50 FREE TICKETS for international asset managers and institutional investors EUROPEAN ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS CONFERENCE Luxembourg means Connectivity European Convention Center, Luxembourg previously known as NCCK 19 & 20 January 2016 in association with
Day 1 - programme am - Tuesday, 19 January 08.15 09.00 Registration & breakfast 09.00 09.10 Welcome Denise Voss, Chairman of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry 09.10 09.15 Chairperson s introduction Geoff Radcliffe, Managing Director, BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A., Member of the ALFI Board of Directors 09.15 09.45 CSSF interview Supervising in an Era of Regulation Jean-Marc Goy, Counsel for International Affairs, Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) Interviewed by: Denise Voss, Chairman of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry 09.45 10.15 The Great Rewrite While change used to happen from the top down, through governments and management, change now happens from the ground up, with savvy entrepreneurs dictating everything from new technology, to currency, to banking practices, to what s being called the internet of things. This massive scale of disruption has understandably left organizations on shaky footing, struggling to engage consumers and employees alike and stay relevant. Those that learn to adapt to this rapid pace of change, that allow themselves to be rewritten for the modern day, will survive and prosper. Leonard Brody explains the answer to this widespread uncertainty, and how to harness it in your organization. Leonard Brody, Venture Capitalist, Entrepreneur & 2 Time Emmy Nominee 10.15 10.45 Refreshment break and visit of the exhibition area 10.45 11.20 Going Beyond Digital Key trends and the response we are seeing from Financial Institutions / Why being digital is required, but not enough to deliver a sustainable competitive advantage / Why Cognitive is the next step and what does it mean for your business? Likhit Wagle, Global Industry Leader, Banking & Financial Markets, IBM Global Business Services, IBM Industry Academy Member 11.20 12.05 Piloting Fintech in the world of alternative investments How financial technology may be disrupting the alternative investment business landscape / Which Fintech should be of interest to Alternative Investments Industry players?/ What approaches to best leverage these new players? 12.05 12.30 Interview Moderator: Pascal Denis, Partner, KPMG, Luxembourg Philippe Buhannic, Chairman & CEO, Tradingscreen, New York Nicolas Buck, CEO, Seqvoia, Luxembourg James (J.R.) Lowry, Senior Vice President and Head of EMEA, State Street Global Exchange, London Richard Stobo, Team Leader for Investment Management, ESMA, Paris Interviewed by: Claude Kremer, Partner, Head of Investment Management, Arendt & Medernach S.A., Luxembourg 12.30 12.35 Chairperson s wrap up 12.35 14.30 Lunch hosted by Fintech speed presentations at 13.30!
Day 1 - programme pm - Tuesday, 19 January 14.30 14.40 Chairperson s introduction Claude Niedner, Partner, Arendt & Medernach S.A., Luxembourg 14.40 15.00 Private Equity, LP comments and concerns Joseph A. Smith, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York 15.00 15.40 Private Equity SWOT Talk - EU and US views What really differentiates the US and the EU Private Equity sectors: can we speak of different models?/impact of regulation: now or never/is Europe on the right path and what can Luxembourg do? Jérôme Wittamer, President, LPEA, Luxembourg and Managing Partner, Expon Capital, Luxembourg Alain Kinsch, Country Managing Partner and Private Equity Leader, EY, Luxembourg Joseph A. Smith, Partner, Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP, New York 15.40 16.10 Refreshment break and visit of the exhibition area 16.10 17.00 Debt and Credit Funds for Europe: the emergence of an alternative financing industry Analysis of a changing regulatory environment/impact for the European investment funds industry/challenges and opportunities over the short and medium term Moderator: André Prüm, Professor of banking and financial law, founding dean, University of Luxembourg Nathalie Dogniez, Partner, PwC, Luxembourg Patricia Volhard, Partner, P+P Pöllath + Partners, Frankfurt am Main Gerry Jennings, Global Head of Infrastructure, AllianceBernstein Limited, London Simon Horner, Representing the global hedge fund industry, AIMA, London 17.00 17.40 Nation Branding - does a country image matter? Sasha Baillie, Diplomatic Advisor and Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the Vice Prime Minister at the Ministry of Economy, Luxembourg, Chair of the Nationbranding Committee Urs Hammer, Ambassador of Switzerland to Luxembourg Timo Ranta, Ambassador of Finland to Luxembourg and Belgium Interviewed by Tom Theobald, Deputy CEO, Luxembourg for Finance (LfF), Luxembourg 17.40 17.45 Chairperson s wrap up
FINTECH CORNER! AT THE EAIF CONFERENCE Discover the most promising innovations in financial technology in quick-fire presentations (5 minutes) during lunch! 12 FinTech companies will share their vision and ideas with you! Join the FinTech corner on both days and don t miss the presentations and exclusive testimonials!
Day 2 - programme am - Wednesday, 20 January 08.00 08.45 Registration & breakfast 08.45 08.50 Chairperson s introduction Rudolf Kömen, CEO, Credit Suisse Fund Management S.A., Luxembourg, Member of the ALFI Board of Directors 08.50 09.20 Climate Finance: Luxembourg positioning in follow-up of COP21 in Paris Marc Bichler, Ambassador-at-large for climate change, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 09.20 10.10 EU Policy Objectives & Fund Labels: putting the ELTIF, EuVECA & EuSEF labels to work The Capital Market Union and the Juncker Plan/Financing the real economy and seeking new sources of financing/aifs, EUSEFs, EVCAs, ELTIFs: their respective possible contributions Moderator: Freddy Brausch, Partner, Linklaters LLP, Luxembourg Agathi Pafili, Senior Regulatory Policy Advisor, European Fund and Asset Management Association, Brussels Giovanni Garcea, Policy Officer, European Commission, Brussels Dan Hedley, Head of European Regulatory Policy, Fidelity International, London Matthias Ummenhofer, Founding Partner, mojo.capital, Luxembourg 10.10 10.40 Refreshment break and visit of the exhibition area 10.40 11.05 Emerging trends Luxembourg Real Estate Investment Funds 9th Annual ALFI REIF survey Kai Braun, Partner, EY, Luxembourg 11.05 11.20 Global Real Estate Market Outlook: What is hot and what is not? Roberto Varandas, Former Global Head of Business Development - Property, Aberdeen Asset Management- Property, London 11.20 12.05 Real Estate is the flavour of the month for investors or is it? Current trends in real estate investment strategies/green value: how much value is created by certification & sustainability measures?/new automation solutions within the real estate industry reporting processes Moderator: Fabrice Coste, General Manager, Invesco, Luxembourg Barbara Knoflach, Global Head of Investment Management, BNP Paribas REIM, Paris Frank Schickram, Head of Valuation and Research, GLL Real Estate Partners GmbH, Munich Pierre Weimerskirch, Managing Director, Luxembourg Investment Solutions S.A., Luxembourg 12.05 12.10 Chairperson s wrap up 12.10 14.10 Lunch hosted by 13.00 13.45 Fintech speed presentation!
Day 2 - programme pm - Wednesday, 20 January 14.10 14.15 Chairperson s introduction Julien Zimmer, General Manager Investment Funds, DZ PRIVATBANK S.A., Luxembourg, Member of the ALFI Board of Directors 14.15 14.30 A Hedge Fund Manager s view Nick Curwen, Country Head, SS&C GlobeOp (Luxembourg) S.à r.l. 14.30 15.15 Hedge Funds today Latest investors trends/regulatory compliance/alternative UCITS Moderator: William Jones, Founder and Senior Partner, ManagementPlus Group, Luxembourg Nick Curwen, Country Head, SS&C GlobeOp (Luxembourg) S.à r.l. Henrik de Koning, Managing Director, Hedge Fund Structured Sales, UBS AG, Zurich Mans Larsson, Founder and Senior Partner, Makuria Investment Management, London 15.15 15.45 Refreshment break and visit of the exhibition area 15.45 16.25 AIF s in the dawning light of the passport - Holy grail or business as usual What distribution patterns are emerging with the use of passport? / Sectorial differences between asset classes / The Private Placement moribund, flourishing or merely no change? What has really changed? Moderator: Chris Stuart Sinclair, Directeur, Deloitte Tax & Consulting, Luxembourg Ksenia Belova, Vice President, Strategic Product Management, BlackRock, London Tobias Ettlin, Vice President, AQR Capital Management, London Jérôme Wigny, Partner, Elvinger, Hoss & Prussen, Luxembourg Ali Ziai, Director, Orbis Investment Management (Luxembourg) S.A. 16.25 17.15 AIFMD and passport: Where will the journey take us? Moderator: Camille Thommes, Director General, Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry Anna Berdinner, Associate Director, Asset Management Regulation, AIMA, London Andreas Stepnitzka, Senior Regulatory Policy Advisor, European Fund and Asset Management Association, Brussels Michael Collins, Deputy Chief Executive & Public Affairs Director, Invest Europe, Brussels Jeff Rupp, Director of Public Affairs, INREV, Brussels 17.15 17.20 Chairperson s wrap up
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