CAASA Annual Conference 2019 | Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets | 4 November 2019 | Hotel Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, 900 René-Lévesque Blvd W, Montreal, Quebec H3B 4A5, Canada

The CAASA Annual Conference brings together speakers and participants from private and public pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, single and multi-family offices, consulting firms, investment dealers, Canadian and global investment management houses, and affiliated service providers. Panels and break-out sessions will focus on key issues facing investors and managers in Canada and elsewhere including structuring, legal & tax issues, IT and operational areas, and investments – including: hedge funds, CTAs, private equity, private lending, real estate, infrastructure, and crypto- assets/blockchain-related investments.

2019 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Mario Therrien, CFA
Senior Managing Director & Head of Strategic Partnerships - Developed Markets, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

Sylvie Bernier
Olympic Gold Medallist - Canada's first gold in diving & Québec's first female Olympic Champion

Art McDonald, PhD
Nobel Laureate, Astrophysicist & Gordon & Patricia Gray Chair in Particle Astrophysics - Emeritus, Queen’s University

SPEAKERS:

James Burron, CAIA
President, Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets

Ranjan Bhaduri, PhD, CAIA, CFA
President & CEO, Bodhi Research Group

Shael Soberano, CFA
Chief Investment Officer, Sharno Group Inc.

Chris Schindler, CFA

Dave Finstad, CFA
Senior Portfolio Manager, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI)

Brandon Gill New, CFA
Senior Portfolio Manager - Strategic Relationships & Innovation Division, OPTrust

Keith Black, PhD, CAIA, CFA
Managing Director - Curriculum & Exams, CAIA Association

Mohamed Farid
Principal Portfolio Manager - Managing the Absolute Return Porfolio, World Bank Pension Fund

Lars Meuller, PhD
Portfolio Strategist, Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)

Yasir Khushi, CPA
Group Finance Director, MSA Capital Ltd.

Malcolm Katz-Larson, CFA
Associate - Corporate Development, Rohit Capital Inc.

Srikanya Yathip, PhD
Deputy Secretary General, Government Pension Fund - Thailand

Christophe L'Ahelec, CFA
Senior Principal - Capital Markets, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPP)

Maxime Tessier
Senior Advisor - Tactical Asset Allocation, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)

Caroline Chow, CNE
Vice President, CAASA & Founder, Happy Health

Paul White, PhD, CAIA

Paul Biszko, CFA
Senior Principal - Portfolio Construction Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPP)

Nour Elmostaqim
Senior Risk Manager, Bimcor – Bell Canada Pension Plan

Brian Z. Gelfand

François Rivard
CEO, Innocap Investment Management

Kalina Berova, CFA
Visiting Researcher, Bodhi Research Group

Pam Chan, CFA
Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer - Global Head Alternative Solutions Group, BlackRock Alternative Investors

Marc Gauthier, CPA, CMA
University Treasurer & Investment Officer, Concordia University

Jim Hwang, CFA
Managing Director, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Thai An Le, CFA, CAIA
Vice President - AIP Private Markets, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Timothy G. Berry, CFA
Managing Director, Lighthouse Partners

Michael Bernstein, CFA, ICD.D
President, Juno Advisors Ltd.

Wagner Dada, PhD, CFA
Senior Portfolio Manager, Capital Markets and Factor Investing Department, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Jay-Calvin Uyemura Reyes, PhD
Researcher, Institute for Defense Analyses

Shauhan Kataroyan, CFA
Senior Analyst, Strategy and Corporate Development, Lune Rouge

Davide Sabatini, O.D
Solutions Engineer, Bodhi Research Group

2019 Sponsors and Partners

SPONSORS:
• CIBC Mellon
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• Coach House Partners
• Next Edge Capital
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• SGGG Fund Services
• Richard GMP
• Waratah
• Centurion Asset Management
• Innocap
• Napier Park Global Capital
• Option Metrics
• Globe Tax
• Fidelity Investment

EDUCATIONAL PARTNER:
• Bodhi Reasearch Group