Presentation:
Forging new paths in 2025: Digital Assets & AI
Speaker:
Anna (Verhaegen) Nerys
iShares Product Strategist
BlackRock
Date/Time:
Thursday, March13th
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location:
Virtual through Zoom
This presentation is pending approval for 1 CFP CE
About the Presentation: Join BlackRock's Anna Nerys to discuss the predominant cryptoassets and the future of this industry. We’ll discuss what it is, how it fits into a portfolio, and why your clients are asking about it.
In the world of Artificial Intelligence, we’ll discuss the three phases of the revolutionary build out that’s happening, and where you should be paying attention. Objectives of this presentation include:
- Understanding the similarities and differences of Bitcoin and Ethereum
- Knowing the role it plays in a portfolio: diversification
- Restating the three phases of the AI buildout
- Thinking critically about what it means for our industry, but what the limitations are today
About the Speaker: Anna (Verhaegen) Nerys is an iShares Product Strategist, covering the Thematic and Active ETF product segments. In this role, she supports sales, range management, research and marketing. She and her team brought IBIT and ETHA to market in 2024.
Previously, she was an Investment Management Associate in the US Wealth Advisory Wirehouse Channel - responsible for driving sales and client service for mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts with clients in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. She joined BlackRock through the 2017 Analyst Program, where she supported iShares Leaders in the Independent, Wirehouse & RIA channels.
