Which Hedge Fund Strategies Look the Most Attractive Over the Next 24 Months?
Andrew Fisch, Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, Investcorp
David Saunders, Co-Founder & CEO, K2 Advisors LLC
Tom Williams, CFA, CIO - Pine Grove Funds, Man FRM
Betsy Battle, CIO & Founding Partner, Lone Peak Partners Management LP
Moderator: John Basile, Regional Leader of the Financial Services Practice Group, Baker Tilly
9:15 am - 10:00 am
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Which Hedge Fund Strategies Protect Capital During a Market Sell Off?
Chris Solarz, Managing Director, Head of Global Macro Strategies, Cliffwater LLC
Peter Fell, Director of Investment Due Diligence, Kenmar Olympia LLC
Dave Morehead, Senior Director of Investments, Marketable Investments, Baylor Endowment
Francis Frecentese, Managing Director, Director of Hedge Fund Investments, Bessemer Trust
Moderator: J. Robert Motoshige, Director, PAAMCO
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Networking Break
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Opportunities in Less Liquid Hedge Fund Strategies
Brian Walsh, Principal, Titan Advisors, LLC
Chris Acito, Founder, CEO & CIO, Gapstow Capital Partners
Cedric Fan, Senior Portfolio Manager, Hedge Funds, Russell Investments
Shakil Riaz, Head of U.S. Alternatives, Portfolio Management & Global CIO, Rothschild Asset Management Inc.
Moderator: Cara Fleckenstein, Managing Director, Agecroft Partners
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
How to Stay Informed about Current Developments in the Hedge Fund Industry
Steven Lord, Managing Editor, FINalternatives / The Alpha Pages
Matthias Knab, Owner, Opalesque
James Barfield, Business Development Director, Hedge Fund Intelligence
Moderator: Hank Loughran, Managing Director, Agecroft Partners
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Where Are the Opportunities in L/S Equity?
Charles Honey, Partner, Private Advisors, LLC
Dominic Napolitano, Founder & Managing Member, Talson Partners
Joseph Belfatto, Managing Partner, Massey Quick
David Storrs, President and CEO, Alternative Investment Group
Moderator: Andrew Feldman, Managing Director, Agecroft Partners
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
State of the Hedge Fund Industry
Don Steinbrugge, Founder & Managing Partner, Agecroft Partners
Seeding, Acceleration Capital, Founders Shares, First Loss and Other Opportunities
Michael Weinberg, Senior Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist, Protégé Partners LLC
Clark Cheng, CFA, FRM, CIO, Merrimac Corp.
Paul Zummo, CEO / CIO, JP Morgan Alternative Asset Management
M. Ram Lee, Partner, Seven Bridges Advisors
Moderator: Susan Webb, Founder / CEO / CIO, Appomattox Advisory, Inc
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Networking Break
3:15 pm to 3:45 pm
Opportunities in Quant, Event Driven, and Fixed Income Strategies
Tim Ng, CIO, Clearbrook Global Advisers
Andrew Fisher, Managing Director of Public Markets, Emory Investment Management
Kevin Lyons, Senior Investment Manager, Aberdeen Investment Management
Sean Crawford, CIO, Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of NY
Moderator: Doug Rothschild, President, Agecroft Partners
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Use of Hedge Funds to Enhance the Risk Adjusted Return of an Overall Institutional Investment Portfolio
Katherine Molnar, CFA, Senior Investment Officer, Fairfax County Retirement Systems
Samantha Rosenstock, Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager, Division of Investment, New Jersey Department of the Treasury
Robert Lee, CFA, Deputy CIO, Texas Tech Endowment
Steve Henderson, Director of Investments, Spider Management / University of Richmond
Moderator: Martin Lueck, Research Director & President, Aspect Capital
Gaining the Edge Holiday Party
5:15 pm - 7:15 pm