SEO 9th Alternative Investments Conference (AICON) 2018 | SEO Alternative Investments | 9 February 2018 | The New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 6th Ave, New York, NY 10019, US

This must-attend conference features industry-leading speakers, educational panels and robust networking opportunities designed to increase access and career development for professionals from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in alternative investments. It is a key part of SEO’s pioneering work to expand diversity in the sector.

AICON is a valuable chance to hear the insights of prominent leaders from private equity, hedge funds, real estate, venture capital, limited partners, fund of funds, emerging managers & recruiting firms.

2018 Keynote Speakers:

Frank A. Baker
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Siris Capital Group, LLC

Jim Coulter
Co-CEO & Founding Partner, TPG

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

2018 Speakers:

Joseph Y. Bae
Co-President & Co-Chief Operating Officer, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Runa Alam
Co-Founding Partner & Chief Executive Officer, DPI

Jerry Albright
Chief Investment Officer, Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Harshal Chaudhari
Managing Director and CIO, IBM Retirement Funds

John Civantos
Managing Partner, Court Square Capital Partners

Anne Dinneen
CIO, Hamilton College

Scott C. Evans
Deputy Comptroller for Asset Management & Chief Investment Officer, Office of the New York City Comptroller

Vicki L. Fuller
Chief Investment Officer, New York State Common Retirement Fund

Renae Griffin
Director, GCM Grosvenor

Mary Knobler
Managing Director and Co-Head of Trading, Oaktree Capital Management

Loida Nicolas Lewis
Chair, Reginald F. Lewis Foundation

Ninon Marapachi*
Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Jamie Merisotis
President & CEO, Lumina Foundation

Tyson Pratcher*
Managing Partner and Head of Investments, The Family Office Company BSC (c)

Bei Saville
Senior Endowments & Foundations CIO, Northern Trust Investments

Yokasta Segura-Baez
Principal, Pantheon Ventures (US) LP

The Honorable Scott M. Stringer
New York City Comptroller, Conference Opening Remarks

Darren Walker
President, Ford Foundation

Kelly M. Williams
Chairman & CEO, Private Equity Women Investor Network

2018 Conference Panelists:

Armando Acosta
Senior Vice President, Private Funds Group, PineBridge Investments

Helen Adeosun
Co-Founder and CEO, CareAcademy

Cheryl D. Alston
Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, Employees’ Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas

Glenn R. August
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Oak Hill Advisors

W. Jeffrey Beckham
Managing Director, Head of Institutional Investment Management, and Fund Manager – Premier Property Fund Partner, Jamestown

Andre P. Bennin
Managing Director, Strada Education Network

Joshua Blaine
Senior Managing Director, Strategic Partners, Blackstone

Peter Carlin
Managing Director, Blue Harbour Group

Kesha Cash
General Partner, Impact America Fund

Tina N. Castro, CFA
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Avivar Capital

Lindsay Creedon
Partner, StepStone

Mark DeNatale
Partner and Global Head of Special Situations, CVC Credit Partners

Anthony J. De Nicola
President & Managing Partner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Alex Doñé
Deputy Chief Investment Officer – Private Markets, Office of New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer

John Duong
Director, Lumina Impact Ventures, Lumina Foundation

Daphne Dufresne
Managing Partner, GenNx360 Capital Partners

Suzanne Gauron
Co-Head of Strategic Partnerships and Client Portfolio Solutions, AIMS, Goldman Sachs

Charlie Georgalas
Chief Executive Officer, Colonial Consulting, LLC

David J. Grain
Managing Director, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Grain Management, LLC

Gurinder Grewal
Managing Director, Advent International

Xavier A. Gutierrez
Managing Director, Clearlake Capital Group

Deborah Harmon
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Artemis Real Estate Partners, LLC

Francis O. Idehen
Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer, GCM Grosvenor

Obinna Isiadinso
Senior Investment Manager, IFC Asset Management Company

Greg Jania
Head of Fund Investments, APG Asset Management

Mark Johnson
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Astra Capital Management

Julie Jones
Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP

Paul D. Kazilionis
Managing Principal, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Westbrook Partners

Edward C. Keith III
Partner, Landmark Partners

Soo Kim
Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Standard General L.P.

Chris Lee
Member, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Stacy Levine
Principal, Amity Search Partners

Chenkay Li
Vice President, Hamilton Lane

Rommel A. Marseille
Managing Director, Colony NorthStar, Inc.

Janelle Matthews
Recruiter, CPI

Christopher McDonough
Director & Chief Investment Officer, State of New Jersey Division of Investment

Aziz Moolji
Managing Director, The Abraaj Group

Heather Moylan
Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations, DivcoWest

Josh Nabatian
Partner, Arcadia Investment Partners LLC

Yvonne D. Nelson
Head of Real Estate, Bureau of Asset Management, Office of the New York City Comptroller

Lynn Nguyen
AVP, Head of Emerging Markets Private Equity, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

Dr. Kola Olofinboba
Managing Partner, Fairview Capital Partners

Brian O’Neil
Chief Investment Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Felix Ortiz
Founder, Chairman & CEO, Viridis Learning

Adebola Osakwe
Head of Inclusion & Diversity, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

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

Deven Parekh
Managing Director, Insight Venture Partners

David Perez
President & COO, Palladium Equity Partners

Amanda Persaud
Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP

Dominique Raymond
Strategy Director, Lumina Foundation

Juan E. Sabater
Partner, Valor Equity Partners

Taranjit Sabharwal
Partner & Portfolio Manager, Hollis Park Partners

Jeannine Santarelli
Principal, Global Human Resources, The Carlyle Group

Sengal Selassie
Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC

Joshua Stern
Director, Private Investments, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Clinton Stevenson
Investment Director, Investment Manager Engagement Programs, CalPERS

Alex Tahsili
Partner, Alkeon Capital Management

Leah Trabich
Partner, HSP

David Trucano
Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, BlackRock

Tom Tull, CFA
Chief Investment Officer, Employees Retirement System of Texas

Ray Whiteman
Managing Partner, Stellex Capital Management

Keith Wofford
Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP

Willie E. Woods
President & Managing Director, ICV Partners

Victor L. Wu
Partner, Lexington Partners

Joanne Yoo
Senior Executive, DPI

Patricia Miller Zollar
Managing Director, Neuberger Berman

2018 Sponsors:

CONFERENCE UNDERWRITING:
• Lumina Foundation

ALUMNI UNDERWRITING
• Siris Capital Group, LLC

OFFICIAL LAW:
• Ropes&Gray

PRESENTING:
• Advent International Global Private Equity
• The Carlyle Group
• Clayton Dubilier & Rice
• Court Square
• CVC
• Development Partners International (DPI)
• GCM Grosvenor
• Genstar Capital
• KKR
• Bank of America Corporation Merrill Lynch
• OakTree
• Palladium
• TPG
• WCAS
• WestBrook Partners

PREMIER:
• Adams Street Partners
• Alkeon Capital Management
• Arcadia Investment Partners
• ClearLake Capital
• Colonial Consulting LLC
• GenNx360 Capital Partners
• Grain
• ICV Partners
• KPS Capital Partners, LP
• Neuberger Berman
• Oak Hill Advisors (OHA)
• Pantheon
• Stellex Capital Management

LEADERSHIP:
• The Abraaj Group
• Artemis Real Estate Partners
• Astra Capital Mangement
• BlackRock
• Blackstone
• Blue Harbour Group
• Blueprint Capital Advisors (BCA)
• Brightwood
• Colony NorthStar
• Fairview Capital
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Hamilton Lane
• Hollis Park Partners
• Insight Venture Partners
• Landmark Partners
• Lexington Partners
• Standard General
• Valor Equity Partners

SUPPORTING:
• 645 Ventures
• Columbia University
• Garcia Hamilton & Associates, L.P. (GH&A)

GENERAL:
• Farol Asset Mgmt
• Harbour Vest Partners
• IFC Asset Mgmt
• Preo
• PGIM Fixed Income
• StepStone Group

EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS:
• The Association of Asian American Investment Managers (aaaim)
• The Consortium
• Council of Urban Professionals
• MLT
• Robert Toigo Foundation

MARKETING PARTNERS:
• Buyouts insider
• EMPEA
• Falk Marques Group
• Hedge Connection
• Impact Capitalism Summit
• Hispanic Heritage Foundation Latinos On Fast Track
• National Association of Investment Companies
• New America Alliance
• PE HUB
• RG+associates