Highlights / Key Themes


  • Meet Over 300 Investors Active In The Alternatives World including more Institutional Investors than ever before- The Wellcome Trust, CERN Pension Fund, USS, APG, Georgetown University, BBVA Private Pension Fund, Barclays Pension Fund
  • With a huge range of interactive, targeted and face to face features & formats GAIM International provides four days of bringing together buyer & seller in the most constructive, compelling and time saving ways possible for all parties. Ask how we can help you meet and engage with who you want

  • New Strategic Insights From The Big Hedge Fund Brands including Fortress Investment Group, BlueCrest Capital, Man Group, Centaurus Capital, Gartmore & Blackstone
  • In addition to industry figureheads giving their overall predictions, we have 3 days of detailed sessions and expert speakers focussing on each strategy performing well currently including:

    • Global Macro
    • Fixed Income
    • CTAs & Systematic Trading
    • Credit
    • Distressed Debt & Private Equity
    • Commodities & Natural Resources
    • Environmental & SRI
    • Alternative Alternatives
  • Key Themes To Be Discussed At GAIM International 2010 Include:
    • Family Office Discussion: Overcoming The Disconnect Between Risk & Return
      How Are Both Large & Small Family Offices From Around The World Rethinking Their Portfolios, And How They Wish To Invest In The Future?
    • Asset Allocation Panel: Determining The Role Of Alternatives In Asset Allocation Going Forward & Redesigning Your Portfolio Strategy To Fit With The New Realities Of A Definite Time Horizon And Inefficient Markets
    • Fund Of Funds Special Focus: Reinventing The Value Proposition Of Fund Of Funds In A Post-Madoff World To Give Investors Safe Access To Niche Hedge Funds & The Opportunity To Diversify
    • The Private Banking & Wealth Management Perspective: How Are The Winning Distribution Networks Of The Future Re-Assessing Due Diligence & Manager Selection Strategy
    • NEW Proprietary Investors Session: Understanding The Products That Appeal To Proprietary Investors & How Has This Changed Since The Crisis?
    • Emerging Markets Special Focus: Are Emerging Markets Decoupling From The Western Economies, How Have They Stood Up To The Crisis & Can We Reconcile Liquidity With Emerging Market Strategies?
    • Risk Management & Due Diligence Discussion: How Can We Make The Model Work & What Impact Will UCITS & Managed Accounts Have On Risk Management Strategies?
  • NEW UCITS & Managed Accounts Investor Summit.  Meet The New Investors Allocating To These Liquid Strategies, Understand Their Expectations & Determine How Best To Employ These Strategies
  • Open up new distribution channels and explore how liquid strategies appeal to the future generation of hedge fund investors. Plus meet investors active in these products including Pictet, Barclays Wealth, A.A. Advisors, ABN Amro Private Banking

  • NEW Academic Research on Alternatives: Randy Cohen, Visiting Professor At MIT SLOAN Will Premiere His Latest Research On Hedge Fund Investing
  • Randy's research will focus on:

    Identifying Key Indicators of Out-Performing Hedge Fund Managers in the Evolving Financial Marketplace

  • NEW Research From Black Swan Author! Nassim Taleb on Crowd Behaviour & Risk Perception
  • Nassim Taleb is a Principal of UNIVERSA INVESTMENTS & a Distinguished Professor at NYU-POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

  • New Special Focus Day 3 On Asset Allocation & Manager Selection offering you insight into how top end investors are changing their asset allocation strategy
  • You can meet and quiz the end investors on their allocation strategies plus discover the new trends in manager selection from top industry Fund Of Hedge Funds including Arden Asset Management, Olympia Capital Management & EIM

Randy Cohen
Randy Cohen Visiting Professor MIT Sloan
Mike Novogratz
Mike Novogratz Principal & Member Of The Board Fortress Investment Group
Dr. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Dr. Nassim Nicholas Taleb Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering New York University Polytechnic Institute
Michael Powell
Michael Powell Head of Alternative Assets Universities Superannuation Scheme
Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan
Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan President & CEO Proctor Investment Managers
Theodore Economou
Theodore Economou Chief Executive CERN Pension Fund
Tony Gannon
Tony Gannon CEO Abbey Capital
Fabrizio Ladi Bucciolini
Fabrizio Ladi Bucciolini Senior Fund Manager - Alternative Strategies Fund Reyl & Cie
Dr. Steen Ehlern
Dr. Steen Ehlern Managing Director Ferguson Partners Family Office
Mark Schlinder
Mark Schlinder Portfolio Manager Claridien Leu
Diego Icaza
Diego Icaza Chief Of Strategy & Research BBVA Private Pension Fund, AFP Horizante, Peru
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£300
ICBI Event
(updated 18 March 2010)