PROGRAM / AGENDA

Thursday , December 04, 2008



Current Issues: Derivatives, Liquidity, and Counterparty Risk
  • Dealing with the fallout from Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and related counterparty risk
  • Analysis of Operations and Valuations of Derivatives in Risk Management
  • Efforts by exchanges, regulators and industry groups to mitigate counterparty risk

Beyond The Bottom Line - The Value of Market & Operational Risk Due Diligence
  • Building a Proper Set of Expectations for the Investor
  • Strategy-based Operational Risk Management
  • Assessing the Need for Segregation of Duties
  • The Evolution of the Due Diligence Process

Breakout Roundtable Discussions
  • Continuing discussion with Willa Bruckner, Alston & Bird.
  • Continuing discussion with Joel Schwab, Channel Capital.

Analyzing Fund Strategy & Return Forecasting in the Selection Process
  • Peter Carey, Senior Investment Officer, NY State Common Retirement Fund - Absolute Return

Breakout Roundtable Discussions
  • Continuing discussion with Dr. Sharon Brown-Hruska, NERA
  • Continuing discussion with Sam Weiser, Sellers Capital

The Changing Face of Risk Management & the Due Diligence Process
  • Alison Gregory, Head of Enterprise Risk Management, GlobeOp Financial Services

Breakout Roundtable Discussions
  • Continuing discussion with Alison Gregory, GlobeOp
  • Continuing discussion with Joel Schwab, Channel Capital and Sam Weiser, Sellers Capital

Valuation Methodology & Mark-to-Market Requirements
  • Dr. Cindy Ma, Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey

Using Risk Management Tools to Benefit the Investor
  • Incorporating Risk & Reporting Tools
  • Monitoring the Risk Management of Hedge Funds & Funds of Funds

Fund Selection & Portfolio Construction
  • Assessing Risk Efficiently
  • Using Factor VaR to Evaluate Funds at Risk
  • The Benefits of Stringent Backtesting

Breakout Roundtable Discussions
  • Continuing discussion with Aleksey Matiychenko, Risk-AI
  • Continuing discussion with Raphael Douady, RiskData

Aligning Investor & Hedge Fund Risk - Is Your Risk Model Working?
  • Anna Chefter, Chief Risk Officer, Fortress Investment Group

Breakout Roundtable Discussions
  • Continuing discussion with Adam Winik, Investor Analytics
  • Continuing discussion with Raphael Douady, RiskData, including discussion on identifying and recourse to quantitative red flags

Rationalizing Short Term Needs vs. Long Term Goals
  • Michael Dubin, President, The LongChamp Group/Silvercrest

Breakout Roundtable Discussions
  • Continuing discussion with Michael Poisson, Investor Analytics
  • Continuing discussion with Raphael Douady, RiskData

The Value of Risk Management in a Volatile Environment
  • Adam Winik, Investor Analytics