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CONFERENCE
Past Speakers
2019 Value Investor Summit

Robert Robotti
2019 Value Investor Speaker
Founder and CIO - Robotti & Company Advisors LLC
Topic: "Creative Destruction: A Contrarian Approach to Cyclical Investing"
Founder and CIO - Robotti & Company Advisors LLC
Topic: "Creative Destruction: A Contrarian Approach to Cyclical Investing"

Brian Neale
2019 Value Investor Speaker
University Foundations Executive Panel
University Foundations
Topic: "Foundation Panel: Portfolio Composition & Investment Manager Selection"
University Foundations Executive Panel
University Foundations
Topic: "Foundation Panel: Portfolio Composition & Investment Manager Selection"

Beini Zhou
2019 Value Investor Speaker
CFA [Asia] Portfolio Manager, Matthews Asia
Topic: "Buying Growth at a Discount – Value Investing is Alive and Well in Asia"
CFA [Asia] Portfolio Manager, Matthews Asia
Topic: "Buying Growth at a Discount – Value Investing is Alive and Well in Asia"

William Smead
2019 Value Investor Speaker
Founder, CEO, CIO; Smead Capital Management
Topic: "Value Stock Selection in an Era of Aging Millennials"
Founder, CEO, CIO; Smead Capital Management
Topic: "Value Stock Selection in an Era of Aging Millennials"

Tim Hassinger
2019 Value Investor Speaker
President, CEO; Lindsay Corporation
Topic: "Finding Value in an Agricultural Downturn: Profiling Lindsay"
President, CEO; Lindsay Corporation
Topic: "Finding Value in an Agricultural Downturn: Profiling Lindsay"

Chuck Murphy
2019 Value Investor Speaker
CFA, Portfolio Manager, Liberty Park Capital Management
Topic: "All About Alpha."
CFA, Portfolio Manager, Liberty Park Capital Management
Topic: "All About Alpha."

Francisco Garcia Paramés
2019 Value Investor Speaker
Founder, Portfolio Manager, Cobas Asset Management [Europe]
Topic: "Investing for the Long-Term"
Founder, Portfolio Manager, Cobas Asset Management [Europe]
Topic: "Investing for the Long-Term"

Brian Ketcham
2019 Value Investor Speaker
President, VP, CFO; Lindsay Corporation
Topic: "Finding Value in an Agricultural Downturn: Profiling Lindsay"
President, VP, CFO; Lindsay Corporation
Topic: "Finding Value in an Agricultural Downturn: Profiling Lindsay"

Chad Naylor
2019 Value Investor Speaker
CEO, Naylor & Company
Topic: "The Dynamics of Change in Value Investing"
CEO, Naylor & Company
Topic: "The Dynamics of Change in Value Investing"

Joel Cohen
2019 Value Investor Speaker
University Foundation Executives Panel
University Foundations
Topic: "Foundation Panel: Portfolio Composition & Investment Manager Selection"
University Foundation Executives Panel
University Foundations
Topic: "Foundation Panel: Portfolio Composition & Investment Manager Selection"

Jennifer Oppold
2019 Value Investor Speaker
Founder, CIO, Alpine Peaks Capital; with Lindsay Corp [NYSE: LNN] Tim Hassinger, CEO, and Brian Ketcham, VP, CFO
Topic: "Finding Value in an Agricultural Downturn: Profiling Lindsay"
Founder, CIO, Alpine Peaks Capital; with Lindsay Corp [NYSE: LNN] Tim Hassinger, CEO, and Brian Ketcham, VP, CFO
Topic: "Finding Value in an Agricultural Downturn: Profiling Lindsay"

Ross Glotzbach
2019 Omaha CEO Dinner Keynote Speaker
CFA, CEO, Head of Research, Southeastern Asset Management
Topic: "Concentration and Engagement Go Together in Investing and Running a Business"
CFA, CEO, Head of Research, Southeastern Asset Management
Topic: "Concentration and Engagement Go Together in Investing and Running a Business"

Tom Russo
2019 Value Investor Speaker
Partner and Portfolio Manager at Gardner Russo & Gardner
Topic: "Conversation and Q&A with Tom Russo"
Partner and Portfolio Manager at Gardner Russo & Gardner
Topic: "Conversation and Q&A with Tom Russo"

Mike Billings
2019 Value Investor Speaker
University Foundations Executive Panel
University Foundations
Topic: "Foundation Panel: Portfolio Composition & Investment Manager Selection"
University Foundations Executive Panel
University Foundations
Topic: "Foundation Panel: Portfolio Composition & Investment Manager Selection"

Tom Gayner
2019 Value Investor Speaker
Co-CEO, Markel Corp
Topic: "Conversation and Q&A with Tom Gayner"
Co-CEO, Markel Corp
Topic: "Conversation and Q&A with Tom Gayner"

Yefei Lu
2019 Value Investor Speaker
Author, Portfolio Manager, Shareholder Value Management [Germany]
Topic: "Inside the Investments of Warren Buffett: 20 Cases"
Author, Portfolio Manager, Shareholder Value Management [Germany]
Topic: "Inside the Investments of Warren Buffett: 20 Cases"

Florian Bartunek
2019 Value Investor Speaker
Founder, CIO; Constellation Asset Mgmt [South America]
Topic: "Would Buffett Be Successful in Emerging Markets?"
Founder, CIO; Constellation Asset Mgmt [South America]
Topic: "Would Buffett Be Successful in Emerging Markets?"

Elizabeth Collins
2019 Omaha Value Dinner Keynote Speaker
CFA, Head of Global Equity Research, Morningstar
Topic: "Making Smarter Investment Decisions"
CFA, Head of Global Equity Research, Morningstar
Topic: "Making Smarter Investment Decisions"

Per Håkan Börjesson
2019 Value Investor Speaker
CEO, Investment AB Spiltan [Sweden]
Topic: "How Buffett's Methods Work In Sweden"
CEO, Investment AB Spiltan [Sweden]
Topic: "How Buffett's Methods Work In Sweden"
2019 Berkshire Systems Summit

Don Wurster
2019 Berkshire Systems Summit Speaker
CEO, National Indemnity Company
Topic: "Conversation and Q&A with Don Wurster"
CEO, National Indemnity Company
Topic: "Conversation and Q&A with Don Wurster"

Nicole Friedman
2019 Berkshire Systems Summit Speaker
Wall Street Journal Reporter
Topic: "Conversation and Q&A with Ron Olson and Nicole Friedman, Journalist, Wall Street Journal"
Wall Street Journal Reporter
Topic: "Conversation and Q&A with Ron Olson and Nicole Friedman, Journalist, Wall Street Journal"

Tony Nicely
2019 Berkshire Systems Summit Speaker
CEO, GEICO
Topic: "A Conversation and Q&A with Tony Nicely"
CEO, GEICO
Topic: "A Conversation and Q&A with Tony Nicely"

Robert Miles
2019 Berkshire Systems Summit Speaker
Executive in Residence, University of Nebraska Omaha, College of Business Administration
Topics: "Opening Remarks" and "Closing Remarks"
Executive in Residence, University of Nebraska Omaha, College of Business Administration
Topics: "Opening Remarks" and "Closing Remarks"

Katherine Chiglinsky
2019 Berkshire Systems Summit Speaker
Bloomberg News
Topic: "Speaker Q&A with Katherine Chiglinsky, Bloomberg News"
Bloomberg News
Topic: "Speaker Q&A with Katherine Chiglinsky, Bloomberg News"

Bob Batt
2019 Berkshire Systems Summit Speaker
Executive VP (retired), Nebraska Furniture Mart
Topic: "Conversation and Q&A with Bob Batt"
Executive VP (retired), Nebraska Furniture Mart
Topic: "Conversation and Q&A with Bob Batt"

Ron Olson
2019 Berkshire Systems Summit Speaker
Managing partner of Munger, Tolles and Olson and Berkshire Director
Topic: "Conversation and Q&A with Ron Olson and Nicole Friedman, Journalist, Wall Street Journal"
Managing partner of Munger, Tolles and Olson and Berkshire Director
Topic: "Conversation and Q&A with Ron Olson and Nicole Friedman, Journalist, Wall Street Journal"
2018 Value investor Summit

Chris Swasbrook
2018 Value Investor Speaker
Managing Director, Elevation Capital [New Zealand]
Topic: "I'd like to own either Hershey's or Tiffany's if it's the right price, wouldn't you?" [Charlie Munger, February 2018]
Managing Director, Elevation Capital [New Zealand]
Topic: "I'd like to own either Hershey's or Tiffany's if it's the right price, wouldn't you?" [Charlie Munger, February 2018]

Bruce Flatt

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