2024 Tax and Accounting Conference

Program

All program times are shown in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Sunday, September 22 | Monday, September 23 | Tuesday, September 24 | Wednesday, September 25

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Sunday, September 22

4:00–7:00 p.m.

Registration Open
 

5:00–7:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception Sponsored by State Street
 

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Monday, September 23

7:00 a.m.–3:10 p.m.

Registration Open

 
7:00–8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

 
8:00–8:10 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

JOY LOPEZ
Vice President, Head of Investment Tax
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Chair, ICI Tax Committee

MIKE HORN
Deputy General Counsel – Tax
Investment Company Institute

 
8:10–8:50 a.m.

Fireside Chat: Political Climate/Tax Reform 2025

KRISTIN SOLHEIM
Senior Government Affairs Officer
Investment Company Institute

BARBARA ANGUS
Global Tax Policy Leader
EY

 
8:50–9:40 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Understanding the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda and Tax Legislation

ERICA EVANS, Moderator
Assistant General Counsel
Investment Company Institute 

KATIE KING
Partner
PwC 

DAVID BARTELS
Partner
Dechert LLP

JENSON WAYNE
Chief Accountant, Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission

 
9:40–10:00 a.m.

Break

 
10:00–10:50 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Product Innovation Trends – Interval, BDC, CIT, More Illiquid Investments (Private Credit, PE)

RYAN LOVIN, Moderator
Tax Counsel
Vanguard  

ALEX BRADFORD
Partner
RSM US LLP  

AMY SNYDER
Tax Principal, FSO
EY

 
10:55–11:45 a.m.

Concurrent Session A: International Tax Update

KATIE SUNDERLAND, Moderator
Associate General Counsel
Investment Company Institute 

BEN KERSSE
Senior Tax Manager
T. Rowe Price 

SHAWN ORMONT
Custody Tax Product
JP Morgan 

MELANIE GODELIS
Treaty Assistance and Interpretation Team
IRS 

 
10:55–11:45 a.m.

Concurrent Session B: Trends in Fund Admin, Valuation, New Products

JASON NAGLER, Moderator
Senior Director, Fund Accounting and Compliance
Investment Company Institute

KRISTY VON OHLEN
Partner
EY 

JULIE ROACH
Treasurer
Diamond Hill

MEGHAN RYAN
Assistant Chief Accountant, Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission

 
11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.  

Lunch

 
12:15–12:55 p.m.

Thought Leadership Lunch Sessions

• Cohen & Company
  Market Insight: Navigating the Intersection of Public and Private Structures

• PwC
  AI Opportunities and Challenges in Asset & Wealth Management

  SAM BARRER
  Director
  PwC 

  CALEN BYERS
  Partner
  PwC 

  KRISTEN SAUVIGNE
  Partner
  PwC

• RSM US LLP
  Unlocking the Future of Finance: The Power of Tokenization

  JAY SCHULMAN
  Principal
  RSM US LLP

 
1:00–1:55 p.m.

Keynote: Working Across Generations

PHIL GWOKE
CEO and Generational Expert
BridgeWorks

 
1:55–2:10 p.m.

Networking Break

 
2:10–3:10 p.m.

Concurrent Session C: Domestic Tax Update/Tax Reform 2025  

MIKE HORN, Moderator
Deputy General Counsel, Tax Law
Investment Company Institute

ANDREW LAI
Legislation Counsel
Joint Committee on Taxation

CHRIS DIJULIA
Vice President, Tax
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC

FRANZISKA HERTEL
Partner
Ropes & Gray LLP 

 
2:10–3:10 p.m.

Concurrent Session D: Staying Current on Accounting – SEC/AICPA Investment Company Expert Panel Insights

MIKE HEBERT, Moderator
Head of Global Fund Finance
Lord Abbett
Chair, ICI Accounting-Treasurers Committee

JAIME EICHEN
Partner
EY
Chair, AICPA Investment Companies Expert Panel

JENSON WAYNE
Chief Accountant, Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission

CHAD GAZZILLO
Partner
KPMG LLP

KEVIN FRANK
Head of Mutual Fund Operations
Jackson National Asset Management, LLC 

 
5:00–7:00 p.m.

Boca Breeze Reception Sponsored by DFIN  

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Tuesday, September 24

7:30 a.m.–12:10 p.m.

Registration Open

 
7:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.

Breakfast

 
7:45–8:45 a.m.

Breakfast Discussion Groups

• FUNdamentals of RIC Tax

  JOEL GREENBAUM
  Vice President
  Northern Trust Investments, Inc.

  ANDREANA SHENGELYA
  Partner, Tax
  Cohen & Company, Ltd.

• 40 Act Financial Reporting: Recent SEC Comments and Data Trends

  JACOB SANDOVAL
  Branch Chief, Division of Investment Management – Disclosure Review and Accounting Office
  Securities and Exchange Commission

  MELISSA MCDONOUGH 
  Branch Chief
  Securities and Exchange Commission

• Let’s Get There FASTER – Managing Global Tax

  PAUL RADCLIFFE
  Partner
  EY

  DAVID WEISNER
  Managing Director, Head of Product & Practice, Global Tax Services
  BBH 

 
8:50–9:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks

JASON NAGLER
Senior Director, Fund Accounting and Compliance
Investment Company Institute

MIKE HEBERT
Head of Global Fund Finance
Lord Abbett
Chair, ICI Accounting-Treasurers Committee

 
9:00–10:00 a.m.

Keynote: Microsoft Copilot

PASCAL BELAUD
General Manager
Microsoft Corporation Customer Success Data and AI Group 

 
10:00–10:55 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Generative AI/Tech – Modernization of Fund Admin Operating Model

CHRISTOPH KREY, Moderator
Executive Director of Global Client Service & Solutions
JPMorganChase

CHRIS NAPOLI
Data and Analytics & Financial Services Leader
Snowflake

TOM PFISTER
Managing Director of Compliance, Regulatory and Reporting Solutions
Confluence

RYAN WHEELER
Director and Assistant Treasurer
Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC

ELAINA CHIN
Partner
EY

 
10:55–11:15 a.m.

Networking Break

 
11:15 a.m.–12:10 p.m.

Concurrent Session E: Hot Topics: Trends in Fund/Product Tax

NICK MILLEY, Moderator
Vice President
Blackstone 

TERESA MATTER
Managing Director, Tax
Deloitte

AMANDA MILHET-RUSSO
Vice President – Product Tax
BlackRock-SMA

RICH LAFALCE
Partner
Morgan Lewis

 
11:15 a.m.–12:10 p.m.

Concurrent Session F: Tailored Shareholder Report – Learnings Over the Past Year, First Filings and What to Expect Next

ANNA MINNER
Director, Fund Administration
Principal Asset Management

GINA SPUNDER
Managing Director
Nuveen Securities, LLC

TED HERSHEY
Senior Vice President, Solution Services
DFIN 

DOROTHY MCKEOWN
Director, Global Administration
BNY Mellon 

 
12:55–1:55 p.m.

Golf Registration and Boxed Lunch

 
2:00–6:00 p.m.

Golf and Pickleball Tournament

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Wednesday, September 25 

7:30–11:00 a.m.

Registration

 
7:45–9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

 
8:00–8:50 a.m.

Breakfast Discussion Groups

• Sprint to a Product Launch

  MICHAEL STEWART
  Director, Global Fund Administration and Reporting
  Franklin Templeton 

  BOB ARCHTSTATTER
  Partner, Audit Services
  Grant Thornton LLP

• Managing Fund Admin – Operating Model, Outsourcing and Small Funds

  ERIC JOHNSON
  Partner, Wealth and Asset Management
  EY

  STEPHANIE TRACEY
  CEO
  Filepoint EDGAR Services

• Crypto/Digital Asset Tax

  JAMES SLAZAS
  CEO and Founder
  Vaultlink

  REBECCA LEE
  Partner
  PwC

 
8:55–9:00 am.

Opening Remarks

KATIE SUNDERLAND
Associate General Counsel
Investment Company Institute

 
9:00–9:50 a.m.

Panel: The Mutual Fund at 100 – A Game Show!

JOY LOPEZ
Vice President, Head of Investment Tax
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Chair, ICI Tax Committee

MARC SPECTOR
Deputy Treasurer
Fidelity Investments

JAY BARIS
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

 
9:50–10:15 a.m.

Networking Break

 
10:15–11:05 a.m.

Panel: Board Perspectives

LISA HAMMAN
Associate Managing Director
Independent Directors Council

MIKE DILECCE
Board of Directors
BNY

MARY STEPHENSON
Partner
EY

BARRY BENJAMIN
Board of Directors, Audit Committee Chair
Morningstar Funds