Greenwich 2021
Overview
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September 21st & 23rd, 2021
TBA
Venue
Delamar Greenwich Harbor, Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT, USA





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Founder, CIO Mentor
Bridgewater Associates

Senior Managing Director
Wafra

Founder & CEO
RockCreek

Co-Founder
Taconic Capital

President
Tarsadia

Executive Vice President
Tianfeng Securities Group

CEO
Instructure

CEO
CalPERS

Founder and Chief Investment Officer
Hunting Hill Global Capital

Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Oak HC / FT

Co-Founder and President
Blue Owl Capital

Markets Editor
Financial Times

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Macroeconomic Policy
US Treasury

Investment Officer
Cornell University Office of University Investments

Director of Digital Markets
BlockFi

Partner
Prosek Partners

Global Head of Sustainable Finance
Fitch

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Head of Client Solutions
iCapital

Co-Founder
Greenwich Economic Forum

Senior Director, Sustainable Finance
Fitch Rating

US Energy Editor
Financial Times

CIO
Casdin Capital

President & CIO
Lockheed Martin Investment Management Company

Co-founder and CEO
Securitize

Member of Parliament, Economic Secretary to the Treasury
United Kingdom

CEO
Atomyze

CEO
Acorns

CEO and CIO
Third Point

Co-Founder
Greenwich Economic Forum

US Banking Correspondent
Financial Times

Co-founder & CEO
Real Vision Group

CEO
Gilded

Director of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions
New York State Common Retirement Fund

CIO
ATP Group Management

Managing Director, Markets
HKEX

Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist
iCapital

Founder & Managing Partner
Thoma Bravo

Operating Partner
General Atlantic

Chairman and CEO
Revolution

Head of North America and LATAM Institutional Distribution
BlockFi

Managing Partner
Deerfield

Executive Chairman
Hunter Point Capital

Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Avista Capital Management

Head of Prime Brokerage Sales
Jefferies

Global Board Member & Asia Pacific Committee Member
CAIA & SBAI

Managing Partner
Pollen Street Capital

COO, Private Wealth Solutions
Blackstone

CIO, Co-founder
BlockTower Capital

Chairman and CEO
Russell Investments

Partner, Head of US Credit, Senior Portfolio Manager
BlueBay Asset Management

Editorial Board Chair
Financial Times

Chief Executive Officer
DH Fund Management Company

US Financial Commentator
Financial Times

CFO
Chevron

Chairman & Investment Committee
Australian Retirement Trust

CIO
General Electric

President and CEO
Managed Funds Association

Global Business Columnist and an Associate Editor
Financial Times

Chairman (1987-2006)
US Federal Reserve

Managing Director & CEO
World Bank Group

CFO
Huobi Tech

Head of Risk Assets
AXIS Capital

Founder and CEO
YieldStreet

Private Equity Portfolio Manager
Third Swedish National Pension Fund

CEO and CIOO
One River Asset Management

Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity & Special Opportunities
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation

CEO
Grayscale Investments

Senior Reporter, FundFire
Financial Times
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
8:00 AM
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8:50 AM
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
8:50 AM
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8:55 AM
GEF WELCOME
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Russell Sherman, Partner, Prosek Partners
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
8:55 AM
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9:10 AM
FT OPENING REMARKS
Gillian Tett, Chair of the Editorial Board, Editor-at-Large, Financial Times
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
9:10 AM
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9:40 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Ray Dalio, Founder, Co-CIO & Chairman, Bridgewater Associates
Interviewed by: Gillian Tett, Chair of the Editorial Board, Editor-at-Large, Financial Times
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
9:40 AM
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10:10 AM
IN CONVERSATION WITH: PRIVATE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
Ken Kencel, President and CEO, Churchill Asset Management
Bennett Goodman, Executive Chairman, Hunter Point Capital
Interviewed by: Gillian Tett, Chair of the Editorial Board, Editor-at-Large, Financial Times
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
10:10 AM
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10:30 AM
IN CONVERSATION WITH: OPPORTUNITIES IN INVESTING IN PRIVATE CAPITAL
Todd Myers, COO, Private Wealth Solutions, Blackstone
Lawrence Calcano, Chairman and CEO, iCapital
Interviewed by: Lydia Tomkiw, Senior Reporter, FundFire, Financial Times
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
10:50 AM
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11:30 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF TOMORROW – WHAT TRANSFORMATIONS TO EXPECT IN THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE?
Annie Lamont, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Oak HC/FT
Rod Wong, Managing Partner & CIO, RTW Investments
Eli Casdin, CIO, Casdin Capital
James Flynn, Managing Partner, Deerfield
Interviewed by: Barsam Lakani, Head of Prime Brokerage Sales, Jefferies
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
11:30 AM
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11:50 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT: THE OUTLOOK FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: UPSIDE AND DOWNSIDE RISKS
Nouriel Roubini, Professor & CEO, New York University’s Stern School of Business
Interviewed by: Robert Armstrong, US Financial Commentator, Financial Times
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
11:50 AM
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12:10 PM
IMPACT OF POLITICAL AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT ON ASSET MANAGEMENT
Led by: Bryan Corbett, President & CEO, MFA
Frank Brosens, Co-Founder, Taconic Funds
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
12:10 PM
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12:50 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: GLOBAL MACRO OUTLOOK AND MULTI-ASSET STRATEGIES
Eric Peters, CEO, One River Asset Management
Anastasia Amoroso, Chief Investment Strategist, iCapital
Michelle Seitz, Chairman and CEO, Russell Investments
Moderated by: Robert Armstrong, US Financial Commentator, Financial Time
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
12:50 PM
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1:30 PM
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE – CONVERSATION WITH DANIEL LOEB, CEO, THIRD POINT
Daniel Loeb, CEO, Third Point
Interviewed by: Harshal Chaudhari, CIO, General Electric
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
1:50 PM
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2:10 PM
IN CONVERSATION WITH: EVOLVING REGULATORY LANDSCAPE FOR CRYPTO AND THE IMPACT AND OPPORTUNITY FOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
Michael Sonnenshein, CEO, Grayscale Investments
Interviewed by: Kate Duguid, US Capital Markets Columnist, Financial Times
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
3:50 PM
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4:20 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT: FROM POST-GFC TO POST-COVID, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN DIRECT LENDING
Kipp deVeer, CEO, Ares Capital Corporation
Mark Lipschultz, Co-Founder, Blue Owl Capital
Moderated by: Jay Madia, Head of Risk Assets, AXIS Capital
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
2:10 PM
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2:50 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: INVESTING STRATEGIES IN CRYPTO: UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT SOURCES OF OPPORTUNITIES
Adam Guren, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Hunting Hill Global Capital
Jessica Raybeck, Director of Global Digital Markets, BlockFi
Moderated by: Giles Colwell, Head of North America and LATAM Institutional Distribution, BlockFi
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
4:20 PM
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5:00 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: DISRUPTING PRIVATE WEALTH AND OPENING ACCESS TO RETAIL INVESTORS
Milind Mehere, Founder and CEO, Yieldstreet
Mitchell Caplan, President, Tarsadia
Dan Vene, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, iCapital
Interviewed by: Kate Duguid, US Capital Markets Columnist, Financial Times
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
2:50 PM
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3:30 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: ESG INVESTING – IDENTIFYING SUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS ASSET CLASSES AND APPROACHES
Andrzej Skiba, Partner, Head of US Credit, Senior Portfolio Manager, BlueBay Asset Management
Marcy Block, Senior Director, Sustainable Finance, Fitch Ratings
Andrew Siwo, Director of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions, New York State Common Retirement Fund
Moderated by: Kate Duguid, US Capital Markets Correspondent, Financial Time
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
5:00 PM
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5:40 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT: ACCELERATING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
Orlando Bravo, Founder and Managing Partner, Thoma Bravo
Steve Daly, CEO, Instructure
Sean Olesen, Investment Officer, Cornell University Office of University Investments
Interviewed by: Imani Moise, US Banking Correspondent, Financial Times
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
5:40 PM
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6:00 PM
GEF CLOSING REMARKS
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Ned Lamont, Governor, State of Connecticut
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
6:00 PM
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7:00 PM
DRINK RECEPTION ON THE SOUND
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
8:00 AM
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8:50 AM
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
8:50 AM
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9:00 AM
OPENING REMARKS
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Russell Sherman, Partner, Prosek Partners
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
9:20 AM
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9:50 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW CAN PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS ACCELERATE GROWTH AT PORTFOLIO COMPANIES?
Russell Sherman, Partner, Prosek Partners
David Buckley, Operating Partner, General Atlantic
Patricia Kemp, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Oak HC/FT
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
9:50 AM
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10:30 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL ASSETS AND HOW BLOCKCHAIN IS REVOLUTIONIZING MARKETS
Jeanine Hightower-Sellitto, CEO, Atomyze
Carlos Domingo, Founder and CEO, Securitize
Ashraf Rizvi, CEO, Gilded
Interviewed by: Lydia Tomkiw, Senior Reporter, FundFire, Financial Times
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
10:50 AM
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11:10 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT: THE GREEN ECONOMY: HOW CAN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR DELIVER TRANSITION TO NET-ZERO?
John Glen, MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, UK
Interviewed by: Imani Moise, US Banking Correspondent, Financial Times
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
11:10 AM
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11:30 AM
SPOTLIGHT ON: US ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND BUILD BACK BETTER
Neil Mehrotra, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Macroeconomic Policy, US Treasury
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
11:30 AM
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11:50 AM
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: INVESTING IN ETHICAL DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Frank McCourt, Chairman and CEO, McCourt Global
Interviewed by: Lydia Tomkiw, Senior Reporter, FundFire, Financial Times
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
11:50 AM
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12:10 AM
CLOSING INTERVIEW: REFORMING CAPITALISM WITH PURPOSE AT THE CENTER
Noah Kerner, CEO, Acorns
Interviewed by: Imani Moise, US Banking Correspondent, Financial Times
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
12:10 PM
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12:20 PM
GEF CLOSING REMARKS
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Thursday, September 23, 2021
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Thursday, September 23, 2021
8:45 AM
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8:50 AM
GEF WELCOME ADDRESS
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Thursday, September 23, 2021
8:50 AM
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9:10 PM
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: THE GEOGRAPHY OF TECHNOLOGY: HOW THE PANDEMIC IS CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKING AND INVESTING
Steve Case, Chairman and CEO, Revolution
Interviewed by: Katie Martin, Capital Markets Editor, Financial Times
Thursday, September 23, 2021
9:15 AM
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10:05 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: CHINA’S ROAD AHEAD – OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN AND FOR THE COUNTRY
Robert Zhang, Chief Executive Officer, DH Fund Management Company
Chenxi Zhai, Executive Vice President, Tianfeng Securities Group
Tae Yoo, Managing Director, Markets, HKEX
William Ma, Global Board Member & Asia Pacific Committee Member, CAIA & SBAI
Moderated by: Mark Burgess, Chairman, Investment Committee, HESTA (Australia)
Thursday, September 23, 2021
10:10 AM
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10:30 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT – THE FUTURE OF OIL AND GAS AS AN INVESTMENT
Pierre Breber, CFO, Chevron
Interviewed by: Derek Brower, US Energy Editor, Financial Times
Thursday, September 23, 2021
10:30 AM
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11:15 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: THE PLAYBOOK FOR THE POST-COVID INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR – US INVESTOR VS. GLOBAL INVESTOR
Marcie Frost, CEO, CalPERS
Mikkel Svenstrup, CIO, ATM Group Management
Paul Colonna, President and CIO, Lockheed Martin Investment
Moderated by: Katie Martin, Capital Markets Editor, Financial Times
Thursday, September 23, 2021
11:20 AM
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12:00 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: GPS – LPS PARTNERSHIPS – A NEW APPROACH TO PRIVATE EQUITY
Lindsey McMurray, Managing Partner, Pollen Street Capital
Chirag Shah, Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Mark Johnson, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Avista Capital Management
Moderated by: Daniel Adamson, Senior Managing Director, Wafra
Thursday, September 23, 2021
12:05 PM
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12:45 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT: GLOBAL REGULATORY LANDSCAPE FOR DIGITAL ASSETS AND WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE SECTOR
Zhang Li, CFO, Huobi Tech
Ari Paul, CIO, Co-founder, BlockTower Capital
Raoul Pal, Co-founder, CEO, Real Vision Group
Moderated by: Adam Samson, Markets News Editor, Financial Times
Thursday, September 23, 2021
12:50 PM
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1:05 PM
THE GLOBAL CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA
Anshula Kant, Managing Director, Chief Group Officer, World Bank Group
Thursday, September 23, 2021
1:10 PM
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1:30 PM
IN CONVERSATION WITH: VACCINES, VARIANTS, AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE POST-COVID ECONOMY
Afsaneh Beschloss, Founder & CEO, RockCreek
Alan Greenspan, Senior Advisor, RockCreek, Former Chair, US Federal Reserve