AKAMAI Careers In Global Finance Conference
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work at a finance job on Wall Street? How about Tokyo? Hong Kong? Singapore? Hawaii?

Ever wondered what it would be like to have a career as an Investment Banker? Portfolio Manager? Financial Analyst? Trader? Financial Advisor?

Well you’re in luck!

We’ve assembled a top-notch group of experts to tell you all about their experiences and how to start preparing for a career in the field of finance. Register now to reserve your seat at the AKAMAI Careers in Global Finance Conference on May 10, 2008. The conference is for high school students from all islands.

Seating is limited, so register today!

The Details
Date:            May 10, 2008
Time:           9am to 4pm
Location:     UH Manoa Campus Center (click here for map)
Cost:            $25 per person (scholarships available)
Deadline:     May 01, 2008 		  The Agenda
The Conference has a three-pronged theme:

  • The rise of Asia in global finance 
  • Hawaii can be a significant player on that stage 
  • Your future, your participation in making that happen
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Sponsors & Guest Speakers    

Louis is a graduate of Waianae High School, and received his BBA in finance and EMBA with a focus on M&A, from the University of Hawaii Shidler College of Business. He is the Chairman & CEO of the AKAMAI Foundation, and the CFO at the Pacific American Foundation, a 501C3 with a mandate to "improve the lives of Americans who trace their ancestry to …More

 

Director of Ke Kula Ni’ihau O Kekaha, a charter school for Ni’ihau children who still retain the language of their kupuna.  Our curriculum is a lei woven of flowers from the Ni’ihau culture and Western concepts our students can proudly wear as evidence of their bilingual and bicultural heritage. The road to Ke Kula began at Kekaha School and `Ele`ele School teaching SPED and grades 5 & 6…More
Louis F. Perez III
Chief Financial Officer, The Pacific American Foundation		   Haunani Seward
Administrator, Ke Kula Ni’ihau O Kekaha
     
     
     
William Reeves (American) is a director and co-founder of BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd.  Based in London, BlueCrest currently manages apprx. $14.5 b USD for a predominantly institutional investor base across 15 different funds ranging in scope from Relative Value, Trade Finance, Emerging Markets.…More   Ferenc joined Lipper in January 2007 from Lipper Hedgeworld. Before joining Lipper, Ferenc was Director of Research with the Alternative Investment Group at Daiwa Securities in New York. He is a Research Fellow with the Program of Alternative Investments, Center of Japanese Economy..….More
William Reeves
Co-Founder, Bluecrest Capital Management Ltd.		   Ferenc Sanderson
Senior Research Analyst, Lipper – A Reuters Company
     
     
     
Curtis Freeze founded Prospect Asset Management in 1994 to manage small capitalization Japanese portfolios. Before founding Prospect Curtis managed Japanese long only portfolios for Collins Associates. Curtis started investing in Japan in 1987. …More   Daniel Kerrigan (Honolulu) is CEO of PAMI, Head of Trading, and a Director of the PAR J and PAR H funds. Dan joined Prospect in June 2005 from UBS Japan, where he was Managing Director on the Hedge Fund Sales Desk. Prior to focusing on Hedge Funds, Dan was head of Sales Trading and Execution at UBS, leading a team which was consistently .…More
Curtis Freeze
Chief Executive Officer, Prospect Asset Management Inc.		   Daniel Kerrigan
Chief Executive Officer, Prospect Asset Management Hawaii
     
     
     
Rod June is the Chief Investment Officer of HIERS (Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawai'i).  HIERS provides retirement benefits to over 100,000 members through an $11 billion diversified investment portfolio…More  
Florian Weber, a senior associate with Wilshire Associates, serves in a manager research role within Wilshire Funds Management. He holds a MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a BA in Economics from the University of California…More
Rodney June
Chief Investment Officer, the Hawaii Employee Retirement System		   Florian Weber
Sr. Associate, Wilshire Funds Management
         
         
     
Ryan was hired into the CFO office of Toyko Star bank, where he developed a cash flow model for the finance staff. The model used capital budgeting techniques for middle and senior management to determine the viability of large scale projects such as opening new branches and purchasing new software. Ryan also assisted Tokyo Star Bank on its over $2.4 billion initial public offering.…More   Richard received his bachelors degree in Finance from the Shidler College of Business at UH Manoa.   He joined at Google as a Financial Analyst working on strategic partnerships and acquisitions, product and business strategy, as well as sales finance.  Previously, he worked at Merrill Lynch as a Financial Analyst in their Technology Investment Banking group. 
Ryan Tanaka
President, IQ International		   Richard Cheong
Financial Analyst, Google Inc.
         
         
     
Robert Howe is founder and CEO of the Geomatrix group. Geomatrix focuses on earnings estimate revisions and other quantitative, fundamental, and technical tools to invest long and short in Japanese equities. Bob has been a professional fund manager since 1983, much of those years in Asia. Previous to Geomatrix, he was chairman and chief investment …More  
Rob Saracco has more than 23 years of experience providing financial and wealth management advice and services. A graduate of Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance, Rob joined Merrill Lynch in 1985.  He leads a team of Financial Advisors within Merrill Lynch with an asset base over $800 million.  …More
Robert Howe, CFA
Chairman & CEO Geomatrix Ltd., and
AKAMAI Capital, LLC		   Robert Saracco
First Vice President, ML Private Client
         
         
Rob Delli Santi is the Sales Manager for the Western United States.  He is responsible for relationships, maintenance and sales for the core Bloomberg Terminal, Data products, Electronic Trading and Trading Systems.  Rob began his career with Bloomberg in 2000 as an account development specialist covering the Northeast, Canada and the Caribbean.  He then …More  
Ed Lallier is the Sales Manager for all core Bloomberg Terminal accounts in Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. He is responsible for core Bloomberg terminal business growth, account maintenance, and relationship building within his territory. Ed began his career with Bloomberg in 2000 as a Senior Analyst on the Analytics helpdesk. …More
Robert Delli Santi
West Coast Sales Manager, Bloomberg L.P.		   Ed Lallier
San Francisco Sales Representative, Bloomberg LP
         
         
Craig Asche is the Executive Director for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, overseeing all areas of the Association's growth, including examinations, curriculum and development.
…More		   Ms. Pearce is responsible for investment management consulting services to institutions and individuals in the Pacific Basin. Suzie serves as consultant for major Corporate, Endowment, Foundation, Public, and Taft-Hartley/Jointly Trusteed plans in Hawaii and throughout the Pacific. …More
Craig Asche
Executive Director, The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Assn.		   Suzanne Pearce, CIMA, CAIA
Vice-President-Investments, UBS Financial Services Inc.
         
         
Dr. Chang received her BA from Mills College in Oakland, California, and her MBA and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. Before joining the University of Hawaii, she was Professor of Finance and Director of the PACAP Research Center at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Chang's research has been published in Journal of Finance, Journal of Risk …More   Sally Hawkins is a Junior Analyst in the Real Estate Management and Development sector for AKAMAI Japan Fund and has played a role in the AKAMAI Initiative since 2007.  She is currently a senior at the Shidler College of Business double majoring in Finance and International Business.  Sally expects to graduate with a BBA in August 2008.
Prof. Rosita Chang
Professor of Finance,
UH Shidler College of Business Administration		   Sally Hawkins
Jr. Analyst, Real Estate Industry Group,
AKAMAI Capital LLC
         
         
Jon Honda is the current portfolio manager of AKAMAI Capital’s Japan Fund and has been played a role in the AKAMAI Initiative since 2007.  He is currently a senior at the Shidler College of Business focusing on Finance with a minor in Economics.   Jon is expected to graduate with a BBA in May 2008 and scheduled to sit for the CFA level 1 exam in June.   David J. Vrba serves as Execution Trader of Prospect Asset Management, Inc. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from BYU in 1998 and his MBA in Finance from UH Manoa in 2007.  Previously, Mr. Vrba was the Trade Desk and Operations Intern at Privee Capital Management Hawaii, and Portfolio Manager of the AKAMAI Japan Fund.
Jonathan Honda
Portfolio Manager, AKAMAI Capital, LLC		   David Vrba
Trader, Prospect Asset Management