Grow your network. Expand your horizons.
350+ attendees. Including 150+ from investment managers, 90+ institutional investors and 100+ C-level executives.
What happened in 2024?
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa was the perfect place for meetings, parties and private events. 350+ senior leaders connecting over 3 days.
The Welcome Reception
The official welcome drinks took place at the end of the summits, giving you the perfect opportunity to mingle with peers and enjoy the evening before the event.
Connect+
A new networking experience!
Connect+ brought the GAIM Ops community together on Wednesday morning to share ideas, explore demos, join discussions and to win an exciting raffle prize! We headed to the expo hall, toured the booths and made meaningful connections.
Lunchtime roundtables
Join for engaging peer-to-peer discussions with industry experts from the GAIM Ops West speaker panel. 2024 discussion topics included managing the risk of off-channel communications, innovating with AI, tax benefits of SMAs and reviewing risk alerts for the SEC Marketing Rule.
This was the perfect opportunity to ask your burning questions and gain insights into the thoughts of industry innovators.
Behind closed doors
Discover the true thoughts and opinions of your peers in closed door discussions.
These sessions were designed to be engaging and practical, while also operating under the Chatham House Rule.
Talent development workshop
½ day workshop led by Suzanne Peterson, Partner, CRA Inc for investment managers and institutional investors. This workshop gave you tools and insights to thrive at work. How do you inspire colleagues to a higher level of performance? How do you develop yourself? Full of practical exercises, interactive small group discussions and feedback exercises, this ½ day was not to be missed.
Supercharge your networking with the app
Register to be first on the app!
Your fast-track route to arrive in SoCal with a schedule full of meetings.
The networking section of the app is open weeks ahead of the event.
All attendees have access, opening the door to exploring attendees and booking meetings.
Build your network
With 350+ attendees, it can be hard to speak to everyone you want to build a connection with.
Use the app's enhanced filtering to find exactly who you want to meet, add them to a list of prospects, send messages and arrange meetings ahead of time.
Plan your time
The app is easily the best way to plan your time and make sure you get the most out of attending.
- View the agenda, save your favourite sessions and build a personalised diary for the event
- View the demoing companies and see when they'll be on stage
- Check out speaker profiles
- Use live polling and Q&A functionality to interact with speakers on stage
Digital business cards
NEW for 2024. Peer-to-peer scanning in the app.
- Instantly exchange contact info with people you meet during the event.
- Download a list of your connections to easily follow up post event.
- Collect points - the person with the most points will win an All-Access pass for next year!