GAIM Ops Cayman
April 6 - 9, 2025
The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman
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1:00pm - 1:40pm
Registration for summits only

Coffee and refreshments will be served.

Showing 2 of 2 Streams
1:40pm - 1:45pm
Chair's welcome remarks
1:45pm - 2:10pm
AI good governance
  • Assessing the critical role of audit and risk management in detecting vulnerabilities and establishing cybersecurity best practices
  • Auditing tools to ensure security and compliance with evolving regulatory standards
  • Proactive risk management to defend against cybersecurity threats
  • Sudhir Anantharaman - Chief Information Security Officer, AQR Capital Management, LLC
2:10pm - 2:35pm
How regulators are focusing on AI usage
2:35pm - 3:10pm
Case study: The responsible AI playbook for investors
  • The business case for Responsible AI and the role of investors and other stakeholders in encouraging its adoption;
  • How investors can best engage on Responsible AI across companies, external asset managers, and the broader ecosystem; and
  • The hurdles ahead as investors grapple with regulatory uncertainty, capacity building, and stakeholder alignment
  • Julia Bonafede - Co-Founder, Rosetta Analytics AI
  • Michael Oliver Weinberg - Special Advisor, Tokyo University of Science Endowment
1:40pm - 1:45pm
Chair's welcome remarks
1:45pm - 2:10pm
Focus on vendor due diligence
  • Chris Hughes - Principal: Chief Operating Officer / Chief Compliance Officer, Axonic Capital LLC
  • Jim O'Hara - Managing Director, Co-Head of Implementation, Lighthouse Partners
2:10pm - 2:35pm
ODD best practice
  • Eric Lazear - Deputy COO, Head of ODD, Titan Advisors
  • Thomas Hess - Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer, Daventry Group
  • Max Kimpton - Operational Due Diligence Senior Specialist, Innocap Investment Management Inc.
  • David Warsoff - Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management
2:35pm - 3:10pm
The impact of non-commingled funds on ODD

• Simplicity versus quick access – the picture for investors and growth of separate accounts• How managers are adapting operations to allow for more complexity • Adjusting the ODD workflow and responsibilities

  • Timothy Foran - ODD Senior Analyst, Albourne Partners
  • Eric Salzman - CFO & COO, Nishkama Capital
  • Mike Levin - Head of Operations and Finance, PAAMCO
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3:10pm - 3:40pm
Coffee break
Showing 2 of 2 Streams
3:40pm - 4:10pm
Case study - Implementing AI tools and overcoming the hurdles - where and how to leverage AI
  • Sudhir Anantharaman - Chief Information Security Officer, AQR Capital Management, LLC
4:10pm - 4:35pm
How AI can strengthen relationships with investors
4:35pm - 5:00pm
Debate – AI is going to replace skilled workers

Proposition:

Speaker 1 - Connor Aller, Director of Investment Operations and Analytics, Corbin Capital Partners

Speaker 2 -

Opposition:

Speaker 1 – Steve Godino, Chief Information Officer, Viking Global Investors LP

Speaker 2 - Abhishek Sinha, CEO and Founder, Nelumbium Capital

5:00pm - 5:05pm
Chair's closing remarks and end of summit
3:40pm - 4:10pm
Reputational risk – how firms can act upon ‘negative views’

Other more nuanced types of diligence are becoming more important, especially reputational due diligence as reputational damage can create long-lasting adverse impacts for investment firms.

  • How firms are responding to heightened investor expectations
  • Doing business with firms and going beyond the public record – internal dysfunction, unethical behavior, misrepresented data points and unstable business relationships
  • Identifying emerging operational risks and helping firms stay ahead of compliance concerns and reputational risk
  • Mei-Li da Silva Vint - Chief Commercial Officer, Brevet Capital
  • Victoria Roytvarf - Principal - Head of Operational Due Diligence, Siguler Guff
  • Anthony Cetta - Director, Summit Rock Advisors
  • Gwen Stone - Director, Operational Due Diligence, Franklin Templeton
4:10pm - 4:35pm
Case study – custody of digital assets
  • Outlook for digital assets and risk considerations
  • Story of custody challenges in operational due diligence
  • Assessing the risk that digital assets carry and ensuring robust security processes are in place
  • Vincent Molino - Head of Operational Due Diligence, Bitwise Asset Management
  • Adam Cohen - Head of Operational Due Diligence, Cerity Partners
4:35pm - 5:00pm
Do you really know who you’re dealing with?


  • Managing internal and external conflicts
  • Ways of proving transparency and accountability – forensics and red flags
  • Recent SEC fraud cases and what industry leaders can learn
  • Charlie Thompson - Director, ODD, Aksia
  • William Allison - Deputy Head of Operational Risk, Man Group
5:00pm - 5:05pm
Chair's closing remarks and end of summit
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5:05pm - 6:20pm
Welcome drinks reception

Relax, unwind, and connect with the GAIM Ops community. Enjoy an evening of canapes, delicious cocktails, and music as the sun sets on the beautiful Caribbean Sea.


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