Venue
The Vineyard
The Vineyard, Colinton Rd, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa

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Event Date Thu Mar 7 CAT (9 months ago)
In your timezone (EST): Wed Mar 6 5:00pm - Wed Mar 6 5:00pm
Location The Vineyard
Colinton Rd, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
Region EMEA
Details

The annual Symposium, now in its 15th year, will be delivering a challenging and thought-provoking agenda including up-to-date news and views from across the alternative asset management industry.

The Symposium schedule will feature topical keynote sessions and interactive panel discussions, where leading fund managers, investors and service providers will debate the important issues of the day.

Besides a unique and insightful agenda, the Symposium is known for its unparalleled networking opportunities, facilitating high-end discussions across the industry, notably between investors and fund managers.

As in previous years, the agenda will be accredited with CPD points for attendees.

Symposium topics will include:
• The global outlook in a poly-crisis world
• Climate change – how investors are responding
• Outlook: South African equity and fixed income
• AI and machine learning in hedge funds
• The evolving landscape for private debt
• Fostering new talent and new strategies
• What institutional investors need from hedge funds
• The retail investor phenomenon
• Investing offshore: finding an edge

Speakers

2024 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Leslie Ndawana
Principal Executive Officer, National Fund for Municipal Workers

SPEAKERS:

Andre Breedt
Vice President Research, CFM

Jacobus Brink
Chief Investment Officer, Schmidt Family Office

Tatenda Chapinduka
Portfolio Manager, Director, Independent Alternatives Investment Managers

James Corkin
Portfolio Manager & Analyst, Steyn Capital Management

Aurélie Courdent
Head of Data Analytics, Peresec

Stephán Engelbrecht
Portfolio Manager, Mazi NextGen

Emile Fourie
Managing Partner, Orpheus Capital

Craig French
Product Specialist, Visio Fund Management

Anthea Gardner
Managing Partner, Cartesian Capital

Charl Gous
Director & Fund Manager of Market Neutral Fund, Bateleur Capital

Jeleze Hattingh
Portfolio Manager, Southchester

Jacques Haasbroek
PM & Analyst, Fairtree

Ryan Hill
Cash Equity Sales, ABSA Capital

Marc de Kloe
Partner, Theta Capital

Senzo Langa
Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Alexander Forbes

Johan Loubser
Partner, ENS Africa

Yonela Makwetu
Chief Investment Officer, AIP Capital Management

Musa Malwandla
Co-Chief Investment Officer (Artificial Intelligence), Differential Capital

Kagiso Mathole
Senior Portfolio Manager, Novare Holdings

Isaah Mhlanga
Chief Economist and Head of Research, RMB

Simbai Myezwa
Head, Institutional Sales & Structuring, Investec

Niki Natarajan
Director, In Ink (London)

Leslie Ndawana
Principal Officer and Chief Executive Officer, National Fund for Municipal Workers

Theana Neveling
Head of Hedge Fund Investments, H4 Collective Investments

Nosibusiso Ngqondoyi
Head of Local and Global Property and Hedge Funds, Old Mutual Wealth (OMMM)

Jeremy O’Friel
Managing Director, Belmont Investments

Nomathibana Okello
Managing Director / Portfolio Manager, Terebinth Capital (Pty) Ltd

Werner Opperman
Head of Alternative Investments, 27four Investment Managers

Alexander Orr
MD | Head of Alts Distribution UK | Head of Local Government Pension Scheme, BlackRock

Sanan Pillay
Portfolio Manager, Sanlam Investments

Matthew Pouncett
Equity Analyst, Laurium Capital Pty Ltd

Hayden Reinders
Head Of Business Development and Client Management, Prescient/ASISA

Smital Rhambai
Fund Manager, Futuregrowth Asset Management

Kim Silberman
Economist, Matrix Fund Managers

Toreigh Stuart
Managing Director, Coral Cove Private Credit Fund by Garrington

Neil Wilson
Managing Editor, HedgeNews Africa

Mauritz van den Worm
Portfolio Manager, Polar Star Management

Jean Pierre Verster
CEO, Protea Capital Management

Elmien Wagenaar
Fund Manager, Think.Capital

Rowan Williams
Managing Director, Nitrogen Fund Managers

Alan Yates
Head, Sales and Distribution, Peregrine Capital

Alex Orr
Managing Director and Head of Alternatives Distribution, BlackRock

Sponsors & Partners

2024 Partners

PLATINUM PARTNER:
• Investec

DIAMOND PARTNER:
• RMB

PARTNERS:
• ABSA
• Peresec

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS:
• BlackRock
• IG Prime
• Enfusion
• SteelEye