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ICBI Event
7th GAIM International Fund of Funds

Dates : 11 - 13 November 2008
Venue : InterContinental, Geneva

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Europe's Largest Funds of
Hedge Funds Conference

300+ end investors, funds of funds managers, hedge fund managers and asset allocators get down to business in Geneva

  • Meeting the needs of the massive global institutional and private client networks of Swiss Private Banks headquartered in Geneva
  • Manager selection at the main stream asset manager distributors of alternative funds of funds to the strong retail markets in Europe, Asia and USA, as well as emerging markets for funds of funds
  • New capintro alliance introducing the latest best of breed managers with the hottest strategies
  • New sessions focused on the needs of the new end-investor. End-investors attend for free so take the opportunity to bring your end-investor clients for an educational treat*
  • New, case studies on listed funds of funds, as well as independent research into performance and prospects for permanent capital vehicles 

Fund of Funds Industry Titans Confirmed For 2008

  • Richard Leibovitch, Senior Managing Director, Senior Investment Partner, GOTTEX FUNDS
  • Robert Discolo, Managing Director, Head of Hedge Fund Strategies Group, AIG INVESTMENTS
  • Randall Dillard, Founding Partner and CIO, LIONGATE CAPITAL
  • Theodore Economou, Assistant Treasurer, ITT CORPORATION

Interested In Getting Involved?

We are currently developing the programme and there are still speaking opportunities available at this conference:

Contact Luke Raphael at
lraphael@icbi.co.uk
tel: +44 (0)20 7017 7233

Innovative Facilitated Networking To Help You Get The Most From This Alternative Investment Event

  • Enhanced SpotMe! conference navigator to accelerate networking: Your personal electronic identifier to search, sort and connect with people you need to meet
  • Exclusive investor-only dinner
  • Electronic Audience Polling; this is where you add your voice to the debate and take the pulse of the hedge fund industry in real time
  • Speed Networking; the super-efficient from of networking. Hone your pitch, brush up on your persuasion skills and bring plenty of business cards
  • Quick Fire Showcase; each participant has strictly three minutes to present their strategy, persuade potential investors and entertain
  • Best of Breed Niche Fund of Fund Manager Showcase; aimed at the sophisticated end investor, the best niche managers present on emerging strategies, the hottest managers and the new sources of alpha

Plus NEW Wine Casino: See, Swirl, Sniff, Sip, Savour And Place Your Bets

2008 sees the launch of the Wine Casino, dedicated to those who appreciate a good wine. This is a new type of drinks party, which tests the taste buds of even the most discerning wine connoisseurs and gives you the chance to sample fine wines from all over the world whilst making new contacts around the roulette wheel.

Just Some Of The Speakers Confirmed To Make Gaim International Fund Of Funds The Most Exciting Hedge Fund Event Of The Year:

•  Roxanne Martino, President and CEO, HARRIS ALTERNATIVES

• Adrian Morger, Head of Fund & Manager Selection, VERWALTUNGS- UND PRIVAT-BANK

• Julien Zornig, Head of Fund Management, BERENBERG BANK

• Peter Urbani, Co-CIO, INFINITI CAPITAL

• Alex Darré, Head Hedge Fund Strategies, Europe & Asia, GOLDMAN SACHS

• Robert Kosowski, Head of Risk Management Lab Hedge Fund Centre, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON

• Mark James, Executive Director, Alternative Investments, ABN AMRO

• Jonathan Martin, Head of Risk, BLUECREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

• Christopher Acito, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer – Hedge Funds, INVESTCORP

• Rolf Banz, Chief Investment Architect & Head of Product & Risk Management, PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT

• Dominique Grandchamp, Portfolio Manager, NARA CAPITAL

• Hans Hurschler, Head, Hedge Fund Ventures, RMF

• Stephen Ardizzoni, Global Strategy Head for Credit and Event Strategies, UBP

• Jennifer Carver, CEO, 3A ASIA

• Mark Schindler, Portfolio Manager, Alternative Investments, CLARIDEN LEU

• Philippe Kahn, ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS

• Elena Coleman, Managing Director, PAREX ASSET MANAGEMENT, MOSCOW

• Sassan Zaker, Manager, Institutional Alternative Portfolios, BANK JULIUS BAER

• Narayan Naik, Professor of Finance, LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL

• Peter Coates, Investment Analyst, Head of European Office, LIGHTHOUSE PARTNERS

• Ana Haurie, CEO, DEXION CAPITAL 

• David Lifschultz, President, LIFSCHULTZ INVESTMENTS

• Al Samper, Senior Advisor, EVEREST CAPITAL

• Ricardo Cordero, CEO Fund Management Company, REICHMUTH & CO

• Matthew Ridley, CIO, CONSULTA

• Francois Bloch, CIO Asset Management, Fund, Trading & Structured Products, AMAS BANK

• Khaled Abdel Majeed, Founder, MENA CAPITAL

• Sergio Miguez Martín, Chief Executive Officer, Alternative Investments – Hedge Funds, BANSABADELL INVESTMENT

 Claude Porret, CEO, 47 DEGREES NORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

• Alberto Ruiz, CEO, OMEGA GESTION DE INVERSIONES

• Ana Haurie, CEO, DEXION CAPITAL

• John Sandwick, Managing Director, ENCORE MANAGEMENT

• David Keel, Managing Partner, HARCOURT INVESTMENT CONSULTING

• Henric Groenberg, Portfolio Manager, H21 BRIC Plus & Head of Emerging Markets, HORIZON 21

• Agnaldo Andrade, Partner, ITAJUBA INVESTIMENTOS

• Edward Horner, Founder, Managing Director, EDEN ROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

• François Langlade-Demoyen, CIO, PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

• Nicolas Salloum, President & CEO, NIYASA CAPITEL MANAGEMENT

• Daniel Penseyres, Managing Partner, BEDROCK ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT

• Philippe Hostettler, Partner, HELVETICA

• William Benjamin, Head of Research, Europe, HSBC ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

• David Goldfarb, Founder & MD, GEMS ADVISORS


* Subject to qualification, please email Kate Roberts - kroberts@icbi.co.uk