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2nd Annual Hedge Fund Operations & Technology

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April 21, 2009

Bayards, One Hanover Square, New York, NY 10004

CPE Credits: 7.0

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Attend our 2nd Annual Hedge Fund Operations & Technology conference to hear leading industry professionals discuss current trends in hedge fund operations and learn best practices for maintaining operational stability at your firm while achieving increased growth and profits.

Due to an overwhelming response, we have allocated all of our available complimentary buy-side passes for this event. Buy-Side attendees can still register for only $395.**

Join your peers from:

AIG Investments

AllianceBernstein
American CapitalAmpere Capital Management
Barington Capital Group LPCitigroup Alternative Investment
Cohen & SteersColumbus Circle Investors
Corbin Capital PartnersCPPIB
Crimson CapitalDiamondback Advisors
Diamond Notch AM LLCDoherty Advisors LLC
ElliottFalcon Management Corporation
GE Asset ManagementGeorge Weiss Assoc, Inc.
Glenview Capital GMAM
Guardian Life InsuranceHBK Capital Management
ING Clarion CapitalJefferies Asset Management
JP Morgan Alt. Asset ManagementKarsch Capital
Lenox AdvisorsLitchfield Capital Holdings
Man InvestmentsMarshall Wace North America, L.P.
Maverick CapitalMSF Capital Advisors
MSD Capital, LPNetBlack Capital
Nikko Asset ManagementNuWave Inv.  Management
Oppenheimer Asset ManagementOrbiMed Advisors
Ospraie ManagementPaloma Partners
Royal Capital ManagementRoyce Hamilton Trust Ltd
Select EquityTIAA-CREF
Tocqueville Asset Management, LPTreesdale Partners, LLC
8:15Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors
9:00

Chairperson's Opening Remarks

Holly Miller,
Partner,
Stone House Consulting

9:15

Opening Roundtable:  Industry Response to the Hedge Fund Best Practices Proposed by the President's Working Group Committees

Moderator:
Kenneth Raisler,
Partner,
Sullivan & Cromwell

Panelists:
Marisol Collazo, Vice President,
DTCC
William Filonuk,
Managing Director,
BNY Mellon

Eric P. Cressman, COO,
Telesis Capital LLC

10:00









Custodians, Multi-Prime and Traditional Prime Brokerage- Different Approaches in the Post- Lehman Marketplace

Moderator:
Adam Sussman,
Senior Analyst,
TABB Group


Panelists:
George Michaels, Co-Principal,
G2 Systems LLC

10:45

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

11:00Top 10 List for Mastering Operational Due Diligence

Speaker:
Holly Miller,
Partner,
Stone House Consulting

11:45

Regulation Round-Up: It is Coming- What Firms Can Do Now to Comply with Upcoming Regulations

Moderator:
Kate Dressel,
President,
Strategic Compliance Solutions LLC


Panelists:
Mike Brophy,
 
Senior Consultant,
SEC Compliance Consultants of Philadelphia

Mark Polemeni,
Chief Compliance Officer,
Alexandra Investment Management
Henry Wolfgang Carter,
Chief Compliance Officer,
Global Crown Capital, LLC
Nolan Gesher, Senior Product Manager- North America,
Financial Control Solutions,
Fiserv

12:30Luncheon with the Exhibitors

1:30












Best Practices for Managing Counterparty Risk for Hedge Funds

Moderator:
Samer Ojjeh,
Ernst & Young Asset Management

Panelists:

George Travers, Chief Compliance Officer and Associate General Counsel,
GoldenTree Asset Management, LP
Stephen Mellas, Principal, Operations,
AQR Capital Management LLC
Richard M. Nummi, Esq.,
Executive Consultant & General Counsel,
ACI

2:15

Outsourcing: Managing Your Third-Party Service Providers?


Moderator:
Roger White,
Managing Director,
Citisoft


Panelists:

Gregory Sonis,
CFO, COO,
Eidesis Capital LLC
David Barlow, COO,
Glazer Capital Management
Christopher Rose, Founder & CEO,
Clear Lake Consulting Group

3:00

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

3:15

Case Study: Technology- Building Your Own Platform or Relying on Your Prime Broker

Speaker:
Enrique Abeyta,
Managing Member of General Partner, Portfolio Manager,
360 Global Capital, LLC

3:45

Setting Up a System of Checks and Balances for More Robust Valuation Procedures

Moderator:
Dr. Susan M. Mangiero,
Managing Member & Founder,
BVA, LLC


Panelists:
Thomas Elwood,
Vice President & General Counsel,
Greylock Capital Management LLC

Elliott Noma,
Founder,
Garrett Asset Management, LLC

Tim Selby,
Partner,
Alston & Bird LLP

4:30Conference Adjourns

**Buy-Side firms include mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies, plan sponsors and asset managers.  Buy-side registrations are reviewed for eligibility and FTF reserves the right to refuse non-qualified attendees.