Global Investments & Markets Panel:

Oscar Pulido - BlackRock Multi-Asset Strategies Group

Michael J. Oyster - Fund Evaluation Group

Scott Colbert - The Commerce Trust Company

Cybersecurity in 2018 Panel:

Marc Caccavale - FICD

Silka Gonzalez - Enterprise Risk Management