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SMIFC SOUTH 2026 CONFERENCE AGENDA

Friday, April 10, 2026

  

Check In 8:00 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.

Location: Riverfront South Lobby, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida


8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Breakfast

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida


9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – Opening Remarks 

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida

Dr. Tarek Zaher, Professor of Finance/Co-Founder and Managing Director of SMIFC, Scott College of Business, Indiana State University and President SMIFC-South Corporation


Session 1: 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida

Teaching Industry Reviews and using them in Student-Managed Investment Fund

Scott D. Stewart, PhD, CFA, Clinical Professor of Finance and Accounting and Faculty Co-Director of the Parker Center for Investment Research at the SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University


Session 2: 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. 

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida

Economic Outlook

Marycela Diaz, Director, Regional Executive Information Network, Miami Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta


Break: 10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.


Session 3: 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. 

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida  

Creating a Multi-Layer Defense to Achieve Successful Client Outcomes 

Buff Dormeier, CMT, Partner and Chief Technical Analyst, Kingsview Partners


Session 4: 11:50 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch 

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida

Updates on SMIFC Journal and SMIFC Database.

Dr. Tarek Zaher, Professor of Finance/Co-Founder and Managing Director of SMIFC & President of SMIFC-South Corporation.

Brian Bruce, Chair, Board of Directors, The Centre for Investment Research


Session 5: 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. 

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida

Fundamental Analysis & Technical Analysis: 1+1=3 

Rob Langrick, CFA, General Manager of the CFA Program


Session 6: 1:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida

SMIFC South Teams Poster Session Competition, Sponsored by Indiana State University.

2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Poster session judges evaluation visit.

2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Poster session judges meeting

2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Poster session students visit

Saturday, April 11, 2026

  

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Breakfast


Session 7: 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida

The Southwest Florida Stock Index  (SWFL)

Ashley Fearday, Junior at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)

Denis Ward, Senior at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)


Session 8: 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. 

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida

Risks To the Economic Outlook

Jose Torres, Senior Economist at Interactive Brokers


Break: 10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.


Session 9: 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida

The Gordon Spellman Fund: A Synergistic Model of R&D, Paid Portfolio Analysts, and Industry Mentors

Nainil Mukesh Jariwala, Senior at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse



Session 10: 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida

Announcement of Competition Awards & Winning team’s presentation

Poster Session Competition, Sponsored by Indiana State University.

Financial Analysis Competition, Sponsored by Indiana State University.


Session 11: 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Short presentation by Winning Teams

Location: Riverfront South, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida

Moderator: Dr. Mahmoud Haddad, Professor of Finance, University of Tennessee at Martin 


12:30 p.m. - Closing Remarks


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