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We are thrilled to announce the return of the Montreal Alternative Investment Forum on June 17, 2025, at The Club Saint-James. This half-day event will convene industry leaders for insightful discussions on public and private alternatives, institutional asset allocation, external partnerships, wealth channel and more.

08:15 AM Registration & Breakfast

08:50 AM Opening Remarks

09:00 AM Keynote: Balancing External vs Internal Fund Management

Speaker

Mario Therrien

Head of Investment Funds and External Management - Public Markets, CDPQ

Moderator:

Jared Gross

Managing Director, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, JP Morgan

 

09:30 AM Panel: Trends in Public Alternatives

Speakers:

Brian D’Costa

Founding Partner & President, Algonquin Capital

Alain Latreille

Product Manager, North American Equities and Liquid Alternatives, Desjardins

Nelson Cheung

Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Formula Growth

Gina Sanchez

Chief Executive Officer, Chantico Global

 

Moderator:

Amélie Nolin

Senior Analyst, Asset Allocation, Fednav

 

10:10 AM Panel: The Digital Assets Evolution

Speaker:

John D'Agostino

Head of Strategy, Coinbase Institutional

Pascal St-Jean

President & CEO, 3iQ

Julian Klymochko

CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Accelerate

 

Moderator:

Carmen Lam

Partner, Operational Due Diligence, Albourne Partners

 

10:45 AM Networking Coffee Break

11:05 AM Panel: Trends in Private Alternatives

Speaker:

Cedrik Paquin-Henri

Director, Investments, Mavrik

Alkarim Jivraj

CEO, Espresso Capital

Michael Kirchner

Managing Director, GCM Grosvenor

Alex Preobrazenski

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Cortland Credit Group

Moderator:

David Sheng

Managing Director, Portfolio Advisory, Aksia

 

11:45 AM Panel: Wealth Perspectives - How Retail is Changing Alternatives

Speakers:

Martin Boulianne

Associate Portfolio Manager and Investment Advisor, Richardson Wealth

Alexandre Mazigi

Portfolio Manager, TD Wealth Private Investment Counsel

Lillian Ferndriger

Director, Alternatives Distribution, BMO Global Asset Management

Nicolas Papageorgiou

President & Portfolio Manager, Nalmont Capital

 

Moderator:

Stephanie Kremer

Director, Private Wealth Sales, Trans-Canada Capital

12:25 PM Networking & Lunch

1:10 PM Keynote: Portfolio Construction through Disruption

Speaker:

Christine Tessier

Chief Investment Officer, Mercer Investments

Moderator:

Scott Morrison

Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Wealhouse Capital

 

01:40 PM Closing Remarks & Networking

02:00 PM Close

Sponsorship:

Sponsorship packages are available and for more details, check out our sponsorship package below. 

Montreal Alternative Investment Forum 2025 - Sponsorship Package.pdf

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