Plenary Sessions

9.00am      Official Welcome: Damien Hatfield, principal Hatfield Liptak Advisors.

9.10am       The 10 things I hate about hedge funds: Timothy R. Barron, chief executive, RogersCasey (US).

9.45am       Risk 1: Multi-dimensional risk management – Managing risk in a portfolio of hedge funds and funds of funds: Mark Everitt, director of risk management, BlackRock Alternative Advisors (US).

10.20am    Risk 2: Risk control in single strategies, issues with shorting: Michael Hintze, founder of CQS (UK).

10.50am    Morning Tea

Concurrent Stream A
Chair: Michael Ohlsson

11.15am    130/30: Equity strategies in a volatile environment: Jonathan Shead, senior product engineer, State Street Global Advisors, Australia Services Limited

11.45am   What super funds need to know about private equity and what general partners would like to tell them: Steven Hall, managing director, Brookvine.

12.15pm  "How To See in the Dark: the secrets of surviving black swans, bubbles and 15 years running a fund of funds business.": Kevin Gundle, director, Aurum Funds Ltd (UK).

Concurrent Stream B
Chair: Colin Tate

11.15am    A greener shade of alpha – in search of climate change related investment opportunities: Paul Newland, vice president, synthetic and alternative asset management, Merrill Lynch.