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Why Producers Fell From 35% of the S&P to 5% — And What It Means for Portfolios | Doug Daly, Core Commodity

2

The Only ETF Holding Kalshi and Polymarket | Paisley Nardini, Tema ETFs

3

Why 80% of US Startups Are Now Running on Chinese AI Models | Kevin T. Carter, EMX ETFs

4

Values-Based Investing Isn't ESG — Here's What It Actually Is | Bob Doll, Crossmark

5

The ETF That Invests in What Made Billionaires Rich — Not What They Buy Now | Andrew Skatoff, Bancreek Capital

6

Getting 5% Yield With Half the Volatility | Jeff Klingelhofer, Aristotle Pacific

7

Innovation as a Core Allocation, Not a Satellite | Anthony Caruso, Nomura Asset Management

8

Why the Real AI Bottleneck Isn't Compute | Howard Chan, Kurv Investment Management

9

The Value ETF That Kept Pace With Growth — Without Owning a Single Mag Seven Name | Mannik Dhillon, Victory Capital

10

Built for the Retiree Who Can't Afford a 30% Drawdown | Raymond Bridges, Bridges Capital

11

Real Small Cap Value Exposure | Elena Khoziaeva, Bridgeway

12

Turning Down $1 Billion in Flows to Protect Retail Investors | Eva Ados, ERShares

13

Why Your Emerging Markets ETF Isn't Actually Diversifying You | Young Jae Lee, Pictet

14

The Space ETF Built to Let the Winners Win | Nick Frasse, Van Eck

15

Why 4% of Stocks Drive 100% of Returns — And How to Own Them | Keith Fitz-Gerald, One Bar Ahead

16

The First Autism Impact ETF — and 100% of Profits Go to the Cause | Sylvia Jablonski, Defiance ETFs

17

Stacking the Odds to 93%: Inside a Non-Directional Income Strategy | Carter Worth, Worth Charting

18

The Bitcoin ETF Built to Survive a Drawdown | Mike Willis, Cyber Hornet ETFs

19

A Forty-Year-Old Index That Still Outperforms in a Crisis | Jerry Prior, Mount Lucas

20

Why Most Momentum Funds Are Looking at the Wrong Data | Jon Clements, Market Desk

21

40 Years of Active Management, Now in an ETF | Matt Camuso, Baron Capital

22

SpaceX in an ETF — Here's How They Did It | Yuri Khodjamirian, Tema ETFs

23

The Entire US Bond Market in One Ticker | Steve Laipply, BlackRock iShares

24

The Only Pure Play Drone ETF on the Market | Bill Birmingham, REX Shares

25

$55B Built on Tools for Traders | Mo Sparks, Direxion

26

The Multi-Manager ETF Built for Small Cap Alpha | Chris Tessin, Acuitas Investments

27

Building a Thematic ETF Around Where the World Is Headed | Sean Emory, Avery & Company

28

$150B Built on One Idea: Why Cap-Weighted Indexing Is Broken | Rob Arnott, Research Affiliates

29

40 Funds, $20B, and the Case for Junior Silver Miners | Christian Magoon, Amplify ETFs

30

China AI, Humanoid Robots, and the Next Wave of Thematic ETFs | Paul Marino, Themes ETFs

31

4x S&P Income Without Covered Calls | Sean O'Hara, Pacer QDPL

32

Founder-Led Companies Beat the S&P by 3-5% | Michael Monaghan

33

The US Reindustrialization Trade: A New ETF Play | Sam Klar, GMO

34

Building an ETF Suite from a Wealth Practice | David Nicholas

35

Replicating Hedge Fund Returns at ETF Prices | Bob Elliott, HFND

36

How to Play the Housing Recovery with REITs | David Auerbach

37

How Institutions Beat Retail | Raymond Micaletti, MOOD ETF

38

Hedgeye Macro Research in an Active ETF | Rahman & McNamara

39

Efficient Growth: Quality and Momentum | Seth Cogswell

40

Active Fixed Income: From the Pits to ETFs | Eric Lutton

41

SMID Cap Value: Hidden Gems | Ryan Thomes, Hotchkis & Wiley

42

From Air Force Pilot to MidCap Stock Picker | Kirk McDonald

43

The Essential Midstream Energy Trade | Rob Thummel

44

Replicating Hedge Fund Returns at ETF Prices | Bob Elliott, HFND

45

75 Years of Growth Investing: What Still Works | Brad Neuman, Alger

46

Commodity Trader Builds the Perfect Portfolio | Wayne Penello

47

Inside DFA: Evidence-Based ETF Construction | Rob Harvey, Dimensional

48

Horizon's Defined Outcome ETFs for Advisors | Clark Allen

49

Managed Futures Made Simple for Advisors | Paisley Nardini, Simplify

50

Full Risk Protection ETFs: Calamos' Innovation | Matt Kaufman

51

Enhanced Equity Income: Dividends + Options | Jeff Cullen

52

Currency-Hedged International Equity | Dan Petersen

53

Inside the Largest ETF Conference | Kirsten Chang, VettaFi

54

The AI Supercycle: A New Way to Invest in AI | Adam Patti

55

ETF Stewardship: How Providers Vote Your Shares | Emma Harper

56

Profiting from Index Deletions | Rob Arnott, Research Affiliates

57

Inflation Protection Through ETF Strategies | John Davi, Astoria PPI

58

Leveraged Bull and Bear ETFs for Advisors | Mike Loukas

59

GMO's Case for Value in a Growth Market | Catherine LeGraw

60

India's Internet Boom: The Next EM Play | Kevin Carter, EMQQ

61

David Dziekanski- Quantify Funds

62

AI in Finance: What's Real and What's Hype | UT CATT Panel

63

Active Natural Resources Investing in an ETF | Al Chu, Man GLG / MGNR

64

351 Exchanges: Tax-Free ETF Conversions | Raymond Holst

65

White-Label ETFs: Launch Without Building | Stevens & Malinowski

66

Auditing ETFs: What Investors Don't See | Brett Eichenberger

67

AI-Driven Tactical Allocation: The HTUS ETF | Petra Bakosova

68

Risk-Managed Income: Bonds + Options | Joe Benoit, Grimes & Co.

69

All-Cap Value Energy: A Contrarian ETF Play | David Allen

70

Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Explained | Federico Brokate, 21Shares

71

Hedging Interest Rate Risk: IVOL and BNDD | Nancy Davis

72

How to Launch an ETF: The White-Label Playbook | Mike Venuto

73

Leveraged & Thematic ETFs: The Defiance Way | Sylvia Jablonski

74

Tactical Risk Management for Advisors | James St. Aubin

75

The Insider's Guide to Starting Your Own ETF | Springer Harris

76

Institutional Options Strategies in an ETF | Howard Chan

77

Precision Fixed Income: Slicing the Bond Market | J. Gallegos

78

Thematic ETFs at Scale: 40+ Funds | Taylor Krystkowiak

79

High-Conviction Stock Picks in an ETF | Will Rhind, GraniteShares

80

Energy Infrastructure: The Overlooked Income Play | Tim Kramer

81

Global Value and Tactical ETFs | Meb Faber, Cambria

82

Building a Multi-Strategy Portfolio at WealthTrust | John McHugh

83

Value Investing Meets ETF Innovation at Bancreek | Andrew Skatoff

84

CLOs Demystified: How Structured Credit ETFs Work | Panagram

85

Systematic Smart Beta Indexing | Yang Tang, Arch Indices

86

How Buffer ETFs Protect Your Downside | Burke Ashenden

87

Trend Following: A Turtle Trader's Approach | Jerry Parker

88

Replicating Hedge Fund Returns at ETF Prices | Bob Elliott, HFND

89

How DBMF Replicates Top Hedge Fund Managers | Andrew Beer, iMGP

90

Full Risk Protection ETFs: Calamos' Innovation | Matt Kaufman

91

Academic Quant Research Applied to Asian Markets | Jason Hsu

92

Real Assets and Income: The Westwood MDST Strategy | Greg Reid

93

GMO's Quality + Value Framework for US Stocks | Kim Mayer, GMO

94

ProShares' ETF Innovation: 30 Years of Firsts | Simeon Hyman

95

Active Management With 50 Years of Track Record | Dodd Kittsley

96

Earnings Consistency: Zacks' Stock Picking Factor | Sal Esposito

97

Buffered ETFs Explained: Downside Protection | Johan Grahn

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AI-Powered ETFs: Machine Learning Picks Stocks | Weldon Rice

99

GBTC to Spot Bitcoin: Grayscale's ETF Evolution | David LaValle

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US vs. European ETF Regulation Explained | Riemer & Doyle, K&L Gates