Forecast Dinner

Not Your Usual Forecast Dinner

CFA Societies Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg are excited to invite you to their joint collaboration, A Conversation with Michael Lewis – Not Your Usual Forecast Dinner.

This virtual event taking place on January 21, 2021 will bring Michael Lewis, Geoff Colvin, and Margaret Franklin, CFA, to your screens for discussions on what we can expect to see in 2021 and beyond after the challenges brought by the events of 2020. Although the evening will look different this time around, we are committed to bringing you a high-quality experience that you can join from anywhere.

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2021 Speakers

	Michael Lewis Best-Selling Author of The Fifth Risk, Moneyball, The Blind Side, and The Big Short Mr. Lewis is known for his expertise on a variety of topics, and for having penned sixteen highly successful books on subjects ranging from politics to Wall Street, including The Fifth Risk, Moneyball, The Blind Side, and The Big Short. Mr. Lewis is a columnist for Bloomberg News and a contributing writer to Vanity Fair. His articles have also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Gourmet, Slate, Sports Illustrated, Foreign Affairs, and Poetry Magazine. He has served as editor and columnist for the British weekly The Spectator and as Senior Editor and campaign correspondent for The New Republic. He has filmed and narrated short pieces for ABC-TV’s Nightline; created and presented a four-part documentary on the social consequences of the internet for the BBC; and recorded stories for the American public radio show, This American Life.
Geoff Colvin Senior Editor-at-Large, *Fortune* Magazine & Best-Selling Author As Fortune magazine's senior editor-at-large, Geoff Colvin is now in his fourth decade at Fortune. He is one of business journalism's sharpest and most respected commentators on leadership, management, globalization, government regulation, corporate governance, competition, the economy, the InfoTech revolution, human performance and related issues. His unique perspective stems from unparalleled access to top global business leaders who tell him what they're seeing, thinking, and doing. As a result, Mr. Colvin unpacks actionable insights on the economic, market, political, and technological forces driving disruptive change.
	Margaret Franklin, CFA President & CEO, CFA Institute Margaret Franklin, CFA, leads CFA Institute in promoting the highest standards of education, ethics, and professional excellence in the investment profession. She assumed her role in September 2019 and has more than 25 years of investment and wealth management experience. Ms. Franklin previously served as chair of CFA Institute Board of Governors and is a former president of the CFA Society Toronto Board. She is a founding member of CFA Institute Women in Investment Initiative, a past recipient of the Alfred C. Morley Distinguished Service Award in 2014, and a member of its Future of Finance Content Council.

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Annual Forecast Dinner

CFA Society Edmonton Annual Forecast Dinner

The Annual Forecast Dinner is the premiere event for CFA Society Edmonton. The Forecast Dinner has been a tradition for the last 43 years where members, associates, and leaders from the business and investment community assemble to hear prominent members from the financial world speak.