Investing in Equities Training London, May 18 22, 2015 Registration and daily breakfast starts at 8:30am.

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1 Registration and daily breakfast starts at 8:30am. Monday May 18 9:15 AM 9:15 AM 10:15 AM Welcome and Introduction to BEA - BlackRock Educational Academy Matthew Mosca, Managing Director, Head of Strategy, Official Institutions Group The World of Equity Investing Today Richard Turnill, Chief Investment Strategist, Alpha Strategies group 10:15 AM 10:30 AM Mobile App Run-Through 10:30 AM Group Photo 11:00 AM Equity Investing A Fundamental Approach James Bristow, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Global Equity Welcome Address Charles Prideaux, Managing Director, Head of EMEA Institutional Business Luncheon Presenter European Equities Joe Williams, Director and Product Strategist, European Equity 3:15 PM Asset Allocation in Equities Opportunities from a Practitioner s Perspective Teun Draaisma, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Global Equity 3:30 PM 4:15 PM 4:15 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM Global Income Investing James Lamont, Managing Director, Fundamental Equity, Global Equity Introduction of Equity Portfolio Challenge Rob Powell, ishares Equity Strategist Regina Zalilova, ishares Equity Reception & Welcome Dinner The Don Restaurant 1

2 Tuesday May 19 10:15 AM 10:15 AM 11:00 AM Panel Discussion Emerging Markets Is it time to look beyond developed markets? And where are the opportunities? Chairperson: Marc Cox, Vice President, Fundamental Equity Dhiren Shah, CFA, Director and Portfolio Manager, Global Emerging Markets and Latin America Michel Aubenas, CFA, Director and Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Debt team Wei Li, CFA, Vice President, Investment Strategist, ishares EMEA Investment Strategy and Insights UK Equities Luke Chappell, Managing Director and portfolio manager, co-head of the UK Equity team within Fundamental Equity 11:15 AM Evolution of Market Beta and How To Access Andrew Graver, Director, Index Equity product strategist, Beta Strategies Lunch Break BlackRock s Daily Global Meeting BlackRock investment teams 2:45 PM Smart Beta Going Beyond Index Strategies Andrew Graver, Director, Index Equity product strategist, Beta Strategies 3:00 PM 3:45 PM Using ETFs To Manage Equity Exposures Rob Powell, ishares Equity Strategist Regina Zalilova, ishares Equity 3:45 PM 4:15 PM US Equities (VC) Gregory Brunk, Managing Director, Fundamental Equity 4:15 PM 5:00 PM Equity Portfolio Challenge Cont. Day 2 2

3 Wednesday May 20 10:00 AM How Behavioral Finance Impacts Investment Decision Making Benjamin Kelly, PhD, Vice President, Investment Strategist, BlackRock Investment Institute 10:00 AM 10:45 AM Asian Equities (VC) Oisin Crawley, CFA, Director and portfolio manager, Head of Research within the Asian Equities team within Alpha Strategies Group. 11:00 AM 2:30 PM Oil markets How did we get here & what does the future hold? Alastair Bishop, Director and portfolio manager, Natural Resources Equity Working Lunch Scientific Active Equity Investing Richard F. Mathieson, Managing Director, European Investment Strategy 2:45 PM 4:00 PM Research Innovation Big Data in Equity Portfolios Sylvain Champonnois, Director, Scientifically-Driven Active Equity 4:00 PM 4:30 PM Equity Portfolio Challenge Cont. Day 3 3

4 Thursday May 21 10:00 AM Private Equity Raja Hussain, Director, BlackRock Private Equity Partners (PEP) Group 10:00 AM 11:00 AM How Technology is Changing Equity Trading Scott Cowling, Head of the Market Structure and Electronic Trading team in Europe, Trading and Liquidity Strategies Group 11:15 AM Understanding Absolute Return Equity Strategies Brianna Barrett, Director, BlackRock Alternative Advisors 12:00PM Lunch Break 2:30 PM Characteristics, Analytics and Risk Management Public Equity vs. Private Equity (VC) Julia Wittlin, Director, Risk & Quantitative Analysis Group Louise Watkins, CFA, Director, Risk & Quantitative Analysis Group 2:30 PM 3:00 PM Equity Portfolio Challenge Cont. Day 4 3:00 PM 6:00 PM Optional Cultural Activities 6:00PM Team-Building Activities Social Cooking - Canapés Master Class 4

5 Friday May 22 9:45 AM Transition Management Peter Loehnert, Director, Transition Management 9:45 AM 10:30 AM ESG Considerations and Impact Investing Amra Balic, Managing Director, Head of EMEA Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment 10:45 AM 11:30 AM Valuation and Volatility Where we are in the Cycle (VC) Nigel Bolton, Managing Director, CIO of International Fundamental Equity, Co-Head of Fundamental Equity and Head of European Equity 11:30 AM 12:45 PM Group Presentation Final Preparation Working Lunch 12:45 PM Equity Portfolio Challenge Presentation Group Presentation Judges Deliberations BlackRock Senior Portfolio Managers Program Wrap-up, Feedback and Farewell Official Institutions Coordinators 5