Featuring:
Guest speaker Matt Andresen, Citadel Investment Group

Mr. Andresen is President of Citadel Execution Services, an affiliate of Citadel Investment Group. Citadel manages over $11 Billion from its headquarters in Chicago and and offices in San Francisco, New York, London, and Tokyo.

Mr. Andresen served on the Board of Directors of Lava Trading, a New York based trading technology company, until its recent sale to Citigroup.

Prior to joining Citadel, Mr. Andresen was President and CEO of Island ECN, the largest electronic stock market in the US. As one of the first three employees, he was responsible for all strategic and operational decisions at Island. Under his leadership, Island achieved numerous successes:

In June of 2002, he affected the sale of Island to its largest competitor, Instinet (Nasdaq: INGP) in a transaction valued at $568 Million. After the merger, Mr. Andresen assumed the duties of Chief Operating Officer for the combined ECN.

Mr. Andresen has appeared as an expert before many Congressional Committees, on subjects as diverse as Venture Capital in Biotechnology, the future of Electronic Markets, the impact of technology on Commodity markets, and the effect of September 11 on Financial Markets. He is a regular commentator on various financial and news outlets.

Mr. Andresen was named as one of the Top Ten executives in Online Finance by Institutional Investor. Crain's Magazine named him one of the Top 40 New Yorkers under the age of 40.

Mr. Andresen holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Duke University in Durham, NC.

A former world-class Fencer, Mr. Andresen was a National Champion, a four-time All-American, a member of the US National Fencing Team, and an alternate for the 1996 US Olympic Team.