FINforums, the events arm of FINalternatives, is holding its Annual Hedge Fund Summit on Sept. 20, 2012 at the Sentry Centers in New York City.

Over 300 industry experts will gather to speak candidly about the biggest issues affecting fund managers and investors today. Don’t miss out on this chance to meet and mingle with the top decision makers and investors in the alternative asset management industry.

Topics covered include:

• The global macro outlook for Q4 and beyond
• Money manager insights (top fund managers tell us their investment ideas)
• Regulatory and compliance updates
• Expert tips on managing the media
• Successful Capital Raising
• An asset allocator roundtable
• and more

Speakers Include:

• Mitch Ackles, Hedge Fund PR
• Ron Geffner, Sadis and Goldberg
• Alan Glatt, Protocol Capital Management
• Gary Kaminsky, Rothstein Kass
• Mark Kenyon, Kstone Partners
• Eric Lazear, FQS Capital Partners
• Scott MacDonald, MC Asset Management
• Michael Marcus, Prelude Capital
• Christian Menegatti, Roubini Global Economics
• Sal Naro, Coherence Capital Partners
• Anne-Gaelle Pouille, PAAMCO
• Gary Purwin, Grassi & Co.
• John Seigenthaler, Seigenthaler PR-NY
• Brian Stutman, Direct Access Partners
• Josh Weintraub, Cerberus Capital
• More speakers to be listed shortly

New This Year: One-on-one manager and investor meetings. Hedge fund managers will have the opportunity to meet with potential investors in prearranged meetings.

Event Chairman: John Seigenthaler, Former NBC News Anchor and current CEO, Seigenthaler Public Relations-NY

Sponsorship Info: If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Diane Sacken at (917) 421-9053 or email her at d.sacken@jamesgelliott.com

 View the list of speakers, their bios and the agenda
from the 2011 FINforums Annual Hedge Fund Summit

Download the Agenda

Thank you to all who helped make the 2011 FINforums Annual Hedge Fund Summit such a great success!

And a big “thank you” to all of our wonderful speakers as well as the sponsors, Smarsh and Eze Castle Integration, and our organizing partners, Hedge Fund PR, FINalternatives and Seigenthaler Public Relations, who made the event possible.

This year’s summit boasted an impressive speaker roster of 27 leaders and experts, and a sold out audience of 160 attendees. The hedge fund to investor ratio was 3:1, and service providers made up less than 10% of the attendees.

Event Chairman:

• John Seigenthaler
  Former NBC News Anchor, current CEO, Seigenthaler PR-NY

Speakers:

• Gov. Dannel Malloy (Lunchtime Keynote)
  Governor of the State of Connecticut
• Joseph McAlinden (Opening Keynote)
  Chief Investment Officer, Catalpa Capital Advisors
• David Asman (One-on-One Fireside Chat with John Seigenthaler)
  Anchor, Fox News and Fox Business Network
• Frank Ahimaz
  CIO, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
• Michael Alexander
  Director, Smarsh Inc.
• Jeremy Bohrer
  Chief Operating Officer, Level Global Investors
• John Brunjes
  Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
• Peter Carey
  Managing Director, SkyBridge Capital
• Jack Flaherty
  Investment Manager, GAM
• Simon Fludgate
  Principal, Aksia
• Bruce Frumerman
  CEO, Frumerman & Nemeth
• Ibrahim Gharghour
  Managing Partner and CIO, Pulse Capital Partners
• Stanton Green
  CEO, OTR Global
• Todd Groome
  Chairman, AIMA
• Ludger Hentschel
  Principal, Investcorp
• Constance Hunter
  Managing Director and Chief Economist, Aladdin Capital Management
• Jeremy Kroll
  Co-founder and CEO, K2 Global Consulting
• Christian Menegatti
  Head of Global Economic Research, Roubini Global Economics
• Eric Munson
  Managing Director, Stride Capital
• Adam S. Patti
  Chief Executive Officer, IndexIQ
• Vinod Paul
  Managing Director, Eze Castle Integration
• Cathleen Rittereiser
  Director Of Investor Relations, Concordia Advisors
• Larry Smith
  Chairman and CIO, Third Wave Global Investors
• Don Steinbrugge
  Managing Partner, Agecroft Partners
• Lisa Vioni
  President and CEO, Hedge Connection
• Meredith Waterman
  Co-head of the Managed Account Strategy, Man Investments
• Ezra Zask
  Founder and President, SFC Associates

Attendees Hailed From The Following Firms:

Join us on March 23 as we bring together top hedge fund managers, political scientists and economists to discuss geopolitical risk and its impact on investing in global macro funds.

Speakers Include:

• Prof. Gary Sick (Keynote Speaker)
  Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs; Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University
• Barton Biggs (One-on-One Fireside Chat w/John Seigenthaler)
  Founder and Managing Partner, Traxis Partners
• John Seigenthaler (Chair and Moderator)
  Former NBC News anchor and CEO of Seigenthaler PR-NY
• Caroline Bentz
  Managing Director, Parker Global Strategies
• Amer Bisat
  Partner and Portfolio Manager, Traxis Partners
• Nicholas J. Colas
  Chief Market Strategist, ConvergEx Group
• Bertrand Delgado
  Senior Research Analyst, Roubini Global Economics
• Justin Dew
  Senior Managing Director, Welton Investment Corporation
• Kenneth Kuhn
  President and Managing Director, Global Capital Investments
   

 Topics Include:

• The crisis in Egypt, its impact on the Middle East and beyond
• Political and economic risk factors that impact global macro investors
• The outlook for emerging markets, with a focus on China and Brazil
• Opportunities stemming from U.S. and European economic and fiscal policies

Who Should Attend:

• Fund Managers, Financial Advisers, Fund Marketers
  Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Commodity Trading Advisors, Real Estate Funds, Traditional Asset Managers, Financial Advisers, Third-Party Marketers
• Investors and Asset Allocators
  (Complimentary — email info@finforums.com to request a pass)
  Public Pension Funds, Corporate Pension Funds, Foundations and Endowments, Fund of Funds, Family Offices, High-Net-Worth Investors
   

  
For sponsorship opportunities, please call Diane Sacken at
(917) 421-9053 or send her an e-mail at d.sacken@jamesgelliott.com

Thank you to the speakers, attendees and media partners for making the Feb. 16 FINforums event in Miami such a great success. The Search For Alpha In Latin America brought together over 90 finance experts to discuss the challenges and opportunities of investing in Latin America. Below are links to an articles, a video and some photos of the event.

   Article:  Investing In Latin America: Commodities, Consumption And China
   Video:  Opening Keynote: The Search For Alpha In Latin America (VIDEO)
   Photos:  Photos on Facebook

Speakers Included:

• David Brillembourg, Founder and Managing Director, Brilla Group
• Rafael Buerba, Senior Analyst, Armada Capital
• Fernando X. Donayre, Chief Investment Officer and Founder, INCA Investments
• Carlos Deupi, Counsel, Hogan Lovells
• Dr. Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director of the Center for Hemispheric Policy at the University of Miami
• Rainford M. Knight, Ph.D., Partner, Florida Institute of Finance
• Antonio Miranda, Partner, Co-Head of Investment Management and Portfolio Manager, Compass Group
• Jason Molesworth, Co-founder and COO, Simplified Asset Management
• Julie Neitzel, President (Miami Branch), GenSpring Family Offices
• Rafael Rodrigues, Director Of Equities, Rio Bravo Investimentos
• Raymond Zucaro, Principal, SW Asset Management

Chair and Moderator:

• John Seigenthaler, Former NBC News Anchor and current CEO, Seigenthaler Public Relations-NY 

 
Speakers addressed the following, and more:

• Which sectors are hedge funds and private equity firms focusing on? Which sectors are they avoiding?
• What strategies are fund managers employing?
• What are the biggest political, social and economic threats to investors?
• Which LatAm counties are most friendly toward foreign investors?
• Are there any legal, compliance and operational issues U.S. managers must overcome to invest in LatAm securities?
• Do U.S.-based firm’s need a local presence in LatAm to take advantage of the markets?
   

Attendees Hailed From The Following Firms:

A special thanks to our main sponsor InfoHedge, and to Victor Park and his Alternative Asset Summit for providing complimentary copies of Charlie Gasparino’s new book, Bought and Paid For.

Finally, thank you to the student volunteers from the Stern Hedge Fund Association, especially Paul Elkouss, who photographed the event.

Highlights Included

• Charlie Gasparino’s keynote address, in which the Fox Business Network senior correspondent talked about what he calls the “unholy alliance” between Wall Street and Washington.
• SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci spoke one-on-one with former NBC News anchor John Seigenthaler about how politics and policies are impacting the financial services industry and the American economy.
• Industry experts discussed financial regulation and its impact on hedge funds, and more.
• The event was followed by a lively cocktail reception.

Speakers Included

• Charles Gasparino, Senior Correspondent, FOX Business Network
• Phil Goldstein, Founder and Partner, Bulldog Investors
• Stephen A. Myrow, Managing Director and COO, ACG Analytics, Inc.
• Reshma Saujani, Former Congressional Candidate and Legal Scholar
• Anthony Scaramucci, Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital
• Donald Steinbrugge, Managing Partner, Agecroft Partners
• John Seigenthaler, Former NBC News anchor and CEO of Seigenthaler PR-NY (Chair and Moderator)

Attendees Hailed From The Following Firms