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2012 FORUM ● CINCINNATI OHIO ● SEPTEMBER 13-14

Location: Queen City Club
331 E. 4th St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
queencityclub.com

Forum Cost: $495/per person

Hotel Room Block:

Residence Inn 506 E. Fourth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-651-1234

The Advancing Fund Governance Room Rate is $165 (expected to sell out).

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, September 13, 2012

12:00 Noon	Registration and lunch
1:00	Welcome – Dave Carson, Brian Ballou and Dan Heitger
1:10	Products and Trends – A Presentation on Product Development and Trends in Alternative Investment Strategies Presenters: Greg Dowling / Alan Lenahan, FEG; Tim Paulin, Touchstone Robert Dorsey, Ultimus Moderator: Meyrick Payne, Management Practice
2:15	Break
2:45	Small Group Discussion – The Role of the Board in Product Development and Assessing Product Viability Moderators: Brenda Fleissner, Ernst & Young, JoAnn Strasser, Thompson Hine, and Maureen Kiefer-Goldenberg, Fund Evaluation Group, LLC
3:30	Break
4:00	Break-Out Sessions –Topic 1: Role of the Board in Assessing Risks Related to New and Existing Products Moderators: Brian Hirsch, Nationwide, and Maureen Kiefer-Goldenberg, Fund Evaluation Group Topic 2: Role of the Board in Assessing Profitability and Fees, Including Sub-Adviser Fees Moderators: Meyrick Payne, Management Practice, and David Mahaffey, Sullivan & Worcester Topic 3: Board Self-Assessment and Succession Planning – Candidate Searches, Qualifications, Retirement Plans and Related Topics Moderators: Susan Wyderko, Mutual Fund Directors Forum, and Tom Westerfield, Huntington Funds
5:30	Cocktail Reception, Taft Museum of Art
6:30	Dinner and Networking, Taft Museum of Art

Friday, September 14, 2012

8:00	Continental Breakfast
8:30	Fund Board Fiduciary Responsibilities and Ethics Gene Maloney, Federated Investors
9:00	Fund Merger Case Study – The case study will examine the Board’s role in assessing product viability, shareholder interests, and related issues in the context of a fund family acquisition. Moderator: Susan Wyderko, Mutual Fund Directors Forum
10:15	Break
10:45	Panel Discussion - Ethical and Fiduciary Issues Related to Product Development and Product Viability Assessment. Panel Moderators: David Shrider, Miami University; David Hyland, Xavier University; Joe Machi, Federated
11:45	Closing Remarks – Dave Carson, Huntington Funds

Special Guests:

Eugene F. Maloney, Executive Vice President, Federated Investors, Inc.

Eugene F. Maloney is executive vice president of Federated. He joined the company in 1972 and has provided legal, technical and management counsel to Federated’s sales divisions. Maloney is an adjunct professor of law at Boston University School of Law.
http://www.federatedinvestors.com/FII/home.do

Susan Ferris Wyderko, President and CEO of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum

Susan Wyderko joined the Forum as Executive Director in the Summer of 2006, coming from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where she had been the Director of the Office of Investor Education and Assistance since 2000. During 21 years on the Commission’s staff Susan held several senior positions.
http://www.mfdf.org/

C.Meyrick Payne, Managing Partner, Management Practice

Meyrick is the managing partner of the firm, he has served as the CFO and director of Reeves Communications Corporation, a public television production and publishing company, and worked for McKinsey & Co., where he consulted in the Banking and Finance practice. He qualified as a British Chartered Accountant and a CPA.
http://www.mpiweb.com/

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CHARTER SPONSORS—

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SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

THOMPSON HINE LLP

With appreciation to

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the Miami University’s Center for Business Excellence and the Greater Cincinnati Mutual Funds Association for their significant support

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