Monday, June 23, 2008
8:00 AM — 5:00 PM	Registration Open
8:00 AM — 5:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM — 10:00 AM	Continental Breakfast Sponsor: Rothstein Kass
9:00 AM — 9:30 AM	Press Briefing (Only open to members of the media)
9:45 AM — 10:00 AM	Conference Welcome Remarks Speaker: Richard H. Baker, Managed Funds Association
10:00 AM — 12:30 PM	Educational Seminar Series: MFA's Sound Practices for Hedge Fund Managers Industry Standards of Excellence
10:00 AM — 10:15 AM	Opening Remarks*
10:15 AM — 11:30 AM	General Session - Panel 1 * Sound Practices Highlights & Recent Developments Moderator: Wesley Nissen, Winston & Strawn LLP Panelists: Marc Baum, Ramius LLC Mark Polemeni, Alexandra Investment Management, LLC Kevin Shannon, Moore Capital Management, LLC Zachary Snow, Third Point, LLC
11:30 AM — 12:30 PM	General Session - Panel 2 * Investor Disclosure and Due Diligence Moderator: Susanne Clark, Basso Capital Management, L.P. Panelists: Drew Chapman, DLA Piper US LLP Bob von Halle, Horizon Cash Management Scott Schweighauser, Harris Alternatives L.L.C.
12:30 PM — 2:00 PM	Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Robert K. Steel, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, United States Department of the Treasury
2:15 PM — 3:15 PM	General Session - Panel Un-limited Partnerships: Responsibilities to Investors Moderator: Robert Alderman, Clearbrook Financial Panelists: Rael Gorelick, Gorelick Brothers Capital Michael Levin, Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company Professor Matt O'Connor, Quinnipac University Matthew Strube, Teacher Retirement System of Texas Sponsor: Aviva Capital Management
3:15 PM — 3:45 PM	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall Sponsor: Ropes & Gray LLP
3:45 PM — 4:45 PM	General Session - Panel Growing Your Business to Grow Your Portfolio: What are Your Options? Moderator: Deborah A. Monson, Ropes & Gray LLP Panelists: Andrew Bastow, Winton Capital Mangement Ltd Daniel S. Bender, Navigant Consulting, Inc. Celia Felsher, Reservoir Capital Group, L.L.C.
5:00 PM — 6:00 PM	MFA Key Member & Sponsor Reception (Invitation Only) Sponsor: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
6:00 PM — 8:00 PM	Welcome Reception at The Fairmont Chicago Co-Sponsors: CME Group, Rabar Market Research, Sidley Austin LLP, New York Mercantile Exchange, SSARIS Advisors, Chesapeake Capital Corporation

* For NY accountants, CPE credit may be available for these sessions. Applications to NYS CPE Board pending. Delegates wanting CPE credit must sign in and sign out.