Event History
GAIM International:
The World’s Leading Event For The Alternatives Industry
The Flagship GAIM International: 15 Year Track Record
GAIM International was founded in 1994 and over 15 years has become the world’s largest global alternative investment event, known for its high intellectual content as well as the range, quality and quantity of the global investors and allocators it attracts. It has been held in Geneva, Lausanne, Cannes and, most recently, Monaco.GAIM International is the annual global focal point for global investors to learn about the wider industry and the strategic debate within which alternatives operate, and secondly as an objective platform for the most interesting investment themes and best performing funds from around the world. In challenging times it is critical to come together and find solutions to urgent problems we face. GAIM International is the trusted global hub for that meeting & debate.
Growth, Investor Focus & The Flagship GAIM International Guarantee
Growing from a small event focussed at the Swiss private banking community to a 1000 delegate global event focussed on a much wider range of investor objectives. From the needs of institutional investors such as pension funds, endowments, foundations, treasury and proprietary investment to global private client networks, we are also increasingly covering the needs of new investor areas such as Sovereign Wealth Funds, Middle East investors as well as large–scale insurer and asset manager networks of alternative distribution to large scale Japanese, North American and European retail clients.
Annually attracting around 300 asset managers from around the world and over 300 end investors and allocators, The GAIM International Guarantee commits that at least 60% of the delegate pool are asset managers, investors or allocators, limiting service providers.
Objective Research On Investor Needs: Big Picture Leaders’ Strategy
GAIM International prides itself on its intellectual content and undertakes extensive original one- to -one research every year to identify the critical themes affecting investors and the industry. Never more important than this year of sysmic ruptions to the global economy. Speakers are chosen on an objective basis to address the most pertinent issues, as well as research from many of the leading investors themselves willing to share their knowledge. From big picture economy and strategy to technical new research on asset allocation to risk analytics, to an objective analysis of the new generation of liquid and transparent alternative products GAIM International covers it all.
Investors Can Assess over 300 Top Performing Funds From Around The World With A Range of Informal Structured Networking Features
- The GAIM International Electronic Delegate Database
- Investor/Asset Manager Speed Networking.
- Delegate Quick Fire Showcases.
- Small Group Investor Manager Discussions Strategy by Strategy
- Focussed Group Networking on Key Issues
GAIM International CapIntro Alliance
In addition GAIM International adds another unique layer to its offering. In 2008 we pioneered the exclusive GAIM International CapIntro Alliance with four of the leading prime brokers: Goldman Sachs; JP Morgan; Merrill Lynch and UBS; each of whom presented themed showcases during the event. In addition, we also have more Independent Top Performing Fund Showcases on the agenda for 2010 due to their great popularity!
Cost & Time Effective Solution To Direct Targeting Of Your Clients
GAIM International is a one-stop shop both for leading investors’ forward planning for their strategic, technical and due diligence requirements, and for alternative fund management companies to directly target and maximise their exposure to allocators and distributors in the most time effective and cost efficient way possible.
In challenging times, an investment in GAIM International allows you to cut your domestic and global travel, entertaining and marketing expenses. Firstly by bringing together all the main global investors, protagonists and potential partners in one place one time and secondly by giving you the means to accurately identify and target and meet potential clients.
See Highlights & Interviews From GAIM 2009
GAIM International 2009
June 09
