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Cayman Alternative Investment Summit provides global leaders with forum to shape, guide and sustain vibrant alternatives industry

Arnold SchwarzeneggerEvent to explore the rising importance of Alternatives, Asset Allocation Trends and Models, Latest Innovations, and the Dynamics of Alpha Generation

GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS – Dec. 16, 2014 – The Cayman Alternative Investment Summit, an internationally recognised event bringing together the world’s leading institutional investors, will provide opportunities for attendees to learn from and network with global alternative investment leaders. The event takes place from 8:00 a.m. Thursday, February 12, to 6:30 p.m. Friday, February 13, at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

The third-annual event, titled “A New Vision for a New Age,” will highlight the core areas of change in alternatives and chart the progress over the rest of the decade. The summit is expected to attract 500-plus executives from prominent pension plans, endowments, family offices, hedge funds and more.

Keynote addresses will include: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin Group; Nouriel Roubini of Roubini Global Economics; John Maudlin, the New York Times best-selling author; and Lord Michael Hastings, Vice President of UNICEF UK.

Richard Branson headshot OFFICIALThe summit will feature workshops, panel discussions and networking opportunities. Summit topics will address three critical areas including improving client expectations and deliverables, enhancing investment capabilities and promoting a better alignment of interests.

Speakers will include: Jim McCaughan, CEO of Principal Global Investors; Matt Botein, Global Head of Alternative Investments, BlackRock; David Bonderman, CEO of Texas Pacific Group; Mark W. Yusko, CEO of Morgan Creek; and Max Darnell, CIO, First Quadrant.

“The main thrust of the event will be to help the alternatives industry anchor itself in a fast-changing investment landscape, so as to deliver extraordinary value and benefit for investors and their managers alike,” said Anthony Cowell, partner at KPMG and summit editorial chair.

View summit agenda.

WHAT:            Cayman Alternative Investment Summit, “A New Vision for a New Age”

WHEN:                       February 12-13, 2015

WHERE:                      Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, West Bay Rd, Cayman Islands

COST:                       $3,995

REGISTER:                 http://www.caymansummit.com/register/

CONTACT:                 Bonnie Finnigan: (345) 640-3800 or [email protected]

About the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit

The Cayman Alternative Investment Summit is an annual global conference designed to help shape, guide and sustain a vibrant alternative investment industry. It brings together the world’s leading institutional investors, fund managers, academics, economists and regulators in the Cayman Islands – the leading offshore domicile for investment funds – to provide a platform for the industry to share ideas, insights and networking opportunities. For more information, please visit http://www.caymansummit.com/

 

 

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