Greenwich 2018
Overview
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November 15th & 16th, 2018
TBA
Venue
Delamar Greenwich Harbor, Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT, USA
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Founder, CIO Mentor
Bridgewater Associates

Co-Founder
Greenwich Economic Forum

CEO
Balyasny Asset Management

Managing Principal, Strategic Partnerships
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Queb

Founding Partner, CEO
Atlas Merchant Capital

Chief Market Intelligence Officer
Point72

President of Americas
Man Group

Senior Managing Director
Blackstone

PartnerDirector of Alternative Assets Research
NEPC

Chairman & CEO
Neuberger Berman

Founder & CEO
Z-Ben Advisors (Shanghai)

Associate Vice ChancellorChief Investment Officer
Texas Tech University Systems (TTUS)

Chairman & Investment Committee
Australian Retirement Trust

Managing Director and Partner
RockCreek

Vice President
AQR

CEO
Connecticut Innovations

Chief Strategy Officer
Massprim

Commissioner
Connecticut -DECD

Co-Founder
Lux Capital

President, CEO, CIO
Commonfund

Founder & CEO
RockCreek

President & CIO
Graham Capital Management

Managing Director
Goldman Sachs

Founder & Managing Partner
Oak HC/FT

Co-Founder
Greenwich Economic Forum

Managing Partner
Fairview

Chief Investment Officer
Pentegra Services

Chief Investment Officer
New York Life Investment Management

Strategic Advisor to the Chairman
Verizon Communications

Chief Investment Officer
Whittier Trust Company

EVP, Chief Risk Officer
China Merchant Securities

Co-Chief Investment Officer
Skybridge Capital

CEO
Crow Holding

Founder, Chairman, Chief Investment Officer
Mariner Group

Chairman and CEO
Russell Investments

Managing Principal
Cohnreznick
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Thursday, November 15, 2018
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Thursday, November 15, 2018
8:30 AM
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8:35 AM
Founder's Inaugural Address
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Thursday, November 15, 2018
8:40 AM
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9:25 AM
NAVIGATING GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS IN A WORLD IN TRANSITION
Moderator: Leslie Picker, Reporter—Hedge Funds and Private Equity, CNBC
Ray Dalio, Founder, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Co-Chairman, Bridgewater Associates
Dmitry Balyasny, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner, Balyasny Asset Management
Afsaneh Beschloss, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, RockCreek
Thursday, November 15, 2018
9:30 AM
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10:05 AM
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS’ PERSPECTIVE
Moderator: Rich Nuzum, President — Wealth, Mercer
Mark Anson, PhD, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Commonfund
Tim Barrett, Chief Investment Officer, Texas Tech University System
Scott Stone, Chief Investment Officer, Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions
Eric Nierenberg, Chief Strategy Officer, MassPRIM
Jonathan Hausman, Managing Director and Head of Global Strategic
Relationships, Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan
Thursday, November 15, 2018
10:10 AM
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10:30 AM
A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL TUDOR JONES II
Interviewer: Travis Williamson, Partner, Albourne America
Paul Tudor Jones II, Founder, Tudor Investment Corporation
Thursday, November 15, 2018
10:35 AM
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10:40 AM
MORNING UPDATE
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Thursday, November 15, 2018
10:40 AM
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11:05 AM
MORNING NETWORKING BREAK
Thursday, November 15, 2018
11:10 AM
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11:40 AM
GLOBAL CENTRAL BANKS – CAN WE RETURN TO “NORMAL”?
Moderator: Max Wolff, Managing Partner, Multivariate
William Michaelcheck, Founder, Chairman, Chief Investment Officer, Mariner Investment Group
Pablo E. Calderini, President, Chief Investment Officer, Graham Capital Management
Ian Morris, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
Thursday, November 15, 2018
11:45 AM
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12:15 PM
THE OPENING OF CHINA’S FINANCIAL MARKETS
Moderator: Peter Alexander, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, z-Ben Advisors (Shanghai)
Mark Burgess, Chairman, Investment Committee, HESTA
George Walker, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Neuberger Berman
Linda Qin, MD, Head of Custody Department, China Merchants Securities
Michael Hirson, Director – Asia, Euroasia Group
Thursday, November 15, 2018
12:20 PM
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1:35 PM
LUNCHEON ADDRESS HOSTED BY COHEN & COMPANY
Moderator: Leslie Picker, Leslie Picker, Reporter—Hedge Funds and Private Equity, CNBC
AKON, Co-Founder, NUE Initiative
Thursday, November 15, 2018
1:40 PM
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2:10 PM
GLOBAL PRIVATE MARKETS INVESTING
Moderator: Tom Easton, American Finance Editor, The Economist
Bob Diamond, Founding Partner, CEO, Atlas Merchant Capital
Jae Yoon, Chief Investment Officer, New York Life Investment Management
Neil Sheth, Partner, Director of Alternative Assets Research, NEPC
Athena Ole, Head of Private Funds, Nasdaq Private Market
Thursday, November 15, 2018
2:15 PM
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2:20 PM
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT BY GREENWICH’S SISTER CITY: HANGZHOU, CHINA
Yongfeng Zhao, Deputy General Manager, Hangzhou Yuhuang Shannan Fund Town Management Co., Ltd
Thursday, November 15, 2018
2:20 PM
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2:55 PM
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS – SESSION 1
Thursday, November 15, 2018
3:00 PM
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4:05 PM
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS – SESSION 2
Thursday, November 15, 2018
4:10 PM
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4:40 PM
CURRENT TRENDS IN VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
Moderator: Matt McCooe, Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations- CT’s Strategic Venture Capital Arm
Josh Wolfe, Co-Founder, Lux Capital
Annie Lamont, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Oak HC/FT
Thomas Lehrman, Partner, Teamworthy Ventures
Kola Olofinboba, Managing Partner, Fairview Capital
Thursday, November 15, 2018
4:45 PM
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5:15 PM
THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURE IN BUSINESS SUCCESS
Moderator: Leslie Picker, Reporter—Hedge Funds and Private Equity, CNBC
Tim Armstrong, Strategic Advisor to the Chairman, Verizon Communications
Michelle McCloskey, President of Americas, Man Group
Paul Britton, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Capstone
Ian Dilts, Managing Director, Head of Investments, JP Morgan Private Bank Connecticut
Thursday, November 15, 2018
5:20 PM
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5:30 PM
HOST’S CLOSING REMARKS
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Friday, November 16, 2018
8:40 AM
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8:45 AM
CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS
Alifia Doriwala, Managing Director and Partner, RockCreek
Friday, November 16, 2018
8:45 AM
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9:15 AM
DIRECT LENDING AND RISE OF PRIVATE CREDIT
Moderator: Sandip Bhagat, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Whittier Trust Company
Kipp deVeer, Director, Chief Executive Officer, Ares Capital Corporation
Josh Baumgarten, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Angelo Gordon & Co
Jeremy Swan, Managing Principal—Financial Sponsors and Financial Services Industry, CohnReznick
Friday, November 16, 2018
9:20 AM
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10:05 AM
SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY MI3: SOLVING AI FOR INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION AND AR/VR
Moderator: Lindsay Fortado, Global Hedge Funds Correspondent, Financial Time
Bryan Kelly, Vice President, AQR
Matthew Granade, Chief Market Intelligence Officer, Point72
Justin Hall-Tipping, Chief Executive Officer, MI3
Eric Nierenberg, Chief Strategy Officer, MassPRIM
Ari Paul, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, BlockTower Capital
Friday, November 16, 2018
10:10 AM
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10:55 AM
PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Moderator: Devin Banerjee, Sr., Editor, Financial Services, LinkedIn
J. Christopher Kojima, Managing Director & Partner, Alternative Investments, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Matthew Nord, Senior Partner, Private Equity, Apollo Asset Management
Bei Saville, Senior Endowments & Foundations Chief Investment Officer, Northern Trust
Ju-Hon Kwek, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Friday, November 16, 2018
11:00 AM
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11:25 AM
SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY RAY DALIO
Ray Dalio, Founder, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Co-Chairman, Bridgewater Associates
Friday, November 16, 2018
11:30 AM
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11:40 AM
THE FUTURE OF ALTERNATIVE INVESTING IN A CHANGING WORLD
Moderator: Leslie Picker, Reporter—Hedge Funds and Private Equity, CNBC
Michelle Seitz, CFA, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Russell Investments
Troy Gayeski, CFA, Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager, SkyBridge
Theodore Enders, CFA, Managing Director, Strategic Advisory, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Friday, November 16, 2018
11:45 AM
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12:00 PM
THE OPENING OF CHINA’S FINANCIAL MARKETS
Moderator: Peter Alexander, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, z-Ben Advisors (Shanghai)
Mark Burgess, Chairman, Investment Committee, HESTA
George Walker, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Neuberger Berman
Linda Qin, MD, Head of Custody Department, China Merchants Securities
Michael Hirson, Director – Asia, Euroasia Group
Friday, November 16, 2018
12:20 PM
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1:35 PM
LUNCHEON ADDRESS HOSTED BY COHEN & COMPANY
Moderator: Leslie Picker, Leslie Picker, Reporter—Hedge Funds and Private Equity, CNBC
AKON, Co-Founder, NUE Initiative
Friday, November 16, 2018
1:40 PM
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2:10 PM
GLOBAL PRIVATE MARKETS INVESTING
Moderator: Tom Easton, American Finance Editor, The Economist
Bob Diamond, Founding Partner, CEO, Atlas Merchant Capital
Jae Yoon, Chief Investment Officer, New York Life Investment Management
Neil Sheth, Partner, Director of Alternative Assets Research, NEPC
Athena Ole, Head of Private Funds, Nasdaq Private Market
Friday, November 16, 2018
2:15 PM
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2:20 PM
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT BY GREENWICH’S SISTER CITY: HANGZHOU, CHINA
Yongfeng Zhao, Deputy General Manager, Hangzhou Yuhuang Shannan Fund Town Management Co., Ltd
Friday, November 16, 2018
2:20 PM
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2:55 PM
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS – SESSION 1
Friday, November 16, 2018
3:00 PM
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3:40 PM
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS – SESSION 2
Friday, November 16, 2018
3:45 PM
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4:05 PM
AFTERNOON BREAK
Friday, November 16, 2018
4:10 PM
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4:40 PM
CURRENT TRENDS IN VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
Moderator: Matt McCooe, Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Innovations- CT’s Strategic Venture Capital Arm
Josh Wolfe, Co-Founder, Lux Capital
Annie Lamont, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Oak HC/FT
Thomas Lehrman, Partner, Teamworthy Ventures
Kola Olofinboba, Managing Partner, Fairview Capital
Friday, November 16, 2018
4:45 PM
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5:15 PM
THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURE IN BUSINESS SUCCESS
Moderator: Leslie Picker, Reporter—Hedge Funds and Private Equity, CNBC
Tim Armstrong, Strategic Advisor to the Chairman, Verizon Communications
Michelle McCloskey, President of Americas, Man Group
Paul Britton, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Capstone
Ian Dilts, Managing Director, Head of Investments, JP Morgan Private Bank Connecticut
Friday, November 16, 2018
5:20 PM
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5:30 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Peter Tesei, First Selectman, The Town of Greenwich
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum