GAIM Ops Cayman - Preliminary Agenda

2009 Agenda

SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2009
4:00 PM	*Pre-Registration for GAIM Ops Cayman*
6:00 PM	GAIM Ops Cayman Opening Reception
MONDAY APRIL 27, 2009
7:30 AM	*Registration*
8:15 AM	Opening Remarks by Conference Chairperson Norm McGreggor, Partner, DELOITTE
8:30 AM	Transforming Capitalism: How Changes in the US Banking Model and the Global Financial Markets, the Consolidation of Hedge Funds and Investors’ Calls for Greater Transparency Will Shape the Future of the Alternative Investment Community Joel Press, Managing Director, MORGAN STANLEY PRIME BROKERAGE
9:05 AM	How Leading End Investors Achieve the Highest Standards in Operational Due Diligence in Light of Changing Transparency and Governance Standards *Moderated by:* Lauri Martin, Deputy Head of Structural Risk, UBP ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS Charles Cassidy, Director, CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES Barrett C. Brown, Partner – Alternative Investments, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP
9:40 AM	The Next Generation of Storm-Proof Funds: Shaping the Due Diligence Process on Strategies in Light of the Current Challenges with Financing, Counterparty Risk and the Changing Alternative Investment Landscape Moderated by: Eric Lazear, Director, Operational Risk / Due Diligence, DUFF & PHELPS, LLC Angelique Sellers, Principal & Portfolio Manager, ANCHOR POINT CAPITAL LLC Marc Abrams, Partner, TITAN CAPITAL GROUP LLC John Ward, Chief Operating Officer, NOMURA FUNDS RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA, INC.
10:15 AM	KEYNOTE Jeffrey J. Green, Principal - Financial Services, Regulatory & Capital Markets Consulting, DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
10:50 AM	*Morning Networking Break*
11:20 AM	KEYNOTE Virginia Reynolds Parker, Managing Member, PARKER GLOBAL STRATEGIES, LLC
11:55 AM	How the Largest, Most Successful Funds of Funds are Seeking Alpha through Sound Operations Moderated by: Bernard Bachmann, Head of Operational Due Diligence, RMF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Marina Lewin, Managing Director, Alternative Investment Services, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON Mike Paciullo, Global Head of Operational Due Diligence, PIONEER ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
12:30 PM	Redefining Third Party Relationships: Effective Use of Prime Brokers, Administrators, Auditors, and Other Service Providers Moderated by: John M. Budzyna, Managing Director and Head of Hedge Fund Consulting, DEUTSCHE BANK Michael G. Tannenbaum, Partner, TANNENBAUM HELPERN SYRACUSE & HIRSCHTRITT LLP Jack McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer, CONIFER SECURITIES, LLC Ezra Zask, President, EZRA ZASK ADVISORS, LLC; Professor, LALLY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
1:00 PM	*Lunch Sponsored by* C-level lunches: sign up at registration
2:00 PM	Peer-to-Peer Exchange in the exhibit hall Networking is one of the most important aspects of GAIM Ops and the peer-to-peer discussions provide you with the ideal forum to expand your network and meet one on one with some of the key industry participants. You will be able to choose the attendees you would like to meet based on attendee preferences in a fast paced interactive environment. After the peer-to-peer sessions, you can leverage these contacts to create lasting business relationships.
	Leverage, Liquidity and Cash Management	Frameworks for Generating Operational Alpha	Post Credit Crisis - A Series of Case Studies in Risk Management
2:30 PM	Hedge Fund Restructuring and Consolidation in 2009 Moderated by: Andrew D. Smith, President, HOULIHAN SMITH & COMPANY, INC. Floyd I. Wittlin, Partner, BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP Bill Butrym, Managing Director, HOULIHAN SMITH & COMPANY, INC Thane Ritchie, Partner, ARAGON GROUP	The Due Diligence Visit – What You Can Learn From the 10,000 Foot View versus the Eye Level View Moderated by: Paul Tiranno, Vice President and Head of Operational Due Dilligence, ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Alan D. Swersky, Head of Operational Due Diligence, OLYMPIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. Dan Federmann, Chief Financial Officer, PROTEGE PARTNERS LLC	Identifying Market Opportunities in Distressed Debt and Special Situation Investing Christopher Kundro, Co-CEO, LACROSSE GLOBAL FUND SERVICES
3:00 PM	Liquidity Risk & Related Issues in Portfolio Management - Monitoring Illiquids & Hedge Fund Restructurings and Negotiating Solutions Jimmy Shannon, Partner COO and CCO, PRIVATE ADVISORS Chris Ady, President and CEO, CASTLE HALL ALTERNATIVES	Doing More With Less: How to Adapt and Scale Your Business Model to Meet the Demands of Investors and Regulators Moderated by: Blaine Klusky Patricia Watters, Partner, CATALINA PARTNERS Robert Proctor, Vice President of Compliance and Reporting, LINEDATA SERVICES Chris Kundro, Co-CEO, LACROSSE GLOBAL FUND SERVICES	Understanding the operational and legal aspects of managers suspending redemption rights Greg Robbins, General Counsel, MESIROW ADVANCED STRATEGIES, INC. Robert Searle, Partner, CAMBELLS Michelle Bergren, Mesirow Financial, Analyst, MESIROW ADVANCED STRATEGIES, INC.
3:30 PM	Stress-testing Leverage: How Changes at the Prime broker will Affect Margin Lending Terms at both the Fund and Fund of Fund Level Satish Ramakrishna , Head of Prime Services Risk/Global Market Equity, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC Glen Dailey, Managing Director and Head of Prime Brokerage, JEFFERIES & COMPANY INC	Taking a Global Look at Risk Control - What are the Internal and External Structures That Need to Be in Place Chad Elson, Chief Operating Officer, SOUTH STREET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP David Mapley, Non-executive Chairman, SHIMODA CAPITAL ADVISORS LIMITED	Achieving Greater Transparency and More Favorable Terms When Structuring ISDA Agreements Sidney Wigfall, Managing Partner, BARGE CONSULTING-SCA GROUP David W. Porteous, Partner, LEVENFELD PEARLSTEIN, LLC
4:00 PM	*Afternoon networking break*
4:30 PM	Identifying How Investors View the Relationships and Risks Associated with Leverage, Liquidity and Counterparty Risk in an Ongoing Due Diligence Process Lisa Ambrosia, Head of Business Infrastructure, PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS	Operational Transparency as Source of Alpha - Achieving Clear Documentation of Counterparty Agreements, Accuracy in Reporting and Disclosure of Operational Infrastructure John Tassone, Director of Operational Due Diligence, GENSPRING FAMILY OFFICES Suzanne Carlisle, Director of Operational Due Diligence, GENSPRING FAMILY OFFICES	A New Level of Shareholder Activism and How it Can Reduce Overall Risk *Moderated by:* Jason Scharfman, CEO, CORGENTUM CONSULTING, LLC Ranjan Bhaduri, PhD CFA CAIA, Managing Director - Head of Research, ALPHAMETRIX ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC Louis Rodriguez, Head of Operational Due Diligence, ARDEN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
5:00 PM	Transparency and Communication with Investors During Active Redemption Cycles Bill Bassin, Managing Member, BASSIN CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC Ed Rogers, CEO, ROGERS INVESTMENT ADVISORS Ian Dillon, Senior Associate, CAMBELLS	Identifying the Various Alternatives for Insourcing versus Outsourcing Key Middle and Back Office Functions George Roeck, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, AGAMAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Stephen Kane, Principal, OPHEDGE INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC Jack McDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer, CONIFER SECURITIES, LLC
5:30 PM	Champagne Round Tables Leading Hedge Funds, Fund of Hedge Funds and Consultants discuss a range of topical issues and share insights on building out infrastructure, removing counterparty exposure, and increasing transparency in the due diligence process to manage through the current market dislocation. This is your opportunity to meet the GAIM Ops Cayman speaking faculty at small informal round table discussions. Tables will rotate every 15 minutes so there is plenty of time for you to make introductions.

TUESDAY APRIL 28, 2009
7:30 AM	*Registration*
8:45 AM	Opening Remarks from Conference Chairperson Ingrid Pierce, WALKERS
9:00 AM	KEYNOTE Ed Hulina, Managing Director, Head of FX Distribution, Americas, UBS
9:45 AM	Exploring the Impact of 2008’s Market Turmoil on Funds’ Relationships with Counterparties and What Allocators Need to See to Get Comfortable with These Arrangements *Moderated by:* Paul Tiranno, Vice President and Head of Operational Due Diligence, ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Stacy Yates, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, PROCTOR INVESTMENT MANAGERS LLC
10:30 AM	A New Level of Business Risk: Who is Managing Through the Crisis and What are Their Keys to Success? Moderated by: Simon Fludgate, Principal, Operational Due Diligence and Risk, AKSIA Mark Polemeni, Esq., Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, ALEXANDRA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Myles Edwards, Esq., General Counsel, ACCESS INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS Michael Lynch, Due Diligence Manager, FAUCHIER PARTNERS
11:00 AM	*Morning Networking Break*
	Valuation and Pricing Methodologies	Regulation, Governance and Jurisdiction	Round Table Discussions
11:30 AM	Valuation Methodologies for Hard-to-Price Investment Structures, OTCs, Quasi-Illiquid Securities and Fixed Income Products Uzi Rosha, Chief Compliance Officer, CARVAL INVESTORS Robert Nisi, Partner, COO and General Counsel, CYRUS CAPITAL PARTNERS Barrett C. Brown, Partner – Alternative Investments, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP Murray Grenville, Chief Executive Officer, STERLING VALUATION GROUP, INC.	Preparing for the Second Wave of Regulatory Compliance in a Post-Credit Crisis Environment Kip Allardt, Chief Operating Officer, DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Ted Dougherty, Partner – Tax, DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP	INVESTOR ROUND TABLE Matthias Knab, Editor-in-Chief, OPALESQUE Sidney Wigfall, Managing Partner, BARGE CONSULTING - SCA GROUP
12:00 PM	Exploring the Role of the Administrator in the Pricing Function – How to Achieve Independent, Transparent Pricing with Adequate Controls Dan Levinson, Partner, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, ATALAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	Effective Approaches to Managing Internal and External Multi-Jurisdictional Risks David Zales, General Counsel, TREMBLANT CAPITAL	HEDGE FUND ROUND TABLE HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE DUE DILIGENCE VISIT Moderated by: Jason Scharfman, CEO, LEGION CONSULTING GROUP
12:30 PM	The Future of 2 and 20 – How Viable is the Old Compensation Model in a Down Market? Chris Addy, President and CEO, CASTLE HALL ALTERNATIVES Gregory M. Dowling, CFA, CAIA, Director of Hedged Strategies, FUND EVALUATION GROUP LLC	Practical Tools and Best Practices to Protect Fund against the Risk of Money Laundering Jeff Klink, President, KLINK & CO Nick Prokos, Managing Director, ACA COMPLIANCE GROUP
1:00 PM	Crucial Conversations	Lunch on the beach

WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 2009
8:30 AM	*Registration*
9:15 AM	Opening Remarks by Conference Chairperson
9:30 AM	Lessons Learned from Bank Bankruptcies: The Role Multiple Jurisdictions Will Play in the Recovery of Assets Case studies in how funds of hedge funds recovered assets and how they will structure ongoing counterparty agreements Andrew Rabinowitz, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT Sam Weiser, Chief Operating Officer, SELLERS CAPITAL LLC
10:15	*Break*
10:30 AM	EXTENDED SESSION The Future of Hedge Fund Regulation: Government Regulation, The President's Working Group and the UK Hedge Fudn Working Group Moderated by: Harry Davis, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Gary Linford, Founder of DMTC GROUP and Former Head of Investments and Securities Division, CIMA Nigel Farr, Partner, HERBERT SMITH LLP Lloyd Lipsett, Senior Vice President & ACG, EVERGREEN INVESTMENTS
12:00 PM	GAIM Ops Cayman 2009 Concludes

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