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Investment strategy education forum — a global perspective to local and national issues

Meera Srinivasan

2,300 participants from 257 educational institutions in 69 countries took part
“A student who does not know things happening outside his country would stand to lose”

DAYTON (OHIO): Being sensitive to socio-economic changes across the world was imperative in the understanding of local, national and international markets, speakers at the Redefining Investment Strategy Education (RISE) forum here emphasised.

Organised by the University of Dayton, in association with the United Nations Global Compact, RISE is aimed at facilitating a dialogue between financial experts, investors, strategists, academicians and students.

The three-day event that concluded on Saturday had nearly 2,300 participants from as many as 257 educational institutions in 69 countries.

From being a small event with two countries and 250 participants in its first edition, the event had grown significantly over the years, to feature about 20 top notch keynote speakers and a hundred other experts in its eighth edition, David A. Sauer, managing director and programme co-chair, RISE VIII, said.

“We bring together professionals, academicians and students to facilitate exchange of different perspectives and the sharing of best practices,” said Prof. Sauer, who is also the founding director of the Davis Centre for Portfolio Management, University of Dayton.

Planned over 18 months

The event was planned over 18 months by a team of faculty and students. In every edition, organisers try to bring in a new element to offer variety and excitement. This year, day one of the event featured the NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony, the first time ever at any university campus, organisers said.

University President Daniel J. Curran said the event was aimed at offering a global perspective to local and national issues.

A student who does not know things happening outside his country would stand to lose in today’s context, he pointed out.

Bob Froehlich, Investment Strategy Committee chairman, Deutsche Asset Management and moderator and programme co-chair, RISE VIII said the event meant a great amount of learning to everyone.

Indian students at event

Two students from India won an opportunity to participate in the event after winning a national-level essay contest on ‘Mindful leadership,’ conducted by the University of Dayton and the Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai.

Winners Dilip Shankar, a first year student of Commerce at Vivekananda College, Chennai, and Kshitij Gopal, a third year Mechanical Engineering student of the VIT University, Vellore, deem this a great learning opportunity that offered tremendous exposure to global investment trends.

“The event made me realise that a small change in the market back home could possibly have a significant impact on global investment trends. The changes now are evidently faster,” said Kshitj.

‘Enjoyable experience’

“I particularly enjoyed Dr. Bob’s talk on investment strategies for the year 2008. It excited me when he said India was following China as the major player determining global investment. As a student of finance, I can’t wait to see that happen,” said Dilip, who is also pursuing his chartered accountancy. It was a highly enjoyable experience, the students added.

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