1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Capital Raising – Pre-Summit panel session

Victor Park – Alternative Assets

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Summit Opening Remarks
Ross Miller - Nevada Secretary of State

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Institutionalizing the Hedge Fund Market
Moderator and Speaker: Ron S. Geffner - Sadis Goldberg LLP
Speakers: Jason Brandt - Maples Fund Services

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm

Leaders in Technology
Moderator and Speaker: Gian Fulgoni, Executive Chairman and Co-founder, comScore
Speakers: Robert O'Boyle - Liquid Holdings Group
                  Sam Michelson - Founder and CEO - Five Blocks Inc.
                  John Casano - Financial Diligence Networks

3:45 pm - 4:30 pm

1940 Act Structures & Managed Account Structures
Moderated by: Greg Horn - AlphaHedge
Speakers: Michael Marcus - Prelude Capital
                  Andres Sandate - Endurance Fund Services
                  Mike Pacitto - Litman Gregory Asset Management

4:30 pm - 5:15 pm

The Ever Changing Environment for Family Offices
Moderated by: Ken Kilroy - Unity Investment Partners
Speakers: Guillermo DeLeon - Blue Line Investments
                  Chris Cooper - Cooper Fund
                  Mark Berman – MB Family Office

One-on-Ones Renoir 1

5:15 pm - 5:30  pm

Welcoming Address
Ron S. Geffner - Sadis Goldberg LLP

One-on-Ones Renoir 1

5:30 pm  - 5:45  pm

Honored Guest Speaker
Dr. Michael Dooley - Former Fed Board of Governors and Former IMF Economist

One-on-Ones Renoir 1

6:00 pm  - 9:00  pm

Gala Cocktails and Gala Dinner - Monet 1 & 2
Gala Cocktails Sponsored by Backstop Solutions

10:30  pm  - onward

VIP Late Night Kick Off Cocktails - Hyde – Bellagio

(Must be over 21 and have valid ID, also must have Summit name badge for entry)

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Morning Coffee - Sponsored by BDO

8:30 am  - 9:15  am

Current Trends with Seed Capital Investors
Introduced by: Rachel S.L. Minard – Founder and CEO, Minard Capital LLC
Moderated by: Ron S. Geffner - Sadis Goldberg LLP
Speakers: Daniel Ling - Straits Ventures International
                  Hugh Lamle - M.D. Sass
                   Jim Vitalie - James Alpha Management

One-on-Ones Renoir 1 & 2

9:15  am  - 10:00  am

Fixed Income Opportunities Panel
Introduced by: Rachel S.L. Minard – Founder and CEO, Minard Capital LLC
Moderated by: Joseph Marren - KStone
Speakers: Vincent Roche - Gabelli
                  Zachary T. Cooper - Treesdale Partners
                  Tom Mandel - Semper Capital Management

One-on-Ones Renoir 1 & 2

10:00 am  - 10:45  am

What is the role of Institutional Intermediary - What are the most Effective Delivery Mechanisms for Investing in Alternatives
Introduced and Moderated by: Rachel S.L. Minard – Founder and CEO, Minard Capital LLC
Speakers: Mark Guinney - Presidio Group

One-on-Ones Renoir 1 & 2

10:45  am  - 11:30 am

Starting a Registered Fund or other Liquid Alternative Product
Moderator and Speaker: Marc Wolf, Principal – Rothstein Kass
Speakers: Bob Kern - U.S. Bancorp Fund Services
                 Art Zwickel - Paul Hastings
                 Reza Pishva - Dechert LLP

One-on-Ones Renoir 1 & 2

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Topical Round Tables – Lunch and Networking Break
Location: Grand Ballroom 1-2
Sponsored by ALPS

Main Panel Sessions
Bellagio - Ballroom 2 - enter

through Ballroom 3 - 4

Parallel Panel Sessions
Bellagio - Ballroom 6 - enter through Ballroom 3 - 4

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Global Macro and Commodities Panel
Moderated by: George T. Dowd, III, Head of Chicago Foreign Exchange – Newedge USA
Speakers: David Duebendorfer - Artemis Wealth Advisors
                 Michael Fox - Park City Capital
                 Jason Roney - Gelber Securities
                 Joshua Levy - Red Dot Trade Finance LLC

Fund of Funds Panel
Moderated by: Bert Fry - Pryor Cashman
Speakers: Kevin Lyons - Aberdeen Asset Management
Alper Ince - PAAMCO
Jeff Karp - Summit Private Investments, Inc.

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm

Regulatory Update: A Look at what's new from the SEC, CFTC and FINRA
Introduced by: Todd G. Schwendiman - Alternative Assets
Moderator and Speaker:

                   Dan Viola - Sadis Goldberg LLP
Speakers:  Sanjay Manocha - RVM Inc.
                   Brian Schaeffer – World Trade Financial Group
- What are the biggest things the SEC is focusing on for 2013?
- Valuation – what is the SEC enforcement staff looking at?
- Insider trading – what kinds of controls should be in place?
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Identifying and handling conflicts of interest
- Guide to risk assessment process
- Latest on other areas of regulatory focus

Emerging Manager Panel
Moderated by: Meredith Jones - Rothstein Kass
Speakers: Ari Glass - BoothBay
Alan Snyder - Shinnecock Partners

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

UCITS and AIFMD - An opportunity to expand your distribution network
Moderated by: Marc X. LoPresti, LoPresti Law Group, PC
Speakers: Steve Bernat - Lemanik Asset Management
                  Stephan Ober - Ober & Beerens
                  Brandon Caroprese - Rothstein Kass
- Why US managers should consider UCITS and AIFMD
- What your peers do in the UCITS/AIFMD space
- Possible solutions for alternative managers
- Distribution opportunities leveraging UCITS and AIFMD structures
- Understanding regulatory requirements for US managers marketing to European investors

Operational Due Diligence - Demands of Alternatives Investors

Introduced by Jeffery S. Parker  EisnerAmber LLP

Moderated by: Ian Asvakovith - Piedmont Fund Services
Speakers: John Schrier - CACEIS
Charles Uchill - NCO Financial Investigative Services

Jeff Eizenberg – Attain Capital Management, LLC

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Main Panels Bellagio Ballroom 2

Proposed Tax Legislation and Other Tax Developments Affecting Alternative Investment Funds
Speakers: Maury Cartine - Marcum LLP
                  Dan Byrne - Rothstein Kass
- An overview of 2013 tax rate changes: ordinary, net capital gain and qualified dividends
- Proposed bills in Congress to change the tax return due dates
- Planning for the net investment income tax under the proposed regulations
- Congress zeros in on carried interests, Section 1256 Contracts and swap contracts
- House Ways & Means Chair proposes changes to the rules for partnerships & S Corporations
- Congressional attack on foreign corporations could prove costly to offshore funds
- Other current developments

Parallel Panels Bellagio Ballroom 6

BGC Best Ideas Panel
Introduced by: Peter Nash - Twin Advisors
Moderated by: Colin Gillis - BGC Partners
Speakers: Tom Sandell - Sandell Asset Management Corp.
Tim Gramatovich - Peritus Asset Management LLC
Ross Berman - Green Owl

One-on-Ones

Renoir 1 & 2 Starts at 3:30 pm

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Healthcare Panel
Moderated by: Alex Suh - California Technology Ventures
Speakers: Daniel Chai - Iguana Healthcare Partners
                  John Souter - Rail Splitter

Generating Alpha in Talent Acquisition

Introduced by: Keith Miller
Speaker: Cliff Dank - Elm Talent Group LLC

Stephen Robinson – Elm Talent Group LLC

One-on-Ones

Renoir 1 & 2

4:45 pm - 5:30 pm

A Global Hedge Fund Inventory - Where are we and what are the options for smaller managers
Speaker: Rachel S.L. Minard – Founder and CEO, Minard Capital LLC
- Assimilation into big firms
- Going it alone
- What are global investors looking for and how are they accessing managers
- Realistic considerations on building a business today

One-on-Ones

Renoir 1 & 2

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Wine Tasting - Bellagio Ballroom 1&5
Sponsored by McGladrey LLP
Hosted by John Hague, Michael Weber, Jeffrey Yager, Vince Curttright and Jason Sibley
Wines Provided by Vintage Wine Estates

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Private Dinners

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm

VIP Red Rope Cocktails - Lily Bellagio
Sponsored by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC and Pershing Prime Services

Hosted by Bob Kern, Gerald Barbara and Michael Milmoe of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC and Rob Klein of Pershing Prime Services

Must be 21 and have valid ID and must have Summit Name Badge for Entry

7:30 am  - 8:30 am

Morning Coffee - Sponsored by Ambrose

8:30 am - 9:15 am

Capital Raising in Today's Markets
Moderator and Speaker: Victor Park - Alternative Assets
Speakers: Cameron Hight - Alpha Theory

 Harlan Simon - Lily Pond Capital

One-on-Ones

Ballroom 6

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Today's Energy Markets
Moderated by: Ernest Scalamandre - AC Investment Management LLC
Speakers: Kyle Cooper - Cypress Energy
Gerald Balboa – Skylar

 Troy W. Eckard - Eckard Global LLC

Matthew Johnson - NEOS Advisors

One-on-Ones

Ballroom 6

10:00 am - 10:45 am

Institutional Investors Views on Hedge Funds and Emerging Managers
Introduced by: Todd G. Schwendiman - Alternative Assets
Moderated by: Brett Goldstein - Interactive Brokers, Director of Hedge Fund Sales, U.S. West Coast
Speakers: Ted Kokas, Managing Director, Global Head of Alternative Investments - SEI Investment Company
Erik Mayo - Fintan Partners

One-on-Ones

Ballroom 6

10:45 am - 11:30 am

Family Offices – What Moves are they Making in Today's Markets?
Introduced by: Todd G. Schwendiman - Alternative Assets
Moderated by: Moderated by: Marc LoPresti, LoPresti Law Group, PC
Speakers: Sean D.S. Sebastian, Founding Partner –    

                  Birchmere Ventures
                  James Phillips - Pegasus Wealth Management
                  Christopher Shin, Head of U.S. Portfolio  

                  Management - Guggenheim Investment

                  Advisors, LLC

One-on-Ones

Ballroom 6

11:30 am - 11:45 am

Conference Chairman Closing Remarks
Todd Schwendiman - Alternative Assets