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Real Asset Investing Forum
Real Asset Investing Forum
 
March 26-27, 2012
Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA
 
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(Agenda current as of 2-1-12)
  Conference Day 1: Monday, March 26, 2012
7:00 am Exhibit Setup
7:15 am Continental Breakfast
7:50 am Opening Remarks
8:00 am Keynote Presentation
Pacific Rim Region, US General Services Administration
8:30 am Real Assets Investing: The Key to a Complete Institutional Portfolio
  • Asset Allocation Strategies
  • Diversifying using correlations in more than two-dimensions
  • Diversifying for different risk exposures
  • Real Assets as diversifiers, return generators and inflation hedges.

Moderator:
SAN MATEO COUNTY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION

Panelists:
Peninsula Family Office (SFO)

9:30 am Oil and Gas

Moderator:
Ascent Family Group LLC (SFO)

10:30 am Morning Refreshment Break
10:45 am Renewable Energy

Moderator:
The Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization (NIREC)

11:45 am Real Estate Investing Strategies

Moderator:
DREVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (SFO)

12:45 pm Lunch

Sponsored By:
2:00 pm Opportunities for Investing in Infrastructure
  • Water
  • Master Limited Partnerships

Moderator:
SEGAL ADVISORS

Panelist:
Neuberger Berman

2:45 pm Agriculture

Moderator:
SFG Asset Advisors (MFO)

Panelists:
PASSPORT CAPITAL
TIAA-CREF

3:45 pm Afternoon Refreshment Break
4:00 pm Gold and Precious Metals
  • Gold as a hedge – still an applicable strategy in today's environment?
  • How gold fits into a portfolio; should it be there?
  • What other precious and rare metals are poised to outperform?
  • Precious metals fundamentals - long term vs short term.
  • How to balance different liquidity requirements using different methods of investing in metals.
  • What key market factors play into the growth of gold and other metals and what to look for in 2012

Moderator:
MACIAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC (MFO)

Panelists:
Gold Bullion International

4:45 pm Timber
  • Direct vs. Liquid Investments
  • Risk & Return Expectations
  • Diversification Strategies
  • Bear Market & Inflation Hedges
  • Correlation with Commodities
  • Environmental Concerns = Higher Prices
  • Assessing Manager Skill

Moderator:
GenSpring Family Offices (MFO)

Panelists:
Legacy Private Capital (MFO)

5:45 pm Managed Futures vs. Commodities

Moderator:
City of Pontiac General Employees Retirement System

6:30 pm Cocktail Reception
 
  Conference Day 2: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
7:55 am Opening Remarks
8:00 am Distressed Real Estate
  • Allocations to distressed Real Estate: asset types
  • Is there a "next shoe to drop?"
  • Debt or Equity?
  • Leverage: Employing it in the "new normal"
  • Return expectations

Moderator:
ALVERY BARTLETT GROUP

9:00 am WORLD GOLD
9:30 am Choosing Effective Real Asset Managers

Moderator:
Gaia Human Capital Consultants

Panelist:
City of Southfield Michigan

10:30 am New Tax Policy and Regulations

Moderator:
Triskeles Foundation

11:15 am TIPS
12:00 pm Closing Remarks
 
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