Hedge Fund US Leadership & Innovation 2022

An invite-only gathering for hedge fund operational leaders, that will explore the current trends, future drivers, and mission-critical tools pushing positive business growth.

Day 1 will focus on emerging operational issues, with Day 2 shining a light on how technology and innovation continue to transform our space.

Informed by in-depth industry consultation, our gathering for senior teams will help your business evolve via big picture presentations and a series of detail-orientated roundtable sessions designed for small groups.

Why attend?

A unique dual event, with the flexibility to attend for both days or one day only
An ‘urban’ business retreat conducted under strict rules of confidentiality Limited to 120 places to ensure the relevance of delegates and quality of discussion
All content created by managers-for-managers, via a series of focus groups
Topics dealing with operations, regulation, compliance, emerging product trends – all designed to help you run a better business
A focus on small roundtable discussions, led by experts and enabling all guests to share ideas

Regulations have become much more stringent on ESG over the last couple of years. How can you stay on your toes?
Making progress: aligning manager and allocator interests on ESG – how to collaborate
Getting the reporting process right and overcoming operational headaches during this journey?
Looking at the impact of new EU taxonomy regulation – will this lead to needed standardization or more complications as the SEC et al bring in their own changes
Does adopting ESG factors improve returns? And are managers adapting existing funds to fit in with the times or launching new vehicles

How to stand out in a crowded market - will this change
How to create a profile and sentiment around the sector 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?
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 - do managers need to become more like private markets specialists
Where next in the ESG debate? The evolution of this space will define managers' operational, compliance, investment and sales functions over the next 5+ years. How can we move from internal reviews and reporting requirements to an approach that affects real change?

How are technology platforms re-shaping the capital introduction model?
What types of technology are IR teams introducing, as a result of the pandemic, to connect with investors?
How is the IR role evolving in line with tech innovation, and how is this helping improve investor communication/reporting?
What kind of best practices should managers be mindful of, when doing virtual fundraising, and what are some of the main risks to avoid?
Will we see a hybrid approach to fundraising, on a permanent basis, going forward, combining the human element with the machine?

How is artificial intelligence being used to improve cybersecurity tools i.e. better helping firms identify changes in employee behaviour ahead of a data breach?
Home is where the threat is – how is endpoint security stepping up to protect remote office working?
How to guard against emerging cyber threats, such as ‘Insider-as-a-service’ model, aimed at bad actors being recruited remotely and stealing IP.
What should today’s COO, CTO or CISO be prioritizing to maintain data security and good cyber hygiene?
What does the next evolution of the public cloud look like? And what might the long-term benefits be to asset managers?
API trends and latest areas of cloud tool application across the enterprise

Overcoming the challenge of analysing large data sets before the data becomes obsolete; what techniques are managers pursuing to gain, and maintain, an edge?
What advances in algorithms are being applied to parsing and analysing textual data – and are these advances improving the power of predictive analytics?
How are hedge fund managers developing their own proprietary tools to make data management processes and controls more efficient?
Best practices for setting out and overseeing an effective data management strategy
The role of internal culture in setting out a path for data transformation