Optimizing Hedge Fund Business Operations
The HFBOA’s annual conference offering many useful take-aways from industry leaders!
Janaury 10^th - 11^th, 2012
The Princeton Club, New York City

Get cutting-edge insight to help you fine-tune your fund’s operational strategies to ensure optimum efficiency!

The Hedge Fund Business Operations Association’s annual conference is back and loaded with valuable takeaways to help you strategize your operational game-plan to not only meet today’s demands but also thrive in them.

This year’s agenda not only addresses the top operational challenges that hedge funds currently face but offers invaluable solutions to not only survive, but thrive in today’s challenging market.

Topics at a Glance:

Regulatory Update – What’s New and What’s on the Horizon?
Tax and Legislative Update
You’re Registered (or just about), Now What? – How to Survive in a Post-Dodd Frank World
Rapid Fire IT Update – Technology Roundtable
Investor Roundtable - What do Investors want from Their Fund Managers (Besides Outstanding Performance)?
The Increased Role of Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors
Due Diligence from All the Angles – Investment and Operational
The Nuts and Bolts of an Effective and Cost-Efficient Compliance Program
Show Me the Money - Marketing and Fundraising Strategies in Today’s Environment
Mandatory Clearing Requirements on OTC Derivatives
SSAE 16 (aka SAS 70) – The Evolution of Internal Controls and Reporting
Preparing for and Surviving an SEC Audit – Lessons Learned from Some Recent Examinations
Successfully Addressing Key Valuation Issues
Disaster Recovery – An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Coping with Separately Managed Accounts Platforms – Are they the Real Deal?
What New Forms and Documentations Do I Need to File? - A Preparation Survival Guide
Easing the Process of K-1 Preparations
What to do if Your Fund has Been Suspected of Insider Trading and Other Fraudulent Acts

Our top-notch speaking faculty is comprised of innovative thinkers from hedge funds, hedge fund of funds, institutional investment funds as well as prestigious law firms, accounting firms and consultant firms.

Speakers confirmed as of 9/20/11

Steven Felsenthal,MILLBURN RIDGEFIELD CORPORATION

Matthew Zweig, CONATUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Jay Freedman, CHILTON INVESTMENT COMPANY

James C. Gange, DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Kevin P. Moran, WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Nicole Segal, HERBERT L. JAMISON & CO., LLC

Jay Freedman, CHILTON INVESTMENT COMPANY

James C. Gange, DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Kevin P. Moran, TIEDEMANN WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Nicole Segal, HERBERT L. JAMISON & CO., LLC

Brian J. Tsai, IMC ASSET MANAGEMENT

Daniel Federmann, PROTÉGÉ PARTNERS, LLC

Hugh R. Lamle, MD SASS

Julianne Recine, SCIENS FUND OF FUNDS MANAGEMENT

Michael Hennessy, MORGAN CREEK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Margaret Annett, THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

Eric Lazear, FQS CAPITAL PARTNERS

James P. Rankin, PACIFIC ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Craig Peretz, SIERRA GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Maneesh Gandhi, EVANSTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC.

Roy Gurny, RAMIUS ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS

Duncan Huyler, 360 GLOBAL CAPITAL

Stephen A. McShea, LARCH LANE ADVISORS LLC

Evan Rapoport, HEDGECO NETWORKS

Chad S. Elson, SOUTH STREET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

James E. Thomas, ROPES & GRAY LLP

Michael Alexander, SMARSH

Brandon Nakagawa, PACIFIC ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Boris Onefater, CONSTELLATION INVESTMENT CONSULTING

Azam Riaz, U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISION

Richard Biegen, TIAA-CREF

Michael Schwaeber, 303 CAPITAL PARTNERS

Nadya Frukter, HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

David J. Walker, FLINTLOCK CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

John T. Ferguson, K2 ADVISORS

Gerald J. Cavataio, MEADOWVALE CAPITAL PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LLC

Maury Cartine, MARCUM LLP

John Lewis, HIGHWATER

William Jones, MANAGEMENTPLUS GROUP

John S. Ward, EIM MANAGEMENT (USA) INC.

John V. Schrier, CACEIS (USA) INC.

Fabien Carruzzo, KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL

Patrick Condello, BNY MELLON

Bruce Berger, ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

Robert Van Grover, SEWARD & KISSEL LLP

Steven D. Feldman, HERRICK, FEINSTEIN LLP

Kara Friedenberg, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

Exchange cutting-edge insight and strategies at the hedge fund industry’s #1 think-tank

You won’t find a more complete and useful program of this kind anywhere. Register today and ensure that you have the right tools in place to successfully navigate through this ever-challenging landscape!