Greenwich 2024
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Overview
GEF’s Annual Conference is our flagship event held each Fall in Greenwich, CT. GEF has built its reputation on the quality of our speakers, the seniority of our delegates, and the intimacy of our settings. In seven years, GEF has become one of the world’s premier conferences for investors, asset owners, economists, and policy makers. GEF conferences are elegant and intimate, and allow for real relationship building in a collegial environment.
Note: This is an invitation only event.
In order to attend any GEF event, please apply to become a member or sponsor or register to apply to attend an event.
October 8th - 9th, 2024
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Venue
Delamar Greenwich Harbor, 500 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT, USA

























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Ray Dalio
Bridgewater Associates
Founder, CIO Mentor

Nouriel Roubini
Roubini Macro Associates
Chairman & CEO

Anne Walsh
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management
Chief Investment Officer

Mike Freno
Barings
Chairman & CEO

Sonali Basak
Bloomberg LP
Anchor & Global Finance Correspondent

Brad Jacobs
QXO, Inc.
Chairman & CEO

Alan Patricof
Primetime Partners
Chairperson & Co-Founder

Ken Kencel
Churchill Asset Management
President & CEO

Lawrence Calcano
iCapital
Chairman & CEO

Romaine Bostick, CFA
Bloomberg TV
News Anchor

Dina DiLorenzo
Guggenheim Investments
President

Rebecca Patterson
Economic Education
Global Macro Investor & Board Chair

Kipp deVeer
Ares Management
Director, Co-President

Hester Peirce
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Commissioner

Rich Nuzum, CFA
Mercer
Executive Director & Global Chief Investment Strategist

Jim Aiello
Greenwich Economic Forum
Co-Founder

Dave Breazzano
Polen Capital
Head of Team, Portfolio Manager

Pablo Calderini
Graham Capital Management
President & CIO

Martin Ego
Eltura Capital Management
Founder & CIO

Andrew Holm
Ares Real Estate
Partner & Co-Head of U.S. Investments

David Johnson
TLG Holdings
Senior Partner

John Koudounis
Calamos Investments
President & CEO

Jay Madia
Insurance Asset Mgmt.
Head of GEF LP Steering Committee

Vivek Mathew
Antares Capital Advisors
President

Marcia Nelson
Freedom Capital Markets
Managing Director

Jennifer Prosek
Prosek Partners
Founder & Managing Partner

Alexandra Semenova
Bloomberg
Reporter

Dimitris Valatsas, CFA
Aurora Macro Strategies
Founding Partner

Michael Zhu
Accathon Capital Family Office
Principal

Anastasia Amoroso
iCapital
Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist

Reza Bundy
Atlas Capital
CEO & Chairman

Mike Collins
Alumni Ventures
Founder, CEO & Board Chairman

Stuart Fiertz CFA, CAIA
Cheyne Capital
Co-Founder, President & Director of Research

Staten Hudson
BlackRock
Director of Hedge Fund Research

Dominic Kalms
B Generous
Co-Founder & CEO

Lauren Silva Laughlin
Reuters
U.S. Editor

Mehdi Mahmud
First Eagle Investments
CEO

Mike McGlone
Bloomberg Intelligence
Senior Macro Strategist

Daniel O'Keefe
State of CT
DECD Head

Damian Sassower
Bloomberg Intelligence
Chief Emerging Market Fixed Income Strategist

Andrew Serwer
Barron’s
Editor At Large

Vishal Verma
Edgewood Ventures Family Office
Managing Partner

William Bell
Arch Capital Group
CIO of Alternatives

Dani Burger
Bloomberg TV
Anchor

Kerry Dolan
Brinley Partners
Founder & Managing Partner

Andrew Gan
Maharlika Investment Corp.
Chairman of the Investment Committee

Christopher M. Hyzy
Bank of America Corporation
Chief Investment Officer

Chris Kelly
Kelly Investments
Principal

Anson Law
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Chief Representative to US & UK

Michael Martin
RapidSOS
Co-Founder & CEO

Bruce McGuire
Greenwich Economic Forum
Co-Founder

John Ockerbloom
Barings
Head of US Real Estate

Ludwig Schulze
Alumni Ventures
Managing Partner

Dr. Tomicah Tillemann
Project Liberty
President

Pamela Watkins-West
Real Estate Impact Investing, Nuveen
Managing Director

Halle Benett
Melodeon Capital Partners and Chairman of Cartiga
Founder and Managing Partner

Mark Burgess
Australian Retirement Trust
Chairman & Investment Committee

Yury S. Dubrovsky
Lazard Ltd. & Lazard Asset Management LLC (retired)
Man. Director & CRO
Head of Global Risk Man. (retired)

Lesley Goldwasser
GreensLedge Capital Markets
Managing Partner

Igor Jablokov
Pryon
Founder & CEO

Beeneet Kothari
Tekne Capital Management
CEO

Jeff Li
Gopher Asset International, Noah Holdings
CEO of Gopher Asset International

Brooke Masters
Financial Times
U.S. Financial Editor

Stan Moss
Polen Capital
CEO

Grant Pan
Noah Holdings
CFO of Noah Holdings, CEO of ARK Hong Kong

Randy Schwimmer
Churchill Asset Management
Vice Chairman

Leo Tilman
Agility, Financial Darwinism, and Risk Management
Author and Executive Chairman, Agilion, Inc.

Dr. Yanan Wu
Surfin Meta Digital Technology
Founder & CEO
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
7:30 AM
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8:00 AM
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
8:00 AM
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8:10 AM
WELCOMING REMARKS
Jim Aiello, Co-Chairs, Greenwich Economic Forum
Bruce McGuire, Co-Chairs, Greenwich Economic Forum
Emcee: Randy Schwimmer, Vice Chairman, Churchill Asset Management
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
8:10 AM
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8:25 AM
WELCOMING REMARKS
Daniel O'Keefe, DECD Commissioner, State of Connecticut
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
8:30 AM
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8:55 AM
THE NEW WORLD ORDER IN PRIVATE CREDIT
Ken Kencel, President & CEO, Churchill Asset Management
Moderator: Romaine Bostick, TV Anchor, Bloomberg
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
9:00 AM
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9:25 AM
PRINCIPLES FOR THE ECONOMY & INVESTING
Ray Dalio, Founder and CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates
Moderator: Sonali Basak, Bloomberg, TV Anchor & Correspondent, Bloomberg
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
9:30 AM
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9:55 AM
HOW TO BUILD A GLOBAL BUSINESS
Brad Jacobs, Chairman and CEO, QXO
Moderator: Romaine Bostick, TV Anchor, Bloomberg
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
10:00 AM
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10:25 AM
BUILDING A WORLD CLASS PRIVATE CREDIT BUSINESS
Kipp deVeer, Director, Partner and Head of Credit Group, Ares Management
Moderator: Sonali Basak, TV Anchor & Correspondent, Bloomberg
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
11:05 AM
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11:30 AM
THE FUTURE OF FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY; ENABLING NEW SOURCES OF CAPITAL INTO THE ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT SPACE
Lawrence Calcano, CEO, iCapital
Moderator: Andrew Serwer, Editor At Large, Barron’s
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
11:35 AM
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12:15 PM
CEO PERSPECTIVES - A PEER ON PEER DISCUSSION
Stan Moss, CEO, Polen Capital
Mehdi Mahmud, President and CEO, First Eagle Investments
Dina DiLorenzo, President, Guggenheim Investments
Moderator: Andrew Serwer, Editor At Large, Barron’s
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
12:15 PM
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1:15 PM
LUNCH
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
12:15 PM
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1:15 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH LEO TILMAN: NAVIGATING THE UNKNOWN AND SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES IN A WORLD OF DISRUPTION
Leo Tilman, Author of Agility, Financial Darwinism, and Risk Management
Moderator: Yury S. Dubrovsky, Managing Director, Chief Risk Officer, Lazard Ltd. (retired)
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
1:20 PM
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2:00 PM
TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TODAY’S PRIVATE CREDIT MARKET
Dave Breazzano, Head of Team for Credit, Polen Capital
Kerry Dolan, Founder and Managing Partner, Brinley Partners
Stuart Fiertz, Co-Founder, Cheney Capital
Moderator: Jay Madia, Managing Director, Head of Risk Assets, Axis Capital
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
2:05 PM
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2:30 PM
A CIO’S PERSPECTIVES ON KEY GLOBAL MARKETS
Anne Walsh, CIO, Guggenheim
Moderator: Alexandra Semenova, Reporter, Bloomberg
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
2:35 PM
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3:00 PM
WHERE CREDIT INVESTING GOES NEXT
Mike Freno, Chairman and CEO, Barings
Moderator: Jennifer Prosek, Managing Partner, Prosek Partners
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
3:00 PM
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3:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
3:30 PM
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4:10 PM
FAMILY OFFICE PERSPECTIVES: TECH AND INNOVATION INVESTING
Chris Kelly, General Partner, Kelly Family Office
David Johnson, Managing Partner, Johnson Family Office
Vishal Verma, Managing Partner, Edgewood Ventures Family Office
Michael Zhu, Principal, Accathon Capital Family Office
Moderator: Marcia Nelson, Managing Director, Freedom Capital Markets
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
4:15 PM
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4:40 PM
FINANCIAL REGULATION COMING DOWN THE ROAD
Hester Peirce, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Moderator: Brooke Masters, US Financial Editor, Financial Times
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
4:45 PM
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5:25 PM
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PERSPECTIVES
William Bell, CIO of Alternatives, Arch Capital Group
Mark Burgess, Chairman & Investment Committee, Australian Retirement Trust
Anson Law, Chief Representative to US & UK, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Jay Madia, Managing Director, Head of Risk Assets, Axis Capital
Moderator: Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
5:30 PM
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7:00 PM
BUILDING AND LAND TECHNOLOGY COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
7:30 AM
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8:00 AM
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
8:00 AM
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8:10 AM
WELCOMING REMARKS
Bruce McGuire, Co-Chairs, Greenwich Economic Forum
Jim Aiello, Co-Chairs, Greenwich Economic Forum
Emcee: Mike McGlone, Senior Strategist, Bloomberg Intelligence
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
8:15 AM
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8:40 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH ECONOMIST NOURIEL ROUBINI
Nouriel Roubini, Professor & Economist, New York University and Roubini Macro
Moderator: Reza Bundy, CEO & Chairman, Atlas Capital
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
8:45 AM
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9:10 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH ANTARES
Vivek Mathew, President, Antares Capital Advisers
Moderator: Mark Burgess, Chairman & Investment Committee, Australian Retirement Trust
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
9:15 AM
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10:00 AM
OPPORTUNITIES & TRENDS IN REAL ASSETS
Pamela Watkins-West, Managing Director, Real Estate Impact Investing, Nuveen
Andrew Holm, Partner and Co-Head of U.S. Investments, Ares Real Estate
John Ockerbloom, Head of U.S. & European Real Estate, Barings
Moderator: Jay Madia, Managing Director, Head of Risk Assets, Axis Capital
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
10:05 AM
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10:30 AM
DEMOCRATIZATION OF ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
John Koudounis, President and CEO, Calamos Investments
Moderator: Dani Burger, Anchor, Bloomberg TV
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
10:30 AM
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11:10 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
11:15 AM
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11:55 AM
GLOBAL HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES
Intro by: Grant Pan, CFO of Noah Holdings, CEO of Noah Hong Kong
Jeff Li, CEO of Gopher Asset international, Noah Holdings
Pablo Calderini, President & CIO Graham Capital Management
Moderator: Alexandra Semenova, Reporter, Bloomberg
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
12:00 PM
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12:20 PM
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH VC LEGEND ALAN PATRICOF
Alan Patricof, Chairperson & Co-Founder, Primetime Partners
Moderator: Ludwig Pierre Schulze, Managing Partner, Alumni Ventures
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
12:25 PM
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1:10 PM
LUNCH & KEYNOTE: WHEN TOMORROW'S TECH MEETS YESTERDAY'S POLICY - WHAT’S AT STAKE THIS ELECTION
Tomicah Tillemann, President, Project Liberty, McCourt Global
Moderator: Lauren Silva Laughlin, US Editor, Breakingviews Thomson Reuters
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
1:15 PM
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2:05 PM
THE MACRO INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT
Chris Hyzy, CIO, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Anastasia Amoroso, Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist, iCapital
Rebecca Patterson, former Chief Strategist, Bridgewater Associates
Rich Nuzum, CFA, Global Chief Investment Strategist, Mercer
Moderator: Dimitris Valatsas, Founding Partner, Aurora Macro Strategies
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
2:10 PM
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2:55 PM
OPPORTUNITIES IN EMERGING MARKETS
Yanan Wu, Chairman & CEO, Surfin Meta
Andrew Gan, Chairman of the Investment Committee, Maharlika Investment Corp.
Beeneet Kothari, CEO, Tekne Capital Management
Moderator: Damian Sassower, Chief EM Credit Strategist, Bloomberg Intelligence
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
3:00 PM
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3:25 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
3:30 PM
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4:15 PM
ASSET FINANCING: NEW FRONTIERS WITHIN PRIVATE CREDIT
Marty Ego, Founder and CIO, Eltura Capital Management
Halle Benett, Founder and Managing Partner, Melodeon Capital Partners and Chairman of Cartiga
Staten Hudson, Director, BlackRock
Moderator: Lesley Goldwasser, Managing Partner, GreensLedge Capital Markets
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
4:20 PM
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4:25 PM
GEF AND AV FUND ANNOUNCEMENT
Jim Aiello, Co-CEO, Greenwich Economic Forum
Bruce McGuire, Co-CEO, Greenwich Economic Forum
Michael Collins, Founder, CEO & Board Chairmen, Alumni Ventures
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
4:30 PM
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5:15 PM
VENTURE CAPITAL - FOUNDER PERSPECTIVES
Dominic Kalms, Co-Founder & CEO, B Generous
Michael Martin, Co-Founder & CEO, RapidSOS
Igor Jablokov, CEO, Pryon
Moderator: Ludwig Pierre Schulze, Managing Partner, Alumni Ventures
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
5:15 PM
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6:45 PM