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GAIM CAYMAN 2008 Sessions: April 14, 2008 (Day 1)

Time Title
7:30
Registration and Breakfast
8:30
Opening Remarks from the Conference Chairperson

Speaker:

  • Norm McGregor, Partner, Assurance and Advisory Services, Deloitte & Touche, LLP
8:45
Keynote Presentation: Liquidity Crisis to Credit Crunch - Where Do We Go From Here?

Speaker:

  • Phoebe Moreo, Partner in Charge CDOs, Deloitte & Touche LLP
9:15
Managing Through A Systemic Crisis - What Have We Learned from the Summer of 2007 and What Can We Do to Mitigate Future Meltdowns

Moderator:

Speakers:
10:00
Keynote Presentation

Speaker:

  • Charles Payne, Principal Analyst and CEO, Wall Street Strategies
10:30
Morning Networking Break
11:00
Operational Risk Management: How Institutional Investors Identify Problems and Try to Mitigate Risk

Moderator:

Speakers:

  • Mark Hannoush, Senior Manager, Investment Finance Operational Due Diligence, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
  • Bob Montay, Head of Operational Due Diligence, Atlantic Philanthropies
  • John Tassone, Director of Operational Due Diligence, GenSpring Family Offices
11:45
Keynote Presentation: Operational Alpha - Perspectives of an Institutional Fund of Hedge Funds Provider

Speaker:
12:15
Hot Topics and War Stories - Minimizing Headaches Caused by Today's Top Problems

Speakers:
1:00
Luncheon for All Conference Attendees
2:15
Track A (Business & Finance)
Mitigating Leverage and Credit Risk by Effectively Using and Knowing the Responsibility of Counterparts

Speakers:

 Track B (Business & Compliance)
Practically Managing the Due Diligence Visit

Moderator:

  • Simon Fludgate, Principal, Operational Due Diligence & Risk, Aksia LLC

Speakers:

  • Steven Ku, CFO, Visium Asset Management
  • Kenneth A. Meister, Principal & COO, Evanston Capital Management, LLC
  • Paul Olin, Head of Structural Risk, UBP Alternative Investments
  • Alan D. Swersky, Head of Operational Due Diligence, Olympia Capital Management, Inc.
 Track C (Small Group Discussion)
Public Hedge Fund Due Diligence

Speakers:

  • Greg Dowling, Vice President of Alternative Investment Research, Fund Evaluation Group
  • Jenny Strasburg, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
3:00
Track A (Business & Finance)
How to Come to Terms with Exotic New Alternative Strategies from an Operational Risk Perspective

Speaker:

  • Bernard Bachman, head of Operational Due Diligence, RMF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
 Track B (Business & Compliance)
Strategies for Achieving Truly Independent Due Diligence

Moderator:

  • Blaine Klusky, Senior Vice President, Global Operations Executive, AIG - AIU Operations & Systems

Speakers:

  • Chris Addy, CEO, Castle Hall Alternatives
  • Michael Lynch, Head of Operational Risk Management, Tremont Capital Management
  • Gary Witt, Managing Director, Moody's Investor Services
 Track C (Small Group Discussion)
FIN 48 and Rule 409A Roundtable: Mitigating Tax Risk Resulting from Proposed Changes

Moderator:

  • Mike Serota, Co-Leader, Global Hedge Fund Practice, Ernst & Young
3:45
Afternoon Networking Break
4:15
Track A (Business & Finance)
OTC, Swaps, Subprime, CDO, ABS and Other Hard to Value Securities

Moderator:

  • Marina Lewin, Managing Director, Alternative Investment Services, The Bank of New York Mellon

Speakers:

 Track B (Business & Compliance)
Due Diligence on Administration

Moderator:

  • Dana Volfing, Director, Head of Operational Due Diligence, Citigroup Global Wealth Management

Speakers:

  • Barry Brick, Chief Operating Officer, GUIDANCE CAPITAL LLC
  • Greg Ciaverelli, Head of Operational Due Diligence, International Asset Management
  • Colleen Montain, Executive Director, UBS Global Asset Management Fund Services
 Track C (Small Group Discussion)
Conducting an Internal Investigation

Speakers:
5:00
Track A (Business & Finance)
Guide to Valuation Best Practices

Speakers:

 Track B (Business & Compliance)
Fund Bankruptcies and Liquidations

Speakers:

 Track C (Small Group Discussion)
Institutional Investor Roundtable

Speaker:
5:45
Poolside Cocktail Reception