The speakers were Neal Wilson, Senior Managing Director of FBR Investment Management; Jay Perlman, Associate General Counsel; Mike Cerretani, Managind Director and Head of Institutional Sales; Framk Walker, Chief Compliance Officer; Maurice McKenzie, Vice President for Research; and Damon Munchus, Vice President, Investment Banking. The final briefing was given by the session’s organizer, Richard Walker, Vice President for Corporate Giving.

Fortune named FBR the 9 th fastest growing company in America in its most recent listing. The company was one of the most active Initial Public Offering underwriters in the country last year.