Speakers

Brian Abely
Organization: Fidelity Investments


Prior to this role, Brian served as an Investment Analyst in the Consultant Relations group at Fidelity Asset Management Solutions (FAMS), an investment organization within Fidelity’s Asset Management division focused on supporting consultants and institutional investors, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans, endowments, and foundations.
 

Michael Kosoff
Organization: Mariner


Michael Kosoff leads hedge fund, multi-asset, private equity co-investment, and digital assets manager research at Mariner, serving both institutional and high net worth clients. He joined the firm in August 2020. From 2016 to 2020, Michael was Senior Director, Investments at Artivest – an alternative investment platform acquired by iCapital - where he researched private equity, hedge funds, and digital assets. Previously, Michael spent over 10 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in a variety of investment research roles including Head of Hedge Fund Strategies.

Michael holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.A. in Economics from Harvard University.

Chris Solarz
Organization: Amitis Capital


Chris has a BA in Economics and Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania and an MComm in Finance from the University of New South Wales, where he was a Federation Scholar. Chris holds the CFA, CPA, and CAIA designations.  Chris has broken 9 Guinness World Records and has run marathons on all 7 continents and in all 50 US states.