DETROIT, Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Wayne State University and Mainstay Capital Management are proud to announce ENGAGE, an International Investment Education Symposium. Coming to Detroit's newly renovated Cobo Center on March 26-27, 2015, ENGAGE will be the world's largest student investment conference. David Kudla, CEO and Chief Investment Strategist of Mainstay Capital Management LLC, is the Executive Director of the event.
Expected to draw students, faculty and professionals from across the U.S. and Canada, ENGAGE 2015 will welcome internationally renowned financial leaders sharing their outlooks on the economy, stocks, alternative investments and international markets. Featured will be CEOs, presidents, CIOs and economists from some of the most prominent firms in the industry lending their expertise as moderators and panel members.
Kudla, whose Michigan-based investment advisory firm manages $1.8 billion, chose Wayne State University (WSU) and the city of Detroit as the ideal venue for such a prominent event. Kudla is the former executive director of the RISE (Redefining Investment Strategy Education) Forum, previously held at the University of Dayton. In that capacity, Kudla helped organize and market the forum in 2013 and 2014, the two most successful years in the event's 14-year history. During his tenure as executive director, Kudla grew RISE to be the largest student investment conference in the world, drawing between 2,000-2,500 participants each year.
Currently, Kudla is the Chairman of the WSU School of Business Finance Department Advisory Council and serves as an Adjunct Professor of Finance. He is also a member of the school's Board of Visitors, which develops and implements strategic direction and ensures the research programs, educational goals, and professional and development activities are well aligned with the needs of the business community.
"David is an influential leader in the financial services industry and in the community," said Robert Forsythe, Dean of the WSU School of Business. "His extraordinary success with the RISE Forum is the result of his keen business sense combined with a passion to drive the industry forward alongside the next generation. We are honored that he has selected Wayne State University and the city of Detroit to continue this phenomenal event. It aligns perfectly with our educational mission and business community engagement."
For more information, contact Shannon Peterson, Director of Media Relations, Mainstay Capital Management, (810) 953-5510, [email protected].
Also, check out ENGAGE on the Web and social media:
Web: engage.wayne.edu
Facebook: engage.iies
Twitter: @engage_iies
SOURCE Mainstay Capital Management
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