Leading Investors Sheila Healy Berube, 3M Company Karin E. Brodbeck, Nestlé Business Services Craig R. Dandurand, CalPERS Joel Katzman New opportunities for managers & Kevin E. Lynch, Verizon Investment Management Corp allocators to meet, one-on-one, via the Maurice E. Maertens, New York University “Manager & Allocators’Access Platform” Donald Pierce, San Bernardino County Employees see p 13 for details Retirement Association Mario Therrien, Caisse De Dépôt Et Placement Du Québec David W Wiederecht, GE Asset Management Incorporated Salim A. Shariff, Weyerhaeuser Company Retirement Plan Leading Consultants Janine Baldridge, Russell Investment Group Alan H. Dorsey, CRA RogersCasey Tim Jackson, Rocaton Investment Advisors J. Alan Lenahan, Fund Evaluation Group Kevin P. Quirk, Casey, Quirk & Associates Leading Hedge Fund of Funds Mustafa Jama, Morgan Stanley September 18-20, 2006 • Pier Sixty • New York, NY Carrie A. McCabe, FRM Research LLC George H. Walker, Goldman Sachs & Co Thomas Strauss, Ramius HVB Partners, LLC The largest gathering of Hedge Fund of Funds Judson P. Reis, Sire Management Corporation Charles M. Johnson, III, Private Advisors, LLC R. Kelsey Biggers, K2 Advisors & their investors in the USA in 2006 Kent A. Clark, Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies (HFS) Madhav Misra, AllianceHFP Michael F. Klein, Aetos Capital At GAIM USA Fund of Funds 2006: Jerry Baesel, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners I The largest, most senior gathering of hedge fund of I Over 20 hand picked, out-performing niche hedge fund Stuart Leaf, Cadogan Management, LLC fund leaders in the US, including: of funds discussing how they are generating alpha and Jean Karoubi, The Longchamp Group differentiating themselves in a crowded space Robert A. Jaeger, EACM Advisors LLC I More CEOs & CIOs of hedge fund of funds, Jane Buchan, Pacific Alternative Asset Management Co. examining investment opportunities, than at any other I International representation from over 23 different (PAAMCO) event this year countries at the global meeting place for hedge fund of Albert W. Hsu, Anchor Point Capital funds industry in the heart of New York City Reid Bernstein, OneCapital Management Partners, LLC I 20 of the top 50 global hedge fund of funds discussing Randy Slifka, Slifka Asset Management LLC their allocation strategies I 1 GAIM USA Fund of Funds – the only “Must attend” Steven L. Bossi, DB Absolute Return Strategies event for the hedge fund of fund industry and its I In excess of 650 senior decision - making allocators and Marc Roston, Silver Creek Capital Management LLC investors in 2006 Corey Case, JP. Morgan Alternative Asset Management leading managers expected to attend Emanuel Derman, Prisma Capital Partners Duncan Hennes, PFG Advisors, LLC George I. Main, Diversified Global Asset Management Inc. – Leading Institutional Investors Sean Simon, Ivy Asset Management New for 2006 Michael Staveley, Eden Rock Capital Management Leading multi-strategy Alexander M. Ineichen, UBS hedge funds share their Gerald Messier, HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) Sa Derrick Roper, Novare Investments perspectives on the future Eduardo Deschapelles, Permal Asset Management of the industry Simon Hopkins, The Fortune Group Craig R. Dandurand, CFA, Kevin E. Lynch, Mario Therrien, Sheila Healy Berube, CFA, Trey Beck, CFA, Eliza Lau, SAIL Advisors Ltd. Investment Officer, Head of Strategic Vice President - Manager Benefit Funds Managing Director, D. E. Absolute Return Relationships & Absolute Specialized Funds of Investment, Sudhir Krishnamurthi, Rock Creek Group Shaw & Co., L.P. Strategies, CalPERS Return Strategies, Hedge Funds, 3M Company Peter Brown, Meridian Capital Partners Verizon Investment Caisse De Dépôt Et Lara Price, Octane Management Management Corp Placement Du Québec Jason D. Papastavrou, Aris Capital Management CEOs and CIOs of Leading Hedge Fund of Funds Nathanael Benzaken, Lyxor Asset Management James Dinan, John P. Nicholas, HFR Asset Management Founder & Chief Executive Officer, David M. Thill, Meridian Capital Partners, Inc. York Capital Management John J. Fitzgibbon, Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC Christopher J.Acito, Investcorp International Inc Jerry Wang, Vision Investment Management Limited Paul Zummo, J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management Marc Lasry, Steven Zoric, Man Investments Managing Partner, Jane Buchan, Kent A. Clark, CFA, Robert A. Jaeger, Ph.D., George I. Main, CFA, Avenue Capital Group Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Vice Chairman and Chief CEO & CIO, Diversified Sudhir Krishnamurthi, Rock Creek Group Pacific Alternative Goldman Sachs Hedge Investment Officer, Global Asset Asset Management Co. Fund Strategies (HFS) EACM Advisors LLC Management Inc. Leading Hedge Funds Trey Beck, D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. Daniel S. Loeb, James Dinan, York Capital Management Chief Executive Marc Lasry, Avenue Capital Group Officer, Third Point Daniel S. Loeb, Third Point LLC LLC Jonathan Sandelman, Sandelman Partners Shailesh Vasundhra, Deephaven Capital Management Jonathan Sandelman, Industry Experts Chief Executive Officer, Carrie A. McCabe, Thomas Strauss, Jerry Wang, Paul Zummo, CFA, Sandelman Partners, L.P. William N. Goetzmann, International Center For Finance At Chief Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, The Yale School Of Management FRM Research LLC Chief Investment Officer, Vision Investment J.P. Morgan Alternative Ramius HVB Partners, Management Limited Asset Management Dr. Raphael Douady, Riskdata LLC Jack L. Hansen, The Clifton Group H. Kurt Overley, BNP Paribas Americas Maury Cartine, Bisys Alternative Investment Services Gold Sponsors: Silver Sponsors: Bronze Sponsors: Marina W. Lewin, Bank of New York Paul M. Weisenfeld, Smith BarneyAlternative Investments Cary Meer, Kirkpatrick and Lockhart Craig Goos, Bear Stearns Adam Taback, Wachovia Alternative Strategies, Inc. Christopher C. Finger, RiskMetrics Group Christopher W. Mears, Rothstein Kass William G. Butterly, III, Robeco Investment Management Andrea de Cholnoky, Spencer Stuart Doug Hanslip, Korn Ferry International John Breault, MJE Recruiters Register Today! CALL: 212 661 3500 Ext: 3286 FAX: 212 661 8908 EMAIL: [email protected] Quote VIP code: TT16 GAIM USA Fund of Funds September 18-20, 2006 – Pier 60 New York, NY Established as the largest gathering of hedge fund of funds and their investors – the D. E. Shaw group's overall business strategy. Mr. Beck oversees the development of GAIM USA Fund of Funds offers you unique networking opportunities and a chance to the firm's institutional asset management business and, in that context, interacts hear the leading minds of the hedge fund industry debate the strategic, operational and extensively with the institutional portfolio management team. performance related challenges critical at this time of convergence, consolidation and industry maturation. First hand information from some of the most influential institutional investors in the US Last year GAIM USA Fund of Funds event attracted over 700 senior hedge fund industry professionals and was widely regarded as one of the high points for debate and Once again GAIM USA Fund of Funds has assembled some of the nation’s leading networking of the year. This year you will meet the Who’s Who” of the Fund of institutional investors to share their future allocation plans with you. As many investors Funds industry, leading multi-strategy managers and institutional investors at the one consider or are already making a transition from multi-strategy fund of fund must attend event this year in New York. investments to single strategy, core and satellite and ultimately direct investment in hedge funds its imperative for you to be fully aware of the current concerns and future A Speaker Faculty Unlike Any Other Assembled in 2006 intentions of institutional investors. Here are just a few of the leading investors that you will meet: Where else will you meet senior decision makers from the following funds: Craig R. Dandurand, CFA, Investment Officer, Absolute Return Strategies, Morgan Stanley - FRM Research LLC - J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset CalPERS Management - Goldman Sachs & Co - Ramius HVB -Partners, LLC - Sire Craig Dandurand, Investment Officer for CalPERS’s Risk Managed Absolute Return Management Corporation - Private Advisors, LLC - K2 Advisors - Aetos Capital - Strategies (RMARS) Program, is responsible for overseeing all aspects of CalPERS’s Cadogan Management, LLC - The Longchamp Group - EACM Advisors LLC - relationships with international fund-of-hedge-fund managers. He also assists with Pacific Alternative Asset Management Co - Anchor Point Capital - OneCapital analysis and monitoring of the RMARS Program’s existing and potential direct hedge Management Partners, LLC - Slifka Asset Management LLC - DB Absolute fund investments. Return Strategies - Silver Creek Capital Management LLC - JP. Morgan Alternative Asset Management - Prisma Capital Partners - PFG Advisors, LLC - Karin E. Brodbeck, CFA, Director - Retirement Investments, Diversified Global Asset Management Inc. - Ivy Asset Management - Eden Rock Nestlé Business Services Capital Management – UBS - HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) Sa - Novare As Director – Retirement Investments, Karin co-leads the Nestlé Retirement Investments - Permal Asset Management - The Fortune Group - SAIL Advisors Investments Shared Service Center for Nestlé Business Services in North America. Ltd. - Rock Creek Group - Meridian Capital Partners - Octane Management - Karin is responsible