GAIM Ops Cayman 2020 | Informa Connect | 19 April 2020 | The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, Seven Mile Beach, KY1-1209, Cayman Islands

Who Attends?

A mix of leading experts from across operations, compliance and ODD.
Join 550+ industry leaders including COOs, CCOs, Counsels, CFOs and Heads of ODD - at the leading alternatives operations and compliance event.

Join the community
Be part of the largest annual gathering of senior alternatives operations, compliance and ODD experts. Join 550+ COOs, CCOs, Counsels, CFOs, Heads of ODD and other senior leaders from funds, investors and industry practitioners.

With private equity and private credit embedded in the main agenda, GAIM Ops is the annual event for the entire alternatives community.

2020 Industry trends
Focus on the future of the operating model and hear how funds are identifying new product strategies, creating efficiencies and developing talent to win AUM and add value.

2020 topics include environmental social governance, private equity, talent, advertising rules, big data, cyber war-room, ODD, private credit, diversity, outsourcing, innovation... and much more.

Learn from the best
Learn and think differently with insights from 150+ thought leaders and innovators.

Benchmark what best practices look like with four days of summits, panels, interactive roundtables, closed door peer-to-peer sessions and more.

Focused networking
From workshop round tables to the annual beach party. Closed door peer-to-peer lunches to boardroom discussions. Create lasting connections through 50+ hours of networking opportunities.

New for 2020! The Brella app will help take the guesswork out of networking. Create a personalized profile, specify who you’re looking to meet and message other delegates ahead of the event.

Institutional investors
Endowments, foundations, single family offices and pension investing in alternatives attend GAIM Ops Cayman to meet with their fund counter-parts and set expectations for institutional quality ODD.

2020 Speakers

Tom Angell
Partner and Practice Leader, Financial Services at Withum

Janet Joyce Artz
President, Mudrick Capital

Joshua Barlow
Managing Director, Valhalla Fiduciary, LLC

Michael Barry
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Samlyn Capital

Marc Baum
General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Serengeti Asset Management

Brock Bell
Senior Vice President, Treasury and Portfolio Finance, Capstone Investment Advisors

Melissa Bender
Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP

Ranjan Bhaduri
Founder, President & CEO, Bodhi Research Group

Larry Block
MD, CCO, C-III Capital Partners

Terence Brady
Director of Operational Due Diligence, Corbin Capital Partners

Steve Bruce
Managing Partner, ASC Advisors, LLC

Laura Cappiello
Head of Human Capital Management & Deputy General Counsel, BlueMountain Capital

David Cielusniak
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

Adam Cohen
Managing Director, Perella Weinberg Partners

Brynn Coursey Heegan
Managing Director, Operational Due Diligence, Lyxor Asset Management Inc.

Mei-Li da Silva Vint
Chief Compliance Officer, Brevet Capital

Neil Datta
Head of Operational Risk, Optima Asset Management

William de Cordova
Editor-in-Chief of the Hedge Fund Law Report, The Hedge Fund Law Report

Andrew Dougherty
Americas Head of Asset Managers and Alternative Investors, Securities Services, BNP Paribas

Helaine Dryden
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Episteme Capital

Gerry Esposito
Managing Director, CFO & CCO, Newbury Partners

Jason Etherington
Chief of Staff, East Lodge Capital

Dominick Falco
Managing Director, Business Manager Collateral and Segregation, BNY Mellon Markets

Samantha Fasone
Human Resources Manager, Marshall Wace North America L.P.

Michael Fastert
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer, TIG Advisors

Carlos Ferreira
Managing Director, Head of Investment Operations, PAAMCO

Laurel FitzPatrick
Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP

Matthew Fitzpatrick
Americas Head of Alternatives Product Development, BNP Paribas

Alan Flanagan
Managing Director, Global Head of Private Equity & Real Estate Fund Services, BNY Melllon

Bonnie Fong
Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Aspex Management

Chris Franzek
Managing Director, Duff & Phelps

Seth Gelman
Chief Compliance Officer, Insight Investment

Andy Genser
General Counsel, Viking Global Investors LP

Linda Gibson
Managing Director and Chief Business Officer, QMA

Peter Gruszka
General Counsel, Monroe Capital

Tom Hardin
Owner, Tipper X Advisors LLC

John Hindley
Partner, Heidrick & Struggles

Jason Hubschman
Chief Operating Officer and Head of Products and Solutions, Lyxor Asset Management

Chris Hughes
Chief Operating Officer, Axonic Capital LLC

Christian Hunt
Founder, Human Risk

Jock Jones
Chief Operating Officer, Voloridge Investment Management

Vikas Kalra
Executive Director, Portfolio Management Analytics, MSCI

Andrew Kandel
Global Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Legal Counsel, Cerberus Capital Management

Benjamin Kozinn
Partner, Investment Management, Lowenstein Sandler

Jiri Krol
Global Head of Alternative Credit Council, AIMA

Alexandra Krystal
Managing Director, CIBC

Kai Lee
Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer and Associate General Counsel, Oak Hill Advisors, L.P

Jean-Marc Levy
Chief Executive Officer, ComplySci

Chris Lombardy
Managing Director, Duff & Phelps

Tania Lynn Taylor
National Investment Management Audit Leader, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Olivia Maginley
Partner and the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Governors Lane

Nauman Malik
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Eagle Point Credit Management LLC

Thomas Mayrhofer
Deputy COO & Deputy CFO, EJF Capital

Steve Metzger
Managing Director, Associate General Counsel, Two Sigma Investments, LP

Louise Mourgues
Head of Operational Due Diligence, Kedge Capital

Michelle Noyes
COO, AIMA NY

Ted O'Connor
Senior Vice President and the Head of Treasury Sales, Arcesium

Jennifer Pearson
Head of Human Resources and Employment Counsel, Deerfield Management

Frank Perez
Operational Due Diligence Manager, Makena Capital Management

Michelle Perry
Director, Operational Due Diligence - ESG & Sustainability Officer, Aksia

Suzanne Peterson
Partner, Leadership Style, Development, and Communication, CRA, Inc.

Ingrid Pierce
Global Managing Partner, Walkers

Beste Portnoff
Head of Operational Due Diligence, Bessemer Trust

Richard Reading
Managing Partner, Cayman Islands Practice, Baker Tilly

Olga Romanova
Head of Operational Due Diligence, International Asset Management

Suzan Rose
Senior Adviser, Government and Regulatory Affairs, AIMA

Uzi Rosha
Chief Compliance Officer, Hudson Advisors, LLC

Gregg Rubin
General Counsel, Oak Hill Advisors, L.P

Christopher Samios
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Greywolf Capital Management LP

Odette Samson
Partner, Audit, Deloitte Cayman Islands

Peter Sanchez
Executive Vice President/ CEO of Hedge Fund Services, Northern Trust

Mark D. Schein
Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director, York Capital Management

Owen Schmidt
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Valinor Management, L.P.

Aaron Schmutter
Treasury & Operations, Tilden Park Capital Management LP

Ryan Schulzetenberg
Managing Director & Controller, CarVal Investors

Dorothy Scott
Partner, Walkers

Matthew Siano
Managing Director, General Counsel, Two Sigma

Alixandra Smith
Deputy Chief of Business and Securities Fraud, U.S. Department of Justice

Kristen Sullivan
Partner, Americas Region Sustainability Services Leader, Deloitte & Touche LLP (US)

Ryan Teal
Partner, Head of ODD Americas, Albourne Partners

Serge Todorovich
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Shenkman Capital Management, Inc

Vincent Tortorella
Chief Compliance and Surveillance Officer, Point72

Jen Tribush
Senior Vice President, Global Head of AIS Product Solutions, State Street

Marc Valdes
Partner and Chief Operating Officer, DW Partners, LP

Andrew Volz
Managing Director, Head of Prime Brokerage Services, JonesTrading

John Ward
Managing Director, Duff & Phelps

David Warsoff
Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management

Joel Wattenbarger
Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP

Adam Weinstein
MD, Head of Firm Operations and Chief Financial Officer, New Mountain Capital, LLC

Stan Yakoff
Head of Americas Supervision, Citadel

Sara Yarmand
Consultant, Independent

Kevin Yew
Alternative ODD Head - Americas, Citi Investments

David Zales
Partner, General Counsel and CCO, SRS Investment Management

2020 Sponsors

PRINCIPAL CONFERENCE SPONSORS:
• Deloitte
• Walkers

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Bakertilly
• BNY Mellon
• Complysci
• Duff & Phelps
• Northern Trust
• SEI

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Broadridge
• Harbour
• Ropes & Gray

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Battea
• BNP Paribas
• CITCO
• Globetax
• MSCI
• Withum

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Arcesium
• BTIG
• FRT
• Intertrust
• JonesTrading
• Labaton Sucharow
• Lowenstein Sandler
• State Street
• US Bank
• Vistra
• Wilmington Trust

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Eurek Hedge
• Hedge Connection
• Hedge Fun
• Cayman Funds