2015 Newport Global Summit

The 2015 Newport Global Summit was held at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs, with the closing dinner at the New York Yacht Club. We were joined by an envoy of business leaders and family offices from Canada, including Mark Entwistle - Founding Partner, Acasta Capital & Former Ambassador of Canada to Cuba and Ben Vaughan - Senior Managing Partner, Brookfield Asset Management & Chief Investment Officer, Brookfield in South America.

Featured Speakers

Hadi Al Alawi - Chairman and Founder, Al Hayat Group

Mark Entwistle - Founding Partner, Acasta Capital & Former Ambassador of Canada to Cuba

Lucien E. Forbes - Chairman & CEO, Forbes Energy LLC

Philip Howard - Chair - Common Good & Senior Counsel - Covington & Burling LLP

Theodore Kattouf - President & CEO, AMIDEAST

John LeBoutillier - Nationally Recognized Political Commentator

John Messervey - President and Founder, National Family Business Council

Ira Perlmuter - Managing Director, T5 Equities

Hal Pontez - Owner & Founder, HPI LLC

Frank Savage - CEO, Savage Holdings

James Smith - President, C&M International

Ben Vaughan - Senior Managing Partner, Brookfield Asset Management & Chief Investment Officer, Brookfield in South America

David Weiner - Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Manager, Neuberger Berman

Mohamed Younes - Chairman, Concord International LP

Peter B. Zwack - Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Retired) & Former U.S. Senior Defense Official and Attaché to Russian Federation