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Morningstar Announces Agenda for 2022 Morningstar Investment Conference
Morningstar's annual investment conference will be held on May 16-18 and feature former US Ambassador to Russia Mike McFaul and Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny
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[{"type":"text","content":"Morningstar's annual investment conference will be held on May 16-18 and feature former US Ambassador to Russia Mike McFaul and Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson\nCHICAGO, March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today announced the agenda for its 34th annual Morningstar Investment Conference, set to convene Monday, May 16 through Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. A digital experience of the conference will also be available online.\n\"This year's conference agenda presents another robust lineup of timely content for investors, from sustainable investing to digital currencies and geopolitical risk,\" said Kunal Kapoor, chief executive officer at Morningstar. \"These latest industry evolutions are arriving at a moment defined by investor engagement and opportunity.\"\nMorningstar's conference brings together top industry leaders and investing experts as they share research and provide new perspectives for investors. This year's speakers include:\nChristine Benz, director of personal finance and retirement planning, Morningstar David Giroux, chief investment officer for equity and multi-asset, T. Rowe PriceKarsten Jeske, chief economist, Valravn CapitalJenny Johnson, president and chief executive officer, Franklin TempletonKunal Kapoor, chief executive officer, MorningstarSarah Ketterer, chief executive officer, Causeway Capital Management LLCMike McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to RussiaJane McGonigal, game designer and authorRaghuram Rajan, economist and professor, University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessSammy Simnegar, portfolio manager, Fidelity InstitutionalIn the session, \"Geopolitical Order Disrupted,\" Mike McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia during the Obama administration, will talk about a forgotten source of uncertainty: global geopolitical risk.\nConference attendees will also hear from a panel of Morningstar equity and Sustainalytics analysts who will share their perspective on the outlook and ramifications of many companies' commitments to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.\nNew to the conference this year are eight 30-minute \"idea sessions,\" where financial professionals will explore hot topics in investing such as public policy with Aron Szapiro, head of retirement studies and publi...