Featured speakers

Stacey Morris is the Head of Energy Research at VettaFi. She creates timely and relevant research on broader energy and energy infrastructure in support of the Alerian index suite. She has over 12 years of experience in finance and energy. Her commentary has been featured in Bloomberg, Reuters, NPR, and the Wall Street Journal. Stacey graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Stetson University. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, trying new recipes, and baking cinnamon rolls.

Cinthia Murphy is an Investment Strategist at VettaFi. She was previously Head of Research at the ETF Think Tank, which is the content engine of the Tidal Financial Group. Cinthia also spent over 12 years at ETF.com as a journalist and editor, helping to lead the editorial and digital experience teams. She has also covered commodities futures markets from the trading floor of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Brazilian equities market from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Hester M. Peirce was appointed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was sworn in on January 11, 2018. Prior to joining the SEC, Commissioner Peirce conducted research on the regulation of financial markets at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She was a Senior Counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where she advised Ranking Member Richard Shelby and other members of the Committee on securities issues. Commissioner Peirce served as counsel to SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins. She also worked as a Staff Attorney in the SEC’s Division of Investment Management. Commissioner Peirce was an associate at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (now WilmerHale) and clerked for Judge Roger Andewelt on the Court of Federal Claims. Commissioner Peirce earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics from Case Western Reserve University and her JD from Yale Law School.

For 28 years, Bob Pisani reported live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as CNBC’s Senior Markets Correspondent. His book, Shut Up and Keep Talking: Lessons on Life and Investing From the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange, reflects on how markets have changed, what really moves stock prices, and why forecasting is so hard, even for experts. Bob has started a new chapter to share the lessons he has learned.

Todd Rosenbluth is the Head of Research at VettaFi. He oversees the firm's research into ETFs, product trends, and advisor behavior. He was previously the head of ETF & Mutual Fund Research at CFRA. Todd is frequently quoted in the financial press at outlets like Barron's, the Financial Times, Investment News, and the Wall Street Journal, and has spoken at various ETF conferences.

Todd Sohn is an ETF and Technical Strategist for Strategas Research Partners. He leads Strategas’ ETF research, examining industry trends and how investor flows fit with, or against, the consensus. His research acts as a complement to the firm’s Asset Management offering. Todd is also a member of the firm’s Institutional Investor ranked Technical Research team, providing weekly sector research as well as actively working with Strategas’ clients on tailored analysis for securities around the world. Todd has been featured on various financial press outlets including Bloomberg, CNBC, and the Wall Street Journal. Prior to joining Strategas, he worked in various roles at JPMorgan. Todd has earned the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a graduate of Syracuse University along with an MBA from Fordham University. He resides in New York City and is proud to have completed four marathons.

Legendary podcaster and reporter Kara Swisher has been reporting on the tech industry since the early 90’s for outlets like The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. She was once called “Silicon Valley’s most feared but revered journalist” by New York magazine, where she is now an editor-at-large. She is the host of On with Kara Swisher and a co-host of the Pivot podcast. She also hosted HBO’s award-winning Succession podcast and is a regular contributor to CNN. Swisher has even appeared on HBO’s Silicon Valley and The Simpsons, as herself. Additionally, she recently authored the New York Times bestselling tech industry expose “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.”