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European Family Office & Private Wealth Management Forum
European Family Office & Private Wealth Management Forum
A Private Wealth Series Event
 
6-8 June 2012
InterContinental Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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(Agenda current as of 6-9-11)
  Wednesday, June 15, 2011
7:30 Exhibit Setup
8:15 Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by:
NATIXIS
8:45 Co-Chair Opening Remarks

CEO, SAINT LEONARDS, FAMILY OFFICE
8:50 International Private Wealth Discussion:
This panel is comprised of Family Office Investment Professionals and to discuss the current state of the family office as well as the future investment cycles ahead.

Moderator:
Managing Director, SAINT LEONARDS, FAMILY OFFICE

Panelists:
Principal, MAJLIS INVESTMENT
President, Pepper International
Chairman & CEO, INTEGRAL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS GROUP CO, LTD
Board Member, Director, BELESTA AG

9:50 Robust Investment Styles and Strategies for Invigorating your Portfolio Returns
  • Which asset classes and strategies have the most potential for stable returns for the rest of 2011?
  • Dynamic Asset Allocation Strategies
  • Risk and Rewards to adding alternative assets as volatility hedges
  • Style selection criteria - how to decide what works best for your Family Office

Moderator:
Founder, BEZEMER BEHEER

Panelists:
Co-Founder & Fund Manager, RATIO ASSET MANAGEMENT  
President and Founder, TITAN ADVISORS
Founder & President, YORKVILLE ADVISORS
Founder & Chief Investment Officer, DASHEVSKY & PARTNERS  

10:50 Meet the Manager Showcase
In this session six investment managers will present their individual investment strategies to the congregation. Each manager will have ten minutes to speak about their background, strategy, methodology and performance of their funds. It is suggested that they present for eight minutes and have a Q&A session from the audience for the following five minutes. The manager is not allowed to use PowerPoint or any other interactive presentations.

Chairman:
Partner & Analyst in European Private Equity, ALBOURNE

Panelists:
Executive Vice President, LOMBARD ODIER


Managing Partner, TREMONT ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC
Co-Founder & Deputy CEO, CIAM
Managing Partner, INOKS CAPITAL SA
Chief Executive Officer, DOMAIN DEVELOPERS FUND
Senior Portfolio Manager, CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
Managing Partner, ZADIG GESTION LUXEMBOURG

12:00 Welcome Luncheon

Sponsored by:
LOMBARD ODIER
13:15 "How can a Family Office improve its operational effectiveness?"

Executive Vice-President, LOMBARD ODIER
14:00 Investing Abroad-identifying and securing investment opportunities outside the European Market

  • Emerging Market currencies: EM currency as a way to protect the purchasing power of your assets in a world where traditional fiat currencies EUR, USD are increasingly called into question.
  • Currency as an asset class: Allocation to currency betas (e.g. carry, momentum, value) as a way to diversify your portfolio returns at a time when traditional betas may be exhausted or increasingly crowded
  • Equities: increasingly volatile, and cycle needs to be timed.
  • Bonds: at risk of an unwind?
  • Opportunities in structured credit products and the US mortgage market
  • Sustainable Plantation Forestry with exposure to emerging markets, a high return low correlation strategy.

Moderator:
President & Founder, MACK INTERNATIONAL, LLC

Panelists:
Head of Fundamental Economic Research, Record Currency MANAGMENT
Founder, CYGNA NEGRA
Chief Executive Officer, WYETREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Head of Institutional Plantation Sales, TFS CORPORATION LTD

15:00 "Making Smart Living Investable"

Investment Director Listed Equities, CYRTE INVESTMENTS

15:20 Afternoon Refreshment Break

Sponsored by: PIMCO

15:45 Manager Selection Process: If the Resources are Available In-House Should it Still be Outsourced?
  • How to stay on top of new strategies
  • Manager selection; insuring that an affective process is in place
  • Due diligence best practices
  • Do outsourced managers provide the transparency you need?
  • Are the fee's worth the risk profile?
  • Is brining a consultant on board a good option?

Moderator:
Family Officer and Investment Strategies Advisor, GUYNEMER INVESTMENTS

Panelists:
Chief Investment Officer, HALKIN INVESTMENTS LLP
COO, Telluride Asset Management, LLC
Dean's Executive Professor of Finance, Executive Director, SIFIRM, SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
Head of Funds Due Diligence, Mediobanca-  Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A

16:45 Hedge Funds Strategies that are Suitable for Family Office and Private Investors
  • Which strategies provide the best clarity for their investors?
  • Disappointing Hedge Funds returns in 2010 ; same in 2011?
  • How can ownership strategies create and preserve long term value for Family Offices?

Moderator:
President & Founder, FRICK CAPITAL SA

Panelists:
Managing Partner & Chairman, Golden Peaks Capital
Chief Investment Officer, DHANDSA FAMILY OFFICE
Portfolio Manager, COLLARD CAPITAL
Founding Partner & Portfolio Manager, BLACK ANT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

17:45 Global Credit Markets: Understanding How Past Implications will Affect Future Conditions
  • Proprietary rating tools vs. Rating Agencies
  • Forecasting default and recovery rates
  • Historical outlook on distressed debt
  • A look at the difference between bonds and structured product. 
  • Managing your credit risk

Moderator:
PRIVATE INVESTOR

Panelists:
Managing Member & Portfolio Manager, SCHULTZE ASSET MANAGMENT
Portfolio Manager, LOMBARD ODIER INVESTMENT MANAGERS
Senior Portfolio Manager, CAPSTONE CREDIT ADVISORS, LLC
Managing Partner & CIO, IRONSHIELD CAPITAL MANAGMENT

18:45 Welcoming Cocktail Reception
 
  Thursday, June 16, 2011
8:20 Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by:
Golden Peaks Capital

8:50

Opening Remarks

Principal, MAJLIS INVESTMENT management

8:55 "Investing in Energy Technology"
  • Moving into an era of increasingly scarce energy
  • New energy technologies can. unlock new sources of energy, improve the productivity of existing energy resources and reduce the environment footprint of energy usage How investors can profit from innovations in energy.

Partner, ALTIRA GROUP LLC

9:15 The Beauty of Philanthropy: How Giving can Change your Outlook on Investing
  • Venture Philanthropy
  • Sustainable giving options
  • Micro Charity vs. Micro Finance
  • The right vehicle for your philanthropic endeavors; charitable trusts and Foundations

Moderator:
Philanthropy Advisor, KING BAUDOUIN FOUNDATION

Panelists:
Executive Officer and Founder, INSAAN GROUP
Key Client Manager, WISE PHILANTHORY ADVISORS
Senior Philanthropy Advisor, FONDATION DE LUXEMBOURG
Founder & Administrator, FIDU-LEX ENGINEERING SA

10:15 Managed Accounts; A Fad or a Real Value Add?
  • How can a managed account protect your investment?
  • How to best use the information provided by a managed account
  • How can investing in a managed account maximize you due diligence efforts?
  • What are the benefits and drawbacks to managed accounts?
  • Do managed accounts trade pari passu? How significant are the differences.

Moderator:
Partner & Investment Director, MIllTRUST (MFO)

Panelists:
Principal, PETSCHEK FAMILY OFFICE
Managing Director, ZUCKER & CO INVESTMENT ADVISORS
Chief Executive Officer, TY DANJUMA FAMILY OFFICE LIMITED
11:00

"SPACs as a re-emerging asset class: principal protection with equity upside"

VANTAGE GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

11:20 Refreshment Break

Sponsored by:
ALTIRA GROUP LLC
11:45 The Golden Trend: Following the Pack or Truly Diversifying Your Portfolio
  • Investing directly with producers
  • Investing in publicly traded assets
  • When will the bubble pop? Will it ever?
  • Is gold truly an inflation hedge?
  • There are many ways to invest in the asset; which is the most appropriate for your portfolio?
  • Silver as an alternative to gold

Moderator:
Principal, SFA - STERN FERMON ASSOCIES

Panelists:
PRIVATE INVESTOR
Market Strategist, THE PRECIOUS METALS FUND-LFP PRIME SICAV SIF S.A.
Founder and Managing Partner, MATTERHORN ASSET MANAGEMENT AG
Chief Executive Officer, GOLD TRUST AG
PRIVATE INVESTOR

12:45 Asset Allocation Strategies: Back to the Drawing Board
  • Creating a portfolio that can not only withstand the nebulous market outlook
  • Building a global diversified portfolio
  • Adopting a dynamic strategy that can adapt to unforeseen market movements
  • Building a portfolio using ETF and active ETF
  • Market timing tools & techniques

Moderator:
President and CEO, HABSBURGO FAMILY OFFICE

Panelists:
CIO & Partner, ROMULUS INVESTMENT GMGH
Head Of Portfolio Management, COLLINS STEWART WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Founder and Chairman, SUDARSKIS AND PARTNERS
PRIVATE INVESTOR

13:45 Luncheon
15:10 Asset Allocation by Risk Factor Analysis
Executive Vice president and Portfolio Manager, PIMCO

15:30 Bull or Bear for Fixed Income Markets? Find the Right Fixed Income Strategy to Navigate through the Uncertainty
  • Is distressed debt still available at attractive prices?
  • Quantitative vs. Fundamental Strategies
  • Opportunities in Fixed Income: how to benefit from rising interest rates for conservative and aggressive investors

Moderator:
Senior Investment Consultant, MERCER

Panelists:
Director, GALLOWAY CAPITAL
Chief Investment Officer, SCIO CAPITAL
CIO & Founding Partner, PVE CAPITAL
Portfolio Manager, KARSCH GLOBAL CREDIT
16:30 Emerging, Emerged, Advanced and Decaying: Current Trends 2011?
  • Fundamental and technical factors impacting the different asset classes within the region; will the exceptional recent performance be sustainable, or has a bubble emerged?
  • Current opportunity-set and a candid assessment of risk characteristics for the different asset classes within the region.

Moderator:
Managing Partner, BREEDY HENDERSON LLP

Panelists:
Chief Investment Officer & Managing Partner, TROIKA DIALOG ASSET MANAGEMENT
Director & Founding Partner, APAC ASSET MANAGMENT
CIO & Founder, CASTLEROCK MACRO
Portfolio Manager, MONEDA ASSET MANAGEMENT
17:30 Direct Equity Investing Through Private Markets
  • Publicly traded private equity firms as an alternative
  • Smaller mid market strategies; will they continue to outperform the larger ones?
  • Is liquidity still an issue for investors?
  • Private Equity in Emerging Markets; Tiger vs Dragon
  • Are exit strategies viable for 2011 markets?
  • Avoid the fees: Co-Invest
  • Direct investments: an orphan asset class
  • Direct investments: keys to protecting the value of the investment

Moderator:
CEO, SHEPPARD INVESTORS AG

Panelists:
Partner, PARISH CAPITAL ADVISORS EUROPE LLP
Partner, EDGAR BRANDT ADVISORY SA
Partner and Managing Director, THE CARLYLE GROUP
18:30

Cocktail Reception

Sponsored by:
Davidoff

 
  Friday, June 17, 2011
8:00

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by:
VANTAGE GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

8:30 Welcoming Remarks

Chief Executive Officer/Chairman, WENTWORTH HALL CONSULTANCY LTD

8:35 FOOD, WATER, ENERGY & HOUSING & THE OVERPOPULATION OF THE PLANET
  • The Road to Famine.
  • The kinds of crops grown must be strictly regulated.
  • By the year 2050, there are projected to be 9.85 Billion people on the planet.
  • Everything on our planet is connected, none more so than water and food.  Without water there is no food.  Without water there is no life!
  • Biofuel production must cease forthwith, and those farmlands returned to food production.
  • a single authoritative body of knowledgeable people should be placed in charge of food production planning and water usage for all farmland worldwide.
Chairman, THE CLEAN WATER GLOBAL RESCUE FOUNDATION
8:55 A New Trend : Combining Financial Investment With Philanthropy in a Frontier Market such as Bangladesh
  • Compelling investment case for hidden gem of the N-11
  • Participating in long term growth
  • Investing in uncorrelated market via first UCITS fund
  • Unique opportunity in contributing to charitable giving
Vice-Chairman, SWISSPRO INVEST (BD) LTD.
9:15 UCITS: Too Expensive, Too Liquid, or Just Right?
  • Are UCITS structures right for Asset Managers?
  • Are UCITS structured investments right for investors?
  • What effect will UCITS have on my profitability?

Moderator:
Former Chairman of Virginia Retirement System, FORMER VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Panelists:
Principal & Risk Manager, CASTLEROCK
Co-Head of SIXTINA and Head of Risk Management, NATIXIS ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
10:00 Agribusiness investments In Brazil: Exploring The Opportunities For International Private Investors, Banks And Funds
  • Key global drives: "The scarcity factor theory and the 4 F's"
  • Gaining an exclusive insight into the investment opportunities in LATAM, with a special focus in Brazil.
  • Analyzing what are the biggest agricultural infrastructure challenges in Brazil.
  • Why Brazil is becoming so attractive for international private investors, banks and Funds.
  • Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of an Agro investment portfolio in Brazil.
President & CEO, TOCANTINS STATE DEVELOPMENT BANK, SECRETARY OF STATE, BRAZIL
10:20 Refreshment Break

Sponsored by:

SWISSPRO INVEST (BD) LTD.

10:45 Dynamic Tax and Estate Planning: Proactively Seeking the Best Solutions for your Estate
  • Overview of the current tax and regulatory environment
  • Exploring new tax structures that can protect you and you assets
  • Offshore structures? Are they right for you and your family office?
  • Can relocating be a strategy for you?

Moderator:
Managing Partner, MY GLOBAL ADIVSORS

Panelists:
Fiscalist / Tax lawyer - Team Private Clients, LOYENS & LOEFF
CEO, ANGLO CAPITAL LIMITED
11:30 Real Estate Opportunities: Properties that will Prop Up your Portfolio
  • Can adding real estate to your portfolio act as inflation hedge
  • What type of distressed assets are poised for a recovery?
  • CMBS markets are they coming back?
  • Executing in an environment with lower valuations and limited liquidity
  • Lending at an all time low, how long will this last?
  • Where will interest rates go and how will that effect your real estate investment?
  • Diversification in real estate, looking into the different subclasses

Moderator:
Principal, RAIRE FAMILY OFFICE

Panelists:
The Duke of Westminster Family Office, GROSVENOR LIMITED- FAMILY OFFICE
Managing Partner, IMMOBILIS GMBH (FAMILY OFFICE)
12:15

What is Effecting Commodity Markets in 2011:

  • What is driving the commodities markets: growing global wealth and it’s middle class, fundamentals, shortage and or surplus of products, weather?
  • Who are driving prices up: Speculators, Genuine investors, Fund managers and or Hedgers?
  • What are the markets most effected by sudden price rises and why? Crude oil, wheat, corn, rice, sugar, iron ore or what?
  • What about the smaller markets like cocoa, rubber, etc? Who and what affects them?
  • Who are driving prices down?

Moderator:
INDEPENDENT ADVISOR

Panelists:
Chief Executive Officer/Chairman, WENTWORTH HALL CONSULTANCY LTD
Founder & Managing Partner, XTAL STRATEGIES
CEO- Head of Investments, WENTWORTH FAMILY OFFICE

13:00 Succession Planning: Protecting Your Family's Well Being for Years to Come

Moderator:
Managing Member, GRAYMATTER STRATEGIES, LLC

Panelists:
President, GENSPRING FAMILY OFFICES (MFO)
Founder, DENARIUS CONSEILS & GESTION SA
Executive Director, Head Geneva Branch & Deskhead Private Banking Middle East, FALCON PRIVATE BANK LTD
Founder & Managing Partner, AURUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, S.A.

14:00 Closing Remarks
Chief Executive Officer/Chairman, Wentworth Hall Consultancy Ltd

Luncheon

Sponsored by:
CYRTE INVESTMENTS
 
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