Professor Kent Daniel leading alumni through his methodology of security analysis and selection at the KAC Germany Goldman Sachs event in Frankfurt on May 19.

Germany
Alumni Club of Germany

Kellogg and WHU alumni, friends and colleagues from various industries met 60 stories above the Frankfurt skyline to listen to three distinguished experts speak about the German public pension system.

In parallel to this Kellogg event, our alumni colleague Murat Uenal '04 organized the ninth annual portfolio management conference with Prof. Kent Daniel as the keynote speaker and the Kellogg School as the exclusive academic partner. With roughly 300 professionals from the asset management industry attending from 18 countries, this event was booked down to the last seat.

On the evening of May 9, Kellogg alumni received a special invitation to the elegant and well-catered Frankfurt office of Goldman Sachs. Alumni received the chance to exchange the latest industry perspectives with Prof. Kent Daniel, Dirk Popielas of Goldman Sachs and Dr. Peter Koenig, MD at DVFA. Dr. Koenig introduced the audience to the key characteristics and future challenges of the public pension system in Germany. Very impressive findings!

Thomas Meyer, Udo Stein, Wadim Morochek Kellogg/WHU-07 and Till Haffner Kellogg/WHU-07 at a dinner sponsored by the Kellogg Alumni Club of Germany

With his expertise as a physician and as head of insurance and pension services, Popielas then briefly discussed the German specifications of modern portfolio construction. Finally, Prof. Daniel — also a Goldman Sachs director — enlightened the crowd on his rigorous methodology for security selection to eliminate the security selection bias.

After the three speeches, the crowd followed Goldman Sachs' invitation to mingle and enjoyed refreshments with the speakers and fellow colleagues into the late evening.

KAC Germany would like to thank the guest speakers for their insights and Goldman Sachs for its hospitality.