Institutional Investor's Alpha Magazine - February 2008 - (Page 23)

The 14th Annual Institutional Investment Conference, April 6-8, 2008 in San Francisco, will focus squarely on the growing influence of institutional investors. What types of funds are these investors interested in? Which strategies attract them, and which scare them off? What can institutions learn from more experienced alts investors? What role should consultants and funds of funds play in the investment process—if any? What organizational changes should managers make to market to and service this client base? What can they learn from their counterparts in private equity and traditional asset management? Additional Speakers Include Robert Maroney, Managing Member, Connecticut Investments, LLC Paul Buckley, Director – AES FX, Credit Suisse Ken Steben, President & Founder, Steben & Company, Inc. Matt Feshbach, Chairman & CIO, MLF Investments Andrew R. A. Stewart, Director, FRM Americas LLC Hart Woodson, Managing Director, Advent Capital Management, LLP Ken Akoundi, Ph.D., Head of Portfolio Risk Management, Optima Fund Management LLC Charles Krusen, Partner, Director of Strategic Planning, Alpha Equity Management LLC Florian Weber, Senior Associate, Wilshire Associates Tom Shapiro, President, GoldenTree InSite Partners Carl Tash, CEO, CliffwoodPartners Stephen Day Cauley, PhD, Director of Research, UCLA Anderson School of Management Jon Halpern, Managing Director, Marathon Real Estate Matthew T. Hoffman, Chief Investment Officer, Weston Capital Management LLC Michael P. White, Vice President & Director of Investments, Harbert Management Sean Cumiskey, Managing Director, Ivy Asset Management Jeffrey Dobbs, Chief Investment Officer, Turnberry Capital Management, LP Kathleen K. Murphy, Senior Vice President & Product Specialist, Harbinger Partners Steven D. Persky, CFA, Founder & Managing Partner, Dalton Investments Diane Vazza, Head of Global Fixed Income Research Group, Standard & Poor’s Walter Zebrowski, JD, CPA, Chairman, Regulatory Compliance Association Jeffrey Ubben, Founding Member and Managing Partner, ValueAct Partners Randy Lampert, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Morgan Joseph Mark Schwarz, Founder & General Partner, Newcastle Capital Management, LP Barry Cronin, Chief Investment Officer, The Taylor Companies Victor M. Oviedo, Partner, SkyBridge Capital Elizabeth Hilpman, Chief Investment Officer, Barlow Partners Mary Lu, Associate Portfolio Manager (Greater China), Gerken Capital Barry Cohen, Senior Managing Director, Bear Stearns Asset Management Robert Birnbaum, President & COO, Third Wave Global Investors James R. Burritt, Managing Director, Thomas H. Lee Capital Walther Lovato, Portfolio Manager, Passport Capital, LLC Lou Gerken, Founder and Global CIO, Gerken Capital Ian Hague, Co-Founder & Lead Manager, Firebird Management Dr. Arnab Banerji, Fund Manager, Lansdowne Partners Bradley Rotter, Managing Member, Rotter Family Office Vik Mehrotra, Founder and CEO, Venus Capital Management, Inc. Douglas Williams, Retirement Administrator, Oakland County Employees’ Retirement System Marcel Herbst, Managing Director, Harcourt Alternative Investments (US) LLC Erinch Ozada, Chief Investment Officer & Chief Executive Officer, Archery Capital LLC Eric Gordon, CIO, Gordon Asset Management Sebastian A. Stubbe, Partner, Landmark Value Investments Brian Fahey, Chief Executive Officer, TerraNua Stan Kowalewski, Managing Director, Columbia Partners LLC Investment Management Keynote Speakers Thomas H. Lee President Thomas H. Lee Capital Bruce Richards President & CEO Marathon Asset Management, LLC Paul Ruddock Co-Founder and Chief Executive Lansdowne Partners Ltd Henry Swieca Co-Chief Executive Officer Highbridge Capital Management, LLC Platinum Sponsor Gold Sponsors For further information, please contact: Lisa McErlane Yao at lyao@iiconferences.com or + 212 224 3991 http://www.marhedge.com http://www.marhedge.com

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Institutional Investor's Alpha Magazine - February 2008 Contents Letter from the Editor Longs & Shorts Pension Corner: Alternative Perspective The Good Guys: A Simple Plan Cover Story: Energy and Commodities: Fueling Opportunity Regulation: Energy Trading: The Brawl on the Hill Interview: Master of Values Regulation: Hedge Fund Registration: Way Out West Research Center: Top Hedge Fund Analysts Alpha Bytes: Rocket Man Unhedged: Commentary: Structured for Success

Institutional Investor's Alpha Magazine - February 2008

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