Since 2010, the Heilbrunn Center has hosted an annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond” dinner in Omaha, Nebraska. The dinner is held on the eve of the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting and features a panel of renowned speakers.
The 17th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond” Dinner
Omaha (2026)
Date: May 1, 2026
Speakers: Christopher Bloomstran, President & CIO, Semper Augustus Investments Group LLC; Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington ’06, CEO & Portfolio Manager, Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC; and Paul Hilal ’92, Founder & CEO, Mantle Ridge LP. Moderated by: Tano Santos, Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Asset Management and Finance.
The 16th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond” Dinner
Omaha (2025)
Date: May 2, 2025
Speakers: Angela Aldrich, Bayberry Capital Partners LP; Christopher Bloomstran, Semper Augustus Investments Group; Ryan Dobratz, Third Avenue Management; Mario Gabelli ’67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Scott Hendrickson ’07, Permian Investment Partners and Elizabeth Lilly, Chief Investment Officer & EVP, The Pohlad Companies. Moderated by: Jennifer Wallace '94, Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Summit Street Capital Management
The 15th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond” Dinner
Omaha (2024)
Date: May 3, 2024
Speakers: Mario Gabelli '67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Paul Hilal '92, Mantle Ridge; Elizabeth Lilly, The Pohlad Companies; Thomas Russo, Gardner Russo & Quinn LLC.; David Damra '93, Artisan Partners. Moderated by: Tano Santos, Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Asset Management and Finance.
The 14th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond” Dinner
Omaha (2023)
Date: May 5, 2023
Speakers: Mario Gabelli '67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Paul Hilal'92, Mantle Ridge; Elizabeth Lilly, The Pohlad Companies; Thomas Russo, Gardner Russo & Quinn LLC. Moderated by: Tano Santos, Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Asset Management and Finance.
The 13th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond” Dinner
Omaha (2022)
Date: April 29, 2022
Speakers: Catherine Faddis, Grace Capital; Mario Gabelli '67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Elizabeth Lilly, The Pohlad Companies; Thomas Russo, Gardner Russo & Quinn LLC.; Amy Zhang '97, Alger. Moderated by: Tano Santos, David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance.
The 12th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond” event
Virtual (2021)
Date: May 1, 2021
Speakers: Mario Gabelli '67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Samantha Greenberg, Asher Capital, a Citadel Company; Thomas Russo, Gardner Russo & Quinn LLC.; Tano Santos, David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance; Kim Shannon, Sionna Investment Managers.
The 11th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond” event
Virtual (2020)
Date: May 4, 2020
Speakers: Mario Gabelli '67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Ross Glotzbach, Southeastern Asset Management; Paul Hilal '92, Mantle Ridge, LP; Thomas Russo, Gardner Russo & Quinn LLC. Moderated by: Tano Santos, David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance; Kim Shannon, Sionna Investment Managers.
The 10th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond” Dinner
Omaha (2019)
Date: May 3, 2019
Speakers: Ashvin Chhabra, Euclidean Capital LLC; Mario Gabelli '67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Ross Glotzbach, Southeastern Asset Management; Paul Hilal '92, Mantle Ridge, LP; Thomas Russo, Gardner Russo & Gardner LLC. Moderated by: Tano Santos, David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance.
The 9th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond” Dinner
Omaha (2018)
Date: May 4, 2018
Speakers: Mario Gabelli ‘67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Jan Hummel, Paradigm Capital; Thomas Russo, Gardner Russo & Gardner LLC. Moderated by: Bruce Greenwald, Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management.
The 8th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond” Dinner
Omaha (2017)
Date: May 5, 2017
Speakers: Mario Gabelli ‘67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Paul Hilal ‘92, Mantle Ridge, LP.; David Samra '93, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership. Moderated by: Tano Santos, David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance; Jennifer Wallace ‘94, Summit Street Capital Management.
7th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond”
Omaha (2016)
Date: April 29, 2016
Speakers: William A. Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P.; Mario Gabelli ‘67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Jan Hummel, Paradigm Capital; Thomas A. Russo, Gardner Russo & Gardner LLC. Moderated by: Bruce Greenwald, Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management.
6th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond”
Omaha (2015)
Date: May 1, 2015
Speakers: William A. Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P.; Mario Gabelli ‘67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Thomas A. Russo, Gardner Russo & Gardner LLC; Tano Santos, David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance. Moderated by: Bruce Greenwald, Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management
5th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond”
Omaha (2014)
Date: May 2, 2014
Speakers: William A. Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P.; Mario Gabelli ‘67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Bruce Greenwald, Professor of Finance and Asset Management; Thomas A. Russo, Gardner Russo & Gardner; Wally Weitz, Weitz Investment Management, Inc.
4th Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond”
Omaha (2013)
Date: May 3, 2013
Speakers: Leon Cooperman '67, Omega Advisors, Inc.; Mario Gabelli ‘67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Bruce Greenwald (via videoconference), Professor of Finance and Asset Management; Thomas A. Russo, Gardner Russo & Gardner; Tano Santos, David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance; David Winters, Wintergreen Advisers
3rd Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond”
Omaha (2012)
Date: May 4, 2012
Speakers: Mario Gabelli ‘67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Bruce Greenwald, Professor of Finance and Asset Management; Thomas Russo, Gardner, Russo, & Gardner; David J. Winters, Wintergreen Advisers, LLC
2nd Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond”
Omaha (2011)
Date: April 29, 2011
Speakers: Mario Gabelli ‘67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Jan Hummel, Paradigm Capital; Charles Brandes, Brandes Investment Partners; David Winters, Wintergreen Advisers, LLC; Tano Santos, Franklin Pitcher Johnson, Jr. Professor of Finance and Economics; Bruce Greenwald, Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management (Participating via Videoconference)
1st Annual “From Graham to Buffett and Beyond”
Omaha (2010)
Date: April 30, 2010
Speakers: Mario Gabelli ‘67, GAMCO Investors, Inc.; Thomas A. Russo, Gardner Russo & Gardner; David Winters, Wintergreen Advisers, LLC; Bruce Greenwald, Professor of Finance and Asset Management