MFA Network 2024 | Managed Funds Association | 29 January 2024 | Loews Miami Beach Hotel, 1601 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA

This flagship business development event, is the leading networking conference for the alternative investment industry.
This event will welcome financial industry leaders from around the globe, including leading allocators, hedge fund managers, and service providers, for:
– Invaluable in-person one-on-one allocator meetings;
– Educational programming; and
– Peer-to-peer, investor-led discussions.
The event in Miami provides unparalleled thought-leadership on emerging investment issues and trends that are critical to allocators and hedge fund managers across all strategies in today’s economy.
This year’s program offers panel discussions and roundtables on the key issues facing investment managers, including hedge funds and their allocators. Speakers will provide insight on the trends they’re watching in the broader financial markets and guidance on how investors can stay on top of shifting dynamics.
At the event, you can expect:
– Private manager suites for one-on-one meetings;
– Balanced allocator-to-manager ratio;
– Leading institutional pension, endowment, and foundation consultants;
– Three days of investor networking and unparalleled content; and
– Dedicated concierge service to assist with platform offerings.
All meetings will be facilitated through a new and improved digital platform, the MFA Conference App.

2024 Speakers

Diana Amoa
Chief Investment Officer, Long Biased Strategies, Kirkoswald Asset Management

Mark Attanasio
Director, Alternative Investments, General Motors Asset Management

Erik Serrano Berntsen
CEO, Stable

Afsaneh Beschloss
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RockCreek

Rohit Bhat
Director, Capital Markets, Exchanges, and Digital Assets, Google Cloud

Clinton Biondo
Managing Partner, Fir Tree Partners

Natalie Birrell
President and Partner, Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C.

Dalia Blass
Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Gregory Bond, CFA
Chief Executive Officer, Man Numeric

Peter Bremberg
Founder and Chief Investment Officer, The Quarry

Mara Brock Akil
Critically Acclaimed Showrunner, Producer, and Screenwriter

Scott Burg
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner, Deer Park

Pablo E. Calderini
President and Chief Investment Officer, Graham Capital

Michael Chen
Managing Director, Head of Investments, HarbourView Equity Partners

Dr. John Claisse
CEO, Albourne Group

Megan Colligan
Former President of Paramount Pictures and IMAX Entertainment

Bryan Corbett
President and Chief Executive Officer, MFA

Lindsay Costigan
Managing Director, BNP Paribas

Sean Cumiskey
Co-Chief Operating Officer, Yiheng Capital Management LP

Peter Donovan
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer, MFA

Joe Dowling
Global Head, Blackstone Alternative Asset Management

Paul Enright
Chairman of Fundamental Equities, Jain Global

Anne-Marie Fink
Chief Investment Officer, Private Markets and Funds Alpha, State of Wisconsin Investment Board

Jillien Flores
EVP, Head of Global Government Affairs, MFA

Marcus Frampton
Chief Investment Officer, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation

Joshua Friedman
Co-Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Canyon Partners, LLC

Nicolas Gaussel
CEO and Co-CIO, Metori Capital Management

Sander R. Gerber
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer, Hudson Bay Capital

Suzanne Gibbons
Managing Member, Davidson Kempner

Jonathan Glidden
Managing Director, Pensions, Chief Investment Officer, Delta Air Lines

Paul Goldschmid
Partner, Co-Portfolio Manager, King Street Capital Management

Thibault Gournay
Co-Chief Investment Officer and Partner, Anchorage Capital Group

Peter D. Greene
Partner and Co-Head of Investment Management Group, Schulte Roth & Zabel

Ken Griffin
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Citadel

Bill Gulya
Managing Director, Head of Americas, SGX Group

David Haber
Chief Financial Officer, National Basketball Association (NBA)

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

Otto Hamaoui
Director of Portfolio Management, Man AHL

Charlotte Hamill
Principal, Bracebridge Capital

Jennifer Han
Executive Vice President, Chief Counsel, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, MFA

Claudio Irigoyen
Head of Global Economic Research, Bank of America

Meredith Jenkins
Chief Investment Officer, Trinity Church Wall Street

Michael P. Kahn
Partner, Akin

Geeta Kapadia
Chief Investment Officer, Fordham University

Karen Karniol-Tambour
Co-Chief Investment Officer, Bridgewater Associates

Bryan Kelly
Managing Director, Head of Machine Learning, AQR Capital Management

Kenny King
Global Head of Alternatives, Managing Director, BNY Mellon

James Ko
Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System

Peter Kraus
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aperture Investors

Paul Kreiselmaier
Director, Hedge Funds, Verus Investments

John Kushner
Head of Relationship Management, Hedge Fund Services, Northern Trust

Drew Laurino
Senior Managing Director, Blue Owl Capital Inc.

Jonathan S. Lavine
Co-Managing Partner, Bain Capital

Jenny Lee
Co-Head of Private Credit, Brigade Capital Management

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

Greg Lippmann
Chief Investment Officer, LibreMax Capital

David Lohuis
Managing Director, Chairman of Global Financing, Investment Bank, Barclays

Amelie Lonergan
Americas Head of Prime Brokerage Sales, UBS

Chris Longworth
Head of GAM Systematic, GAM Investments

Tim Magnusson
Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Garda Capital Partners

Farouki Majeed, CFA
Chief Investment Officer, School Employees Retirement System of Ohio

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin III

Dharmesh Maniyar, PhD
Chief Investment Officer, Maniyar Capital

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

Charmel Maynard
Associate Vice President, Chief Investment Officer & University Treasurer, University of Miami

Art Mbanefo
Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Phoenix Merchant Partners

Jim Messina
CEO, The Messina Group; Campaign Manager for the 2012 Obama & Campaign & Senior Strategic Adviser for David Cameron’s EU Referendum Campaign; Board Member, Blockchain.com; National Chair, Organizing for Action

Patrick Michel
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

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

Anthony Novara
Partner, Research Director – Marketable Alternatives & Capital Markets, Fiducient Advisors

Diego Parrilla
Principal Investment and Management Committee, 36 South Capital

Jake Pollack
Global Head of Credit Financing & Direct Lending, Credit Markets, J.P. Morgan

Alex Papov
Head of Private Credit, Carlyle

Fahmi Quadir
Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Safkhet Capital

Carlos Rangel
Chief Investment Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Dr. Kiran Reddy, MD
Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Life Sciences

Bruce Richards
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Marathon Asset Management, L.P.

Ed Robertiello
CFA, Managing Director, Head of Private Markets, Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System

Jackie Rosner
Managing Director, PAAMCO Prisma

Karl Rove
Foremost Conservative Commentator & Strategist; FOX News Contributor and Wall Street Journal Columnist; Former Deputy Chief of Staff and Sr. Advisor to President George W. Bush; New York Times Bestselling Author, 'Courage and Consequence' and 'The Triumph of William McKinley'

Gabrielle Rubenstein
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Manna Tree Partners

Richard Ryan
Head of Capital Consulting, Americas, Société Générale

Ryan Sandahl
Managing Director, Financial Structuring, Houlihan Lokey

Carsten Schmitz
Co-Chief Investment Officer, Winton Capital Management

Jeff Shen, PhD
Managing Director, Co-CIO and Co-Head of Systematic Active Equity (SAE), BlackRock

Stacey Sher
Film and Television Producer, Shiny Penny Productions

Stephanie A. Sirota
Partner, Chief Business Officer, RTW Investments

Justin W. Slatky
Chief Investment Officer, Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.

Cameron Smalls
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Alex Smith
Portfolio Strategist, Bridgewater Associates

Michelle Sobrino
President & Group Publisher, Variety

Dr. Michael Soss, Phd
Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Millburn Ridgefield Corporation

Shiv Srinivasan
Chief Investment Officer, Active Investments, Abu Dhabi Investment Council

Mark Sullivan
Senior Managing Director, Partner, Head of Global Macro, Wellington Management

Herald van der Linde
Head of Asia Equity Strategy, HSBC

Amir Vardi
Portfolio Manager, Head of Structured Credit, UBS Asset Management

Mithra Warrier
Managing Director, Citi

Jamie Weinstein
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, PIMCO

Ash Williams
Vice Chairman, JP Morgan Asset Management

Steven Wilson
Director, Public Markets, Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Tracey Yurko
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Bridgewater Associates

David Zervos
Chief Market Strategist, Jefferies LLC

2024 Sponsors

PRIME PARTNERS:
• Akin
• B of A Securities
• Barclays
• Citi
• HSBC
• JP Morgan
• Schulte Roth+Zabel
• Sidley

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Cboe
• UBS

GOLD SPONSORS
• BNY Mellon
• CME Group
• Houlihan Lokey
• Lowenstein Sandler
• Northern Trust
• PGIM
• PIMCO
• Societe Generale
• Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• US Bank

SILVER SPONSRORS:
• Arcesium
• Deutsche Bank
• FRT
• FundBank
• MSCI
• PGIM
• SGXGroup
• Trading Technologies
• Verity

INDUSTRY SPONSORS:
• Delta
• Fintrx
• Hedge Fund Alert
• HFR
• Preqin
• Wheels Up