2025 Annual Conference & Reception
Fri, 21 March, 2025
1:45pm - 6:00pm
Event Description
The Annual Conference of the GW Investment Institute (GWII) has been a consistent highlight for over a decade, bringing together students, alumni, and faculty from GW each year. This gathering broadens students' understanding of finance and sparks curiosity about financial service careers.
Agenda
- 1:45 pm ET Registration
- 2:00 pm Opening Remarks
- 2:10 pm Keynote
- 3:00 pm Coffee Break
- 3:30 pm Student Showcase
- 4:10 pm Industry Panel
- 5:00 pm Reception
2024 Conference - Finance & AI
The George Washington University Investment Institute hosted the 2024 Annual Conference on March 22nd in Duquès Hall. The conference connected over 60 students, faculty, and alumni with industry practitioners and professionals to discuss the intersection of finance and artificial intelligence (AI). The conference featured opening remarks by GWSB Interim Dean Vanessa Perry, a keynote by Professor Patrick Hall, a student showcase by William Ahrens, Elizabeth Ellis, and Yaseen Shah, and a panel on the Future of Work with AI featuring GW alumni Francisco Solorzano Fakhri, Data Strategy Manager at EY, and Fiona Zhu, Senior Client Executive at Gartner. To learn more about the conference and featured guests you can access a summary here.