MFA Forum 2023 - Agenda
June 20, 2023
Conference
Chicago, IL
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Day 1: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
8:00 - 8:45am
Registration and Breakfast
8:45 - 9:00 am
Opening Remarks
Speakers
Bryan Corbett, President and Chief Executive Officer, Managed Funds Association
9:00 - 9:15am
Preqin Q&A
Speakers
Cameron Joyce, Senior Vice President, Head of Private Equity, Research Insights, Preqin
Moderated by
Noah Theran, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Head of Global External Affairs, Managed Funds Association
9:15 - 9:50am
1H 2023 Post-Mortem: Markets Under Pressure and the Future of Asset Classes
Speakers
Pablo E. Calderini, President and Chief Investment Officer, Graham Capital
Jason Josephiac, Senior Vice President, Research Consultant, Meketa Investment Group
Tam McVie, abrdn
Chaney Sheffield, Investment Partner, Canyon Partners
Moderated by
Jan-Paul Bruynes, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
9:50 - 10:20am
Keynote: Fireside Chat with John Butler
Speakers
John Butler, Partner & Head of Macro Research, Wellington Management
Moderated by
Reginald G. Sanders, Managing Director, Absolute Return & Fixed Income, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
10:20 - 10:55am
Don’t Fight the Fed: Are High Interest Rates Here to Stay?
Speakers
David Deddouche, Macro Strategist, Alpstone Capital
David Ross, Senior Managing Director & Head of Capital Markets Group, OPTrust
Matthew Rutherford, Principal, Bracebridge Capital, LLC
Moderated by
Saul Farber, Director, Prime Brokerage Sales and Origination, Citi
10:55 - 11:15am
Networking Break
11:15 - 11:50am
Navigating Today’s Credit Market and the Pursuit for Liquidity
Speakers
Catherine Beard, Senior Vice President, Alternatives Consulting, Callan LLC
Daniel Ehrmann, Partner, Head of Restructuring, King Street Capital Management
Justin W. Slatky, Chief Investment Officer, Shenkman Capital Management
Jay Ramakrishnan, Managing Director, Head of Originations, AB Private Credit Investors
Moderated by
Leonora M. Shalet, Partner, Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP
11:50 - 12:20pm
Keynote: Fireside Chat with Peter Kraus
Speakers
Peter Kraus, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aperture Investors
Moderated by
Joel Hinkhouse, Director, External Public Markets, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
12:20 - 1:05pm
Networking Lunch
1:05 - 1:35pm
Fireside Chat with Jennifer Cafarella
Speakers
Jennifer Cafarella, Director of Strategic Initiatives & National Security Fellow, Institute for the Study of War
Moderated by
David Zirin, Chief Operating Officer, Pentwater Capital Management LP
1:35 - 2:10pm
Assessing Geopolitical Risk and China Exposure: Is the Region Investable?
Speakers
Diana Amoa, Chief Investment Officer, Long Biased Strategies, Kirkoswald Asset Management
Sean Cumiskey, Partner & Co-Chief Operating Officer, Yiheng Capital
Andrew Palmer, Chief Investment Officer, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
Moderated by
Amy Waldron, Client Executive, Northern Trust
2:10 - 2:45pm
Portfolio Stress Testing: Getting Creative with Alpha
Speakers
Ryan Abrams, Managing Director, Return-Seeking Investments, Constellation Energy Pension
Peter van Dooijeweert, Managing Director, Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, Man Group
Jeff Park Head of Alpha Strategies and Portfolio Manager, Bitwise Asset Management
Moderated by
Thomas Benevento, Head of Product for RiskSmart X, TS Imagine
2:45 - 3:05pm
Networking Break
3:05 - 3:45pm
Can Ai Beat the Market?
Speakers
Colman Madden, Head of Customer Engineering, Hedge Funds, Google Cloud
Jackie Rosner, Managing Director, PAAMCO Prisma
Ben Wellington, Managing Director, Quantitative Researcher, Two Sigma
Moderated by
Tessie Shih, Director, Capital Fund Management
3:40 - 4:15pm
Global Growth Strategies and Raising International Capital
Speakers
Savina Boyadjieva, Head of Investor Relations, Viking Global Investors
Jean-François Tormo CAIA, Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Global Portfolio Solutions – U.S., Lyxor Asset Management
Tracy Fong, Partner and Head of Venture Capital/Crypto Investment Due Diligence, Albourne Partners
Moderated by
Nora Richardson, Vice President, Membership & Investor Services, Managed Funds Association
4:15 - 4:50pm
Ask Me Anything Allocator Panel
Speakers
Paul Kreiselmaier, Head of Hedge Funds, Verus Investments
Anthony Novara, Partner, Research Director – Marketable Alternatives & Capital Markets, Fiducient Advisors
Darrel Pfeifauf, Vice President, Hedge Funds & Risk, Advocate Aurora Health
Alissa Shipper, Managing Director, Public Markets, Bayshore Global Management
Moderated by
Roark Stahler, US Head of Strategic Consulting, Barclays
4:50pm
Closing Remarks & Networking Reception
Contact
Registration for this event is by invitation only. To request an invitation, please email conferences@managedfunds.org
