Agenda subject to change, all times in GMT +10.

08:30AM - 08:45AM | Opening & Introduction

 

08:45AM - 09:30AM | The Macro environment currently for Alternatives, head or tail winds?

Kate Harris

Senior Portfolio Specialist, Bentham Asset Management

Jai Parrab

Associate Portfolio Manager, Liquid Alternatives and Macro Strategies, Aware Super

Lydia Kav

Head of Manager Research, Perpetual Limited

 

9:30AM - 10:15AM | BREAKOUT ONE

 Main Ballroom: Are the contents of the tin reflected on the sticker? How are managers navigating the current environment?

Keri Pratt

General Manager, Defined Benefit Assets & Liabilities, NSW State Super

Simon Petris

Executive Director and Co-Founder, Revolution Asset Management

Blair Mitchell

Managing Director, Investor Relations & Product Development, Tudor Capital Europe LLP

Ops & Reg Room: Regulatory & Compliance update and run around the global jurisdictions.

10:15AM - 10:45AM | MORNING TEA BREAK

An Opportunity to Engage with Exhibitors, Delegates, Speakers 

10:45AM - 11:30AM | Keynote Fireside Chat

Mark Van Der Zwan

Chief Investment Officer and Head of Investment Management Hedge Fund Solutions, Morgan Stanley

 

11:30AM - 12:15PM | BREAKOUT TWO

 Main Ballroom: ESG - The End of Sunshine and Rainbows

Alison Chan

Investment Director, Sustainable Finance, Metrics Credit Partners

Dianna Enlund

Sustainability Solutions Director, Australia & New Zealand S&P Global

Ops & Reg Room:  Cyber Security, navigating the great unknown

Jacqui Kernot

Security Director, Australia and New Zealand, Accenture

Rekah Franca

Head of Compliance & Chief of Staff, Catalyst Funds Management

 

12:15PM - 12:25PM | Australian Students Asset management

 

12:25PM - 01:15PM | LUNCH BREAK

An Opportunity to Engage with Exhibitors, Delegates, Speakers

01:15PM - 02:00PM | Opportunities and challenges in valuations; the great valuation debate

 

02:00PM - 02:45PM | BREAKOUT THREE

 Main Ballroom: Alternative Credit - The rise and rise in Australia and abroad  

Leah Kelly

Senior Investment Strategist, Macquarie Group

Ops & Reg Room:  Getting an allocation from supers - know the regs

 

02:45PM - 03:05PM | AFTERNOON TEA BREAK

An Opportunity to Engage with Exhibitors, Delegates, Speakers 

03:05PM - 03:10PM | Presentation of the AIMA/ CAIA Scholarship Award

 

03:10PM - 04:00PM | Keynote Fireside Chat

Mark Sullivan

Partner, Head of Hedge Funds, and Global Macro and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Wellington Management

 

04:00PM - 04:50PM | Bringing it all together, Allocators explain where to next?

Gillian Gordon

Head of Alternative Investments & Responsible Investing, JBWere

David Ben-Ur

Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Alternative Management (BAAM)

 

04:50PM - 05:00PM | Closing Remarks

 

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