Opal Group presents Emerging Managers Summit South 2016, this November 6-7 in Austin, Texas
Emerging managers and firms, investment managers and companies, managers of managers, pension funds, corporate investors, real estate entrepreneurs, family offices, trusts, consultants, foundations, real estate investors, exhibiting companies, service providers, academia and media will converge at Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol, Austin, TX, for this unique summit.
David Drake, Chairman of LDJ Capital, says, “Emerging managers are potentially poised to be key players in real estate investing. This groundbreaking summit gives all real estate investors, developers and enthusiasts a rare opportunity to learn how to select the best emerging managers and also how to diversify and expand their asset portfolios.”
Some of the forum topics include: why and how to invest in small and emerging managers; increasing allocations to emerging managers; strategies to raise capital; strategies of getting on the radar styles and strategies of emerging managers role of emerging real estate managers; analysis of fixed income and credit; equity investing; investors perspective of emerging managers; role of emerging managers in real estate and energy market, role of women and minority owned firms; and approaches in selecting an emerging manager.
The event will be moderated by Tim Atkinson, Chairman, Trustee, City of Austin Deferred Compensation/ City of Austin Police Retirement System; James Maloney, Chairman, Investment Committee, Chicago (IL) Policemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund; Harry Griffin, Trustee, San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund; Justin Rodriguez, Member, Texas House of Representatives; and Gerald Garrett, Trustee, Tulsa Firefighters Health and Welfare Trust, among others. There will be over 30 panelists including:
Austin Khan, Chief Investment Officer, Ethika Investments, LLC
Bill Tice, Vice President, Vida Capital Inc.
Bob Lazaroff, Vice President, The Michelson Organization
Bob Snigaroff, President & CIO, Denali Advisors, LLC
Bruce Kahn, Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Insight Capital Management
Ernest Johnson, Senior Partner, ApexOne Investment Partners
Julian Cheng, Vice President, Promus Ventures (MFO)
Michael Marcus, Partner, Head of Manager Research, Prelude Capital
Sharmila Chatterjee Kassam, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Employees Retirement System of Texas
Thomas Toth, CFA, Managing Director, Wilshire Consulting
Timothy Smith, President & CIO, Petro Lucrum, Inc.
Vaughn Brock, Investment Committee, Veritas Family Partners (SFO)
The conference will also feature an emerging manager workshop, networking refreshment break, standalones, managers showcase session, networking luncheon, cocktail reception and exhibitions. During the managers’ showcase session, each manager will have 8 minutes to talk about their background, methodology, business strategy and performance of their funds before responding to attendees’ questions. No powerpoint presentation will be allowed.
Luxury sponsor of the summit is American Airlines. Exhibitor sponsors for the event are Cordium and Interactive Brokers.
Denali Advisors, LLC, KPMG, Serenity Alternative Investments, Vida Capital, Serone Capital Management, Sustainable Insight Capital Management, Neosho, Ethika Investments, ICS Group, Sadis & Goldberg LLP, HCG Fund Management LP, and Private Capital Group (PCG) Select are the general sponsors.
Media partners in this event are Fintech Finance, Events in America, FinTech Weekly, CrowdReviews.com, AssetMan.net, FINTRX, Realty411 Magazine, True Banking, HedgeCo.Net, The Wealth Journal, Help for Children, Hedge Fund Alert, Alpha Journal, Third party Marketers Association, FundServices.net, Family Office Networks, Capital Finance International, Eureka Hedge, Global Banking & Finance Review, SmartMoneyMatch, Capital Hedge, GlobalCustody.net, AlHuda Center of Islamic Banking and Islamic Economics, Allaboutrisk.com, Business Islamica, BarclayHedge, The Soho Loft Media Group, Victoria Global, and The Soho Loft Conferences.
Opal Group is known for its focused annual summits that bring together key players from different sectors to share their knowledge and experience with like-minded people. Through this event, experts in opportunities and benefits of emerging managers will be converging in Austin, Texas. This is a must attend summit for anyone who wants to learn how they can use emerging managers to expand their real estate investments.
All attendees will also get invaluable networking opportunities.
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