Cayman Alternative Investment Summit 2018 | CAIS Cayman Alternative Investment Summit | 8 February 2018 | Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa, KY1-9008, Cayman Islands

Now in its fifth year, CAIS brings together leading thinkers and decision makers from different segments of the global alternatives industry. The Summit has quickly grown to become one of the most influential discussion forums within the alternative investment space.

Since its inception in 2012, the main focus of CAIS has been to convert challenges into opportunities and create businesses of enduring value. Our panels of experts discuss and debate current issues the industry faces and design responses that will take it to its next level of success.

Hosted by Dart, CAIS is a not-for-profit event which uses its experts and expertise to benefit philanthropic efforts both in Cayman and internationally.

Why Cayman?
A world away, but closer than you think.

There are eight different airlines flying direct to Grand Cayman from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Nestled in the turquoise waters of the western Caribbean, the Cayman Islands boast award winning beaches, culinary expertise, along with a wonderful blend of colourful and traditional Caribbean-style living.

With over 60,000 residents, Grand Cayman is the thriving business community of the islands and the world’s fifth largest financial centre.

Being the jurisdiction of choice for many hedge fund managers, the Cayman Islands provide a perfect location to host the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit. Cayman offers a safe, modern and cosmopolitan environment for our expert speaker guests and attendees.

2018 Speakers:

KEYNOTE:

Will Smith
Actor, Producer, Rapper, Comedian & Songwriter

SPECIAL GUEST:

Maurice Conti
Chief Innovation Officer, Alpha

Yanis Varoufakis
Former Minister of Finance, Greece, Professor of Economics, Co-founder, DiEM25

Jeremy Bailenson
Professor, Stanford University, Department of Communication

Danica Patrick
Driver in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Sophia
Latest and Most Advanced Robot, Hanson Robotics

Gillian Kemmerer
Anchor & U.S. head of programming, Asset TV

Nouriel Roubini
Chairman & CEO, Roubini Macro Associates

Robert J. O’Neill
Team Leader, Naval Special Warfare Development Group

INDUSTRY:

Mark Carhart
Chief Investment Officer, Kepos Capital

Ron Barin
Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Alcoa Corporation

Igor Tulchinsky
Founder, Chairman and CEO, WorldQuant LLC

Peter Fletcher
Managing Director, PHF Capital Inc.

Jim McCaughan
Chief Executive Officer, Principal Global Investors

Alain De Coster
Managing Member & Portfolio Manager, ABS

Joel Katzman
Independent Advisor, Katzman Advisors

Steve Potter
Vice Chairman, Northern Trust Corporation

Grégoire Bordier
Partner, Bordier & Cie

David Brief
Chief Investment Officer, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Dr Kathryn Crecelius
Vice President, Investments, and CIO (retired), Johns Hopkins University

David Gilmore
Managing Director, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.

Peter Smith
Asset management editor/FTfm editor, Financial Times

Don Raymond
Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Alignvest Investment Management

Chris McChesney
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Alternative Fund Services, Brown Brothers Harriman

Dr. Anthony Atala, MD
Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine , Wake Forest School of Medicine

Anthony Cowell
Partner, Head of Alternative Investments, KPMG in the Cayman Islands

Max Darnell
Managing Partner & CIO, First Quadrant

Chris Denune
Executive Director, JP Morgan Private Bank

Adi Divgi
President & CIO, EA Global LLC

Chris Duggan
Vice President / Director, Dart Enterprises Ltd / Kenneth B. Dart Foundation

Lord Michael Hastings
Global Head of Corporate Citizenship, KPMG

Constance Hunter
Chief Economist, Principal, KPMG LLP

William J. Kelly
President & CEO, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA)

Jeffrey Klein
Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Aptitude Investment Management

Abigail Noble
CEO, The ImPact

Eric Pedde
Director, External Fund Management, Alberta Investment Management Corporation

Professor Amin Rajan
CEO, CREATE-Research

Prof. Tarun Ramadorai
Professor of Financial Economics, Imperial College London

Mark E. Roberts
Chief Investment Officer, Ironside Asset Advisors LLC

Timothy Runnalls
Senior Director, Real Assets, Ascension Investment Management

Phil Schmitt
President, CEO, Summerwood Group Inc.

Valerie Sill
President, CEO and CIO, Dupont Capital Management

Darsh Singh
Managing Partner/CIO, Hazoor Partners

Philip Watson
Global Head of Investment Lab, Citi Private Bank

Mark W. Yusko
CEO and CIO, Morgan Creek Capital Management, LLC

2018 Sponsors:

EXECUTIVE PLATINUM:
• Dart Enterprises
• KPMG

GOLD:
• Harmonic Fund Services
• Mourant Ozannes

SILVER:
• Conyers Dill & Pearman

OTHERS:
• Cayman Islands Department of Tourism
• AON
• Strategic Wealth Preservation (SWP)
• AI Rentals

EVENT PARTNERS:
• Legends Tennis
• Camana Bay
• Create Research

MEDIA ASSOCIATIONS:
• Massive Media
• Prosek

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Hedgeweek
• Institutional Asset Manager
• Private Equity
• Wealth Adviser
• Hedge Fund Alert
• Institutional Investor’s Alpha
• Funds Europe
• BarclayHedge
• Cayman

EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS:
• AIMA
• Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association