100WHF Celebrating Education: Marc Lasry and Jamie Dinan Discuss the State of the Markets with Becky Quick
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100WHF Celebrating Education: Marc Lasry and Jamie Dinan discuss the state of the markets with Becky Quick May 19, 2015 at 6 PM New York Join luminaries Marc Lasry of Avenue Capital Group and Jamie Dinan of York Capital Management for an informal panel discussion on the capital markets and the state of the alternative investment industry. Each manager will share his investment strategies and insights on risks and opportunities in the current market environment. This event, moderated by Becky Quick of CNBC's "Squawk Box," is part of 100 Women in Hedge Funds' Celebrating Education - Investing in the Next Generation initiative, which focuses on the success and growth of the organization's global Education pillar. Participants Marc Lasry, Avenue Capital Group Jamie Dinan, York Capital Management Becky Quick, Moderator, CNBC's "Squawk Box" Event Details Date: May 19, 2015 Time: 5:30 PM Registration. We will begin promptly at 6 PM; please arrive early. Since it is disruptive to everyone when latecomers enter the session, those arriving after an education session has begun will only be admitted at the discretion of 100WHF and the host. Please note the start time on this invite and plan to arrive early. Networking and cocktails will follow. Host: UBS Location: 1285 Avenue of the Americas (between 51st and 52nd Streets), 15th floor Auditorium, New York, NY RSVP: RSVP Now If you have any questions about this event, please contact [email protected] If you would like to make a special donation to 100WHF to support our ongoing senior practitioner events, please click here, or to become a 100WHF Global Angel, please click here. This event is NOT FOR ATTRIBUTION. All 100WHF events are private events and we require that no one reports publicly on any aspect of them. Admission is free, but there is a $25 charge if you register and do not attend, even if you cancel in advance. No-show proceeds will be donated to 100WHF Foundation - Celebrating Education/Investing in the Next Generation initiative, the 2015 beneficiary of 100WHF's US philanthropic initiatives. If you have no-show fees in arrears, the system cannot register you for an event. You can view and pay for any outstanding no-show fees online from your Member Profile Space is limited. No walk-ins will be permitted. Biographies Marc Lasry, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, Avenue Capital Group Mr. Lasry is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of the firm. Distressed investing has been the focus of his professional career for over 31 years. Prior to co-founding Amroc Investments, LLC as an independent entity, Mr. Lasry managed capital for Amroc Investments, L.P., the predecessor firm associated with Robert Bass Group, Inc. Mr. Lasry and Amroc Investments, L.P. were affiliated with Acadia Partners L.P., an investment partnership whose general partners include Keystone, Inc. (an investment firm that was associated with the Robert Bass Group, Inc.), American Express Company and the Equitable Life Assurance Society of America. Prior to that, Mr. Lasry was Co-Director of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department at Cowen & Company. Prior to this, he served as Director of the Private Debt Department at Smith Vasiliou Management Company. Mr. Lasry also clerked for the Honorable Edward Ryan, former Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the Southern District of New York. Mr. Lasry is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and he also serves on the Board of Directors of The Clinton Global Initiative, and the Board of the 92nd Street Y. He previously served as a member of the Board of Trustees of The Mount Sinai Medical Center. Mr. Lasry has served and will continue to serve on various other boards of advisors/directors of both for-profit and not-for-profit private companies that are not affiliated with the firm. Mr. Lasry graduated with a B.A. in History from Clark University (1981) and a J.D. from New York Law School (1984). Jamie Dinan, Founder, Chairman and CEO, York Capital Management Mr. Dinan founded York Capital Management in September 1991 and is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Partner of the Firm. Mr. Dinan is a Co-Portfolio Manager of the York Multi-Strategy, York Credit Opportunities, York Event-Driven UCITS funds, York Sub-Advised '40 Act Strategy, and Portfolio Manager of the York Total Return funds and is the Chair of the Firm's Executive Committee. From 1985 to 1991, he worked at Kellner, DiLeo & Co., where he became a General Partner and was responsible for investing in risk arbitrage and special situation investments. From 1981 to 1983, Mr. Dinan was a member of the investment banking group at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc. Mr. Dinan is currently the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the City of New York, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Hospital for Special Surgery, the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Harvard Business School's Board of Dean's Advisors, the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and The Wharton Board of Overseers at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Dinan received a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Becky Quick, Co-Anchor, CNBC's "Squawk Box" Ms. Quick is co-anchor of "Squawk Box." Ms. Quick is also anchor of the nationally syndicated "On the Money." Ms. Quick is known for her hard-hitting interviews and profiles of some of the world's richest and most influential investors, including Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Alan Greenspan, T. Boone Pickens, Jamie Dimon, Charlie Munger and many others. She also has interviewed three U.S. presidents and has hosted panels at some of the most prestigious conferences in the world such as the Microsoft CEO Conference, Fortune's Most Powerful Women's Conference and the Allen & Co. Sun Valley Media Conference. Ms. Quick also authors a regular column for Fortune magazine as well as contributes to CNBC.com. Previously, Ms. Quick, a seven-year veteran of The Wall Street Journal, covered the Wall Street beat for CNBC as part of the network's partnership with Dow Jones. Prior to joining CNBC in February 2001, Ms. Quick covered various beats for The Wall Street Journal, including retail, e-commerce and the Internet. She also played a crucial role in the launch of The Wall Street Journal Online, while serving as the site's International news editor. Ms. Quick graduated from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., and previously served on the board of The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. About UBS (www.ubs.com) UBS is a proud member of 100 Women in Hedge Funds' Leadership Council. 100WHF Leadership Council is a select group of international banks, alternative investment firms, asset management firms and others in the industry who support the long run mission of 100 Women in Hedge Funds. All Bar None is our employee network with the mission to engage, educate, and empower employees to promote the professional development of women at UBS and to champion the firm's vision, values, and strategies. UBS draws on its 150-year heritage to serve private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. Its business strategy is centered on its pre-eminent global wealth management businesses and its leading universal bank in Switzerland, complemented by its Global Asset Management business and its Investment Bank, with a focus on capital efficiency and businesses that offer a superior structural growth and profitability outlook. Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS is present in all major financial centers worldwide and employs about 60,000 people around the world. It has offices in more than 50 countries, with about 35% of its employees working in the Americas, 36% in Switzerland, 17% in the rest of Europe, the Middle East and Africa and 12% in Asia Pacific. About 100 Women in Hedge Funds (www.100womeninhedgefunds.org) 100 Women in Hedge Funds is a global, practitioner-driven non-profit organization serving over 13,000 alternative investment management investors and professionals through educational, professional leverage and philanthropic initiatives. Formed in 2001, 100 Women in Hedge Funds has hosted close to 500 industry education events globally, connected more than 250 senior women through Peer Advisory Groups and raised over $36 million for philanthropic causes in the areas of women's health, education and mentoring. .