7 October 2021
Better Business Summit
The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London Delivered live and in-person (BST)
AGENDA BROCHURE A ONE-DAY RETREAT FOR HEDGE FUND LEADERS, TAKING PLACE AT THE REFORM CLUB, LONDON
REGISTER NOW A free invite-only gathering for hedge fund management leaders, that will explore the current trends and the future drivers pushing positive business growth
WHY THIS EVENT? As the hedge fund sector moves into a new phase of development hedgeweekLIVE is pleased to introduce an event created bymanagers-for-managers. Informed by in-depth industry consultation, our gathering for senior leaders will help your business evolve via big picture presentations and a series of detail orientated roundtable sessions designed for small groups. After our industry’s long absence of in-person gatherings, there will also be time for networking and informal conversations with close peers and colleagues.
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EVENT AGENDA THURSDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2021 - BST (BRITISH SUMMER TIME, GMT+1) 7:00 AM 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM GMT +1 (45 Min) Hedge Fund Leaders Breakfast, with keynote By invitation only - catch-up with peers from around the industry over a coffee 7:45 AM
7:45 AM - 8:15 AM GMT +1 (30 Min) Arrival and registration
8:15 AM
8:15 AM GMT +1
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8:15 AM - 9:00 AM GMT +1 (45 Min) Top of mind: The big-picture ‘macro’ view Understanding and making the most from the post-Trump; post-Covid (we hope) and postBrexit landscape Hedge funds have proved their worth by driving real value during a challenging period, but how can we articulate and capitalize on this? Work environment following the pandemic: ‘Republic of the remote’ v. return to the office...and everything in between Where will outsourcing and digitization take our sector next? Will a ‘build back better’ world lead to a fresh raft of cross-border regulation or can we anticipate a post-Brexit downswing in red tape?
Chair’s Opening Remarks
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SPEAKERS – Mark Dowding, Chief Investment Officer and Member of the BlueBay Board, BlueBay – Thomas Deinet, Executive Director, SBAI 9:00 AM
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9:00 AM - 9:45 AM GMT +1 (45 Min) ESG landscape: making sure managers and investors are on the same page and using best practice in ESG as a selling point Making progress: aligning manager and allocator interests on ESG – how to collaborate in the reporting process and what are the operational headaches? The data and analytics required to drive value from ESG strategies – tracking ESG metrics in earnest Next steps: Do you use these non-financial indicators in investment decisions? Requirements for launching ESG funds Will improving on ESG feed through to returns? Creating bespoke ESG hedge funds for allocators ESG: A solid opportunity for new launches or just the pivoting of existing strategies to meet allocator demands?
SPEAKERS – James Orme-Smith, CEO and CRO, Sandbar Asset Management – Usman Ali, Investment Analyst, Mobius Capital Partners 9:45 AM 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM GMT +1 (30 Min) Networking Break Catch-up with peers and friends from around the industry over a coffee
EVENT AGENDA CONTINUED THURSDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2021 - BST (BRITISH SUMMER TIME, GMT+1)
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10:15 AM - 11:00 AM GMT +1 (45 Min)
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM GMT +1 (45 Min)
Roundtable A: Allocators how are client needs changing and expectations rising
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Roundtable B Outsourcing new mindsets, new solutions
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10:15 AM - 11:00 AM GMT +1 (45 Min)
Roundtable C Leadership suite management styles and strategies to accelerate growth
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM GMT +1 (45 Min) Roundtables Round 2
11:00 AM
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM GMT +1 (45 Min)
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM GMT +1 (45 Min)
Roundtable D Data dash leveraging existing data, building new data systems and gaining real insight
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Roundtable E New compliance horizon regulatory and reporting roadmap
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11:45 PM 11:45 PM - 12:45 PM GMT +1 (1 Hour) Lunch Break Catch-up with peers from around the industry over lunch 12:45 PM
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM GMT +1 (45 Min) Roundtables Round 3
1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM GMT +1 (45 Min) Roundtables Round 4
2:15 PM 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM GMT +1 (30 Min) Networking Break Catch-up with peers and friends from around the industry over a coffee 2:45 PM
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2:45 PM - 3:30 PM GMT +1 (45 Min) Product focus: digital assets - readying the strategies and funds of the future Digital assets: becoming an institutional market? Current case for investing in digital assets Current investment strategies - bolting on to existing strategies or launch something new? Operations: Trading and custody solutions Getting your risk management right Security and regulatory issues Explaining these strategies to institutional allocators
SPEAKERS – Michael Hall, Founding Partner & CIO, Nickel Digital Asset Management – Paul Frost-Smith, CEO, Argentium Digital Asset Management Limited
EVENT AGENDA CONTINUED THURSDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2021 - BST (BRITISH SUMMER TIME, GMT+1) 3:30 PM
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3:30 PM - 4:15 PM GMT +1 (45 Min) Brand-building: creating culture, identity and standing out from the crowd How to stand out in a crowded market Other than great performance; what does your brand stand for? How to create a profile that allocators respond to Do hedge funds needs to be better ‘corporate citizens’ – what are the tenor of the times and how can your brand present a positive face?
SPEAKERS – Phillip Chapple, COO, Monterone Partners – Malcolm Butler, COO, Selwood Asset Management 4:15 PM
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4:15 PM - 5:00 PM GMT +1 (45 Min) Five years on: future-mapping and future-proofing our industry What are the known unknowns shaping the future of the space? Competing with tech for talent and territory – what can you offer that Facebook can’t? How far will outsourcing go? Is doing more with less the future? Emergence of new strategies and hybrid models Consolidation in the space
5:00 PM 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM GMT +1 (1:30 Hour) Drinks Reception Connect with peers from around the industry over a glass of wine
Better Business Summit 7 October 2021 The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London Delivered live and in-person (BST)
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