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Program Agenda 2010

• How Globalization Changes the Financial Architecture

• 10 Investment Economic Sign Posts to Watch

• Changing Government Regulations & What They Mean

• Global Asset Allocation and Protection: How to Sleep at Night

• Global Insurance Structures and Tax Planning

• Traction on the Slippery Slope of Alternative Investments

• Trends in Philanthropy: Private vs. Community Foundation  

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Event Media

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Videos

• Steve Seleznow: Due Diligence in Philanthropy (2:03)
  
• William Sharp: End of Bank Secrecy (1:33)
  
• Jim Kaffen: Desired Target Return (2:39)
  
• Heidi Richardson: Gold Bubble? Inflation? (1:11)
  

Quotes

"Thunderbird has hit the nail on the head with the Global Wealth Management Summit. They are consolidating many disciplines in investment management, global wealth planning and technical tax issues all under one roof. This is highly unusual but necessary in today's global marketplace"

- William M. Sharp,
International Tax Law Attorney at Sharp Kemm

"An event like this helps people identify better methods of investing. Thunderbird's timing is perfect"

- Jim Kaffen,
President of Sortino Investment Advisors

"This forum is great to get some really great minds together and share ideas. The sessions are very engaging in terms of the variety of topics and the globalization of the topics. The event is not just U.S.-centric, but covers issues that impact us worldwide"

- Heidi Richardson,
Director of Blackrock iShares Global Client Group

"Anyone who has the resources to give back to their community really needs to think about what they want to do with their philanthropy and what impact they want to have. This event is timely given the current economic circumstances because need is growing"

- Steve Seleznow,
CEO of Arizona Community Foundation

Photos

• Thunderbird Global Wealth Management Summit Photos

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The Speakers and Topics

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BARBARA M. BARRETT
US Ambassador, 2008-2009

Ambassador Barbara Barrett is President and CEO of Triple Creek Guest Ranch, a Montana Hideaway. Until January 2009, she was U.S. Ambassador to Finland. Barbara is a member of the boards of RAND, Aerospace Corporation and Hershey Trust. She co-chairs the Thunderbird School of Global Management capital campaign and is a member of the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council. Previously, Barbara was CEO of the American Management Association, an executive of two Fortune 500 corporations, Chairman of the Board of Valley Bank of Arizona and a member of the board of Raytheon, Exponent and The Mayo Clinic. She served in top executive roles in the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. She taught leadership at Harvard’s of and was Chairman of the Board of Thunderbird.

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CRAIG R. BARRETT
Retired CEO/Chairman of the Board, Intel Corporation

Dr. Craig Barrett received his Ph.D. in Materials Science from Stanford University. After graduation, he served on the faculty of Stanford, was a Fulbright Fellow at Danish Technical University in Denmark, and a NATO Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Physical Laboratory in England.  In 1974 Dr. Barrett joined Intel Corporation.  He was elected to Intel Corporation's Board of Directors in 1992, became Intel's fourth president in 1997, chief executive officer in 1998, and chairman of the board in 2005, a post held until he retired in May 2009.  

Dr. Barrett is a leading advocate for improving education in theU.S.and the world, and is a vocal spokesman for the value technology can provide in raising social and economic standards globally.  He served as Chairman of the United Nations Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development, which works to bring computers and other technology to developing parts of the world.  Dr. Barrett was appointed by the President as one of the private sector leaders of Change The Equation, a national education science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiative, and has been appointed by the President of the Russian Federation as the international co-chairman to lead the Board of the Fund for Development of the Center for Elaboration and Commercialization of New Technologies, a Russian “silicon valley” project under development outside of Moscow.  Dr. Barrett is a member of the Board of Directors of Science Foundation Arizona and the Society for Science and the Public.  He co-chairs Achieve, Inc., is president and chairman of the BASIS School, Inc. Board of Directors, and on the faculty of Thunderbird School of Global Management.  Dr. Barrett is past chair of the National Academy of Engineering, co-chaired the Business Coalition for Student Achievement and the National Innovation Initiative Leadership Council, and has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the U.S. Council for International Business, the Clinton Global Initiative Education Advisory Board, and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.  He serves on numerous other boards, policy and government panels.

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SCOTT BECKER, CFA: Convertable Securities Investments
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Specialist, Calamos Investments

As part of the investment team, Mr. Becker’s responsibilities include the monitoring of investment portfolio activity, current positioning and risk attribution. He globally represents the Portfolio Management Team in market and strategy reviews with institutional investors and financial advisors. Mr. Becker brings 17 years of investment and financial services experience to his role. Prior to joining Calamos, he worked at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) as an Equity Portfolio Strategist and was the Senior Strategist for MLIM’s U.S. value equity portfolios. Previously, he was a senior product manager with Van Kampen Funds working with Morgan Stanley Asset Management portfolios, and he had previously spent three years as a financial analyst. Mr. Becker graduated with honors from the University of Illinois, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance. He is a CFA charter holder, a member of the CFA Society of Chicago and holds a Series 7 license.

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Dr. Angel Cabrera
President of Thunderbird School of Global Management

Dr. Cabrera is a world-renowned global leader and management educator whose work and expertise has been recognized and tapped by top international organizations. Read More >>

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Steven Donaldson: Global Asset Protection and Risk Management
Chairman of the Board of Fortress Financial Group, LLC

Since his graduation from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1967, Mr. Donaldson has been immersed in financial services in the U.S. and abroad. Mr. Donaldson has co-founded two trust companies and three insurance companies, all of which are successfully engaged in business today. He is widely known as a leading proponent of coordinating U.S. planning techniques with the utilization of international planning strategies to solve tax and asset protection problems. As a founders of Fortress, Mr. Donaldson's seeks to provide to families with $5-$150million, the same level comprehensive planning normally reserved for much wealthier families. He has lectured globally on Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury requirements in international wealth planning.

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SCOTT C. EVANS
Executive Vice President, Asset Management, TIAA-CREF

Scott Evans is Executive Vice President of Asset Management at TIAA-CREF and Chief Executive Officer of the company’s investment advisory subsidiaries, Teachers Advisors, Inc. and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC. He has oversight of the company's $426 billion in combined assets under management (as of March 31, 2010). In addition to his investment management duties, Mr. Evans oversees the TIAA-CREF Institute and the company’s customer research and corporate strategy functions. He previously served as Chief Investment Officer, with responsibility for investment policy, strategy and oversight of the organization’s equity and fixed-income portfolios. Earlier, he was head of CREF Investments, where he was responsible for managing the firm's equity portfolios and directing teams of global analysts and portfolio managers. He joined TIAA-CREF in 1985 as an investment analyst.
Mr. Evans is a trustee of the International Accounting Standards Board Committee Foundation and a member of the investment committee of Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP of The Netherlands, one of Europe’s largest pension funds. He also serves on the Dean's Advisory Council at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Mr. Evans earned a B.A. from Tufts University and an M.M. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.

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Rui de Figueiredo: Traction on the Slippery Slope of Alternative Investments
Alternative Investment Partners, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.  Associate Professor - Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Rui de Figueiredo is a consultant who provides investment leadership for Alternative Investment Partners’ (AIP) Portfolio Solutions Group. He also leads the hedge fund advisory business within AIP’s funds of funds business. Prior to that, he oversaw the investment activities of Graystone Research, an alternative investments advisory business within Morgan Stanley’s Global Wealth Management division. Mr. de Figueiredo has worked with Morgan Stanley since 2007. Prior to that, he spearheaded research at Citi Alternative Investments. He also worked at Boston Con­sulting Group and the Alliance Consulting Group. In addition, Mr. de Figueiredo is an associate professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. His research focuses on game theoretic and econometric analysis of organiza­tions and institutions, and he has published in finance, econom­ics, law and political science journals. Mr. de Figueiredo earned a Ph.D. and two M.A. degrees from Stanford University, as well as a B.A., summa cum laude, from Harvard University.

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Katherine Garrett-Cox: A European Perspective on Investing
Chief Executive Officer and Director, Alliance Trust 

Katherine Garrett-Cox joined Alliance Trust as Chief Investment Officer in 2007 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer 2008. Katherine Garrett-Cox graduated with a BA (Hons) in History at Durham University. Her early career was spent in US Fund Management with Fidelity Investments and UNI Storebrand before moving to Hill Samuel Asset Management as their Investment Director, Head of American Equities. In 2000 she joined Aberdeen Asset Management becoming an Executive Director in 2001 and Chief Executive of their operating subsidiary Aberdeen Asset Management Limited. In 2004 she became Chief Investment Officer for Morley Fund Management and a Board Director of a number of their subsidiary companies with specific responsibility for fund management teams in London, Dublin and Boston. Katherine Garrett-Cox is a trustee of The Baring Foundation.

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Alan W. Granwell: How to Make International Tax Treaties Work for You
International Tax Partner Resident, DLA Piper's Washington, DC office

Mr. Granwell's practice encompasses representing multinational corporations on cross-border planning and includes: acquisitions, dispositions and business restructurings, IP migrations, services arrangements, repatriation planning, international transportation, cross-border leasing, transfer pricing and the use of bilateral tax treaties. He also advises high-net-worth individuals on cross-border tax planning and structuring. Recently, Mr. Granwell has become active in advising investors from emerging countries engaged in cross-border transactions involving the United States and Europe and in advising financial institutions and their clients on international tax enforcement initiatives. He conducts an active administrative practice, regularly representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service and the US Treasury Department (including negotiating advance pricing agreements, conducting competent authority proceedings, advising taxpayers on voluntary disclosures, assisting clients in obtaining regulatory changes and tax rulings and advising clients on tax legislation matters).Mr. Granwell was the International Tax Counsel and Director, Office of International Tax Affairs at the US Department of the Treasury; he authored numerous articles and is a frequent lecturer on international tax matters; and is one of the world's leading tax lawyers.

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Dr. F. John Mathis
Thunderbird Global Financial Services Center, Director

F. John Mathis is the Director of the Thunderbird Global Financial Services Center and a Professor of Global Finance/Economics at Thunderbird School of Global Management since 1988. Read More >>

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Paul Novak, CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P. MCIPS, CEO, ISM
"Changing Business Prospects in Major Industrial Countries"

Paul Novak has been with Institute for Supply Management (ISM)since 1988 and led the institute in a major change in its governance, the implementation of a Board of Directors comprised of senior officers at major companies. Following this change, Novak led the organization in broadening its focus from purchasing into supply management. Novak is a graduate of Michigan State University, having received his bachelor's degree in 1967 and his master's degree in 1972. In addition, he achieved his certificate in not-for-profit management from the Harvard Business School faculty. Novak was also the staff editor of ISM's four-book Knowledge Series on purchasing management. He just completed a two-year term as president of the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM). Novak also serves on the board of directors of the Federal Acquisition Innovation and Reform Institute (FAIR). Novak is a frequent speaker concerning the future of supply management and the role it must play to ensure business success.

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Stanley T. Padgett: Insurance Structures for Tax Savings & Asset Protection
Sr. Vice President and Director of Fortress Consulting Services, LLC

Stan Padgett graduated with honors from Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina, and became a member of the Florida Bar in 1982. He has handled civil litigation matters on behalf of businesses and creditors in state and Federal courts throughout the State of Florida. Mr. Padgett is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeal for the Second, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits, the United States District Courts for the Middle and Northern District of Florida, and all Florida state courts. He achieved an AV rating in 1992, the highest rating awarded by Martindale Hubbell, a national peer review rating service, and has maintained his AV rating since. He specializes in the areas of securities, construction and business litigation. . For the past five years, he has worked almost exclusively in the areas of international asset protection and tax planning and he currently works for Fortress Family Office Group, LLC to provide more comprehensive planning services.

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carol pepper: family legacy
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pepper International LLC

Carol comments regularly on the markets on www.forbes.com. She also writes a column for Forbes.com entitled “High Net Words.” In November 2009, Barron’s named Pepper International as one of the top family offices in the United States. In 2008, Pepper International LLC was awarded the Growth Leadership Award by the Family Wealth Alliance (www.fwalliance.com). Carol was named a 2007 Rising Star in Wealth Management by Institutional Investor News. Carol acts as an advisor to families of wealth and oversees the investment management, estate and tax planning, philanthropy and concierge needs of her clients. The firm has an expertise in Socially Responsible Investing and works with families who would like to have a strong focus on integrating their values into their investments and their philanthropy. The firm also focuses on families that have complex international issues such as family members with different nationalities and complex jurisdictional issues. Carol also acts as a consultant to families who would like to create their own operations, and has built family offices around the globe. Carol lectures extensively around the world on issues of interest to the family office industry. Past and current speaking engagement agendas are posted on the company website, www.pepperinternational.com. Carol has over 25 years of experience in the wealth management industry. Prior to forming Pepper International in 2001, Carol had extensive experience as a private banker at JP Morgan Private Bank, Citibank Private Bank and Credit Suisse Private Bank. She managed over $1 billion of private client assets as a Senior Relationship Manager and Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co., the multi-family office formed by the Rockefeller family. As a principal at Morgan Stanley, she was instrumental in creating a web-based virtual family office prototype. Carol graduated cum laude from Bryn Mawr College in 1984 with a BA in philosophy and a minor in Russian language. She obtained an MBA in entrepreneurial studies from Columbia University Business School in 1989. She published her first novel called Beyond Blood, which is a wealth management thriller, in 2009. 

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James A. Pupillo, CIMA®, CIMC®
Senior Vice President, Investments; Institutional Consulting Director and Family Wealth Director

Jim a graduate of Indiana University has been involved in the Investment Management Consulting business since 1987. He began with E.F. Hutton's Consulting Group, which is today known as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Jim is a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) and holds a Investment Strategist Certification, both awarded by the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) through the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania. He completed as valedictorian the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) Program conducted by the Center for Fiduciary Studies,. Jim has published several articles and has been a contributor to several books on the subject of optimally blending active and passive investment strategies regarding portfolio construction and fiduciaries responsibility.

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J. graham russell
Executive Director of CORE

Born, raised and educated in the UK, Russell has spent the last 32 years in the US, largely in CEO roles in the transportation and environmental services industries. He conducted one of the first major consolidations in the environmental testing industry in the late 1980s, building a highly profitable company with revenues of $50 million. In recent years, he has devoted himself to consulting work, mainly in the recycling, environmental services and cleantech sectors. For several years he was a Board Member of CORE (Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy, the largest business association in the Rocky Mt. region dedicated to the promotion of more environmentally and socially responsible business practices). In 2006 Russell was responsible for creating the first Annual Sustainable Opportunities Summit, which has become the largest sustainability conference in this region, attracting nearly 650 people to the Denver, Colorado Convention Center. 

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William m. sharp, sr. 
International Tax Law Attorney at Sharp Kemm 

Mr. Sharp has handled a multitude of international tax planning and international tax controversy cases during his thirty year career. Before starting a boutique international tax practice, Mr. Sharp served as a partner with Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O’Neill and Mullis, P.A., where he led the firm’s international practice group. Mr. Sharp has served as lead counsel with respect to United States Tax Court, Internal Revenue Service appeals and examination cases, and he also has served as lead counsel and co-counsel on a multitude of Internal Revenue Service voluntary disclosure cases. Mr. Sharp maintains significant contacts with other major international tax law firms located within the U.S. as well as abroad, and Mr. Sharp maintains ongoing contacts with senior members of the National Office of the Internal Revenue Service, as well as with regional and field Internal Revenue Service offices. Mr. Sharp has served as an adjunct professor at the Stetson University School of Law and a lecturer at the University of South Florida Executive MBA program. Mr. Sharp is a frequent speaker on international tax and business law matters, and also has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Reuters, USA Today and other media on international tax topics.
Mr. Sharp has been a member of the Society of International Business Fellows since 1985, and previously served as Chairman (2001). Mr. Sharp is a member of the Board of Advisors of The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Sharp is a frequent speaker on international tax and business law matters.

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Bruce Spector, CEO, Pinnacle Care, (Boston)
"How Does Healthcare Reform Impact Affluent Families?"

Bruce Spector played a key role in conceptualizing PinnacleCare and, in fact, an entirely new industry of private health advisory. As Chairman and Founder, Mr. Spector is responsible for establishing PinnacleCare's positioning in the marketplace and building partnerships to fuel the company's long term growth. Mr. Spector has formed a strong team of experienced leaders to lead PinnacleCare in its mission of providing a distinctive service to Members worldwide and, in the process, changing the world of healthcare. Mr. Spector is a successful serial entrepreneur, having founded and led other consumer services companies, anticipating economic trends and capitalizing on emerging opportunities. Each company has gained substantial value, launching and operating new ventures in the cable television industry, the broadcasting industry, and the internet marketing industries.

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Special Events

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Concert & Conversation Show with Peter Buffett
http://www.peterbuffett.com

Special visit by participants of Project Artemis Afghanistan
Program introduction by Barbara Barrett
Project Artemis Afghanistan is a unique business skills training program that aims to build the entrepreneurial skills of promising Afghan women entrepreneurs. Included in the training program are two weeks of business and entrepreneurial decision-making training; mentorship by women entrepreneurs from the U.S.; site visits to Arizona businesses; and follow-up support and business coaches online. This October, Thunderbird will welcome the fourth class of 20 women entrepreneurs from Afghanistan, running businesses from handicrafts shops to an electrical engineering firm.
Read more about Project Artemis »

The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, USA
http://www.themim.org

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Sponsors

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Interested in Sponsoring

To become a sponsor, please contact Thunderbird Global Financial Services Center, John Mathis, Director at John.Mathis@thunderbird.edu or 602-978-7168.

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Fees

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Event Fee

Registration fee for October 2010 Thunderbird Global Wealth Management Summit is $3,495 for the primary participants and $1,995 for every additional family member. This fee includes all day sessions, continental breakfast, lunch and evening meals as indicated on the agenda, private MIM tour, private musical performance by Peter Buffett, and cocktail receptions. Please note that the registration fees do not include accommodations.  

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations will be subject to a $350 fee through September 19, 2010. After that date, no refunds will be made. There will be no exceptions to this policy.

*In the event that the Summit is cancelled, Thunderbird School of Global Management does not accept any responsibility for airfare, hotel, or other costs incurred by the registrant.

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Contact Us

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Contact Information

F. John Mathis
Thunderbird Global Financial Services Center
One Global Place
Glendale, AZ 85306
Telephone: 602 978-7168
E-mail: John.Mathis@thunderbird.edu

Yulia Fenzl
Thunderbird Global Financial Services Center
One Global Place
Glendale, AZ 85306
Telephone: 480 862-3099
E-mail: YuliaFenzl@global.t-bird.edu

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Advisory Board

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Steven Donaldson
Yulia Fenzl
Marty Jensen
F. John Mathis
Stanley T. Padgett
James A. Pupillo
Jan Pupillo
Suzanne Schutte
Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa

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