100+
LIMITED PARTNERS
INDUSTRY SPEAKERS
75+
GENERAL PARTNERS
200+
ABOUT OUR SUMMIT
Funds of the Future 2025, powered by Hedgeweek, stands as a beacon of inspiration for investors, managers, service providers, and industry stakeholders, uniting visionary leaders to unlock the transformative power of hedge funds. This invitation-only event is more than a meeting—it's a catalyst for meaningful connections and a collective alignment towards a prosperous future.
Designed to tackle the most pressing challenges facing growing hedge funds in today’s dynamic investment landscape, the summit will delve into innovative capital raising strategies, enhance investor relations, optimize operational efficiency, and navigate the complexities of regulatory compliance and cutting-edge technology. Join us in shaping the future of finance with bold ideas and pioneering solutions.
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AGENDA
Registration & Breakfast
08:15 - 09:00
Welcome Note
09:00 - 09:10
Keynote Panel: Maximising Returns in a New Market Era: Performance outlook and key trends
Navigating Volatility and Growth: How to mitigate risks and capitalise on opportunities as they arise.
Macro Themes to Watch: Leveraging macroeconomic trends and geopolitical shifts to drive investment decisions and enhance portfolio resilience in uncertain times.
Adapting to a Post-Peak Rate Environment: How hedge funds are recalibrating strategies to thrive as interest rates decline from post-pandemic highs.
Alternative Growth Regions: Exploring the untapped potential of the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America as emerging hubs for capital allocation and portfolio diversification.
Investor Sentiment: How uncertainty determines when and where investors deploy capital.
Risk vs. Reward: Key factors investors weigh when balancing risk and return in volatile markets.
Capital Flow Trends: How are geopolitical and market shifts influencing investor capital allocation?
Time Horizon Adjustments: Balancing short-term liquidity needs with long-term growth opportunities.
Networking Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
Tailoring to Investor Needs: How can emerging managers better align their strategies with investors’ mandates by listening and adapting to specific investor criteria?
Standing Out in a Crowded Market: How can emerging hedge funds differentiate themselves from larger multi-manager platforms?
The Future of Multi-Strategy Platforms: Has the zenith of the multi-strategy pod groups' era been reached?
Investor Expectations: Insights on building trust, track record, and operational standards that meet institutional demands.
Speakers:
11:45
Panel: Mastering Strategic Capital Raising: Innovative Approaches for Success in Challenging Markets
Fundraising Channels: How to leverage capital introduction services, 3PMs, and direct approaches to reach the right investors efficiently.
- Consultants - Gatekeepers or Partners: Practical steps for getting on consultants’ radar, aligning with their evolving criteria, and securing their support for capital allocation.
- Adapt or Fall Behind: How to customise your strategy to meet specific investor mandates, especially with rising interest in private markets and alternatives.
- Expanding Horizons: How to look beyond traditional markets and identify new capital sources, and how to tailor your approach to different cultural and regional expectations.
Confirmed Speakers:
Anna Hubbard, Head of Investor Relations at BoldhavenManagement
Monica Won, Head of Business Development and InvestorRelations at JJJ Capital
Marcantonio Gonzaga, Head of Partnerships at Miria CapitalAdvisors
12:25
Fireside Chat: Data-Driven Fundraising: Harnessing Analytics for Strategic Capital Acquisition
- Leveraging Data for Investor Targeting: How can funds use advanced data analytics to identify potential investors and allocate resources?
- Optimising Fundraising Efforts with Data: Tracking and analysing fundraising success, using data to refine their approach and boost efficiency.
- Personalising Investor Engagement: Using data to tailor communication and pitches to investor preferences, improving engagement and trust.
- Predicting Capital Flows: How data can help predict market trends and investor behaviour and allow you to proactively adjust fundraising strategies.
Confirmed Speaker:
James O'Connell, Head of Marketing & Investor Relations at Astaris Capital Management LLP
CAPITAL RAISING STAGE
Panel:
Scaling Smart: Building Operational Infrastructure forStrategic Growth
- New Markets, New Opportunities: How expandinginto regions like the Middle East can open doors toinvestors and operational efficiencies while managinglocal challenges.
- Inorganic Growth for Scale: Using acquisitions andpartnerships to grow without relying on fundraising,and the operational complexities that come with it.
- Tech-Enabled Scalability: How technology and theright service providers help hedge funds streamlineoperations and manage growth across multipleregions.
- Balancing Growth and Efficiency: Strategies toexpand into new markets and scale through mergerswhile maintaining operational excellence and investorconfidence.
Speakers:
Mathias Piardon, CEO at 1LCapital AG
Simon Bowie-Britton, Chief Technology Officer at Trium Capital
11:45
Panel: Streamlining Success: Leveraging Outsourcing forOperational Excellence
- Outsourcing Key Functions: How hedge funds canoptimise compliance, IT, and middle-office operationswithout losing control.
- Partnering for Scalability: Choosing the rightoutsourcing partners to drive growth whilemaintaining flexibility.
- Boosting Efficiency: The role of outsourcing in freeingup resources to focus on core investment activitiesand regulatory demands
- Mitigating Risk Through Outsourcing: Reducingoperational risks by leveraging expert providers forregulatory compliance and infrastructuremanagement.
Confirmed Speakers:
Linda Leaney, COO at Nazare Point Investment Advisors Ltd
Anna Colombatti, CAIA, Investment Chief Operating Officer at AXA Investment Managers
12:25
Fireside Chat: Prime Brokers: Unlocking a Competitive Edgefor Emerging Hedge Funds
- Choosing the Right Partner: How emerging funds canfind a prime broker that offers the right balance offees, services, and flexibility.
- Enhancing Credibility: How the right prime brokerboosts fund credibility with investors and enhancesoperational due diligence.
- Capital Introduction Benefits: Leveraging cap introservices from prime brokers that align with yourstrategy to unlock new investor opportunities.
- Managing Operational Risk: How prime brokers cansupport operational risk management and help fundsnavigate size and trading requirements.
Confirmed Speaker:
Vicky Snow, Head of Operations at Eicos Investment Group
OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE STAGE
ALLOCATOR ONLY:
Lunch
12:45
CAPITAL RAISING STAGE
13:45 WORKSHOPS
A. From Branding to Capital: Effective Marketing Tactics for Fund Growth
Explore how to navigate in-house vs. third-party marketing, regulatory hurdles, and innovative tactics to build a brand that attracts investors and capital.
B. Navigating Fee Compression: Strategies for Sustaining Growth and Performance
As fees continue to shrink across the industry, fund managers are under increasing pressure to maintain profitability while delivering value. Explore evolving fee structures, the impact of fee compression on performance, and strategies for operational efficiency and scaling in a low-fee environment.
C. Allocator Expectations: ODD Insights for Successful Fundraising
D. ESG: Understanding Strategies to Attract Purpose-Driven Capital
Discussion around the complexities and opportunities in ESG fundraising, covering data challenges, greenwashing concerns, regulatory shifts, and how hedge funds can develop authentic ESG strategies to attract sustainability-focused investors without compromising financial performance.
14:45
Panel:
Winning Tickets: How are Family Offices Fuelling Hedge Fund Growth?
The Direct Approach: Building personal relationship sand tailoring investment strategies based on close partnerships with fund managers.
Decision-Making Autonomy: Exploring the often more flexible and less bureaucratic decision-making processes of FO’s compared to institutional investors.
Bespoke Fund Structures: What structures align best with FO’s specific long-term financial and legacy goals?
Global Outlook: Understanding the diverse preferences of FO’s across different regions and how to adapt your approach accordingly (e.g., US, Europe, Middle East).
Speakers:
15:30
Fireside Chat:
Bridging Investment Worlds: Navigating Investor Dynamics for Fund Success
Distinct Investment Criteria: How FO’s and institutional investors differ in risk appetite, due diligence processes, and capital allocation preferences.
Customisation vs. Standardisation: Practical strategies for tailoring fund structures to suit the personalised needs of FO’s, while meeting the standardised expectations of institutional investors.
Long-Term Relationships vs. Performance Focus: How to balance the relationship-driven approach of FO’s with the performance-centric requirements of institutional investors.
Balancing Both Worlds: Key tactics for emerging managers to attract and manage capital from both FO's and institutional investors without diluting focus.
CAPITAL RAISING STAGE
OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE STAGE
13:45
Fireside Chat:
Strengthening Foundations: Advanced Risk Management and Governance for Sustainable Growth
Building a Resilient Risk Management Framework: How hedge funds can develop strong, adaptable risk management systems to navigate market volatility and operational challenges.
Governance as a Competitive Advantage: The role of effective governance in improving investor confidence and meeting regulatory expectations.
Aligning Risk Management with Growth: How to integrate risk management into operational expansion plans, balancing the need for growth with the protection of capital and reputation.
Enhancing Transparency and Oversight: Best practices for governance structures that ensure clear accountability, transparency, and oversight across global operations.
Speaker:
14:00
Panel:
Compliance and Capital: Aligning Hedge Fund Operations with Global Regulatory Demands
Adapting to Multi-Jurisdictional Regulations: Streamlining compliance across different global regulatory frameworks, especially in emerging regions like the Middle East, US, and Europe.
Technology & AI Compliance: Addressing challenges with integrating AI and tech, including compliance around personal communication tools, data privacy, and record-keeping.
Regional Regulatory Nuances: Comparing regulatory demands across key financial hubs and how to meet differing investor and regulatory expectations.
Emerging Reporting Standards: How the new regulatory expectations around sustainability, risk, and transparency are influencing operational efficiency and governance standards in hedge funds.
Speakers:
OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE STAGE
14:45
WORKSHOPS
A. Allocator Insights: Succeeding in Operational Due Diligence
Explore the key ODD criteria allocators focus on, common red flags, and how emerging managers can align their operational practices to meet allocators’ rigorous standards
Discuss the key strategies for hedge funds to know when to expand their team, how to attract top talent, and the best practices for retaining and motivating employees for long term growth.
C. The Smart Stack: Levelling the Field with AI and Data
This workshop will dive into how emerging hedge funds can build an advanced tech stack using AI, data analytics, and cutting-edge tools to compete with established managers, streamline operations, and promote scalability.
D. Cybersecurity in Action: Navigating Real-Time Threats and Strengthening Defences
In this interactive session, be guided through a series of realtime cybersecurity scenarios where you must make crucial decisions to protect your fund’s data and operations. As the scenarios evolve, you will be confronted with escalating risks, such as phishing attacks, data breaches, or insider threat.
ALLOCATOR ONLY:
Lunch
12:45
CAPITAL RAISING STAGE
OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE STAGE
Welcome Note
11:00
Tailoring to Investor Needs: How can emerging managers better align their strategies with investors’ mandates by listening and adapting to specific investor criteria?
Standing Out in a Crowded Market: How can emerging hedge funds differentiate themselves from larger multi-manager platforms?
The Future of Multi-Strategy Platforms: Has the zenith of the multi-strategy pod groups' era been reached?
Investor Expectations: Insights on building trust, track record, and operational standards that meet institutional demands.
Speakers:
New Markets, New Opportunities: How expanding into regions like the Middle East can open doors to investors and operational efficiencies while managing local challenges.
Inorganic Growth for Scale: Using acquisitions and partnerships to grow without relying on fundraising, and the operational complexities that come with it.
Tech-Enabled Scalability: How technology and the right service providers help hedge funds streamline operations and manage growth across multiple regions.
Balancing Growth and Efficiency: Strategies to expand into new markets and scale through mergers while maintaining operational excellence and investor confidence.
Speakers:
Fundraising Channels: How to leverage capital introduction services, 3PMs, and direct approaches to reach the right investors efficiently.
Consultants - Gatekeepers or Partners: Practical steps for getting on consultants’ radar, aligning with their evolving criteria, and securing their support for capital allocation.
Adapt or Fall Behind: How to customise your strategy to meet specific investor mandates, especially with rising interest in private markets and alternatives.
Expanding Horizons: How to look beyond traditional markets and identify new capital sources, and how to tail or your approach to different cultural and regional expectations.
Speakers:
Outsourcing Key Functions: How hedge funds can optimise compliance, IT, and middle-office operations without losing control.
Partnering for Scalability: Choosing the right outsourcing partners to drive growth while maintaining flexibility.
Boosting Efficiency: The role of outsourcing in freeing up resources to focus on core investment activities and regulatory demands
Mitigating Risk Through Outsourcing: Reducing operational risks by leveraging expert providers for regulatory compliance and infrastructure management.
Speakers:
12:25
Fireside Chat:
Data-Driven Fundraising: Harnessing Analytics for Strategic Capital Acquisition
Leveraging Data for Investor Targeting: How can funds use advanced data analytics to identify potential investors and allocate resources?
Optimising Fundraising Efforts with Data: Tracking and analysing fundraising success, using data to refine their approach and boost efficiency.
Personalising Investor Engagement: Using data to tailor communication and pitches to investor preferences, improving engagement and trust.
Predicting Capital Flows: How data can help predict market trends and investor behaviour, and allow you to proactively adjust fundraising strategies.
Speaker:
12:25
Fireside Chat:
Prime Brokers: Unlocking a Competitive Edge for Emerging Hedge Funds
Choosing the Right Partner: How emerging funds can find a prime broker that offers the right balance of fees, services, and flexibility.
Enhancing Credibility: How the right prime broker boosts fund credibility with investors and enhances operational due diligence.
Capital Introduction Benefits: Leveraging cap intro services from prime brokers that align with your strategy to unlock new investor opportunities.
Managing Operational Risk: How prime brokers can support operational risk management and help funds navigate size and trading requirements.
Speaker:
ALLOCATOR ONLY:
Lunch
12:45
WORKSHOPS
13:45
A. From Branding to Capital: Effective Marketing Tactics for Fund Growth
Explore how to navigate in-house vs. third-party marketing, regulatory hurdles, and innovative tactics to build a brand that attracts investors and capital.
B. Navigating Fee Compression: Strategies for Sustaining Growth and Performance
As fees continue to shrink across the industry, fund managers are under increasing pressure to maintain profitability while delivering value. Explore evolving fee structures, the impact of fee compression on performance, and strategies for operational efficiency and scaling in a low-fee environment.
C. Allocator Expectations: ODD Insights for Successful Fundraising
D. ESG: Understanding Strategies to Attract Purpose-Driven Capital
Discussion around the complexities and opportunities in ESG fundraising, covering data challenges, greenwashing concerns, regulatory shifts, and how hedge funds can develop authentic ESG strategies to attract sustainability-focused investors without compromising financial performance.
13:45
Fireside Chat:
Strengthening Foundations: Advanced Risk Management and Governance for Sustainable Growth
Building a Resilient Risk Management Framework: How hedge funds can develop strong, adaptable risk management systems to navigate market volatility and operational challenges.
Governance as a Competitive Advantage: The role of effective governance in improving investor confidence and meeting regulatory expectations.
Aligning Risk Management with Growth: How to integrate risk management into operational expansion plans, balancing the need for growth with the protection of capital and reputation.
Enhancing Transparency and Oversight: Best practices for governance structures that ensure clear accountability, transparency, and oversight across global operations.
Speaker:
14:00
Panel:
Compliance and Capital: Aligning Hedge Fund Operations with Global Regulatory Demands
Adapting to Multi-Jurisdictional Regulations: Streamlining compliance across different global regulatory frameworks, especially in emerging regions like the Middle East, US, and Europe.
Technology & AI Compliance: Addressing challenges with integrating AI and tech, including compliance around personal communication tools, data privacy, and record-keeping.
Regional Regulatory Nuances: Comparing regulatory demands across key financial hubs and how to meet differing investor and regulatory expectations.
Emerging Reporting Standards: How the new regulatory expectations around sustainability, risk, and transparency are influencing operational efficiency and governance standards in hedge funds.
Speakers:
14:45
Panel:
Winning Tickets: How are Family Offices Fuelling Hedge Fund Growth?
The Direct Approach: Building personal relationship sand tailoring investment strategies based on close partnerships with fund managers.
Decision-Making Autonomy: Exploring the often more flexible and less bureaucratic decision-making processes of FO’s compared to institutional investors.
Bespoke Fund Structures: What structures align best with FO’s specific long-term financial and legacy goals?
Global Outlook: Understanding the diverse preferences of FO’s across different regions and how to adapt your approach accordingly (e.g., US, Europe, Middle East).
Speakers:
15:30
Fireside Chat:
Bridging Investment Worlds: Navigating Investor Dynamics for Fund Success
Distinct Investment Criteria: How FO’s and institutional investors differ in risk appetite, due diligence processes, and capital allocation preferences.
Customisation vs. Standardisation: Practical strategies for tailoring fund structures to suit the personalised needs of FO’s, while meeting the standardised expectations of institutional investors.
Long-Term Relationships vs. Performance Focus: How to balance the relationship-driven approach of FO’s with the performance-centric requirements of institutional investors.
Balancing Both Worlds: Key tactics for emerging managers to attract and manage capital from both FO's and institutional investors without diluting focus.
14:45
WORKSHOPS
A. Allocator Insights: Succeeding in Operational Due Diligence
Explore the key ODD criteria allocators focus on, common red flags, and how emerging managers can align their operational practices to meet allocators’ rigorous standards
Discuss the key strategies for hedge funds to know when to expand their team, how to attract top talent, and the best practices for retaining and motivating employees for long term growth.
C. The Smart Stack: Levelling the Field with AI and Data
This workshop will dive into how emerging hedge funds can build an advanced tech stack using AI, data analytics, and cutting-edge tools to compete with established managers, streamline operations, and promote scalability.
D. Cybersecurity in Action: Navigating Real-Time Threats and Strengthening Defences
In this interactive session, be guided through a series of realtime cybersecurity scenarios where you must make crucial decisions to protect your fund’s data and operations. As the scenarios evolve, you will be confronted with escalating risks, such as phishing attacks, data breaches, or insider threat.
Networking Coffee Break
15:45
16:15
Join an inspirational keynote sharing powerful insights on resilience, overcoming adversity, and achieving success. This session will offer motivating takeaways on leadership, perseverance, and how to thrive in the face of challenges—valuable lessons for both personal and professional growth
16:45
Keynote Q&A
Networking Drinks Reception
17:00
EVENT CLOSE
18:00
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