AIMA Global Investor Forum 2024 | The Alternative Investment Management Association Limited | 8 October 2024 | The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto, 181 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5V 3G7, Canada

2024 will mark the 10th anniversary of this flagship event that gathers global Asset managers, institutional allocators, and other leading professionals in the alternative investment industry from all over the globe for a full two days of thought leadership and networking.

We look forward to welcoming you back in Toronto and discover the pivotal trends shaping allocator sentiment and the hedge fund, private credit, and digital asset industries at large.

2024 Speakers

Aaron Stern
Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Converium Capital

Adam Bragar
Head of US Private Equity, WTW

Adam Edris
Partner, Albourne Partners Limited

Alexandre M. Andreani
Chief Investment Officer, Andreani & Associés

Amanda Bradley
Experienced Hospitality Consultant

Anne Iyer
Global Head of IR Navigator, iConnections

Anthony Berg
Investment Analyst, Forthlane Partners

Anthony Polemis
Head of Architect Business, iCapital

Angela Lin-Reeve
Senior Portfolio Manager, External Managers Program, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

Anne-Marie Fink
Chief Investment Officer, Private Markets and Funds Alpha, State of Wisconsin Investment Board

Arif N. Bhalwani
CEO & Co-Founder, Third Eye Capital

Azhar Hussain
Co-Founder and Partner, Reflexive Capital

Bill Tang
Senior Manager, Operational Due Diligence, OMERS

Brian Abely
Digital Asset Strategist, Fidelity Digital Asset Management

Brad Dunkley
Chief Investment Officer & Co-Founder, Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd.

Bruce D. Phelps
Managing Director, Head of PGIM IAS

Charles Lemay
Partner, Walter Global Asset Management

Chloe Duanshi
Head of Investment Research & Strategy, Rockefeller Global Family Office

Chris Winiarz
CIO, Stable

Christopher M. Schelling
Managing Director of Private Investments, Caprock

Claire Van Wyk-Allan
Managing Director, Head of Canada and Investor Engagement, Americas

Dan Conklin
Vice President - Alternative Capital Partners, Swiss Re

Dan Chinnick
Managing Director, McDougall Capital

Deborah Zurkow
Global Head of Investments, Allianz Global Investors

Deepika Sharma
Director, Portfolio Construction Research, BlackRock

Dennis Bobyk
Senior Director, Investments, Grayhawk Wealth

Dennis Ly
Investment Analyst, Prime Quadrant

Derek Drummond
Portfolio Manager, Head of Strategy - Funds Alpha, State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB)

Derek Walker
Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Design & Construction, Total Fund Management, CPP Investments

Diana Myint
Co-Chief Investment Officer, Hedge Fund Solutions (HFS), BlackRock

Diego de Carvalho Martins
Partner - Head of Asset Allocation, Pragma

Dylan Howse
Analyst, Albourne Partners Limited

Eduard van Gelderen

Fernando Martinez
Managing Director, Global Credit, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

Fiona Treble
Managing Director, Global Head of Membership, AIMA

Frederick Pinto
Chief Executive Officer, CFA Toronto

Gary Paulin
Head of Enterprise Client Solutions, Northern Trust

Guo Xiangjun
Executive Vice President, CIC

Greg Lemaich
President & COO, Polar Asset Management Partners

Heather Cooke
Chief Investment Officer, The Audra Group

Helen Idenstedt
Head of External Partnerships and Innovations, AP1

Henry Chau
Head of Investments, The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Jack Inglis
Chief Executive Officer, AIMA

Jean David Tremblay-Frenette
Chief Economist & Director, Investment Strategy Research, AIMCo

Jim Geoghegan
Deputy Head of Investments, Prime Quadrant

Joe Dowling
Global Head, Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing (BXMA)

Joe Marenda
Global Head of Digital Assets Investing, Partner, Cambridge Associates

Jon Caplis
CEO and Founder, PivotalPath

Jonathan Chavkin
Senior Vice President, Prosek Partners

Jonathan Feeney
Managing Director, Investcorp-Tages

Jonathan Hausman
Chief Strategy Officer, Ontario Teachers'​ Pension Plan

Jonathan Vapsva
Executive Director, Investment Funds, CIBC Private Wealth Management

Kadmiel Onodje
Sr Investment Director, NEPC

John MacIsaac
Director, Investment Research, Fidelity Investments

Ken McKinnon
Senior Managing Director, Institutional Mortgage Capital (IMC)

Karen Azlen
Founder & CEO, Introduction Capital

Kirk Sims
Managing Director of Emerging Managers Program, Texas Retirement System

Kirsten Hagen
Co-Founder and Partner, Brinley Partners

Klaus de Vibe
CIO, Smedvig Family Office

Kurankye Sekyi-Otu
Founder & CEO, Capoeira Partners

Laura Adams
Managing Director, CEO of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Canada & Head of Morgan Stanley Canada’s Institutional Distribution Business

Loc Vukhac
Managing Director, Institutional Business Development, Pretium

Louay Mikdashi
Head of Multi-Sector Private Credit, Neuberger Berman

Matt Sullivan
Portfolio Advisory Associate, Aksia

Matthew Wright
Founding Member and President, Disciplina Group

Marc de Kloe
Partner, Theta Capital Management

Marc-André Lewis
Executive Vice President, Co-Head and Chief Investment Officer, CI Global Asset Management

Mark Hannoush
Managing Director, Due Diligence & Advisory, Ontario Teachers'​ Pension Plan

Mark Steed
Chief Investment Officer, Arizona PSPRS Trust

Mark van der Zwan
Chief Investment Officer, Hedge Fund Solutions, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Melissa Santaniello
Managing Director, StepStone Group

Michael Thom
Managing Director, CFA Societies Canada

Michelle Noyes
Managing Director, Head of Americas, AIMA

Michael Haggerty
Managing Director, The Hillman Company

Michael Peck
Executive Vice President, Institutional Client Development, Pier21 Asset Management Inc

Natalia Tsitoura
Partner, Apollo Capital Solutions

Odrée Ducharme
Managing Director, Investment funds and external management, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

Omar Naeem
Founder, Lw3

Peter Boffo
Managing Director, Prime Brokerage, TD Securities

Ranjan Bhaduri
Founder & CEO, Bodhi Research Group

Renae Griffin
Managing Director, GCM Grosvenor

Richard Pilosof
Chief Executive Officer, RPIA

Robyn Grew
CEO, Man Group

Ross Curry
Senior Manager, Strategic Asset Allocation, BCI

Sandy Poiré
Portfolio Manager, Absolute Return, CN Investment Division

Sanjay Tikku
Senior Advisor, KAUST

Sarah Butcher
Managing Director, BlackRock

Sean Yu
Senior Analyst, CIO Group, PSP Investments

Steven Novakovic
Managing Director, CAIA Association

Shresht Jaishankar
Senior Investment Associate, August Group

Tarrell Gamble
Trustee, Alameda County Employees' Retirement Association

Venelina Arduini
Co-Leader, Alternative Investments Canada, Mercer

Vianney Gouny
SVP, Alternative Client Solutions, Wilshire

Yannick Archambault
Partner, National Leader – Family Office, KPMG Canada

Yoshi Kiguchi
CIO, Pension Fund of Japanese Corporations

Zarqaa Shaikh
Managing Director, Completion Portfolio Strategies, Total Portfolio Management, OPTrust

2024 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSOR:
• Black Rock

PANEL SPONSORS:
• Global Asset Management
• KPMG
• Northern Trust
• Swiss Re
• iCapital
• IMC Institutional Mortgage Capital

CO-SPONSORS:
• Pender
• Picton Mahoney Asset Management
• RPIA
• RBC Capital Markets
• State Street
• Rithm

KEYNOTE SPONSORS:
• Centrl
• Sandglass
• SGGS Fund Services Inc.
• CIBC
• Intelligo

ALLOCATOR ROUNDTABLE SPONSOR:
• TD

BREAKFAST SPONSORS:
• HGC Investment Management Inc.
• Neuberger Berman

LUNCH SPONSORS:
• PGIM Global Asset Management
• Trez Capital

COFFEE BREAK SPONSORS:
• Dasseti
• National Bank
• RSM
• Abacus Group LLC

RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• Agawa Fund Management Inc.

WIFI SPONSOR:
• Polar Asset Management Partners

ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR:
• Algonquin Capital

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• HKEX