Celebrating our military
Military Appreciation Month Event – May 14
Wells Fargo and Bloomberg celebrate Military Appreciation Month with a multi-panel event showcasing themes across Veteran innovation, geopolitical updates within businesses, supporting veteran businesses in capital markets, and reflecting on Veteran experiences. Above (left to right) Danielle Squires, Head of Diverse Segments, Corporate & Investment Banking, Wells Fargo, Phil McConkey, President, Academy Securities, Melissa Fay, Head of Capital Markets, Drexel Hamilton, Frank Perez, Head of Investor Relations, Ponce Bank, Ivan Samstein, CFO, University of Chicago and UC Med Center, Ronal Simon, Asst. Treasurer, Verizon.
Wells Fargo has a long history of supporting military service members, veterans, and their families through initiatives to hire and retain veterans and spouses, through foundation donations, financial health resources, and this event celebrates the accomplishments of our valued Military servicemembers.
- Suzanne Vautrinot, Major General - USAF, Retired
- Matt Kuta, Co-Founder, President and COO, Voyager Space
- Brandon Tseng, Co-Founder and President, Shield AI
- Ling Shao, Founder and CEO, SpectrumAI
- Daniel Flatley, Bloomberg National Security Reporter
- Admiral Bill Moran, US Navy, Retired, 39th Vice Chief of Naval Operations
Event details
- 3:00 PM – 3:05 pm, Welcome Remarks; Tom Secunda, Co-founder, Bloomberg
- 3:05 PM - 3:25 pm, Fireside chat; Charles Phillips, Board Member, Bloomberg; Moderated by Lisa McGowan, Head of Core Sales, Americas, Bloomberg
- 3:25 PM – 3:30 pm, Welcome and Panel Introduction, Jon Weiss, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Corporate & Investment Banking, Wells Fargo
- 3:30 PM – 4:10 pm, Stories of successful veterans leading innovation and scaling business; Matt Kuta, Co-Founder, President, and COO, Voyager Space; Ling Shao, Founder and CEO, SpectrumAI; Brandon Tseng, Co-Founder and President, Shield AI
- 4:10 PM – 4:20 pm, Veteran Reflection Stephanie Toomey-Johnson, Commercial Relationship Manager, Wells Fargo
- 4:20 PM – 4:30 pm, Break
- 4:30 PM – 4:40 pm, Panel Introduction Shawn Edwards, Chief Technology Officer, Bloomberg
- 4:40 PM – 5:05 pm, Geopolitical Update feat. Admiral Bill Moran, US Navy, Retired, 39th Vice Chief of Naval Operations; Moderated by Daniel Flatley, Bloomberg National Security Reporter
- 5:05 PM – 5:50 pm, Supporting Veteran Businesses in Capital Markets; Melissa Fay, Managing Partner and Head of Capital Markets at Drexel Hamilton; Phil McConkey, President of Academy Securities; Frank Perez, Head of Investor Relations, Ponce Bank; Ivan Samstein, CFO of Univ of Chicago and U of C Med Center; Ronald Simon, Asst. Treasurer, Verizon; Moderated by Danielle Squires, Managing Director, Head of Diverse Segments for Corporate & Investment Banking, Wells Fargo
- 5:50 PM – 6:05 pm, Veteran Recognition Tanya Sanders, Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo Military Warrior Support Foundation
- 6:05 PM – 6:15 pm, Closing Remarks Mike Riley, Executive Vice President, Co-Head of Markets for Corporate & Investment Banking, Wells Fargo; Fatima Shama, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Americas, Bloomberg
Additional resources from Wells Fargo
RO-3598515
LRC-0524