Pension Bridge Alternatives Conference 2019 | Pension Bridge | 28 October 2019 | Four Seasons Hotel, 9500 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA

The Pension Bridge Inc. is an innovative company offering educational conferences of the highest quality to the Institutional Investment Community. We produce The Pension Bridge Annual and The Private Equity Exclusive. Our objective is to provide the highest level of education with an impressive and influential speaker faculty in a setting that is conducive to networking. We help institutional money managers connect with pension funds across the country in a controlled setting, thus creating an enjoyable atmosphere. The networking sessions we provide are unique and carefully designed by our staff to help connect industry peers and prospective business contacts. Our events can act as a stepping stone to a successful financial relationship or simply help build the education that is instrumental to the investment decision making process.

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2019 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Stephen L. Nesbitt
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Cliffwater

MODERATORS:

Alexander Leiken
Manager Research Consultant, RVK

James Walsh
Head of Portfolio Group, Partner, Albourne America

Alexander Browning
Senior Vice President, Callan

Anthony M. Novara
Research Director – Global Hedge Fund Strategies & Capital Markets, DiMeo Schneider & Associates

Jim Vos
Chief Executive Officer, Aksia

Joseph Marenda
Partner, Cambridge Associates

Keith Seibert
Managing Director, Hedge Funds & Public Markets, C.M. Capital Advisors

Reino Ecklord
Research Consultant, Hedge Funds, NEPC

Thomas A. Shanklin
Managing Director, Head of Private Debt, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Reginald D. Tucker
Managing Director – Investments, Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS)

John Kettnich
Partner, StepStone Group

David Glickman
Executive Vice President, Meketa Investment Group

Gabrielle Zadra
Senior Managing Director, Cliffwater

Thomas Martin
Managing Director, TorreyCove Capital Partners

SPEAKERS:

Wylie Tollette
Executive Vice President, Head of Client Investment Solutions, Multi-Asset Solutions, Franklin Templeton

Danielle Singer, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Multi Asset, Invesco

Brian Payne, CAIA
Senior Hedge Fund Analyst, Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois

Samantha Foster
Managing Director, University of Southern California, (USC)

Chris Walvoord
Partner, Global Head of Hedge Fund Research, Aon Investment Consulting

Dr. Lars Jaeger
Head of Alternative Risk Premia, GAM USA

Steve Cain
Portfolio Manager, Diversified Alternatives, Janus Henderson Investors

Stephen Cummings
Global Investments Officer, Head of North America Investment Consulting, Aon Investment Consulting

Jim Voytko
President, Director of Research, Senior Consultant, RVK

Faraz Shooshani
Managing Director, Senior Private Markets Consultant, Verus

Andrew Junkin
President, Wilshire Consulting

David M. Lebovitz
Executive Director, Global Market Strategist, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

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

Tony Cousins
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Pyrford International

Neal J. Wilson
Co-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer, EJF Capital

Panayiotis Lambropoulos
Portfolio Manager – Hedge Funds, Employees Retirement System of Texas

David E. Francl
Managing Director, Absolute Return, San Francisco Employees' Retirement System, (SFERS)

Derek Drummond
Portfolio Manager – Funds Alpha, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, (SWIB)

Norman Kilarjian
Partner, Head of Macro and Quant Strategies, Aksia

Jesse Barnes
Managing Partner, Portfolio Manager, HighVista Strategies

Ernest Jaffarian
Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Efficient Capital Management

Jason Bonanca
Partner, Portfolio Manager, MKP Capital Management

Brad Gilbert
Director of Hedge Funds, Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Bill DeRoche
Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, AGF Investments LLC

Andrew D. Beer
Founder, Managing Member, Dynamic Beta Investments

Roberto M. Croce
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, Mellon

Gretchen Bergstresser
Partner, Global Head of Performing Credit and Senior Portfolio Manager, CVC Credit Partners

Drew McKnight
Managing Partner, Fortress Credit, Fortress Investment Group

Jeff Levin
Managing Director, Head of Direct Lending, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Neil N. Sheth
Partner, Director of Alternative Assets Research, NEPC

Bryan High
Managing Director, Co-Portfolio Manager for Global Special Situations Strategy, Barings

Amit Thanki, CAIA
Senior Investment Officer, San Bernardino County Employees' Retirement Association, (SBCERA)

Benjamin Fanger
Managing Partner, ShoreVest Partners

Jonathan D. Roth
President, Managing Director, Abbott Capital Management

Andrew Bernstein
Senior Managing Director, Head of Private Equity, Capital Dynamics

Didier Acevedo
Investment Officer, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, (LACERA)

Todd Miller
Managing Director, Private Equity, Partners Group

Stanley L. Iezman
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, American Realty Advisors

Brian Kingston
Managing Partner, CEO Real Estate, Brookfield Asset Management

John F. Freihammer
Portfolio Manager, Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund

Brian Finerty
Chief Investment Officer, Equity International Management

Michael Lombardi
Senior Investment Officer - Real Assets, New York State Common Retirement Fund - Office of the State Comptroller

Kathryn Leaf Wilmes
Partner, Head of Global Infrastructure and Real Assets, Pantheon Ventures

Nick Cleary
Partner and Head of North America, Vantage Infrastructure

Trevor Jackson
Senior Consultant, AndCo Consulting

Chris G. Carter
Managing Partner, NGP Energy Capital Management

Christopher Chow CFA
Director, Real Assets, San Francisco Employees' Retirement System, (SFERS)

Amy Ridge
Principal – Advisory Services, Mercer Alternatives

Jason M. Kellman
Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Pinnacle Asset Management

2019 Sponsors

COCKTAIL RECEPTION:
• C&CO

BREAKFAST:
• CIFC

REFRESHMENT BREAK:
• CQS
• The Jordan Company

LUNCH:
• First Eagle