MFA West 2018 | Managed Funds Association | 7 May 2018 | The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara, 8301 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, US

Leading operational, legal and compliance executives from influential hedge funds and institutional investor organizations will gather at MFA West to address the industry’s ever-changing standards and regulations. MFA West delivers three days of peer-to-peer structured content and networking enabling fund managers and allocators to establish industry consensus on optimal operational frameworks. The conference is designed to deliver an open dialogue among all presenters and participants.

Access unparalleled thought-leadership on implementing and maintaining best-in-class operational, legal, compliance, investment and technology infrastructures
Exchange best procedural practices through interactive sessions with industry experts
Hear from leading regulators about their current areas of focus and what’s next on their agenda
MFA applies for CLE and CPE credits for all applicable panel discussions at this conference
Attendees:

Chief Operating Officers | General Counsels | Chief Compliance Officers | Chief Financial Officers | Heads of Operational Due Diligence | Chief Technology Officers | Chief Executive Officers

2018 Speakers:

Eric M. Albert
Chief Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel, Litigation, BlueMountain Capital Management LLC

Cambria Allen
Corporate Governance Director, UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust

Benjamin Allensworth
Associate General Counsel, Managed Funds Association

Max Altmark
Director of Investment Operations, Georgetown University

Elizabeth Arnall
Director, Business Development, HSBC Securities Services

Edward Baer
Counsel, Ropes & Gray LLP

Josh Barlow
Head of Accounting and Operational Due Diligence, PAAMCO

Melissa C. Bender
Counsel, Ropes & Gray LLP

Amy Bensted
Director of Hedge Fund Products, Preqin

Michelle Bergren
Chief Financial Officer, Camden Asset Management LP

Matthew Bogart
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, CarVal Investors LLC

Jim D. Castro
Director of Investment Transactions & Operations Office of the Chief Investment Officer, The Regents of the University of California

Bart Cocales
Managing Director, Head of Operational Due Diligence, BlackRock

Enda Coyle
Head of Complex Pricing, HSBC Securities Services

Lindsay DeGrazia
Vice President, Investment Management Division, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM)

Andrew J. Dunbar
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Bel Air Investment Advisors

Shirley Eckes
Chief Operating Officer, State of Wisconsin Investment Board

Lance Fraser
Managing Director, Head of Hedge Fund/ PE Operational Due Diligence, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Charles P. Friedberg, CFA
Managing Partner, President & COO, Argentem Creek Partners LP

Chris Gailey
Operations Manager, Texas Tech University System (TTUS) Office of Investments

James Gange
Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer and Legal Counsel, Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

Peter D. Greene
Vice Chair, Investment Management, Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Arthur Guimarães
Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Chief Investment Officer, The Regents of the University of California

Tony Hairston, CPA
Chief Financial Officer of Maverick Stable Funds & Director of Business Operations, Maverick Capital, Ltd.

Jennifer Han
Associate General Counsel, Managed Funds Association

D. Brooke Harlow
Chief Commercial Officer, Managed Funds Association

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

Matthew Hougan
Global Head of Research, Bitwise Asset Management

Brian Humphries
Performance Analyst, DUMAC, Inc.

S. Alexander Jacobson
Managing Partner, 137 Ventures

Brendan Kalb
Managing Director and General Counsel, AQR Capital Management LLC

Rose-Louise Kealey
Senior Vice President, D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

Joon H. Kim
Former Acting United States Attorney, Southern District of New York

Katie Kloster
Global Chief Compliance Officer, Värde Partners

Christina Kopec
Managing Director, Investment Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM)

Kerry Kourepenos
Partner & Chief Business Officer, Hitchwood Capital Management LP

Reena S. Lalji
General Counsel, Wilshire Associates, Inc.

David Landers
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Managed Funds Association

Ian Malloch
Chief Operating Officer / Chief Risk Officer, One River Asset Management

Maureen Hazen
General Counsel, State Board of Administration of. Florida (SBA)

James McDonald
Director, Division of Enforcement, CFTC

Diane L. McGimsey
Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

C. Martin Meekins
Partner, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, Empyrean Capital Partners, LP

Vincent Molino
Principal in the Mercer Sentinel® Group within Mercer Investments, Mercer

Dr. Ashby Monk
Executive Director and Research Director, Stanford Global Projects Center

Benjamin Murray
Operational Due Diligence Analyst, University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company (UTIMCO)

Ginger Norman
Deputy General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Canyon Partners LLC

John Oliva
Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer, Highbridge Capital Management, LLC

Gene Park
General Counsel, First Quadrant

Michael Pedroni
Executive Vice President & Managing Director, International Affaris, Managed Funds Association

Frank Perez
Director, Makena Capital Management, LLC

Beste Portnoff
Principal and Head of Operational Due Diligence, Bessemer Trust Company, N.A.

David Poulten
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Glendon Capital Management

John Richardson
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Ionic Capital Management LLC

William H. Rooney
Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Kevin Roulston
Tax Director, Balyasny Asset Management L.P.

Kim Rozman
Associate General Counsel, HBK Capital Management

Darin Sadow
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Partner Fund Management, LP

Jose F. Sanchez
Partner, Former SEC Senior Trial Attorney, Enforcement Division, Sidley Austin LLP

Rob Saperstein
Senior Managing Director and the Global Head of Compliance, Guggenheim Partners, LLC.

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

James Shinn
Co-Founder, Predata

Kristin A. Snyder
SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE)

Michael C. Sohn
Supervisory Special Agent (SSA), FBI Director's Priority Initiative Digital Transformation Office (DTO)

Timothy Spangler
Partner, Dechert LLP

Jonathan R. Streeter
Partner, Dechert LLP

Jennifer Sunu
Director, Compliance, National Futures Association (NFA)

David E. Tang
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Deborah Tuchman
Of Counsel, Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP

Michael R. Weiner
Senior Deputy General Counsel, Citadel

Paul Wendler
Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Operations, LongTail Alpha LLC

Joel Yarmon
Partner, Pipeline Capital Partners

Brian Yegidis
Director, Credit Suisse Prime Services Consulting

2018 Sponsors:

• BDO
• Credit Suisse
• Dechert LLP
• Deutsche Bank
• First Republic Bank
• Goldman Sachs
• Asset Management
• Hedge Fund Alert
• J.P. Morgan
• Lowenstein Sandler
• Preqin
• Rpoes & Gray
• SS&C Advent
• Sidley
• Societe Generale
• Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP