SESSIONS

EMERGING MANAGER FORUM NEW YORK 2018 AGENDA -

Emerging Manager Forum New York 2018
18 April 2018
Grant Thornton Offices
New York City

Breakfast & Registration
8:30am - 9:00am
Chair's Opening Remarks
9:00am - 9:15am
Participants
Michael Patanella - National Asset Management
Sector Leader, Audit Partner, Grant Thornton
Outlook for Alternative Funds: The Attraction
of Emerging Managers
9:15am - 10:00am
• What makes investing in emerging mangers an
attractive proposition
• What strategies are emerging managers pursuing
and which are the most attractive to investors?
• Which type of funds are succeeding in the current
market?
• Are allocations to emerging managers increasing
or decreasing
◦ which investors are most receptive to new
managers?
• Who/what type of fund is succeeding in the current
market
• What challenges will a new manager face?
Participants
Michael Patanella - National Asset Management
Sector Leader, Audit Partner, Grant Thornton
New Strategies and Market Opportunities
10:00am - 10:45am
• The emergence of new & unconventional sub
strategies
◦ cryptocurrencies
◦ other blockchain based technologies
◦ cannabis
◦ credit & direct lending
• New managers raising funds for these strategies
• Investor appetite for new strategies
Structuring, Tax, Regulation & Compliance
11:15am - 12:00pm
• Understanding the basics of current hedge fund
regulation
◦ regulation that most affects startups and
emerging managers
• Steps to gain approval to manage funds
• The compliance function in new and emerging
funds
• Gaining investor trust through regulatory
compliance
• Assessing current fee structure models
• Latest innovations in fund structuring
• Taxation of the fund and manager?
Participants
William de Cordova - Editor-in-Chief, The Hedge Fund
Law Report
Effective Marketing & Fundraising for New &
Emerging Managers
12:00pm - 12:45pm
• How to connect with potential investors
• Maintaining a high quality marketing message
• Identifying who to contact
• Key questions an investor will ask
◦ what is it that you offer?
◦ what sets you apart?
◦ why should I invest?
• Using a third party marketer
• What forms of advertising are effective, if any?
Participants
Michelle Noyes - COO, AIMA NY
Bryan Johnson - Managing Partner, Johnson & Co
Richard Goldstein - Director, UAS Asset Management
Lunch
12:45pm - 2:00pm
Outlook for Private Equity Investment & the
Emergence of New Managers
The Experiences of Emerging & Startup
Managers: Lessons Learnt & Pitfalls to Avoid
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Hedge Fund Stream
• Recent experiences of starting and growing a
hedge fund
• What challenges will a startup face
• Choosing partners: both employees and external
providers
• Raising capital and gaining investment
◦ which investors are most receptive to new
managers?
• Getting the marketing and your story right
◦ getting the investor onside with a good first
impression
◦ selling the management team’s story
◦ selling your strategy
• Strategies for growing AUM
LPs View on Allocating to Emerging PE Funds
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Private Equity Stream
The Changing Operational Due Diligence
Landscape
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Hedge Fund Stream
• The importance of sound operations and solid
governance to attract capital
• What an emerging manager can do to mitigate
operational risks
• How has the due diligence process evolved to
address private fund innovations?
• What are today’s operational hot topics?
• Insider tips for an effective onsite visit
Participants
Mitchell Clayton - Vice President, Portfolio Analyst,
Lazard Asset Management
Lauri Haas - Principal, PRISM
Private Equity: Tactical Tips from a Books &
Records Perspective

Participants 2:00pm - 2:45pm 3:30pm - 4:15pm

Private Equity Stream Private Equity Stream
Jeff Haas - COO, Old Hill Partners
• Investor sentiment to private equity funds
Dan Stefanis - Founding Partner, Digital Asset
• Is the role of the private equity investor changing
Strategies Seeding, Platforms & Strategic Partnerships
as we see more co-investments and direct
investments 3:30pm - 4:15pm
• New private equity fund launches Hedge Fund Stream
Networking Coffee Break • How is the relationship between investors and
private equity funds evolving? Participants
10:45am - 11:15am
Peter Murrugarra - Managing Director, ClearVest

Eli Kent - Managing Partner, Moody Aldrich Partners

Afternoon Networking Coffee Break

4:15pm - 4:45pm

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SESSIONS
EMERGING MANAGER FORUM NEW YORK 2018 AGENDA -
Emerging Manager Forum New York 2018
18 April 2018
Grant Thornton Offices
New York City

What Do Investors Want to See When Investing

in Startup & Emerging Managers
4:45pm - 5:35pm

• Defining ‘emerging managers’? Is it by AUM or

track record
• Where do emerging managers fit within the overall
portfolio allocation
◦ separate bucket or integrated within the
different asset classes
• Why emerging managers are attractive in the
current investment environment
• Are allocations to emerging managers increasing
or decreasing
• What is the best medium for managers to reach
out to potential investors
• What qualities do investors look for in emerging
managers?
◦ prior track record
◦ number of years of investment experience
◦ certain amount of AUM
◦ Are there any flags that would preclude a
manager from being considered for inclusion?
• Is the due diligence process that used for an
emerging manager different in any way than that
for other managers?
• Are the requirements to invest in an emerging
manager (i.e., in terms of transparency, managed
account) different than those for other managers?

Participants
Ari Glass - Managing Member, Boothbay Management

Adam Choppin - Manager Research & Investment

Strategy, FIS Group, Inc.

End of Conference & Evening Drinks Reception

5:35pm - 7:05pm

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SCHEDULE
EMERGING MANAGER FORUM NEW YORK 2018 AGENDA -
Emerging Manager Forum New York 2018
18 April 2018
Grant Thornton Offices
New York City

TIME HEDGE FUND STREAM PRIVATE EQUITY STREAM

8:00AM 8:30am - Breakfast & Registration 8:30am - Breakfast & Registration

9:00AM 9:00am - Chair's Opening Remarks 9:00am - Chair's Opening Remarks

9:15am - Outlook for Alternative Funds: The Attraction of 9:15am - Outlook for Alternative Funds: The Attraction of
Emerging Managers Emerging Managers

10:00AM 10:00am - New Strategies and Market Opportunities 10:00am - New Strategies and Market Opportunities
10:45am - Networking Coffee Break 10:45am - Networking Coffee Break

11:00AM 11:15am - Structuring, Tax, Regulation & Compliance 11:15am - Structuring, Tax, Regulation & Compliance

12:00PM 12:00pm - Effective Marketing & Fundraising for New & Emerg- 12:00pm - Effective Marketing & Fundraising for New & Emerg-
ing Managers ing Managers
12:45pm - Lunch 12:45pm - Lunch

1:00PM

2:00PM 2:00pm - The Experiences of Emerging & Startup Managers: 2:00pm - Outlook for Private Equity Investment & the Emer-
Lessons Learnt & Pitfalls to Avoid gence of New Managers
2:45pm - The Changing Operational Due Diligence Landscape 2:45pm - LPs View on Allocating to Emerging PE Funds

3:00PM 3:30pm - Seeding, Platforms & Strategic Partnerships 3:30pm - Private Equity: Tactical Tips from a Books & Records
Perspective

4:00PM 4:15pm - Afternoon Networking Coffee Break 4:15pm - Afternoon Networking Coffee Break
4:45pm - What Do Investors Want to See When Investing in 4:45pm - What Do Investors Want to See When Investing in
Startup & Emerging Managers Startup & Emerging Managers

5:00PM 5:35pm - End of Conference & Evening Drinks Reception 5:35pm - End of Conference & Evening Drinks Reception

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