Montreal Alternative Investment Forum

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The 2025 Montreal Alternative Investment Forum is now open for registration here

This annual flagship AIMA Montreal Alternative Investment Forum discusses current trends impacting hedge funds, liquid alternatives, private credit, private equity and more.

Agenda:

08:15 am Registration

08:45 am Opening Remarks

Claire Van Wyk-Allan

Managing Director, Head of Canada and Investor Engagement

09:00 am Keynote Interview 1: Multi-Strategy Cornerstones

Aaron Stern

Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Converium Capital

Michael Beaton

Deputy CIO and Head of Portfolio Construction, Polar Asset Management Partners

Interviewer:

Hugues Bessette

Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Innocap

09:30am Panel 1: Public Alternatives

Isaac Lempriere

Associate Deputy Head of Investments, Prime Quadrant

Marc-André Gaudreau

Vice President & Senior Portfolio Manager, 1832 Asset Management L.P.

Gina Sanchez

Chief Executive Officer, Chantico Technology

Jeannine LiChong

Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd.

Moderator:

James Perry

Head of Institutional Investor Solutions, Maples Group

10:10 am Coffee/ Networking

10:30am Keynote Interview 2: Managing Risk in Alternatives

Elena Boeva

U.S. Chief Operating Officer, Aflac Global Investments

Mark Hannoush

Managing Director, Due Diligence & Advisory, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Vincent Polis

Vice President, Portfolio Construction & Risk, Trans-Canada Capital

Interviewer:

Alana Johnston Gould

Director, Prime Services Capital Introduction, Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets

11:05am Panel 2: Private Markets

Louis Bélanger

Vice President & Director, Private Debt Portfolio Management, TD Asset Management Inc.

David Hodgson

President, Waypoint Investment Partners

Daniel Williams

Partner, Kilgour Williams Capital

Francois Duquette

Managing Director, Capital Solutions, CDPQ

Moderator:

Patrick Guest

Chief Investment Officer, August Group Capital

11:45 am Keynote Interview 3: Strategic Relationships by Design

Brandon Gill New

Managing Director & Head of External Partnerships, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)

Interviewer:

Joshua Leonardi

Managing Director, Head of U.S. Prime Services Sales and Capital Introduction, TD Securities

12:15pm Lunch prep/ Networking

12:50 pm Keynote Interview 4: Macro Forces & Alternatives Portfolio Construction

Alexandre Roy

Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, PSP Investments

Mohamed Elkordy

Senior Investment Officer, New York Common Retirement Fund

Interviewer:

Claire Van Wyk-Allan

Managing Director, Head of Canada and Investor Engagement

01:30pm Closing Remarks & Networking

02:00pm Close

AIMA Members interested in purchasing a sponsorship package can contact Maryam Idroos. More details on packages can be found below:

Montreal Alternative Investment Forum 2024 - Sponsorship Package (Feb 2024).pdf

Thank you to sponsors!

Platinum sponsor

Gold sponsors

Lunch sponsor

Panel sponsor

Supporting Partners:

Prices

Registration tickets	Prices
Member / Investor (Includes AIMA, AAAIM, FIAMtl, CGE-EMB, CFA Montreal members)	$ 125.00
Non-Member	$ 240.00
Table of 10 (Full table) - Member & Investor	$ 1,250.00
Table of 10 (Full table) - Non Member	$ 2,400.00
Table of 5 (Half table) - Member & Investor	$ 625.00
Table of 5 (Half table) - Non Member	$ 1,200.00

Contact information

Contact [email protected] for any questions