Monday, February 11, 2008
9:00 AM — 7:30 PM	Conference Registration Open
12:00 PM — 5:00 PM	Exhibitor Set-Up
2:30 PM — 5:15 PM	Pre-Conference Session Educational Seminar Series: MFA’s Sound Practices for Hedge Fund Managers *
2:30 PM — 3:00 PM	Opening Remarks
3:00 PM — 4:15 PM	Panel 1: Sound Practices Highlights *
4:15 PM — 5:15 PM	Panel 2: Investor Disclosure and Due Diligence *
5:00 PM — 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception Clam Bake on the Beach at The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne

 

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
7:00 AM — 8:00 AM	2.5K Fun Run
8:00 AM — 4:30 PM	Registration Open
8:00 AM — 4:30 PM	Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM — 9:00 AM	Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:15 AM — 9:25 AM	Conference Welcome Remarks
9:30 AM — 10:30 AM	General Session - Panel *+ State of the Industry - A Legal and Regulatory Update
10:30 AM — 11:00 AM	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 AM — 11:00 AM	Press Briefing (only open to members of the media)
11:00 AM — 11:20 AM	General Session Keynote Principles and Practices for Hedge Fund Investors: Highlights of Recommendations
11:20 AM — 12:30 PM	General Session - Panel Beyond Returns: What Allocators Want to Know
12:30 PM — 1:45 PM	Keynote Luncheon
2:00 PM — 4:00 PM	Beyond Returns Workshops: Ready, Set, Disclose 1. Due Diligence Questionnaire - How to Fill One Out 2. Operational Due Diligence 3. Personal Background Checks on Investors 4. Communications with the Institutional Investor - Knowing your Audience
2:00 PM — 5:00 PM	Tennis Tournament & Clinic
4:30 PM — 5:30 PM	MFA Board, Sustaining & Capital Member Cocktail Reception
6:00 PM — 8:00 PM	Off-site Cocktail Reception

 

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
8:00 AM — 2:00 PM	Registration Open
8:00 AM — 2:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM — 9:00 AM	Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM	Networking Lounge
10:00 AM — 10:45 AM	General Session - Panel Do You Know if Your Fund's Valuations and Trading of Financials, Futures, and Physical are Simply Aggressive or Illegal - Fraud and Manipulation Traps by the Nation's Top Cop
10:45 AM — 11:15 AM	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
11:15 AM — 12:30 PM	General Session - Panel Getting to the Tipping Point: Breaking Down Barriers to Future Growth in Managed Futures
12:30 PM — 2:00 PM	Keynote Luncheon Using Cognitive Neuroscience to Improve Manager Selection in Today’s Volatile Markets: How to Out-Think Your Brain
1:00 PM — 4:00 PM	Networking Lounge
* CPE credit will be available for NY accountants. + For NY attorneys, MFA has applied to the New York State CLE Board for CLE Credit. Application is pending. Delegates wanting CLE credit must sign in and sign out.