| Thursday 26 January 2017 | ||
 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration & breakfast | |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Introduction and welcome | |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Peer-to-peer Educational Roundtables Educational roundtable sessions for allocators looking to benefit from peer-to-peer education – delegates can choose to attend one of these 45 minute roundtables designed to provide allocators with guidance from their own peer group. | |
| 1. What's hot (and what's not) in the hedge fund space • Current winning strategies – where are we seeing performance? • Can better returns be had for longer-lockups • How is the hedge fund model evolving: taking a closer look at hybrid funds and other new developments • Review of best-in-class new launches • How can US-based investors uncover global opportunities | 2. Recognising genuine emerging manager talent: innovation vs. insanity • Defining what makes a good emerging manager: is it all about performance? • Identifying talent in the crowded emerging market space • How investors can work as partners with emerging managers • How to share intelligence with your peers and how to grow your network |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Refreshment break | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | ** NEW ** Strategy discussion groups and private meetings A series of three 30 minute strategy discussion groups and private meetings including presentations on: * Seeding and acceleration capital * Quantitative investment * Achieving better returns through illiquid strategies * Exploring liquid alternatives * Fee negotiation masterclass Plus one-to-one meetings with top performing managers. | |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | ** NEW ** Strategy discussion groups and private meetings A series of three 30 minute strategy discussion groups and private meetings including presentations on: * Seeding and acceleration capital * Quantitative investment * Achieving better returns through illiquid strategies * Exploring liquid alternatives * Fee negotiation masterclass Plus one-to-one meetings with top performing managers. | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Refreshment break | |
| 15:30 - 16:15 | Peer-to-peer Educational Roundtables continued | |
| 3. Portfolio pyrotechnics • Using edge funds to enhance the risk adjusted return of an investment portfolio • How can hedge fund vehicles work for different types of investors | |
| 16:15 - 17:15 | Drinks reception | |
