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Global Events GLOBAL EVENTS Education • Professional Leverage • Networking • Philanthropy Industry Icons Sep 18, 2013 New York: A Conversation With Adena T. Friedman, Chief Financial Officer, The Carlyle Group Adena Friedman, Chief Financial Officer, The Carlyle Group Bill Stone, Founder and CEO, Moderator, SS&C Technologies Jun 3, 2013 Washington: Conversation with David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder, The Carlyle Group David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder, The Carlyle Group Jeffrey R. Houle, Moderator, Partner, DLA Piper Apr 3, 2013 New York: Fireside Chat with Saba Capital's Boaz Weinstein Boaz Weinstein, Founder & CIO, Saba Capital Stephanie Ruhle, Moderator, Anchor, Bloomberg Oct 30, 2012 Newport Beach: A Conversation with Dr. Mohamed El-Erian of PIMCO: Investing in a Zero-Interest Rate Environment Dr. Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Executive Officer and Co-CIO, PIMCO Lupin Rahman, Moderator, Executive Vice President, PIMCO Marc Seidner, Managing Director and Generalist Portfolio Manager, PIMCO Qi Wang, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, PIMCO Oct 16, 2012 New York: Know Yourself and Your Decision-Making Process: A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Dr. Daniel Kahneman Dr. Daniel Kahneman, Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology and Professor of Public Affairs Emeritus, Princeton University Jason Zweig, Moderator, Columnist, Wall Street Journal Sep 19, 2012 New York: Conversation with Eric E. Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google Eric E. Schmidt, Executive Chairman, Google Apr 30, 2012 New York: An Armchair Discussion with John J. Mack on Leadership John J. Mack, former Chairman and CEO, Morgan Stanley Joanne Pace, Moderator, former Chief Operating Officer, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Jan 25, 2012 Geneva: Philippe Jabre Talks Markets Philippe Jabre, Chief Investment Officer, Jabre Capital Partners Dec 8, 2011 Los Angeles: Dinner Event with Howard Marks, Chairman, Oaktree Capital Oct 26, 2011 Los Angeles: Renee Haugerud, Founder, CIO & Managing Principal, Galtere, Ltd. Renee Haugerud, Founder, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Principal, Galtere, Ltd. Dr. Sara L. Terheggen, Moderator, Corporate Atttorney, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Jul 18, 2011 Central: Presenting Morgan Sze, Founder of Azentus Capital Management Limited Morgan Sze, Founder, Azentus Capital Management Limited Apr 20, 2011 New York: 100WHF 10th Anniversary Event with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP September 2013 100 Women in Hedge Funds Global Events Page 1 of 59 Mar 16, 2011 Wan Chai, Hong Kong: Nouriel Roubini on What's Next? Nouriel Roubini, Co-Founder and Chairman, Roubini Global Economics Feb 2, 2011 New York: 100WHF 10th Anniversary Hedge Fund Leaders' Discussion: Dinan, Edens, Lasry Jamie Dinan, Founder, Chairman and CEO, York Capital Management Wes Edens, Co-Founder, Principal and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Fortress Investment Group Marc Lasry, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, Avenue Capital Group Becky Quick, Moderator, Co-Anchor, CNBC's "Squawk Box" Jan 31, 2011 Boston: An Evening with Jack Meyer, Convexity Capital Management Jack Meyer, Senior Managing Partner, Convexity Capital Management Megan Kelleher, Moderator, Managing Director, UBS Securities Jun 10, 2010 Washington: Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss, President and CEO of The Rock Creek Group Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Rock Creek Group Mar 10, 2010 New York: From Washington DC to Wall Street Robert Wolf, Chairman and CEO, UBS Americas & President, UBS Investment Bank, Member of President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board Bill Richards, moderator, Senior Client Relationship Manager, UBS Jul 21, 2009 New York: 100WHF PM/Trader PAC Meeting David Einhorn, Greenlight Capital Jun 3, 2009 New York: Senior Practitioners Only : An Evening with Marc Lasry, Founder, Avenue Capital Marc Lasry, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, Avenue Capital Group Apr 20, 2009 Hong Kong: Guardian for a Well Endowed Future: A Conversation with Jack R. Meyer Jack Meyer, Senior Managing Partner, Convexity Capital Management L.P. Feb 4, 2009 New York: Harold E. Ford, Vice-Chairman, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Harold E. Ford, Vice-Chairman, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Heather Evans, Moderator, Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Jan 26, 2009 London: Byron Wien's 10 Surprises for 2009 Byron Wien, Chief Investment Strategist, Pequot Capital Aug 19, 2008 New York: Jamie Dimon shares his view on the current financial environment Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Apr 24, 2008 Chicago: Lizard Brains and Subprime Woes Andrew Lo, Harris & Harris Group Professor; Director, Laboratory for Financial Engineering, MIT Apr 2, 2008 New York: Peter Fisher, Co-Head of BlackRock's Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group Peter Fisher, Co-Head of Fixed Income Portfolio Managment Group, BlackRock Apr 2, 2008 Central, Hong Kong: Face to Face with Dinakar Singh, Founding Partner, TPG-Axon Capital Dinakar Singh, Founding Partner, TPG-Axon Capital Oct 30, 2007 New York: 100WHF Portfolio Manager/Trader Peer Advisory Council hosts: A Conversation with Paul Leff Paul Leff, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Perry Capital Management Oct 15, 2007 Greenwich: Navigating Uncertain Markets, Institutions and Instruments Mohammed El-Erian, President and CEO, Harvard Management Company September 2013 100 Women in Hedge Funds Global Events Page 2 of 59 Aug 1, 2007 New York: A Discussion with David M. Rubenstein David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group Feb 28, 2007 New York: An Evening with Suzanne Nora Johnson Suzanne Nora Johnson, Former Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Jan 31, 2007 San Francisco: Abby Joseph Cohen: The US Capital Markets in 2007: The Bigger Picture Abby Joseph Cohen, Chief U.S. Investment Strategist for Goldman Sachs Oct 3, 2006 New York: Discussion with Jim Chanos of Kynikos Associates Jim Chanos, Kynikos Associates Apr 5, 2006 New York: Dinakar Singh Speaks on the Opportunities and Challenges Ahead Dinakar Singh, Founder Partner, TPG-Axon Capital Feb 27, 2006 Dallas: An Evening with Ken Langone Ken Langone, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Investments Associates LLC Jan 25, 2006 New York: An Evening with Robert Rubin Robert Rubin, Director & Chairman of the Executive Committee, Member, Office of the Chairman, Citigroup, Inc. Oct 11, 2005 New York: The Current and Future Opportunities for Hedge Funds Eric Mindich, CEO of Eton Park Oct 6, 2004 New York: An Insider's View of the Fed Laurence Meyer, former Federal Reserve Board Governor Sep 9, 2004 New York: Hedge Funds: Is it Luck or Skill? Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author, "Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets" Jun 6, 2004 New York: Best Practices Live on with Tiger Alum Gil Caffray, Moderator, Partner, FrontPoint Capital John A. Griffin, Blue Ridge Capital Tom McAuley, North Sound Capital Paul Touradji, Catequil Asset Management Lee S. Ainslee III, Maverick Capital Apr 7, 2004 New York: The Role of Absolute Return Investing in a Diversified Portfolio David Swensen, Chief Investment Officer, Yale University Feb 4, 2004 New York: Surprises of 2004 Byron R. Wien, Managing Director and Senior Investment Strategist for the U.S. at Morgan Stanley Oct 28, 2003 New York: Cocktail Reception with Former Senator Phil Gramm Phil Gramm, Former Senator Linda Lord, UBS Political Insight Group and former Chief Legal Counsel for Senate Banking Committee Sep 10, 2003 New York: 100 Women in Hedge Funds Distressed Roundtable Myron Scholes, Chairman, Oak Hill Platinum Partners Marti Murray, Murray Capital Management Judy Mencher, Co-Founder, DDJ Capital Management Andrea J. Pincus, Senior Member, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Group, Anderson Kill & Olick Katalin Kutasi, TIAA September 2013 100 Women in Hedge Funds Global Events Page 3 of 59 May 6, 2002 New York: "Institutionalization of Hedge Funds - Is it Time to Grow Up?" Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO of Citadel Investment Group Education Sep 18, 2013 Paris: Developments and Challenges in Islamic Finance Today Nadia DHAOIDI, Founder, J EpargneUtile Richard JABLONOWSKI, Emirates NBD Vincent LIEGON, Directeur General, Head of Development, Swiss Life France Marie-Laure PAYEN, President, Association Ethique et Investissements Zained SEFIANI, Consultant, African Development Bank Fatima HADJ, Moderator, Associate Director, Standard and Poor's Sep 10, 2013 Geneva: BY INVITE ONLY: Starting Your Business Muriel Dubach, Founder, Brainstorming Femmes Entrepreneurs Jerome Favoulet, Director, Fondetec Jul 24, 2013 San Francisco: Five Steps to Build a Successful Asset Management Firm Elaine Hahn, President and CIO, Hahn Capital Management Kjerstin Hatch, Founder and Principal, Lapis Advisors Pooja Malik, Founder, Nipun Capital Nadine Terman, Managing Member and Co-Founder, Solstein Capital Cynthia Tusan, President, Strategic Global Advisors Mona Williams, Moderator, Executive VP and Partner, Progress Investment Management Jul 18, 2013 Hong Kong: How Asian-based Hedge Funds Prepare for Implementation of FATCA Karl Paulson Egbert, National Partner, Dechert LLP David Weisner, US Tax Counsel for Asia Pacific, Citigroup Angelica Kwan, Moderator, US Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd Jul 17, 2013 Washington: The Good, the Bad and the Unintended Consequences of Financial Markets Regulatory Reform Madelyn Antoncic, Vice President and Treasurer, The World Bank Jul 10, 2013 Paris: The Fine Line of Insider Trading Webinar Jennifer H. 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