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2014 Geneva Gala 6 November 2014 for the benefit of The Swiss Cancer League 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Order of Ceremonies 5 100 Women in Hedge Funds Board of Directors 6 2014 Swiss Philanthropy Committees 7 2014 Geneva Gala Sponsors 8 European Industry Leadership Honouree 11 About Cancer League for Children 14 2014 Geneva Gala Auction 19 BlueCrest Capital Management is proud to support 100 Women in Hedge Funds 2014, Geneva Charity Gala About Charlie Winston 34 in support of The Swiss Cancer League and Cancer League for Children Biographies 36 www.bluecrestcapital.com 2014 Geneva Gala Raffle 37 Salute to 2014 Global Angels 47 Support the Swiss Cancer League 50 is pleased to support the About 100 Women in Hedge Funds 100 Women in Hedge Funds is a global, practitioner-driven non-profit organization serving over 12,000 alternative 100 Women in Hedge Funds investment management investors and professionals through educational, professional leverage and philanthropic initiatives. Formed in 2001, 100 Women in Hedge Funds has Geneva Gala 2014 hosted over 400 education events globally, connected more than 250 senior women through Peer Advisory Groups and raised over $30 million for philanthropic causes in the areas of women’s health, education and mentoring. www.100womeninhedgefunds.org 4 2014 GENEVA GALA 5 Champagne Reception with Diamond Sweepstake Dinner Authorised and Regulated by FINMA Welcome Toast Investment Managers – Hedge Funds – UCITS IV Geneva, Switzerland Claire Smith, London Board Champion – Switzerland, 100 Women in Hedge Funds is proud to support 100 Women in Hedge Funds European Leadership Honoree 100 Women in Hedge Funds Anne Richards, Chief Investment Officer, Aberdeen Asset Management 2014 Geneva Charity Gala Introduction to Swiss Cancer League in its fundraising effort for the Anna Chevallier, Swiss Philanthropy Chair, 100 Women in Hedge Funds Swiss Cancer League Bettina Junker, Head of Communication at Swiss Cancer League & Cancer League for Children Auction Caroline Lang, Chairman, Sotheby’s Switzerland Dessert, Coffee & Tea Trading Competition Winners Announcement and Prize-Giving Live Performance by Charlie Winston Disco and Dancing by DJ Miss D Complimentary Cocktails by Bacardi Raffle Draw Announcement of 100 Women in Hedge Funds Fundraising Total Dominique Wyss, 100 Women in Hedge Funds Geneva Gala Chair 6 100 WOMEN IN HEDGE FUNDS 7 100 Women in Hedge Funds Board of Directors Geneva Gala Committee Charlotte Beyer, Institute for Private Investors Dominique Wyss, 100 Women in Hedge Funds Geneva Gala Chair Suzanne Brenner, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Claire Smith, Albourne Partners Stephanie Breslow, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Anna Chevallier, Lake Geneva Investment Partners SA Diana Cantor, Alternative Investment Management, LLC Sophie Bonvin, Eurocapital Advisors Mimi Drake, Permit Capital Advisors, LLC Kristen Eshak Weldon, The Blackstone Group International Partners LLP Cristina Bagnoli, Geneva Education Committee Chair Kristin M. Fox, FoxInspires LLC Ikran Abdi, B-Source SA Sonia Gardner, Avenue Capital Group Marietta B. Bieri, pARTnership & business development Dana B. Hall, CFA Selemba Ngom, UBS AG Carol Kim, The Blackstone Group Isabelle Cohen Solal, Swisscanto Lauren Malafronte, Scotiabank Lindsay Jones, Balfour Capital Anne Popkin, Symphony Asset Management Elisabeth Tschyrkow, Dergatcheff Mindy M. Posoff, Traversent Capital Partners, LLC Paola Bissoli, Saint George Capital Management Daphne Richards, 100WHF Advisory Council Chair Deutsche Bank (Suisse) SA Diane Schrader, Lionfish Capital LLC Katy Huang, Ivanka Trump, The Trump Organization Celine Freulet Sandra A. Urie, Cambridge Associates LLC Nathalie Beyrard Joan Werner, New York Life Investments Anne Simond, ARM Swiss Representatives SA Katherine Hill, PEX Global CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Marina Cvetkovic, Swiss Re Amanda Pullinger Rafaela Bichuette, CFA, Crédit Agricole (Suisse) SA Smaranda Jaun London Board Sharon Mutawe, Merck Serono Olivia Bernard, Ferrostaal Capital Paola Bissoli, Saint George Capital Management Sona Blessing, Alternative Alternatives Zurich Philanthropy Committee Anna Chevallier, Lake Geneva Investment Partners Caroline Bauer, Stonehage Effie K. Datson, Deutsche Bank Mimi Drake, Permit Capital Advisors, LLC Francoise Birnholz, HSBC Global Private Bank Kristen Eshak Weldon, The Blackstone Group International Partners LLP Isariya John, Credit Suisse Lisa Fridman, PAAMCO Alysa Kodisch, Alysa Kodisch Advisory Sonia Gardner, Avenue Capital Group Sophie Neuhut, Twelve Capital AG Kathryn Graham, Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd Esther Sapi, Deloitte Roxanne Mosley Sargent, Duet Group Natasha Pope, Goldman Sachs Claire Smith, Albourne Partners Limited (Swiss Branch) 8 2014 GENEVA GALA SPONSORS 9 Premium Gold Sponsor Friends of 100 Women in Hedge Funds BlackRock Champagne sponsored by Banque Morval - Willer Funds Wine provided by Edmond De Rothschild (Suisse) S.A. Gold Sponsors Sound & Light sponsored by RWC Diamonds sponsored by Rocks International BlueCrest Capital Management Trading competition sponsored by Saxo Bank Brevan Howard Flowers sponsored by Talent Advisors SA Dynamic Capital Management Cocktails sponsored by Tenor Capital Management Lake Geneva Investment Partners SA Scipion Capital Ltd Programme printing by Sothebys Gifts by Lubex anti-age and L’Occitane Silver Sponsors Champagne by Billecart & Salmond Venue and corkage provided by Kempinski Baer & Karrer AG Live performance kindly donated by Charlie Winston BlackRiver Asset Management (Switzerland) SARL Photography by Eugene Theodore BlueMountain Capital Management Committee jewellery by Adler FBT Avocats SA Sound & Light by Dinemec Dromeus Capital Management (Suisse) S.A. Flowers by Venetoulis Hugo Fund Services S.A. Cocktails by Bacardi Lenz & Staehelin Accounting by Cordium M&G Investments Pictet Asset Management 10 2014 EUROPEAN INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP HONOREE 11 Anne Richards Chief Investment Officer, Aberdeen Asset Management Anne graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh. After completing a research fellowship at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research in Geneva, she spent two years with Cambridge Consultants before taking a year out to study for an MBA at Insead in Fontainebleau, France. She began her City career as an analyst with Alliance Capital in 1992, subsequently moving onto portfolio management, firstly with JP Morgan Investment Management, and then with Mercury Asset Management, later MLIM. In 2002 she joined the main board of Edinburgh Fund Managers plc as Chief Investment Officer and Joint Managing Director. She continued in her role as global Chief Investment Officer for the combined entity when EFM was taken over by Aberdeen Asset Management in 2003, joining the main board of Aberdeen, a FTSE100 company, in 2011. In addition to her work at Aberdeen, Anne holds a number of non executive positions. She is a director of esure Group plc. She is also a lay member of Court of the University of Edinburgh, a member of Council of the Duchy of M&G Investments Lancaster and a member of the FCA Practitioner Panel. Anne is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, holds a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance (ACCA), is an honorary Fellow of the CFA Institute (UK) and holds a Doctorate of Letters, Heriot-Watt University (Honorary Degree). Anne is also a member of the Board of Leaders of 2020 Women on Boards, M&G Investments supports the a US based organisation dedicated to increasing the proportion of women on corporate boards. 100 Women in Hedge Funds Geneva Gala 2014 in its fundraising efforts to benefit the Swiss Cancer League and Cancer League for Children www.mandg.ch OCT 14 / 51681 12 13 BLACK RIVER ASSET MANAGEMENT (SWITZERLAND) PROUD SPONSOR OF THE “100 WOMEN IN HEDGE FUNDS” INITIATIVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SWISS CANCER LEAGUE AND CANCER LEAGUE FOR CHILDREN is proud to support THE SWISS CANCER LEAGUE AND CANCER LEAGUE FOR CHILDREN liguecancer.ch BLACK RIVER ASSET MANAGEMENT (SWITZERLAND) SARL CHEMIN DE-NORMANDIE 14 1206 GENEVE SUISSE 14 ABOUT CANCER LEAGUE FOR CHILDREN 15 have specialist clinics for the children with pediatric specialists in psycho- oncology, who work directly with young patients or help those children with an afflicted parent, helping them to deal with their emotions. Not all cantonal cancer leagues offer the same services. The extent and nature of the services depend largely on the financial resources of the organization. To continue to Children and Cancer provide the very best overall support for these afflicted children, we urgently Each year, nearly 220 need more funds. children are diagnosed with cancer in Switzerland. The consequences are Social and Financial Support for Families brutal. Not only is the child Cancer can cause difficulties in both social and financial aspects, for example constantly in hospital for when a parent has to stop working to care for the sick child. Cantonal leagues painful treatments, which can provide support by organizing and funding childcare or transport to the can have serious side hospital or even by engaging a housekeeper. effects, but their parents and family will also bear a heavy burden. Life needs to go on for the other family Activity Weeks members, but how? Caring Children who have a family member with for a very sick child is all- cancer often have the feeling that they have consuming, but what are been left to fend for themselves and to face