Hedge Fund Leadership Conference
GAINING THE EDGE CHICAGO
June 19, 2019 | Union League Club, Chicago, Illinois
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration & Networking
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
9:00 am - 9:15 am
A Consultant Roundtable: The Current Landscape for Hedge Funds
Aon, Chris Walvoord, Partner, Global Head of Hedge Fund Research
DiMeo Schneider & Associates, Anthony M. Novara, CFA, Research Director - Global
Hedge Fund Strategies & Capital Markets
Fund Evaluation Group, Sean McChesney, Vice President Research Analyst Hedge Funds
9:15 am - 10:00 am
10:00 am - 10:45 am
The Quest for Alpha: What strategies will outperform in the next 24 months?
50 South Capital, John Frede, CFA, Director of Research
Evanston Capital, William S. Steele III, Managing Director & Director of Research
Lighthouse Partners, Clark Prickett, CFA, Managing Director
TIFF, John Sinclair, Managing Director - Diversifying Strategies
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Coffee Break & Networking
What is the Future of Systematic Investing? CTAs, AI, and EMN
Magnitude Capital, Hawes Bostic, CFA, Director of Manager Research
Texas Trust Company, Mohamed Elkordy, Ph.D., Senior Portfolio Manager
Zurich Alternative Asset Management, Saurav Aneja, Associate Director, Hedge Funds & Risk Premia
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Lunch & Networking
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Alternative Fixed Income? Why Credit/Fixed Income Hedge Funds are an Option to Long Only
GCM Grosvenor, Craig Goldsmith, Managing Director, Hedge Fund Strategies
Highland Consulting, Menachem Lubling, CFA, Head of Alternative Investments
Lessons from 2008: How to Protect Your Portfolio in a Market Sell Off
Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Keith Cardoza, CFA, CIO
Exelon, Mark Koschik, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager & Head of Asset Allocation
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Coffee Break & Networking
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Emerging Managers: How to do it, where they fit, and why?
Baylor University, David Morehead, CFA, Senior Director of Investments
Borealis Strategic Capital Partners, Daniel Harris, CFA, Principal
Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois, Brian Payne, CAIA, Senior Hedge Fund Analyst
University of Illinois Foundation, Brett Snidtker, Director of Public Investments
Moderator: Gavekal Research, Arthur Kroeber, Founding Partner & Head of Research
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Pensions, Endowments & Foundations: How do Hedge Funds Help?
Employees Retirement System of Texas, Panayiotis Lambropoulos, CFA, CAIA, FRM, Portfolio Manager – Hedge Funds
MacArthur Foundation, Joe Rumph, CFA, Manager Absolute Return & Fixed Income
State of Wyoming, Matthew Smagacz, CFA, FRM, Senior Investment Officer
Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Joel Hinkhouse, CFA, Director - External Public Markets
Moderator: Pensions & Investments, Christine Williamson, Senior Reporter
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cocktail Party & Networking