Venue: The Fullerton Hotel Sydney, if you are keen to book hotel rooms and would like to use our AIMA corporate rate, please get in touch here

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

08.45 AM – 09.30 AM | Main Room: It’s A Whacky Whacky World

 

09.30 AM – 10.15 AM | BREAKOUT ONE

Main Ballroom: Making Alternatives Great (again)?  Part 1
Dealing with regime shifts: developing new investment frameworks for new realities - investor perspectives.

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Nicole Hammond

Chief Solutions & Growth Officer, Bennelong Funds Management


Breakout Room: Regulatory & Compliance Update - A Run Around Key Jurisdictions
Panellists from Australia and abroad tackling the latest regulations and compliance.

 

10.15 AM – 10.45 AM | MORNING TEA BREAK

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An Opportunity to Engage with Exhibitors, Delegates, Speakers

10.45 am – 11.30 am | BREAKOUT TWO

Main Ballroom: Making Alternatives Great (again)? Part 2
Dealing with regime shifts: developing new investment frameworks for new realities - investor perspectives.


Breakout Room: Get Your Act Together - The Changing Shape of Funds Governance
Governance is ever present for us all as fiduciaries, this panel will do a deep dive into what is good governance in 2025 and beyond.

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Vicki Riggio

General Manager, Managed Fund Services, Perpetual Corporate Trust

 

11.30 AM – 12.15 PM l Main Room: Keynote Fireside Chat

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Ian Macoun

Founder and Managing Director, Pinnacle Investment Management Group

 

12.25 PM – 01.15 PM | DELEGATE LUNCH BREAK // DIFC & Dubai Chambers VIP Lunch Roundtable

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An Opportunity to Engage with Exhibitors, Delegates, Speakers


DIFC VIP Lunch Roundtable - By invitation only

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Jonathan Beardall

Head of Wealth & Asset Management, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

 

 

 

01.15 PM – 02.00 PM | BREAKOUT THREE

Main Ballroom: These Are Not the Droids You’re Looking For? Are We Approaching AI the Right Way?
Our panel explores the current state of the Alts industry in its journey with AI - the great disruptor.

Allana Rigby

Generative and Agentic AI Leader, Amazon Web Services

 


Breakout Room: Climate Emergency - Stop Loss, Inflection Point or Boom Times? {Closed door from Media}
The U.S. is going one way, Europe another, Australia staying the course - where to now for ESG?

Alison Chan

Head of Responsible Investment and Sustainable Finance, Metrics Credit Partners

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Rebecca Wright

CEO, Investor Group on Climate Change & Asia Investor Group on Climate Change

Klaus Paesler

Head of Business Development, PartnerRe Capital Management

Sean Kahn

Manager, Responsible Investment, Rest Super

 

02.00 PM –02.45 PM | BREAKOUT FOUR

Main Ballroom: BAU or Passe?  What’s In Store Next for Private Credit?
Our panel looks at the issues, headwinds and tailwinds currently affecting Private Credit.

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Jiří Król

Deputy CEO, Global Head of Government Affairs, AIMA

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Atiya Habib

Managing Partner & Investment Committee, Privity Credit


Breakout Room: The Engine Room of Fund Businesses - Lets Hear from The CFO's And COO's
Exploring the Evolving Roles of CFOs and COOs: Unlocking Organisational Alpha Through Excellence.

 

2:45 PM – 3:05 PM | AFTERNOON TEA BREAK

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An Opportunity to Engage with Exhibitors, Delegates, Speakers

03.10 PM – 04.00 PM | Main Room: Keynote Speaker

 

04.00 PM – 04.50 PM | Main Room: What Are the Allocators Thinking?

Uniting the Forum: Delving into the Key Concerns of Allocators and What Keeps Them Awake at Night.

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Jai Parrab

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

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Keri Pratt

General Manager, Defined Benefits, Assets & Liabilities, State Super

Edoardo Rulli

Managing Director, Head of Hedge Funds, Unified Global Alternatives, UBS