Agenda - Main conference day 1

Main conference day 1Monday, 7 April 2025

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Networking

8:00am - 8:45am

Registration & Breakfast

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Main Stage

8:45am - 8:50am

Chair's welcome remarks

8:50am - 9:15am

Minister address – Official welcome from Cayman Islands

9:15am - 10:00am

Adopting AI and automation – the vital role of fund admins

What is on the GP’s wishlist and why?
Balancing innovation with efficiency
Managing less data better
Control of data

Ambuj Garg - Chief Operating Officer, NAV Fund Services
Stephen Godino - Chief Information Officer, Viking Global Investors LP
Brian Meyer - Partner, CCO, General Counsel, Fir Tree Partners
Sudhir Anantharaman - Chief Information Security Officer, AQR

10:00am - 10:30am

The heartbeat of value creation – focus on the back and middle office

An integrated approach – working with investment teams
How we get there
The rebellion against modus operandi

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Networking

10:30am - 11:00am

Coffee Break

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Main Stage

11:00am - 11:45am

Fireside chat with Bethany McLean

Bethany McLean - American journalist and contributing editor, Vanity Fair Magazine, Author, The Big Fail
Steve Bruce - Managing Partner, ASC Advisors, LLC

11:45am - 12:30pm

What the future CCO looks like

Mark Schein - General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, Madison International Realty
Andrew Kandel - Global Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Legal Counsel & Senior Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management

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Networking

SPEAKER HOSTED LUNCH TABLES

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch and Speaker Hosted Lunch Tables

1) Counterparty risk monitoring and important metrics (2) From data storage, data access to data destruction – how to safeguard your data (3) The challenges of ecomms surveillance (4) The SEC Marketing Rule: Best practice and lessons learned (5) Ways to streamline your data effectively (6) Working with law enforcement when there is a data breach (7) Improving transparency in valuations (8) Form SHO: An update (9) How to integrate KPIs at the fund level and for portfolio companies

C-SUITE LUNCHES - Event by invitation only

12:30pm - 1:25pm

C-SUITE LUNCHES Event by invitation only

Counterparty risk monitoring and important metrics
From data storage, data access to data destruction – how to safeguard your data
The challenges of ecomms surveillance
APAC fund governance – best practice – Neil Mackie
The SEC Marketing Rule: Best practice and lessons learned
Ways to streamline your data effectively
Working with law enforcement when there is a data breach
Improving transparency in valuations – Lily Yang
Form SHO: An update
How to integrate KPIs at the fund level and for portfolio companies

Lily Yang - Director, Cayman Islands - Financial Advisory, Deloitte

Afternoon Sessions

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Track 1 - Digital assets

Track 2 - Risk management

Track 3 - Private equity

Track 4 - Leaders of Tomorrow - Workshop - Invite Only

1:30pm - 1:35pm

Chair's welcome remarks

1:35pm - 2:05pm

Better standardized global regulations for digital assets – the Cayman Islands perspective

2:10pm - 2:30pm

Innovative tech in compliance – making blockchain better

1:30pm - 1:35pm

Chair's welcome remarks

1:35pm - 2:05pm

Automating due diligence – best practice for investment managers

2:10pm - 2:30pm

Enhancing security through treasury management

1:30pm - 1:35pm

Chair's welcome remarks

1:35pm - 2:05pm

Operating models for private firms

Dave Poulten - Partner, INCEPTIV

2:10pm - 2:30pm

Case study - When things don’t go right: Exiting a partnership

Evelyn Yanatos - Director of Finance and Compliance, Adjuvant Capital

1:30pm - 2:15pm

Developing the leaders of tomorrow (invite-only)

Jesse Burkhead - ODD Analyst, First Trust Capital Management
Nick Lotysz - Director of Operational Due Diligence, First Trust Capital Management

2:15pm - 2:55pm

Hear both from a trio of operations industry legends

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Networking

2:55pm - 3:15pm

Coffee Break

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Track 1 - Digital assets

Track 2 - Risk management

Track 3 - Private equity

Track 4 - Leaders of Tomorrow - Workshop - Invite Only

3:15pm - 3:40pm

View from CFTC

3:40pm - 4:10pm

Crypto goes mainstream – the future outlook

Gregory Xethalis - General Counsel, Multicoin Capital
Marc Baum - Senior Advisor, Abra

4:10pm - 4:30pm

Discussion group 1 -What the new administration means for digital assets

What the new administration means for digital assets

3:15pm - 3:45pm

MNPI case studies

Nauman Malik - Senior Principal, General Counsel, Eagle Point Credit
Kai Lee - Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Oak Hill Advisors, L.P
Abigail Penzell - Partner, General Counsel & CCO, Bienville Capital Management
Rory Cohen - General Counsel & Co-Head, Asset Management, Varadero Capital, L.P.

3:45pm - 4:10pm

Minimizing risk when using AI for alternative investment

4:10pm - 4:30pm

Discussion group 2

Best practice when managing new compliance risks and prioritizing actionable data, regulatory evaluations, and proactive risk assessments

Michael Barry - General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Samlyn Capital
Justine Leung - Chief Compliance Officer, Hawk Ridge Capital Management

3:15pm - 3:45pm

Building trust and data security

How firms can be confident in data protection wherever data goes
Aligning internal and external systems

3:45pm - 4:10pm

Case study: New technologies to help private equity firms attract non-institutional investors

Jonathan Cancro - Managing Director, Apollo Global Management

4:10pm - 4:30pm

Discussion group 3

Reviewing recent fraud cases for PE firms

3:15pm - 4:00pm

Interactive roundtable discussions

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Networking

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Beach Cocktail Reception

Head to Seven Mile Beach and mingle with the GAIM Ops crowd. Enjoy cocktails, delicious cuisine, and lively music.

Main conference day 1Monday, 7 April 2025

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