Greenwich 2025
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The 8th Annual Conference of the Greenwich Economic Forum is taking place October 6 - 8, 2025, at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor Hotel in Greenwich, CT, USA.
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.
October 6: Opening night cocktails and networking at the Bruce Museum
October 7 and 8: Annual Conference at the Delamar Hotel
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 6th - 8th, 2025
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Delamar Greenwich Harbor, 500 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT, USA









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Ray Dalio
Bridgewater Associates and Dalio Family Office
Founder and Mentor

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Universa Investments
Distinguished Scientist

Kipp deVeer
Ares Management
Director, Co-President

Julie Chen, MD
Radence
Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Vassily Eliopoulos
Longevity Health
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer

Brad Jacobs
QXO, Inc.
Chairman & CEO

Ned Lamont
State of Connecticut
Governor

Bennett Goodman
Hunter Point Capital
Executive Chairman

Lisa Abramowicz
Bloomberg TV
Co-host of Bloomberg Surveillance

Robert E. Rubin
Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury

Dina DiLorenzo
Guggenheim Investments
President

Ken Kencel
Churchill Asset Management
President & CEO

Gabriel Stengel
Rogo
Co-Founder & CEO

Jim Aiello
Greenwich Economic Forum
Co-Founder

Romaine Bostick, CFA
Bloomberg TV
Anchor

Lawrence Calcano
iCapital
Chairman & CEO

David Duong
Coinbase
Global Head of Investment Research

Emily Graffeo
Bloomberg News
Cross Asset Reporter

Doug Holtz-Eakin
The American Action Forum
President

John Koudounis
Calamos Investments
President & CEO

Jay Madia
Axis Capital
Former Head of Risk Assets

Bruce McGuire
Greenwich Economic Forum
Co-Founder

Daniel O'Keefe
Department of Economic and Community Development
Commissioner

Randy Schwimmer
Churchill Asset Management
Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Strategist

Steve Sosnick
Interactive Brokers
Chief Strategist

Anh Ngoc Tran
Government of Vietnam
Policy Advisory

Mark Wetzel
Blue Owl
Managing Director

Sonali Basak
iCapital
Chief Investment Strategist

Diane Brady
Fortune
Executive Editorial Director

Wes Dick
Mascarene Partners
Founder and Managing Partner

Derek Fricke
Churchill Asset Management
Senior Managing Director, Head of Direct Investments, Junior Capital & Private Equity Solutions

Gordon Grant
Bitwise Asset Management
Portfolio Manager, Head of Derivatives

Christopher Hyzy
Bank of America Private Bank and Merrill
Chief Investment Officer

Margery Kraus
APCO
Founder

Tom Majewski
Eagle Point Credit Management
Founder and Managing Partner

Jose Minaya
BNY
Global Head, BNY Investments and Wealth

Jeff Paraschac
PURE Insurance
Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer

David Scopelliti
Mercer
Partner - Global Head of Private Debt & Private Equity

Paget Stanco
Gemini Institutional
Principal

Vuk Vuković
Oraclum Capital
Founding Partner

Edward Yardeni
Yardeni Research
President

Rostin Behnam
Psaros Center, Georgetown University
Former US CFTC Chair

Mark Burgess
Australian Retirement Trust
Chairman – Investment Committee, Director

Don Dimitrievich
Nuveen
Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit

Andrew Gan
Maharlika Investment Corp.
Former Chairman of the Investment Committee

Daju Gu
Surfin Meta Digital Technology
Capital Market Infrastructure Executive & Board Secretary

Natalia Kniazhevich
Bloomberg News
US Equities Reporter

Daniel Lee
Antarctica Capital
Managing Director

Mike McGlone
Bloomberg Intelligence
Senior Commodity Strategist

Reena Ninan
APCO
Senior Director

John Rothstein
Optiver
Global Chief Operating Officer & UK Managing Partner

Alexandra Semenova
Bloomberg News
Reporter

Alan Synnott
Mercer
Global Head of Real Assets

Anne Walsh
Guggenheim Investments
Chief Investment Officer

William Bell
Arch Capital Group
CIO of Alternatives

Jonathan Burks
Bipartisan Policy Center
Executive Vice President, Economic and Health Policy

Breanne Dougherty
Bloomberg Intelligence
Head of Thematic Strategy

Sal Gilbertie
Teucrium
Chief Executive Officer

Josh Hochberg
Edelman Smithfield
Chief Operating Officer

Lynne Kostakis
Northern Trust
Executive Director of Wealth Management Alternatives Investments

Thomas Leone
Sompo
Chief Investment Officer

James McGregor
APCO
Chairman, Greater China

Rich Nuzum, CFA
Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions
Senior Vice President, Head of OCIO

Damian Sassower
Bloomberg Intelligence
Chief Emerging Market Fixed Income Strategist

Andrew Siwo
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Head of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions

David Thompson
PGIM Private Capital
Managing Director

Nate Walton
Ares Management
Partner, Head of Private Equity Secondaries
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GEF-GREENWICH 2025 AGENDA
Final Agenda
Monday, October 6, 2025
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Monday, October 6, 2025
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OPENING NIGHT COCKTAILS AND NETWORKING AT THE BRUCE MUSEUM
Across the street from the Delamar Hotel
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
7:30 AM
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8:00 AM
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
8:00 AM
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8:10 AM
WELCOMING REMARKS
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Emcee: Randy Schwimmer, Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Strategist, Churchill Asset Management
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
8:10 AM
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8:25 AM
WELCOMING REMARKS FROM THE GOVERNOR
Ned Lamont, Governor, State of Connecticut
Introduced by: Daniel O'Keefe, Commissioner, Department of Economic and Community Development
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
8:30 AM
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8:55 AM
THE EVOLUTION OF PRIVATE CAPITAL
Ken Kencel, President & CEO, Churchill Asset Management
Bennett Goodman, Executive Chairman, Hunter Point Capital
Moderator: Lisa Abramowicz, Co-host of Bloomberg Surveillance, Bloomberg TV
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
9:00 AM
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9:35 AM
THE CHANGING WORLD ORDER
Ray Dalio, Founder and Mentor, Bridgewater Associates & Dalio Family Office
Interviewer: Lisa Abramowicz, Co-host of Bloomberg Surveillance, Bloomberg TV
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
9:40 AM
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10:05 AM
HOW TO BUILD ICONIC FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES
Intro: Jeff Paraschac, Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer, PURE Insurance
Brad Jacobs, Chairman & CEO, QXO, Inc.
Interviewer: Diane Brady, Executive Editorial Director, Fortune
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
10:10 AM
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10:35 AM
STRUCTURED CRYPTO INVESTING
John Koudounis, President & CEO, Calamos Investments
Interviewer: Lisa Abramowicz, Co-host of Bloomberg Surveillance, Bloomberg TV
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
10:40 AM
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11:00 AM
MORNING NETWORKING BREAK
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
11:05 AM
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11:50 AM
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PERSPECTIVES
Mark Burgess, Chairman – Investment Committee, Director, Australian Retirement Trust
William Bell, Chief Investment Officer, Alternatives, Arch Capital Group
Thomas Leone, Chief Investment Officer, Sompo
Moderator: Jay Madia, Former Head of Risk Assets, Axis Capital
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
11:55 AM
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12:20 PM
RISE OF PRIVATE ASSETS: THE FOUR CORE PILLARS
Kipp deVeer, Director, Co-President, Ares Management
Co-Moderators:
Mark Burgess, Chairman – Investment Committee, Director, Australian Retirement Trust
Jay Madia, Former Head of Risk Assets, Axis Capital
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
12:25 PM
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1:50 PM
LUNCH, Hosted by Dime Private & Commercial Bank
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
1:05 PM
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1:50 PM
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE
LONGEVITY 101: HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR HEALTHSPAN & LIFESPAN
Dr. Vassily Eliopoulos, Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Longevity Health
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
1:55 PM
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2:20 PM
A MORE DEFENSIVE AND DIVERSIFIED APPROACH TO PRIVATE CREDIT: LENDING TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE VEHICLES
Tom Majewski, Founder and Managing Partner, Eagle Point Credit Management
Interviewer: David Scopelliti, Partner - Global Head of Private Debt & Private Equity, Mercer
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
2:25 PM
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2:50 PM
THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE UNITED STATES IN A TIME OF GREAT UNCERTAINTY
Robert Rubin, Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury
Interviewer: Lisa Abramowicz, Co-host of Bloomberg Surveillance, Bloomberg TV
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
2:55 PM
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3:40 PM
DEMOCRATIZING ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
Michael Kushner, CFO, iCapital
Derek Fricke, Senior Managing Director, Head of Direct Investments, Junior Capital & Private Equity Solutions, Churchill Asset Management
Lynne Kostakis, Executive Director of Wealth Management Alternatives Investments, Northern Trust
Moderator: Andrew Siwo, Head of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions, New York State Common Retirement Fund
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
3:45 PM
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4:15 PM
AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
4:20 PM
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4:50 PM
FINTECH FOR INCLUSION: LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY, REMITTANCES, & REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Daju Gu, Capital Market Infrastructure Executive & Board Secretary, Surfin Meta Digital Technology
Andrew Gan, Former Chairman of the Investment Committee, Maharlika Investment Corporation
Anh Ngoc Tran, Policy Advisory, Government of Vietnam
Interviewer: Natalia Kniazhevich, US Equities Reporter, Bloomberg News
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
4:55 PM
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5:20 PM
THE NEW CHINA: WHAT THIS MEANS
Margery Kraus, Founder, APCO
James McGregor, Chairman, Greater China, APCO
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
5:25 PM
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7:00 PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION, Hosted by PMI
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
7:30 AM
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8:00 AM
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
8:00 AM
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8:10 AM
WELCOMING REMARKS
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Emcee: Damian Sassower, Chief Emerging Market Fixed Income Strategist, Bloomberg Intelligence
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
8:15 AM
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8:40 AM
AI AND THE FUTURE OF FINANCE
Gabriel Stengel, Co-Founder & CEO, Rogo
Interviewer: Natalia Kniazhevich, US Equities Reporter, Bloomberg News
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
8:45 AM
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9:10 AM
PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH ALTERNATIVES
Jose Minaya, Global Head, BNY Investments and Wealth, BNY
Interviewer: Romaine Bostick, Anchor, Bloomberg TV
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
9:15 AM
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9:40 AM
CONCIERGE SCIENCE AND THE FUTURE OF HEALTHSPAN
Dr. Julie Chen, Chief Medical Officer, Radence
Interviewer: Reena Ninan, Senior Director, APCO
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
9:45 AM
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10:30 AM
INFRASTRUCTURE AND REAL ASSETS
Alan Synott, Global Head of Real Assets, Mercer
Wes Dick, Founder and Managing Partner, Mascarene Partners
Don Dimitrievich, Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen
Moderator: Breanne Dougherty, Head of Thematic Strategy, Bloomberg Intelligence
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
10:35 AM
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11:00 AM
MORNING NETWORKING BREAK
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
11:05 AM
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11:50 AM
GLOBAL MACRO ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
Rich Nuzum, Senior Vice President, Head of OCIO, Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions
Anne Walsh, Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Investments
Steve Sosnick, Chief Strategist, Interactive Brokers
Moderator: Sonali Basak, Chief Investment Strategist, iCapital
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
11:55 AM
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12:20 PM
PERSPECTIVES FROM GUGGENHEIM
Dina DiLorenzo, President, Guggenheim Investments
Interviewer: Josh Hochberg, Chief Operating Officer, Edelman Smithfield
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
12:25 PM
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1:15 PM
LUNCH, Hosted by Dime Private & Commercial Bank
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
12:40 PM
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1:15 PM
LIQUIDITY SOLUTIONS FOR LPs & GPs
Nate Walton, Partner, Head of Private Equity Secondaries, Ares Management
Daniel Lee, Managing Director, Antarctica Capital
Mark Wetzel, Managing Director, Blue Owl
David Thompson, Managing Director, PGIM Private Capital
Moderator: David Scopelliti, Partner - Global Head of Private Debt & Private Equity, Mercer
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
1:20 PM
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1:45 PM
OPTIONS STRATEGIES IN A CHANGING WORLD
Vuk Vukovic, Founding Partner, Oraclum Capital
Interviewer: Alexandra Semenova, Equities Reporter, Bloomberg News
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
1:50 PM
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2:35 PM
TRENDS IN COMMODITIES AND CURRENCIES
John Rothstein, Global Chief Operating Officer & UK Managing Partner, Optiver
Rostin Behnam, Former US CFTC Chair, Psaros Center, Georgetown University
Sal Gilbertie, Chief Executive Officer, Teucrium
Moderator: Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist, Bloomberg Intelligence
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
2:40 PM
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3:05 PM
THE LOGIC OF FINANCIAL RISK TAKING
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Distinguished Scientist, Universa Investments
Interviewer: Natalia Kniazhevich, US Equities Reporter, Bloomberg News
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
3:10 PM
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3:40 PM
AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
3:45 PM
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4:30 PM
DIGITAL ASSET STRATEGIES
Paget Stanco, Principal, Gemini Institutional
David Duong, Global Head of Investment Research, Coinbase
Gordon Grant, Portfolio Manager, Head of Derivatives, Bitwise Asset Management
Moderator: Emily Graffeo, Cross Asset Reporter, Bloomberg News
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
4:35 PM
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5:20 PM
DEBT RECKONING
Christopher Hyzy, Chief Investment Officer, Bank of America Private Bank and Merrill
Jonathan Burks, Executive Vice President, Economic and Health Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center
Edward Yardeni, President, Yardeni Research
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, The American Action Forum
Moderator: Sonali Basak, Chief Investment Strategist, iCapital
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
5:25 PM
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5:30 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
5:30 PM
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7:00 PM