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Event Date | Thu Nov 2 EDT - Fri Nov 3 EDT (about 7 years ago) |
Location |
The Pierre
2 E 61st St, New York, NY 10065, USA |
Region | Americas |
The 9th annual Women's Alternative Investment Summit will bring together an influential group of more than 400 senior-level women — fund managers, institutional investors, and advisors to the industry — across the broad spectrum of alternatives to build trusted networks and engage in candid discussions about alternative investments in an emerging new world.
This groundbreaking conference features moderated workshops and panel discussions, facilitated roundtable conversations, and keynote dialogues. Multi-session tracks address the many asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure and real assets investing.
2017 Speakers:
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Heidi Crebo-Rediker
Chief Executive Officer, International Capital Strategies; Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Chief Economist, U.S. State Department
Jean Case
Chief Executive Officer, Case Foundation; and Chairman, National Geographic Society
Lauren Leichtman
Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Gail S. Maytin
CFA, Chief Investment Office, Employee Benefits Plans, Prudential Financial
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Rukaiyah Adams
Chief Investment Officer, Meyer Memorial Trust
Kristin A. Agatone
Chief Investment Officer, Lehigh University Investment Office
Vivianne Akriche
Managing Director, Eurazeo Capital
Camille Asaro
Audit Partner, Alternative Investments, KPMG
Martina F. Aufiero, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Safeguard Scientifics
Stephanie Avakian
Acting Director, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Lynn C. Baranski
Managing Director, BlackRock
Elizabeth Bell
Principal, Jaguar Growth Partners
Kalina Berova
Principal, Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (OMERS)
Megan Bethke
Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Private Equity, APG Asset Management US
Nilanjana Bhowmik
Founder and General Partner, Converge
Andrea M. Bollyky
Head of Investor Relations and Business Development, Silver Rock Financial
Molly Bordonaro
Managing Partner, Gerding Edlen
Sandra Bosela
Global Head of Private Equity,, OPTrust
Amy Boyle
Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, GTIS Partners
Catherine Brossard
Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management
Paige Brotherton
Partner, Coller Capital
Elizabeth Burgess
Partner and Head of the Bridges U.S. Sustainable Growth Fund, Bridges Fund Management
Carolyn Campbell
Co-Founding Partner and Managing Director, Emerging Capital Partners
Susan J. Carter, Independent Director, BlackRock Equity Liquidity Mutual Funds; Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Commonfund Capital
Lauren Cochran
Director of Private Investments, Blue Haven Initiative
Laureen Costa
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, JPMorgan Asset Management
Heidi Crebo-Rediker
Chief Executive Officer, International Capital Strategies; Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Chief Economist, U.S. State Department
Neda Daneshzadeh
Co-Founder and Partner, Prelude Growth Partners
Tara Davies
Managing Director, KKR
Nancy Davis
Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Quadratic Capital Management
Adriana de Alcantara, Managing Director, Portfolio Management, TH Real Estate
Aoifinn Devitt
Chief Investment Officer, Policeman's Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago
Lauren Dillard
Managing Director and Partner, The Carlyle Group
Nancy Donohue
Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder, Summit Rock Advisors
Alex Christine Douglas, Associate Investment Manager, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Alifia Doriwala
Managing Director and Partner, The Rock Creek Group
Karimah Es Sabar
Chief Executive Officer and Partner, Quark Venture
Beth Falk
President, Falk Marques Group; Founder and Managing Director, Women's Alternative Investment Summit
Christina Fang
Director, KKR
Eileen M. Fargis
Co-Head, IFC African, Latin American and Caribbean Fund LP, IFC Asset Management Company
Susan Mahan Fasig, CFA, Managing Principal, Fund Evaluation Group
Jan Garfinkle
Founder and Managing Director, Arboretum Ventures
Laurie R. Goodman
Director, Head of Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund Investments, Merrill Lynch
Alissa Grad
Managing Director, Golub Capital
Debra Granatstein
General Manager, Private Equity and Infrastructure, Canada Post Pension Plan
Linda Grogan
Managing Director, KPMG
Melissa Guzy
Founder and Managing Partner, Arbor Ventures
Lily Han
Senior Investment Principal, D. Capital Partners
Marcia Haydel
Managing Director, Performance Equity Management
Joan N. Hayden
Vice President and Corporate Counsel, PGIM Real Estate
Tabea Hsi
Managing Director, Chief Legal Office, Blackstone Group
Ruth Horowitz
Chief Operating Officer, IFC Asset Management Co.
Laura Hotaling
Assistant Manager of Private Equity, New York State Teachers' Retirement System
Aubrey Hruby
Co-Founder, AXN
Christine Jurinich
Partner, Offit Capital Advisors
Maria Kang
Managing Director, Rubicon Infrastructure Advisors
Azra Kanji
Partner, ABRY Partners
Sandra Kim-Suk
Chief Financial Officer - Americas, L Catterton
Sarah Kirson
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Kathryn Klebacha
Senior Portfolio Advisor, Aksia
Kristina P. Koutrakos, Director of Portfolio Strategy, Virginia Retirement System
Miriam Krieger
Managing Partner and Deputy Global Chief Compliance Officer, Ares Management
Polina Kurdyavko
Partner, Co-Head of Emerging Marketing Debt and Senior Portfolio Manager, BlueBay Asset Management
Dana Laidhold
Treasurer, The Carlyle Group
Annie Lamont
Managing Partner, Oak HC/FT
Tamara Larsen
Director, Perella Weinberg Partners
Lauren Leichtman
Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Alexandra K. Levin
Director, Municipal Securities Division, Citi
Kim Y. Lew
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Chenkay Li
Vice President, Hamilton Lane
Kathryn Liao
Senior Associate, Allstate Investments
Janice Lin
Director, Real Estate Investments, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)
Britta Lindhorst
Managing Director and Head of European Private Equity, HQ Capital
Marina Lutova Meyers
Portfolio Manager and Partner, BlueMountain Capital Management
Alisa Mall
Director of Investments, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Upacala Mapatuna
Chief Investment Officer, Victory Park Capital
Gurpreet Manku
Assistant Director General and Director of Policy, British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA)
Anne Martin
Chief Investment Officer, Wesleyan University
Anne Mathias
CFA, Global Rates and FX Strategist, Fixed Income Group, Vanguard
Irene Mavroyannis
Managing Director, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
Gail S. Maytin
CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Employee Benefits Plans, Prudential Financial
Blair Miller
Managing Director and Co-Founder, BlueOrange Sustainable Capital
Clara Miller
Director and President, Heron Foundation
Eve Mongiardo
Chief Operating Officer and Partner, Irving Place Capital
Linda K. Myers
Partner and Member of Global Executive Management Committee, Kirkland & Ellis
LaDonna Neuhaus
Director of Insurance Strategy, Beach Point Capital Management
Monica O'Neill, Senior Advisor, Tristan Capital Partners
Tricia Patrick
Managing Director, Advent International
Jordan S. Peer
Managing Director, H.I.G. Capital
Janet Perumal
WAI Investment Director, Wellington Management Company
Alona Ponomareva
CFA, Principal Portfolio Manager, Pension and Endowments Department, The World Bank
Agata R. Praczuk
Associate Director, MetLife Investments
Lindsey Press
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Silver Lake
Jill Raker
Managing Partner, Greenbriar Equity Group
Elena Ranguelova
PhD, Portfolio Strategist, Alternative Investment Solutions, Investcorp
Tania Reif
Portfolio Manager / Macro, Citadel
Lissa Rosenthal
Chief Investment Officer, Alternative Investments, Rosh Capital Management
Sabrina Rusnak-Carlson, General Counsel, THL Credit
Charlotte Savercool
Director of Government Affairs, National Venture Capital Association
Shruti Shah
Partner, KPMG
Aviva Shneider
Vice President, and Co-Head, Direct Private Equity, U.S. and Latin America, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
D. Ellen Shuman
Managing Partner, Edgehill Endowment Partners
Dee Dee Sklar
Managing Director, Asset-Backed Finance, and Subscription Finance Head, Wells Fargo Securities
Lisa Sun
Investment Manager, Coller Capital
Indeesh Tangeraas
Head of EMEA Real Assets, Cambridge Associates
Meena Thever
Director, BlackRock
Mary Tolan
Founder and Co-Managing Partner, Chicago Pacific Founders
Cynthia H. Tseng
CFA, Partner, Fairview Capital Partners
Caroline Williams
Partner, Walkers
Erica Williams
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Deborah Zurkow
Head of Alternatives, Allianz Global Investors
2017 Sponsors:
PLATINUM:
• Kirkland & Ellis
• KPMG
GOLD:
• Black Rock
• Coller Capital
• KKR
SILVER:
• Walkers
• Wellington Management
SPECIALTY SPONSOR:
• UMB Fund Services
• Antares Capital