MFA Network 2021 | Managed Funds Association | 19 January 2021 | Virtual Conference

Hailed as one of the top networking events for the alternative investments industry, MFA Network (virtual) brings together top allocators, fund managers and leading industry service providers for: virtual one-on-one allocator meetings, educational programming and peer-to-peer, investor led discussions for three valuable and business generating days. Join us for unparalleled thought-leadership on emerging investment issues and trends that are critical to allocators and fund managers across all strategies in a post COVID-19 world.

The MFA Network 2021 Conference provides:

• Virtual manager suites for one-on-one meetings
• Access to connect directly to top global institutional allocators and investment consultants
• Dedicated concierge service to all registered attendees to assist with platform offerings

2021 Speakers

Lee S. Ainslie, III
Managing Partner, Maverick Capital, Ltd.

Steve Algert
Managing Director and Assistant Treasurer, The J. Paul Getty Trust

Bruce Amlicke
Chief Investment Officer, UBS Multi-Manager Solutions

Cliff Asness
Managing and Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management

Ciana Becker
Senior Portfolio Manager, Capital Markets & Factor Investing, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Amy Bensted
Head of Preqin Pro, Preqin

Afsaneh Beschloss
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RockCreek

Leda Braga
Chief Executive Officer, Systematica Investments Limited

Paul Britton
Chief Executive Officer, Capstone Investment Advisors

Joe Byars
European Head of Capital Introduction, UBS Investment Bank

Eli Casdin
Chief Investment Officer and Founder, Casdin Capital, LLC

Harshal Chaudhari
Chief Investment Officer – Global Pensions, General Electric

Thijs Coenen
Managing Director Investment Management Services, APG Asset Management

Lucas Detor
Managing Principal, CarVal Investors

Ambassador Paula Dobriansky
Senior Fellow, Harvard University Belfer Center; former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs

Dennis Duerst
President 3M Investment Management, Director Benefit Funds Investments, 3M Company

Ryan Folscroft
Partner, US ESG Asset & Wealth Management Leader, PwC

Marcus Frampton
Chief Investment Officer, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC)

David Francl
Managing Director, Absolute Return, San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System

Tony Gannon
Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Abbey Capital

Dominic Garcia
Chief Investment Officer, New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association

Suzanne K. Gibbons
Managing Member; Distressed Investments, DavidsonKempner Capital Management LP

Toby Goodworth
Managing Director, Head of Liquid Markets, Bfinance

Anders W. Hall
Vice Chancellor for Investments and Chief Investment Officer, Vanderbilt University

Alice Handy
Founder, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Investure

Jan Hatzius
Chief Economist and Head of Global Investment Research Division, Goldman Sachs & Co.

Kenneth J. Heinz
President, HFR Inc.

Elizabeth M. Hewitt
Chief Investment Officer, Senior Vice President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Brian J. Higgins
Co-Founder, Managing Partner, and Co-Portfolio Manager, King Street Capital Management, L.P.

Roger Hilty
Partner, LGT Capital Partners

Edward W. Keller
Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Prime Brokerage, Morgan Stanley

Paul Kreiselmaier
Senior Associate Director, Hedge Funds, Verus Investments

Claudia Kruse
Managing Director Global Responsible Investment & Governance, APG Asset Management

John Kushner
Senior Vice President and Head of Relationship Management, North America, Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services

Kim Y. Lew
Chief Executive Officer and President, Columbia Investment Management Company, LLC.

Bill Li
Senior Investment Officer, Director, Portfolio Completion Strategies, Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board

Mary K. Ludgin, Ph.D.
Senior Managing Director and Director of Global Investment Research, Heitman

Catherine L. Mann
Global Chief Economist, Citi

Edouard Matitia-Cohen
Global Head of Equity Financing Distribution, Bank of America

Patrick McCurdy
Managing Director, Head of Capital Consulting, Wells Fargo

Michael Micko
Partner and Head of European Credit Strategies, Napier Park Global Capital

Jason Mitchell
Co-Head of Responsible Investment, Man Group plc

Louis Molinari
Managing Director, Prime Services, Barclays

Katherine Molnar
Chief Investment Officer, Fairfax County Police Officers Retirement System

Brian Neale
Vice President of Investments, University of Nebraska Foundation

Andrew Palmer
Chief Investment Officer, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System

Michael Pedroni
Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Head of Global Research and Markets, Managed Funds Association

Michael Pintar
Managing Director, US Head of Flow Strategy & Solutions, Societe Generale

Stephanie Rader
Head of Distressed Sales and Bank Loan Sales, Goldman Sachs & Co.

David S. Richter
Managing Director, Investment Committee Chair, Absolute Return Strategies, GCM Grosvenor

Neil Robson
Partner, Financial Markets and Funds, Katten

Jackie Rosner
Managing Director, PAAMCO Prisma

David Ross
Managing Director, Capital Markets Group, OPTrust

David M. Rubenstein
Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman, The Carlyle Group

Alex Sacerdote
Founder and Portfolio Manager, Whale Rock Capital Management

Jason Sammet
Senior Investment Officer, Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS)

David Sancewich
Principal, Consultant, Meketa Investment Group

Tarik Serri
Senior Director, Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments, Trans-Canada Capital

Pav Sethi
Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Gladius Capital Management LP

Nathan Sheets, PhD
Chief Economist and Head of Global Macroeconomic Research, PGIM Fixed Income

Neil Sherman
Global Key Account Manager, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Alissa Shipper
Director, Public Securities, Bayshore Global Management

Justin W. Slatky
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Senior Portfolio Manager, Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.

Chris Solarz
Managing Director, Cliffwater, LLC

Diego Syrowicz
Managing Director, Head of Hedge Funds, State Street Global Advisors

Amit Thanki
CAIA, Senior Investment Officer, San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association

Joe Tolen
CAIA, Director of Multi-Asset Strategies, Indiana Public Retirement System

Rob Vanderpool
Managing Director, President of InfraHedge North America, State Street Bank and Trust Company

Charles Van Vleet
Assistant Treasurer, Chief Investment Officer of Pension Investments, Textron Inc.

Christine Waldron
Chief Global Strategy Officer, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

Chris Walvoord
Partner, Global Head of Hedge Fund Research, Aon Investments

David Warn
Director of Risk Management, Office of Investments, University of Chicago

Trent Webster
Senior Investment Officer – Strategic Investments, State Board of Administration of Florida

Ambassador David Welch
Former Senior Vice President and Partner, Bechtel

Jennifer Wildeman
Senior Portfolio Advisor, Aksia LLC

Ash Williams
Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, State Board of Administration of Florida

Jae S. Yoon
Chief Investment Officer, New York Life Investment Management

David Zervos
Chief Market Strategist, Jefferies LLC

2021 Sponsors and Partners

PRIME PARTNERS:
• BofA Securities
• Credit Suisse

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Citi
• UBS

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Barclays
• Goldman Sachs
• Katten
• Morgan Stanley
• Northern Trust
• PGIM
• PwC
• Societe Generale
• State Street
• US Bank
• Wells Fargo

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Delta
• Enfusion

INDUSTRY PARTNERS:
• Barclay Hedge
• Hedge Fund Alert
• HFR
• Preqin