AGENDA

 

         

TUESDAY OCTOBER 16, 2012

 
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm  

Registration & Welcome Reception

A View from the Top: An Evening of Music & Cocktails
Hosted by BNY Mellon

 

 

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17, 2012

 
7:00 am – 8:00 am

Breakfast

 

 

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration & Information

 

 

8:00 am - 5:30 pm

One-on-One Meetings

 

 

8:00 am - 8:10 am

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Anthony Scaramucci, Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital

 

 

8:15 am – 8:55 am

East Meets West: Macro Economic Forecasts from Around the Globe

Nader Mousavizadeh (Moderator), Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Analytica

Richard C. Koo, Chief Economist, Nomura

Kishore Mahbubani, Dean & Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore

Nouriel Roubini, Co-Founder & Chairman, Roubini Global Economics

Carl Weinberg, Founder & Chief Economist, High Frequency Economics

 

 

9:00 am – 9:40 am

Identifying Opportunity Sets: Current Investment Trends in Alternative Asset Allocation

Scott E. Kalb (Moderator), Advisor, Korea Investment Corporation

Ray Nolte, Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital

Mark Okada, Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Highland Capital Management, LP

Manraj S. Sekhon, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer, Fullerton Fund Management

Harold Yoon, Chief Investment Officer, SAIL Advisors

 

 

9:45 am – 10:15 am

Markets, Products & Developments: Perspectives from Global Exchange Leaders

Matthias Knab (Moderator), Director, Opalesque Ltd.

Julien Le Noble,Managing Director, Asia Pacific, CME Group

Henk Huitema, Head of the Eurex Frankfurt AG, Eurex, Deutsche Boerse Group

Michael Syn, Head of Derivatives, Singapore Exchange (SGX)

 

 

10:15 am – 10:45 am

Networking & Coffee Break

 

 

10:45 am - 10:55 am

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Minister Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade & Industry and Deputy Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore

 

 

11:00 am – 11:40 am

Currencies & Commodities: A Crash Course on Investing in a Macro Driven Environment

Timothy Moe (Moderator), Co-Head of Economics, Commodities & Strategy Research, Goldman Sachs

Renée Haugerud, Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Galtere Ltd

Adam Levinson, Chief Investment Officer of the Fortress Asia Macro Fund & Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Fortress Macro Fund

Danny Yong, Chief Investment Officer, Dymon Asia

Joe Zhou, Ph.D., Chief Investment Officer & Executive Director, Ortus Capital

 

 

11:45 am – 12:25 pm

A Fundamental Framework: Profitable Portfolio Construction in a Risk-on/Risk-off World

Victor Zhang (Moderator), Managing Director, Wilshire Associates

Troy Gayeski, Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Manager, SkyBridge Capital

Mustafa Jama, Head & Chief Investment Officer, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners Fund of Hedge Funds

Michael McGrath, Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners

David K. Storrs, President, Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, Alternative Investment Group

Steve Vogt, Ph.D., Chief Investment Officer, Mesirow Advanced Strategies

 

 

12:30 pm – 1:35 pm

Lunch

 

 

12:30 pm – 1:35 pm

Special Presentation: Biomedicine and the Life Sciences: Defining the Path to Health and Wealth in the 21st Century

Limited to 80 Delegates on a First Come, First Serve Basis

Dr. Andy von Eschenbach, President of Samaritan Health Initiatives, Inc. & Former Commissioner of Food and Drugs Administration

 

1:40 pm – 2:20 pm

Institutional Investment Imperative: Balancing Volatile Markets with Long Term Objectives

Guan Ong (Moderator), Principal, Blue Rice Investment Management & Former Chief Investment Officer, Korea Investment Corporation

Lim Chow Kiat, Deputy Group Chief Investment Officer & President, GIC Asset Management

Tan Sri Dato' Azman HJ. Mokhtar, Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional Berhad

Samarn Trongwaranon, Senior Director, Thai Government Pension Fund

Mark Wiseman, Chief Executive Officer, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

 

2:25 pm – 3:05 pm

The Economic Puzzle: Integrating the Asian Financial Markets into the Global Economy

Michael Zink (Moderator), Head of ASEAN, Citibank

Ronnie C. Chan, Chairman, Hang Lung Properties

John Ehara, Partner & Co-Founder, Unison Capital

Sung-Ho Hwang, President & Chief Executive Officer, Woori Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.

Mark McCombe, Chairman, Asia Pacific, BlackRock

Alex Zhao, Managing Director & Head of Investment Banking Singapore, China International Capital Corp Ltd.

 

 

3:10 pm - 3:50 pm

Japanese Institutional Investors: The Role of Alternative Investments in the Japanese Institutional Portfolio

Somer Hatano (Moderator), Director, Citi - Prime Finance - Capital Introductions

Hirofumi Kasai, Managing Director, Tokio Marine Asset Management.

Toru Kubota, Senior Investment Consultant, Towers Watson

Kota Matsuura, Managing Partner & Portfolio Manager, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Asset Management Co. Ltd

Akihiko Ohwa, Pension Fund - Treasury, IBM Japan

 

 

3:50 pm – 4:20 pm

Networking & Coffee Break

 

 

4:20 pm – 5:00 pm

One-on-One with Michael Milken

Michael Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute

 

 

5:05 pm – 5:15 pm

Protecting Life, Preserving Nature

Moses K. Tsang, Co-Chair, The Nature Conservancy's Asia Pacific Council; AP Capital Holdings Inc., Executive Chairman; & Former General Partner, Goldman Sachs Group

 

 

5:20 pm – 6:00 pm

Keynote Address

Vice President Al Gore, 45th Vice President of the United States; Nobel Laureate

Haslinda Amin (Interviewer), Reporter, Bloomberg

 

 

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Break

 

 

7:30 pm - 11:00pm

Evening Gala

Chairman's Address Anthony Scaramucci, Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital

Featuring Entertainment Smokey Robinson Presents Human Nature - The Motown Show

 
 

THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, 2012

 
7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast  

 

7:00am - 5:00pm Registration & Information  

 

8:00am - 6:00pm One-on-One Meetings  

 

8:00am – 8:30am

The American President: Insight, Predictions and Implications

Jack L. Oliver III, Senior Policy Advisor, Bryan Cave LLP & Advisor and Strategist for the Bush-Cheney '04 Presidential Campaign

Randolph Post "R.P." Eddy, Founding Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Ergo

Anthony Scaramucci, Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital

 

 

8:35am – 9:15am

From Access to Opportunities: Navigating the Economic, Regulatory & Geopolitical Structure in China - Hosted by HSBC Prime Services

David Liao (Moderator) , Head of HSBC Global Markets, China

Theresa Han, China Investment Corporation, Managing Director, Fixed Income & Absolute Return Investment Department

Dan Li , Partner & Co-Head of Asian Trading, Pine River Capital Management

Yifei Li, China Country Chair, Man Group

Oliver Wiesberg, Managing Director, Citadel Asset Management

 

 

9:20am – 9:45am

The Implications of Japan's Quadrillion Yen of Public Debt

Max von Bismarck (Moderator), Partner & Chief Executive Officer Europe, SkyBridge Capital

Nick Ricciardi, Founder, Light Year Research

Richard J. W. Howard, Co-Portfolio Manager -Japan Macro Opportunities Master Fund, Hayman Capital Management

 

 

9:50am – 10:30am

The X Factor: Identifying Investment Talent in Asia

Aradhna Dayal (Moderator), Editor, AsiaHedge & Head of Asia for HedgeFund Intelligence

Eliza Lau, Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Synergy Fund Management

Edward Sungshik Moon, Chief Investment Officer, Woori Absolute Partners

Judith Posnikoff, Managing Director, Pacific Alternative Asset Management Co.

Jay Suresh, Partner, Protégé Partners

 

 

10:30am - 11:00am Networking & Coffee Break  

 

11:00am - 11:40am

From Mispricings to Profits: Top Stock Picks from Leading Global Investors

Stu Hendel (Moderator), Head of Global Prime Brokerage, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Cheah Cheng Hye, Chairman & Co-Chief Investment Officer, Value Partners Group

Edward P. Garden, Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Trian Fund Management, L.P.

Steve Kim , Founder & Portfolio Manager, Karsch Capital Management, LP

David Stemerman, Founder & Portfolio Manager, Conatus Capital Management LP

 

 

11:45am - 12:25am

In Search of Alpha: The Challenges of Long/Short Equity in Asia

Daniel Ward (Moderator), Investment Director, Virginia Tech Foundation

Thomas Chevrier, Vice President & Asia-Pacific Head, State Street Associates

Haodong Victor Li, Portfolio Manager, EJF Capital LLC

Mamoru Taniya, Chief Executive Officer, Asuka Asset Management

Wilson Wong, Director of Investments & Portfolio Manager, AP Capital

 

 

12:30pm - 1:40pm

Lunch

 

 

1:45pm - 2:25pm

Crisis, Contagion and Consequences: Identifying Winners and Losers in 2012 & Beyond

Netty Ismail (Moderator), Reporter, Bloomberg News

Christophe Aurand, Chief Investment Officer, International, York Capital Management

John Burbank, Chief Investment Officer, Passport Capital

David Dredge, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Fortress Convex Asia Fund

John Reade, Senior Vice President, Paulson & Co.

 

 

2:30pm - 3:05pm

From Access to Opportunities: Navigating the Economic, Regulatory & Geopolitical Structure in Australia

Nick Sherry (Moderator), Honourable & Former Australian Minister for Superannuation of Australia

Jeremy Cooper, Senior Advisor, Challenger

Sandy Grant, Chair, Care Super Fund

Mark Johnson, Chairman, The Australian Financial Centre Forum

 

 

3:05pm - 3:10pm

Alchemy: Sustainable Philanthropy & Business

Mark Weingard, Founder, The Inspirasia Foundation

 

 

3:15pm - 4:00pm

Mortgage Backed Securities: From Crisis Causing Debacle to Alpha Generating Opportunity Set

Troy Gayeski (Moderator), Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Manager, SkyBridge Capital

Clayton DeGiacinto, Chief Investment Officer, Axonic Capital LLC

Russell Jeffrey, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, & Chief Investment Officer,  Providence Investment Management, LLC (PIM)

Steve Kuhn, Partner, Pine River Capital Management

Alistair Lumsden, Chief Investment Officer of ABS, CQS

Deepak Narula, Managing Partner, Metacapital Management

 

 

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Networking & Coffee Break

 

 

4:30pm - 4:55pm

Water Changes Everything

Scott Harrison, Founder, charity:water

 

 

5:00pm - 5:45pm Keynote Address
 

 

5:45pm - 9:30pm Break
 

 

9:30pm - 12:00am SALT After-Party

Pangea

 
 
FRIDAY OCTOBER 19, 2012

 

7:00am - 8:00am Breakfast  

 

8:00am - 12:00pm Registration & Information  

 

8:00am - 12:00pm One-on-One Meetings  

 

8:00am - 8:40am

BRICs & Beyond: A Roadmap for Strategy & Execution in Emerging Markets

Abhi Kane (Moderator), SkyBridge Capital

Samir Arora, Founder & Fund Manager, Helios Capital Management Pte Ltd

Fabio Dallacqua , Constellation Asset Management

Kirill Dmitirev, Chief Executive Officer, Russian Direct Investment Fund

Stephen Roberts, Partner, Horseman Capital Management Limited

 

 

8:45am - 9:25am

An Alternative Approach: Pursuing Growth while Hedging Inflation

Kate Colchester (Moderator), Senior VP, Regional Head of Business Development and Consulting

Steve Diggle , Founder, Vulpes Investment Management

Detlef Schoen, Managing Partner Farm Investments, Aquila Capital

Michael A. Torres, Principal, Chief Executive Officer & Portfolio Manager, Adelante Capital Management

Qi Wang, Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, PIMCO

 

 

9:30am - 10:10am

Portfolio Risks, Portfolio Rewards: Investment Opportunities and Operational Challenges

Thomas Deinet (Moderator), Executive Director, Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB)

Peter Carey, Managing Director, SkyBridge Capital

Christopher Kundro, Co-Head, Wells Fargo Global Fund Services

Dr. Lance Smith, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Imagine Software

Gordon Yeager, Executive Vice President - Chief Risk and Operations Officer, Solus Alternative Asset Management

 

 

10:10am - 10:40am

Networking & Coffee Break

 

 

10:45am - 11:25am

The New Family Office: Multi-Generational Planning Strategies for Managing Wealth

Peter Douglas (Moderator), Principal & Founder, GFIA pte ltd.

Hansjörg Borutta, Chief Investment Officer, Marcuard Heritage

Roxanne Davies, Managing Director, Parly Singapore PTE Ltd

Justin Leong, Head of Strategic Investments & Corporate Affairs, Genting Berhad

Noor Quek, Founder & Managing Director, NQ International

 

 

11:30am - 12:15am

Perspectives on Global Investing: A Conversation with Jim Rogers

Jim Rogers, Investment Professional & Author

 

 

12:15pm

Conference Concludes

 

*PLEASE NOTE THIS AGENDA IS TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.