CAIP East (Canadian Alternative Investments in Pensions) 2018 | ALM | 18 April 2018 | Queen's Landing, 155 Byron Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada

The Alternatives (R)Evolution: Sustaining Superior Performance in Economic Uncertainty Geopolitical aftershocks and rising interest rates are converging on a strengthening global economy, simultaneously creating unpredictability and opportunities. How should institutional investors think beyond survival in the new normal?

Construct an alternative investment playbook for 2018 and meet your investment objectives. Acquire innovative strategies to:

• Deploy alternatives to capture return and enhance liquidity.
• Shelter assets from volatility and neutralize threats.
• Drive performance in a low-return, high-liability environment.

Now in its 14th Edition, the Canadian Alternative Investment in Pensions (CAIP) Forum has served over 1,300 institutional investors and senior executives with total fund oversight at the top 100 pensions across Canada. At this exclusive forum, discover how top CIOs and investment veterans are exploiting alternative investments to increase returns while mitigating risks. Profit from critical insights to grow your portfolio amidst uncertainty from geopolitics, interest rates, and the Canadian dollar.

The CAIP Advantage

• Benefit from a controlled attendance structure that achieves optimal ratio of institutional investors to asset managers.

• Meet the foremost Canadian institutional investors, from coast to coast. In 2017, the CAIP speaker faculty represented pension executives responsible for over $1.6 Trillion AUM.

• Source the most current and innovative alternative investment solutions from best-in-class asset managers worldwide.

• Canada’s most trusted networking platform for industry executives where content is driven by investor demand.

2018 Speakers

Roubesh Adaya
Investment Specialist, Emd, Aberdeen Standard Investments

Rolf Agather
Managing Director, North America Research, Ftse Russell

John C. S. Anderson
Svp & Senior Managing Director, Head Of Corporate Finance, Manulife Financial

Alain Bergeron
Senior Vice President, Investment Management & Head Of Asset Allocation, Mackenzie Investments

Claude Bergeron
Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, Caisse De Dépôt Et Placement Du Québec (Cdpq)

Richard Burrett
Chief Sustainability Officer, Nobel Sustainability Fund

Christopher Busby
Senior Vice President, Two Sigma Investments Lp

Tim Calibaba
Chair Of The Board Of Trustees, Saskatchewan Pension Plan

Sandra Carlisle
Senior Responsible Investment Specialist, Hsbc Global Asset Management

Renaud Champion
Head Of Credit Strategies, La Française Investment Solutions

Mary Chang
Executive Director, Private Markets, Investment Management Corporation Of Ontario (Imco)

Doug Chau
Chief Risk Officer And Head Of Research, University Of Toronto Asset Management (Utam)

Bobby Eng
Vice President Head Of Spdr Etf Business Development – Canada, State Street Global Advisors, Ltd.

Remco Van Eeuwijk
Chief Risk Officer, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (Aimco)

Kevin Fahey
Director, Investments, Caat Pension Plan

Martin Gerber
President & Chief Investment Officer, Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.

Brian Henze
Managing Director, Alternative Risk Premia Strategies, Wellington Management

Dr. Peter Hobbs
Managing Director, Private Markets, Bfinance

Brett House
Vice-president And Deputy Chief Economist, Scotiabank

Jim Hwang
Managing Director, Head Of Portfolio Management, Cpp Investment Board (Cppib)

Andrew Janian
Managing Director, Head Of Data Engineering, Two Sigma Investments Lp

Peter Damgaard Jensen
Chief Executive Officer, Pka A/s, Denmark; Chair, The Institutional Investors Group On Climate Change (Iigcc)

Ken Kencel
President And Ceo, Churchill Asset Management

Nicholas Macrae
Senior Portfolio Manager, Real Estate, Healthcare Of Ontario Pension Plan (Hoopp)

Daniel Marchand
Svp, Head Of Global Investor Sales, Trez Capital

Les Marton
Senior Director, Bfinance Canada

Thomas Mucha
Global Macroanalysis Advisor, Investment Research, Wellington Management

David Pappin
President, Iam Real Estate Group

Matthew Press
Vice President, Infrastructure Investments, Greystone Managed Investments Inc.

Gregory N. Racz
President, Mgg Investment Group Lp

Erik Rubingh
Managing Director, Head Of Factor Investments, Bmo Global Asset Management (Emea)

Michelle Russell-dowe
Head Of Securitized Credit, Schroder Investment Management North America Inc.

Chris Schindler
Managing Director, Portfolio Management & Asset Allocation, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Otpp)

Theresa Shutt
Chief Investment Officer, Iam Private Debt Group

George Theodoropoulos
Managing Partner, Fengate Real Asset Investments

Stephen J. Thompson
Executive Director, Capital Markets Department Of Treasury Board And Finance, Government Of Alberta

Tod Trabocco
Managing Director, Cambridge Associates Llc

Pieter Wijnhoven
Senior Vice President, Ortec Finance Canada

Kevin Zhu
Managing Director, Head Of Portfolio Construction, Optrust

2018 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Integrated Asset Management Corp.
• Two Sigma

GOLD SPONSORS:
• LA Francaise Investments Solutions
• Mackenzie Investments
• Nobel Sustainability Trust
• HSBC Global Asset Management
• Schroders
• Wellington Management

SILVER
• bfinance
• BMO Global Asset Management
• Connor, Clark Lunn
• Fengate
• FTSE Russell
• MGG Investment Group
• nuveen / TIAA
• Ortec Finance
• State Street Global Advisors
• Trez Capital

BRONZE
• Wells Fargo / Securities

SUPPORTING SPONSOR
• Hamilton Lane