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Event Date | Wed Apr 5 EDT (over 1 year ago) |
Location |
The Glasshouse
660 12th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA |
Region | Americas |
Since its inception, this premier annual event has been increasing access and career development at every point of the investing chain for professionals from backgrounds historically excluded from the alternative investments industry. Showcasing the most compelling speakers and content in the Alternative Investments space, AICON is an interactive experience that benefits professionals of all levels and expertise.
Conference highlights include:
• Engagement with top Limited Partners and prominent leaders in alternative investments
• Facilitated one-on-one Limited Partner/General Partner meetings throughout the day
• Insight from notable executives from private equity, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, venture capital, limited partners, fund of funds, emerging managers, family offices, and recruiting firms
• Networking with industry leaders
Our conference, a premier annual event, is designed to increase access and career development at every point of the investing chain for professionals from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in alternative investments. In addition to the 1:1 LP/GP meetings that SEO helps facilitate throughout the day, the conference is a valuable chance to hear the insights of prominent leaders from private equity, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, venture capital, limited partners, fund of funds, emerging managers, family offices, and recruiting firms.
2023 Speakers
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Henry R. Kravis**
Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman, KKR
Adebayo Ogunlesi
Founding Partner, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Global Infrastructure Partners
REGINALD F. LEWIS AWARD SPEAKERS:
David Grain
Award Recipient
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Grain Management
Loida N. Lewis
Award Presenter
Chair
Reginald F. Lewis Foundation
Verdun S. Perry** *
Fireside Chat
Global Head
Blackstone Strategic Partners
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Runa Alam
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Development Partners International
Pamela Brylski*, Emcee
David Chiang
Chief Investment Officer, Pritzker Family Foundations
Eric Doppstadt
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, Ford Foundation
William Goodloe**
President & CEO, SEO
Chris Lee** *
Head of Real Estate Americas, KKR
Kim Y. Lew
Chief Executive Officer & President, Columbia Investment Management Company
Alisa Mall
Chief Investment Officer, Dell Family Office
Steven Meier
Chief Investment Officer & Deputy Comptroller for Asset Management, Office of NYC Comptroller
Pamela Pavkov
Partner, TPG Next
Tim Recker
Chief Investment Officer & Treasurer, The James Irvine Foundation
Dakotah Rice*
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Poolit
Kimberly Sargent
Chief Investment Officer, The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Bei Saville
Chief Investment Officer, Advance Treasury and Fingerboard Family Office
Roy Swan
Director, Mission Investments, Ford Foundation
Darren Walker
President, Ford Foundation
PANEL SPEAKERS:
Angelo Acconcia
Partner, ArcLight
Jose Arredondo*
Principal, Warburg Pincus
Elizabeth Browne
Managing Director, GCM Grosvenor
Juliya Chekmarova
Managing Director, Ardea Partners
Gerald Cooper
Partner, Campbell Lutyens
Fred Cummings
President & Founder, Elizabeth Park Capital Management
Sarah Davidoff
Partner, Ropes & Gray
Gabriel de Alba
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, GDA Luma
Milo Dee
Principal, Berkshire Partners
Heather Faust
Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Argand Partners
Keith Friedman
Managing Director, GCM Grosvenor
Andre A. Hakkak
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, White Oak Global Advisors
Joseph Haslip
Managing Director, Investor Relations, Valor Equity Partners
Milwood Hobbs, Jr.
Managing Director & Head of NA Sourcing & Origination, Oaktree Capital Management
Jennifer Hoh
Managing Director, Providence Equity Partners
Robert Holley*
Senior Investment Officer, Baltimore Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System
Shohana Jannat*
Managing Director, Ardea Partners
Dennis Jean-Jacques
Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Ocean Park Investments
Scott Jeffreys
Director, Insurance and Strategic Finance, KKR
Danita Johnson
Managing Director, Real Assets, Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
David R. Jones
Co-Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, CastleOak Securities
Priya Kaftan
Head of Investor Relations & Product Strategy, Heard Capital
Thomas V. Kennedy
Chief Investment Strategist, J.P. Morgan
Soo Kim
Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Standard General
Yup S. Kim
Investment Director, CalPERS Private Equity
Stacy Levine
Partner, Amity Search Partners
Marcus Lindroos
Principal, Primary Investments, Adams Street Partners
Martha Masiarz
Vice President, Odyssey Search Partners
Nellie McCullough
Principal, Henkel Search Partners
Andy McElaney
Partner, The Baupost Group
Patricia Miller Zollar
Managing Director, Neuberger Berman
Andrew Mitro
Partner, StepStone Group
Rikesh Mohandoss
Partner, Glendower Capital
Trey Muldrow
Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Josh Nabatian
Partner, Arcadia Investment Partners
Simon Oak
Principal, Lexington Partners
Mandy Pan
Vice President, J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management
David Perez
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Avance Investment Management
Lila Preston
Partner & Head of Growth Equity, Generation Investment Management
Eric Requenez
Partner, Ropes & Gray
Andre Rice
President, Muller & Monroe Asset Management
Craig Sabal
Deputy Chief Investment Officer, New York Life Insurance Company
Kelly A. Saltzgaber
Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, Genworth Financial
Yokasta Segura-Baez
Managing Director, Investor Relations, ArcLight
Sengal Selassie*
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Brightwood Capital Advisors
Sanjiv Shah
Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners
Radhika Shroff
Managing Director, Private Equity Impact Investing, Nuveen
Rick Shrotri
Founder, Digital Alpha
Miguel Silva
Investment Officer, CalPERS
Jon Smith
Vice President, 645 Ventures
Ramsey Smith
Founder, ALEX.fyi
Bharath Srikrishnan
Founder & Managing Partner, BharCap Partners
Lenny Stokes
Managing Director, Clover Capital
Mark Sutterlin
Head of Hedge Fund Origination & Product Management, Bank of America
Eric Taylor
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer, Trident
Anouk Van Der Boor
Managing Director, Private Partnerships, The Rockefeller University
Fernando Vigil
Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Teca Partners
Sean Ward
Senior Managing Director, Blue Owl Capital
Careina Williams
Managing Director, Sundance Bay
Joanne Yoo
Partner, Development Partners International
2023 Sponsors and Partners
CATALYST SPONSOR:
• TPG
UNDERWRITING SPONSORS:
• Grain Management
• KKR
• Siris
EXHIBITING SPONSORS:
• Bank of America
• Ropes & Gray
• Weil
PRESENTING SPONSORS:
• Arclight
• Avance
• The Baupost Group
• Blackstone
• DPI
• GH&A
• GCM Grosvenor
• Generation
• Oaktree
• Valor
PREMIER SPONSORS:
• 645 Ventures
• Ardea Partners
• Argand Partners
• CVC Capital Partners
• Digital Alpha
• Garda Capital Partners
• GDA LUMA
• HarbourVest
• KPS Capital Partners
• Neurberger Berman
• Providence Equity Partners
• Standard General
• Warburg Pincus
LEADERSHIP SPONSORS:
• Adam Street
• Advent Capital Management
• Brightwood
• Campbell Lutyens
• DE Shaw & Co
• Kirkland & Ellis
• Lexington Partners
• Odyssey
• Pimco
• Stepstone
• Trident
SUPPORTING SPONSOR:
• PJT Park Hill
GENERAL SPONSORS:
• Berkshire Partners
• Bharcap Partners
• Elizabeth Park
• Headlands Capital
• Heard Capital
• Poolit
• Sundance Bay
• White Oak
DIVERSITY FRIENDS:
• Aksia
• Albourne
• Amity Search Partners
• Blue Owl
• Glazer Capital Management
• Henkel Search Partners
• L2Point
• M2
• Naic
• Odyssey Search Partners
• Pathway Capital Management
• Sculptor Capital Management
• Teca Partners
MARKETING PARTNERS:
• AAAIM
• Accelerate Investors
• GCM Grosvenor
• MLT
• Naic
• Pewin