PROGRAM / AGENDA
AGENDA

7:30 – 8:30 AM
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 
 
8:30 – 8:45 AM Opening Remarks by Founder & CEO of the Family Office Association 

8:45 - 9:45 AM How Globalization has Reshaped the Investment Landscape:
An Economic Outlook for 2009
Morning Keynote: Mark Yusko, President and CIO, Morgan Creek Capital Management

9:45 - 10:00 AM  Famous Fund Flameouts--and How to Steer Clear
Andrew Szabo, CFA, Director of Research & Managing Principal, Greenwich Alternative Advisors LLC

10:00 - 10:45 AM Panel Discussion with Emerging Hedge Fund Managers
Moderator: Joel Schwab of HedgeFund.Net

Chris Wang, Portfolio Manager, SYW Capital
Andre Hakkak, White Oak Funds
J. Paul Austin, CIO, Global Analytix
Andrew Fishman, President, SB Schonfeld Fund Advisors
 
10:45 - 11:15 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK
- Refreshments served in the meeting space area
 
11:15 – 11:30 AM Investing Like a College Endowment
Kevin J. Ecclesine, Founding Partner, Family Endowment Partners, LP

11:30 – 12:15 PM Global View of the Current Market for Structured Products & Notes
Moderator: Mike Tims, CEO, mtn-i, UK

Jeffrey W. Ziglar, Goldman Sachs Group, Vice President,
Head – Municipal Investor Structured Products
 
12:15 – 12:30 PM  Life Settlements: Low Correlated Asset For Turbulent Times
Dave Olson, COO, AllFinancial Group LLC

12:30 – 1:30   CONFERENCE LUNCHEON

The Global Dimension in Insurance Solutions for Family Offices & Private Clients
Mary Gust, Managing Director, Frank Crystal & Company

Investing in an Art Fund
Lawrence M. Shindell, Chairman and CEO, ARIS
 
 
1:30 – 1:45 PM An Overview of the Global Art Market
Bonnie Brennan, Senior Vice President, Trust, Estates, & Appraisals, Sotheby’s

1:45 – 2:15 PM Opportunities in Alternative & Renewable Energy Markets
Roland Jansen, CEO, Mother Earth Investments

2:15 - 2:30 PM  The Merits of Rare Coin Investing As An Asset Class
Marc Henn, CFP, President, Harvest Financial Advisors, LLC

2:30 - 2:45 PM  Investing in Champions
J. Todd Stewart, Partner, Goose Creek Capital - “Breeders of Thoroughbred Big Brown.”

2:45 – 3:30 PM Developing an Investment Portfolio in China
Moderator: Pending

Huang Xiang, Vice Consul, Economic & Commercial Section, Consulate General of People’s Republic of China in NYC
Dr. David Shao, CFA, Director and SVP of Finance, China Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company
Anla Cheng, Founder & Partner, Centenium-Pinetree Capital Partners LLC
 
3:30 – 4:00 PM  REFRESHMENT BREAK
- Refreshments served in the meeting space area
 
4:00 - 4:15 PM  The Ins and Outs of Sports Investing
Rob Tillis, CEO, Inner Circle Sports

4:15 - 5:00 PM Panel Discussion on the Psychology of Money & Philanthropy

Stephen McCarthy, Senior Vice President, KCG Capital Advisors
John Linnartz, Linnartz & Associates, LLC
Franco Lombardo, Author, Life After Wealth and Money Motto – the Path to Authentic Wealth
Bill Lyons, Family Philanthropy & Governance Consultant
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Having Your Own Enduring Family Legacy in Film/DVD

Iris Wagner, Founder, Memoirs Productions
5:15 - 5:30 PM  Global Trends in Wine Investment

Robert Sleigh, Head of NY Wine Department, Sotheby’s 

5:30 – 6:30 PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION 
All speakers, schedule, and content are subject to the approval of the
Family Office Association and are subject to change.

DINING:
7:30 AM – Continental Breakfast
12:30 PM – Served Lunch
5:30 PM – Cocktails


DISCLAIMER:
This event is open to qualified purchasers only (*individuals with $5,000,000 or more of investable assets). FOA reserves the right to deny both registration and entry or to remove anyone who does not qualify for entry and/or is deemed by FOA as unsuitable.

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