Link to Allocator coffee chats
 

Tuesday, October 8

8:30 am Welcome & Opening Remarks

 

8:40 am Sponsor Opening Remarks

 

8:45 am Keynote Speech

 

8:55 am Around the World: Word on the Street

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Chloe Duanshi

Head of Investment Research & Strategy, Rockefeller Global Family Office

 

9:40 am Hedge Funds: Equipped for Alpha Generation

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Zarqaa Shaikh

Managing Director, Completion Portfolio Strategies, Total Portfolio Management, OPTrust

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Diana Myint

Co-Chief Investment Officer, Hedge Fund Solutions (HFS), BlackRock

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Brad Dunkley

Chief Investment Officer & Co-Founder, WARATAH Capital Advisors Ltd.

 

10:55 am Beyond the Hype: The Realities and Limits of Private Credit

 

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Fernando Martinez

Managing Director, Global Credit, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

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Ken McKinnon

Senior Managing Director, Institutional Mortgage Capital (IMC)

 

11:45 am Balancing Act: The Public vs. Private Markets Debate

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Joe Dowling

Global Head, Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing (BXMA)

 

12:15 pm Lunch

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1:20 pm Lessons in Strategy - How Institutions Navigate Uncertainty in a Volatile World

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Greg Lemaich

President and Chief Executive Officer, Polar Asset Management Partners

 

1:50 pm Liquidity in Focus: Flexibility and Stability across Multi-Asset Portfolios

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Mark van der Zwan

Chief Investment Officer, Hedge Fund Solutions, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

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Derek Walker

Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Design & Construction, Total Fund Management, CPP Investments

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Marc-André Lewis

Executive Vice President, Co-Head and Chief Investment Officer, CI Global Asset Management

 

 

2:30 pm Private Equity: Investing in Growth, at What Valuation?

 

3:40 pm Building World-Class External Manager Programs

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Sandy Poiré

Portfolio Manager, Absolute Return, CN Investment Division

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Mark Hannoush

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

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Dan Conklin

Vice President - Alternative Capital Partners, Swiss Re

 

4:20 pm Putting it All Together: Portfolio Construction for a New Age of Uncertainty

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5:00 pm Closing Remarks

 

 

Wednesday, October 9 

8:05 am Sponsor Remarks: Allocator Roundtables

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Peter Boffo

Managing Director, Prime Brokerage, TD Securities

 

8:10 am Allocator Roundtables

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Speakers:

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Bill Tang

Senior Manager, Operational Due Diligence, OMERS

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Henry Chau

Head of Investments, The Hong Kong Jockey Club

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Jonathan Vapsva

Executive Director, Investment Funds, CIBC Private Wealth Management

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Sean Yu

Senior Analyst, CIO Group, PSP Investments

 

Moderators:

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Michael Peck

Executive Vice President, Institutional Client Development, PIER21 ASSET MANAGEMENT INC

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Anne Iyer

Global Head of IR Navigator, iConnections

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Loc Vukhac

Managing Director, Institutional Business Development, Pretium

 

9:00 am Welcome & Opening Remarks

 

9:10 am Innovation in Portfolio Construction

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Mark Steed

Chief Investment Officer, Arizona PSPRS Trust

 

9:40 am Megatrends

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Anne-Marie Fink

Chief Investment Officer Private Markets and Funds Alpha, State of Wisconsin Investment Board

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Gary Paulin

Head of Enterprise Client Solutions, Northern Trust

 

10:50 am Game-Changers: How Emerging Managers are Redefining Competitive Edge

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Kirk Sims

Managing Director of Emerging Managers Program, Texas Retirement System

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Odrée Ducharme

Managing Director, Investment funds and external management, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

 

11:35 am Delivering Michelin Hospitality to Asset Management

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12:00 pm Best Idea: Sohn Montreal Preview

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Aaron Stern

Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Converium Capital

 

1:20 pm A New Era of Hedge Fund Investing: The Power of a SaaS-Driven Approach

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Derek Drummond

Portfolio Manager, Head of Strategy - Funds Alpha, State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB)

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Angela Lin-Reeve

Senior Portfolio Manager, External Managers Program, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

 

1:50 pm Digital Assets: Is the Future of Asset Management On-Chain?

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Joe Marenda

Global Head of Digital Assets Investing, Partner, Cambridge Associates

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Brian Abely

Digital Asset Strategist, Fidelity Digital Asset Management

 

3:00 pm A look inside: How charities and family offices are implementing alternatives

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Anne Iyer

Global Head of IR Navigator, iConnections

 

3:30 pm From Canada to the World: Can the Maple 8 Model Be Replicated?

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Laura Adams

Managing Director, CEO of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Canada & Head of Morgan Stanley Canada’s Institutional Distribution Business

 

4:10 pm Closing Remarks