MFA's Outlook series premiered in October 2009 as our inaugural hedge fund leadership conference in New York, and is MFA's newest annual conference. Outlook's program agenda is designed for our single manager hedge fund members and a faculty of policy makers and prominent speakers to engage in meaningful dialogue about the state of the hedge fund industry and the critical issues that may transform the industry in the future. Outlook is a members-only, media-free hedge fund conference and also features a networking event for members, service providers and invited guests. 

January 30-February 1, 2011
The Breakers Hotel
Palm Beach, FL

MFA’s Network series is the alternative investment industry’s premier networking conference and exposition. Network, launched in January 1995, has become MFA’s flagship conference event and generally draws approximately 700 delegates.  The conference is presented at a luxury resort in Florida during January/February and features a substantial educational agenda, ample networking events and concurrent business meeting lounges reserved for our delegates to hold meetings.  In addition, there is a large exhibition hall presenting products that help investment advisers optimize management and operational efficiencies. Network also features an annual tennis tournament, and in 2011, the resurrection of a golf outing. The Network program agenda focuses on investor needs, including presentations on investment styles and strategies as well as best practices in asset allocation, manager selection, due diligence and risk management. The agenda always provides an important update on legislative and regulatory reforms that affect industry participants and investors.

June 21-22, 2011
The Fairmont Millennium Park Hotel
Chicago, IL

MFA's Forum is as our annual business conference.  Forum presents rich educational content, networking events and an informative exhibition hall showcasing products and services for investment managers. Forum, which is held in Chicago and attended largely by CTAs and futures industry participants, focuses its program agenda on managed futures and global macro investment strategies. A shortened program provides additional time for business meetings and networking for our delegates. Forum is the only MFA conference that welcomes media, and we plan to leverage our content by arranging interviews with our speakers for the media. Online registration will be available in Spring 2011.