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GAIM Ops West
October 5 - 8 2025
Waldorf Astoria Monarch BeachDana Point, CA
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Main Conference Day 1 - US/Pacific

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Showing 1 of 1 Streams
8:00am - 8:55am
Breakfast
Showing 1 of 1 Streams
8:55am - 9:00am
Chair’s Welcome
9:00am - 9:15am
Opening Keynote
  • Commissioner Kristin Johnson - Commissioner, CFTC
9:15am - 10:00am
Keynote: Combatting Deepfake Social Engineering Attacks: Defensive Tactics to Protect Your Firm
  • Christian Scott - CEO - Ethical Hacker, Tantalum Labs
10:00am - 10:45am
Fireside Chat - Scenario Planning for Geopolitical & Market Volatility
  • Sunil Rao - COO & SVP of Finance, Plum Alley
  • Karen Breslau - Founder, Feature Well Stories
Showing 1 of 1 Streams
10:45am - 11:15am
Networking Break
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11:15am - 12:00pm
Panel - The Importance of ODD in a Deregulatory Environment
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Panel - Fund Admin: What Effective Governance Looks Like
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12:30pm - 1:30pm
Networking Lunch
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1:30pm - 2:00pm
Panel - Leadership & Strategy: The COO/CFO/CCO Agenda for 2026+
  • Peter Bergren - CFO, Empyrean Capital Partners, LP
  • Heath Weisberg - General Counsel, CAM Capital
  • Spiwe Jefferson - Chief Legal Officer, Moyana Music, LLC
  • Angela Ty - President, CalAlts - California Alternative Investments Association
  • David Bradley - Chief Operating Officer, Hawk Ridge Capital Management
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Panel - New Tech Trends that will Transform the Future of Ops and Compliance
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Panel - How to Prepare for SEC exams
  • Matthew Harris - Assistant Director & Co-head of Private Funds Unit, U.S. Securities and Exchange
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3:00pm - 3:30pm
Networking Break
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3:30pm - 4:00pm
Panel - The A to Z of AI for Alternative Investment Managers
  • Irina Ludkovski - Senior ODD Analyst, Albourne Partners
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Fireside Chat - From Rulemaking to Enforcement – Everything You Need to Know
  • Daniel Austin - Head of U.S. Markets Policy and Regulation, AIMA
Showing 1 of 1 Streams
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Networking Drinks Reception
Pre-conference briefing summits
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