Public Funds Roundtable 2023 | Institutional Investor | 24 April 2023 | The Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, USA

Agenda Topics:
• Alternative Investor Institute
• How Allocators are Tackling the Challenges
• Understanding The Liquidity Conundrum
• The FOMO Effect in Investing - Tulips, Bloc
• Energy Transition & The Innovation Opportunity
• Understanding the cedit sector beyond the hype
• Private Equity's response to a Possible Recession
• Blockchain investing
• Balancing Competing Interests: Beneficiaries, Managers, Regulators
• Why is this Cycle Different to Previous Ones?
• The Many Dimensions of the Secondary Markets
• The Future FOMO effect in Investing - China
• We Cannot Live In A World Where ESG Is At Odds With Industry
• How can Credit Enhance Your Portfolio?
• Will PE keep going up?
• How Should Investors Fortify Their Blind Side in a Portfolio?
• The Benefits and Unintended Consequences of a Booming Priva

2023 Speakers

Joe Aguilar
Chief Investment Officer, Illinois State Treasury

Eric Agyemang
Associate, Economics & Fund Strategy, AIMCo

Christopher J. Ailman
Chief Investment Officer, CalSTRS

Samuel Austin
Partner, NEPC, LLC

Janet Becker-Wold
Senior Vice President, Callan

Fadi BouSamra
Chief Investment Officer, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Employee Benefit System

Alex Cabe
Senior Investment Consultant, USI Advisors

Jim Callahan
President, Callan LLC

Scott Chan
Deputy Chief Investment Officer, CalSTRS

Ana Chapman
Managing Director, Hamilton Lane

Ellen Chen
ESG Risk Officer and Investment Officer II, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System

Anirudh Chowdhry
Head of Investments, Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association (FCERA)

Marlene D'Adamo
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, CalPERS

Steve Davis
Chief Investment Officer, Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System (SCERS)

James Davis
Chief Investment Officer, OPTrust

Rose Dean
Managing Director, NEPC, LLC

Amit Dutta
Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Credit, IMCO

Josh Emanuel
Chief Investment Officer, Wilshire Advisors

George Emerson
Senior Investment Officer, Seattle City Employees' Retirement System

Anne-Marie Fink
Private Markets & Funds Alpha, CIO, SWIB

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

Lauren Fradgley
Director - Credit and Real Estate, BCI

Everaldo França
Consultant, ABRAPP (Brazilian Pension Funds Association)

Daniel Garant
EVP & Global Head, Public Markets, BCI

Brandon Gill New
Managing Director & Head of Multi-Strategy Investing & Digital Assets, OPTrust

Jonathan Grabel
Chief Investment Officer, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association

Clark Hoover
Investment Officer, Private Markets, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System

Yvonne Huang
Senior Investment Analyst, Texas Municipal Retirement System

Spencer Hunter
Senior Consultant, RVK, Inc.

Trevor Jackson
Senior Portfolio Advisor, Aksia LLC

Daniel Joye
Infrastructure Investments, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association

Rodney June
CIO, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System (LACERS)

John Kettnich
CFA, Partner, StepStone Group LLC

Thomas Kim
Deputy Chief Investment Officer (Fixed Income / Credit), Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System

David Kushner
Chief Investment Officer, City of Austin Employees' Retirement System

Vache Mahseredjian
Principal Investment Officer, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association

Tom Masthay
Deputy CIO, Texas Municipal Retirement System

Angela Miller-May
Chief Investment Officer, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

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

Molly A. Murphy
Chief Investment Officer, Orange County Employees Retirement System

James Nield
Chief Risk Officer, Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)

Paul O'Brien
Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee, Wyoming Retirement System

Poorvi Parekh
Managing Director, Canterbury Consulting

Doug Peta
Chief Strategist - U.S. Investment Strategy, BCA Research

Donald Pierce
Chief Investment Officer, San Bernardino County Employees' Retirement Association (SBCERA)

Kenneth Pitman
Director, Alternative Investments, Mercer

Timothy Reese
Chief Executive Officer, PMRS-PA Municipal Retirement System

Irene Rodriguez
Investment Manager - Trading and Portfolio Risk, CalPERS

Alison Romano
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, San Francisco Employees' Retirement System

Alexandre Roy
Managing Director and Head of Total Fund Strategy and Investments, PSP Investments

Luis Sierra
Consultant, Marquette Associates, Inc.

David Silber
Chief Investment Officer, City of Milwaukee Employes' Retirement System

J. Scott Simon, CFA
Chief Investment Officer, Colorado Fire & Police Pension Association

Kirk Sims
Senior Director, Head of Emerging Manager Program, Teacher Retirement System of Texas

John Skjervem
Chief Investment Officer, Utah Retirement Systems

Reid Smith
Principal, Director of Private Market Research, Mercer

Mark Steed
Chief Investment Officer, Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement Systems

Steve Swanson
Executive Director, Park Employees' Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago

Gary Tom, CFA, CAIA, FRM
Equity Analyst/PM, Wilshire Associates

Michael G. Trotsky
Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM)

Tarek M. Turaigi
Senior Investment Officer, Orange County Employees Retirement System

Ryan Wagner
Chief Investment Officer, Dallas Police & Fire Pension System

Barbara Walter
Professor, UC San Diego

Scott Whalen
Executive Managing Director | Senior Consultant, Verus

Candy Wong
Portfolio Manager International Equities, Manitoba Civil Service Superannuation Board

Scott Zdrazil
Principal Investment Officer, Corporate Governance, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association

2023 Sponsors

• Jane Street Capital
• S&P Down Jones Indices