Agenda - Main Conference Day 2

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Networking

Invite only Breakfast

8:00am - 8:45am

Registration & Breakfast

To be served on the terrace, with views of palm trees.

8:00am - 8:45am

Invite only breakfast

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Main Stage

8:45am - 8:50am

Chair's welcome remarks

Odette Samson - Partner | Audit & Assurance, Deloitte & Touche

8:50am - 9:20am

Keynote

Julia Cloud - Global Sector Leader for Investment Management, Deloitte Tax LLP

9:20am - 10:00am

Macro masterclass: navigating growth, inflation and volatility in 2026

In this fireside chat, Constance Hunter, Chief Economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit, will discuss the macro forces driving global markets. From inflation and interest rates to geopolitical risk, the conversation will focus on what investors should be paying attention to as uncertainty reshapes the operating environment.

Constance Hunter - Chief Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit
Suzan Rose - Senior Advisor, Government & Regulatory Affairs, AIMA

10:00am - 10:30am

AI & the Future of Cyber Regulation: Safeguarding Financial Services in a High‑Risk Era

Anthony D'Ambrosi - Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Abacus Group LLC

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Networking

10:30am - 11:00am

Coffee Break

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Main Stage

11:00am - 11:30am

The Art of the Impossible

11:30am - 12:00pm

Navigating SEC examinations

Kevin Vincent - Chief Compliance Officer, S2G Investments
Jason Scoffield - Chief Compliance Officer, Audax Group

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Regulatory Whiplash

12:30pm - 1:00pm

Cybersecurity that works: what actually reduces operational and reputational risk

A deep dive into the hard data illustrating how managers are strengthening their cyber-risk frameworks, using insights drawn from our data.

Simon Eyre - CISO – Chief Information Security Officer, Drawbridge

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Networking

SPEAKER HOSTED LUNCH TABLES

C-SUITE LUNCHES Event by invitation only

1:00pm - 1:55pm

Lunch

1:00pm - 1:55pm

Speaker hosted lunch tables

1:00pm - 1:55pm

C-SUITE LUNCHES Event by invitation only

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Track 1 - Hedgefunds

Track 2 - Fund Strategy & Structure

Track 3 - Leadership and Culture

1:55pm - 2:00pm

Chair's remarks

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Prediction Markets: Opportunity, Operational Risk & Regulatory Scrutiny

Michelle Noyes - Managing Director, Head of Americas, AIMA

2:30pm - 3:00pm

Retailization & Capital Flows

1:55pm - 2:00pm

Chair's remarks

Romulad Beneche - Head of Investor Relations and Business Development, Iris International's Private Credit Fund

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Beyond Yield: Operational Risks, Complexity, and Controls

Keith Hladek - President, Piedmont Fund Services

2:30pm - 3:00pm

Tokenization of investments and funds

Rajat Jain - SVP, NAV Fund Services

1:55pm - 2:00pm

Chair's remarks

2:00pm - 2:30pm

The evolving role of the Strategic CFO/COO

Brian Breakstone - Chief Financial Officer/Partner, Waterfall Asset Management, LLC
David Bradley - Chief Operating Officer, Hawk Ridge Capital Management

2:30pm - 3:00pm

The evolving role of the Strategic CFO/COO

Joshua Barlow - Managing Director, Valhalla Fiduciary, LLC

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Networking

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Coffee break

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Track 1 - Hedgefunds

Track 2 - Fund Strategy & Structure

Track 3 - Leadership and Culture

3:30pm - 4:00pm

Technology, data and AI in hedge fund operations: where managers are investing

Sagan Weiss - Chief Compliance Officer, J. Goldman & Co
Laura Schnaidt - Founder and CEO of Women in Funds, Women in Funds
Alex Vayner - Global Head of AI & Advisory, Atlas Technica

4:00pm - 4:35pm

Is Fund Administration Fit for the Next Decade?

Steve Bullock - VP of Financial Services and Strategic Accounts, Kyriba

3:30pm - 4:00pm

Embracing Innovation: Direxion Leverages CollateralONE Technology to Scale

Angela Brickl - Chief Operating Officer/General Counsel, Direxion

4:00pm - 4:35pm

Operational Alpha in a Multi-SMA World: Challenges, Controls and ODD Expectations

Michelle McGurk - Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Millburn Ridgefield LLC
Steven Petersen - Co-Founder, Stavtar Solutions

3:30pm - 4:00pm

Leadership alignment and psychological safety: building resilient operational teams

Angella Bent-Thomas - Chief Human Resources Officer., Public Service Pensions Board
Mark Russo - General Counsel, ZAIS Group
Laura Cappiello - Chief Human Resources Officer, Pretium

4:00pm - 4:30pm

How to communicate with boards, investors and regulators

Neil Margolies - General Counsel, Tilden Park Capital Management LP

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Networking

4:35pm - 5:35pm

Drinks Reception

Main Conference Day 2Tuesday, 21 April 2026

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