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Absolute Return

Absolute Return + Alpha


Symposium 2009
NOVEMBER 3 & 4, 2009
583 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK

Why you should attend


• Hear from a top line-up of speakers from
the best hedge fund firms
• Meet managers and investors from
around the globe
• Discuss the most pressing issues for
you and your industry
• Find out what investors are
really thinking
• 15% discount for subscribers
• 400+ delegates expected
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Welcome to the Absolute Return Symposium 2009
The tumultuous events of the past year have cast a long shadow over
hedge funds, which are in the midst of a profound transformation. On the
one hand, last year’s unprecedented financial collapse led to losses at
most funds; industry assets have declined by 35% over the past year, to
$1.1 trillion in the United States for the billion-dollar plus funds. But this
year, hedge funds are starting to come back strong, as many predicted
would be the case at last year’s Absolute Return Symposium. Investors,
stung by the terms that kept them locked up in funds, are flexing their muscle and, along the
way, are starting to commit capital again.
The sixth annual Absolute Return Symposium will address all these issues – the strategies that are doing well in
the new era, the changed role of investors and what’s on the agenda in terms of government regulation.
We hope you will join us in debating all the issues that will affect this vibrant industry in the year ahead.
Michelle Celarier – editor, AR: Absolute Return + Alpha
Carolyn Sargent – deputy editor, AR: Absolute Return + Alpha

What is the Absolute Return Symposium?


The Symposium is a major hedge fund event which attracts the industry’s elite from
within the U.S. and around the globe. The event offers incisive and topical content and
will address the overall outlook for the hedge fund industry and financial markets, as
well as the challenges and risks across a range of specific strategies.

When is the Absolute Return Symposium?


The Symposium will be held in the Fall, on November 3 & 4.

Where is the Absolute Return Symposium?


The Symposium will again be held at 583 Park Avenue between 63rd & 64th Streets.
The venue offers ample space for networking breaks, lunches and a comfortable
lecture theatre.

Who will be at the Absolute Return Symposium?


Last year’s Absolute Return Symposium attracted over 400 delegates.
The breakdown of delegates comprised mostly of top hedge fund managers
and investors. We expect the level of attendance to be at least as strong again.
For a list of companies that attended last year’s event, turn to the back page of this
brochure, or go to our website: www.absolutereturnsymposium.com

Why attend the Absolute Return Symposium?


• Hear from a line-up of speakers you will not find at another hedge fund event
• Meet both managers and investors from around the globe
• Focus on the industry as a whole, as well as individual strategy areas
• Discuss the most topical issues to you and your industry
• Understand the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead
• Find out what investors are really thinking
Who will be at the Absolute Return Symposium?
Last year, this event attracted over 400 top

industry participants, broken down as follows:

OTHER FUNDS OF FUNDS


20% 22%

INVESTORS
14%
HEDGE FUNDS
44%

• 98% of last year’s attendees rated this event “excellent” or “very good”
• To give you a ‘taste’ of who you might expect to meet at the Symposium, here is a selection of
some of the companies that attended last year. We expect to have a similar audience this year.

END INVESTORS FUNDS OF FUNDS HEDGE FUNDS


Bessemer Trust Company AIG Alternative Asset Mgt. Balestra Capital
Boston University Barlow Partners Brevan Howard
Ford Foundation Convergent Wealth Capula Investment Mgt.
Glenmede Trust Company Corbin Capital Partners Carlson Capital
Hamren-Larsson Family Office FIM Advisors D.E.Shaw
Harbourton Enterprises Fix Asset Mgt. FiveT Capital Mgt.
Legal Community Against Violence FRM Americas Goshen Investments
Novaris Corporation Harris Alternatives Hayman Capital Partners
NYCERS Ivy Asset Mgt. Maple Leaf Partners
NYS Common Retirement Fund La Fayette Investment Mgt. Maverick Capital
Real Property Development Lozé & Associés MKP Capital Mgt.
The College of William & Mary Magnitude Capital Moore Capital Mgt.
The Goldman Family Foundation Man Investments Ospraie Mgt.
The Jordan Family Office Peter Kimmelman Asset Mgt. Paulson & Co.
The Rockefeller Center Quest Trading Managers QFS Asset Mgt.
The Rockefeller Foundation RMF Sprott Asset Mgt.
The Rockefeller University SG Asset Mgt. TPG-Axon Capital
Washington University SSARIS Advisors Venus Capital Mgt.
Whitman Family Foundation Weston Capital Mgt. York Capital Mgt.

MFA discount
We are delighted to give members of the Managed Funds Association a 10% discount. The MFA is the
voice of the global alternative investment industry. Its members are professionals in hedge funds, funds
of funds and managed futures funds, as well as industry service providers. MFA is headquartered in
Washington, D.C., with an office in New York. For more
information, please visit: www.managedfunds.org
For a full list of companies that attended in 2008, visit www.absolutereturnsymposium.com
Day 1 Tuesday November 3, 2009
Program*

9.00 – 9.45 Doors open and registration


Introductory briefing from HedgeFund Intelligence and AR: Absolute Return + Alpha
A look at the key trends in the hedge fund world over the last year – the key stats on performance
9.45 – 10.00
patterns, growth/decline of assets, new funds, shutdowns – and key talking points for debate inside
the business.
State of the industry: Post crash, post redemptions is normalcy returning?
In market conditions that were arguably the worst since the 1930s, many hedge funds struggled
– and raised the ire of investors. With the dust now starting to settle, what kind of market will it be
going forward? Can hedge funds thrive again – and if so, how?
10.00 – 10.45
Speakers include:
Frank Brosens, Taconic Capital Advisors
Eddie Fishman, D. E. Shaw
Geoffrey Sherry, Lucidus Capital Partners
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break
Keynote Speaker: Israel Englander, founder of Millennium Management
Israel Englander is the managing member of Millennium Management LLC and
Millennium International Management LP. He is also the general partner’s chairman
11.15 – 12.00 and CEO. He founded Millennium in 1989 with $35 million under management. Israel
has more than 35 years of experience in securities and derivatives. He worked as
a floor broker and trader on the American Stock Exchange, has owned a specialist
operation since 1982, and is former chairman of the Specialist Association.
The quant conundrum: They’re back, but will regulatory changes derail them?
After the panic that began in August 2007, quant strategies – especially in managed futures – were
among the few real stars of 2008. But will they survive to trade just as effectively if there are new
rules that inhibit rapid-fire trading?
Speakers include:
12.00 – 12.45
Ross Garon, SAC Capital Advisors
Michael Geismar, Quantitative Investment Management
Arzhang Kamarei, Thesys Technologies
Roy Niederhoffer, RG Niederhoffer Capital Management
Moderator: Rishi Narang, Telesis Capital
12.45 – 2.00 Lunch

Advisory board:
We are proud to have the following industry leaders advise us on the program:

• Frank Brosens, co-founder of Taconic Capital Advisors;


• Mike Hennessy, managing director of Morgan Creek Capital Management;
• Joel Katzman, industry consultant and former chief executive of JPMorgan Alternative Asset Management;
• Marc Lasry, chairman, chief executive officer, and a founding partner of Avenue Capital Group;
• Max Stone, executive committee member, D. E. Shaw;
• Eric Vincent, president of Ospraie Management and chairman of the Managed Funds Association.
Event-driven: What’s the next big trade now that activism is dead. Or is it?
Activist managers were arguably the most high-profile and public face of the hedge fund
boom in recent years. But with markets and investors still recovering from the shock of the
2.00 – 2.45
past two years, will other sorts of event-driven strategies become more dominant in future?
Speakers include:
Daniel Loeb, Third Point
Keynote Speaker: Laurence Fink, chairman and chief executive of BlackRock
Laurence D. Fink is chairman and chief executive officer of BlackRock. He leads one
of the world’s largest publicly traded investment management firms. Prior to founding
2.45 – 3.30
BlackRock in 1988, Laurence was a member of the management committee and a
managing director of The First Boston Corporation. He joined First Boston in 1976 and
quickly became one of the first mortgage-backed securities traders on Wall Street.
3.30 – 4.00 Coffee break
STREAM SESSIONS
This period is devoted to a choice of parallel stream sessions that provide an opportunity to
drill down in greater depth into more specific and technical issues.
STREAM I: The Future of Offshore Funds STREAM II: Best Practices
With new regulations on the drawing board in the Post-financial crisis and post-Madoff, what are
US and in Europe, what does it all mean for the the new standards now required of hedge funds
4.00 – 4.45 many hedge funds domiciled offshore? for operations, transparency, disclosure and
Speakers include: governance?
Anthony Travers, Cayman Island Finance Speakers will be confirmed soon.
Association Visit www.absolutereturnsymposium.com
Christopher Hilditch, Schulte Roth & Zabel for updates.
Patricia Poglinco, Seward & Kissel

Macro players debate whether the developed world is in an irreversible decline – and how to
play it.
Some macro funds managed to thrive during the recent economic turmoil – by making correct calls
on the direction of currencies, commodities, equities and interest rates. Now that emerging markets
seem less affected by the crisis than was initially expected, what are the best ideas going forward?
4.45 – 5.45
Speakers include:
Kyle Bass, Hayman Advisors
John Burbank, Passport Capital
Jim Melcher, Balestra Capital
Peter Thiel, Clarium Capital
5.45 Cocktail reception – 583 Park Avenue

*Please note that the program is subject to change

WHICH HAVE BEEN THE BEST PERFORMING

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U.S. HEDGE FUNDS IN 2009?
Find out at the Absolute Return Awards – November 2. New York.
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www.absolutereturnawards.com
Day 2 Wednesday November 4, 2009
Program*

8.30 – 9.00 Doors open & registration


Equities: Financials have powered a rebound, but is there another shoe to drop?
Equity strategies were affected badly by the crisis in 2008 but have rebounded strongly in 2009 –
powered by gains both long and short in sectors like financials. But what will be the hot sectors going
9.00 – 9.45
forward? And/or will there be more to do on the short side?
Speakers to be announced.
Logon to www.absolutereturnsymposium.com for updates.
Regulation: Is Washington up to the task of regulating hedge funds?
A radical overhaul of the regulatory system for hedge funds was on the agenda even before the
9.45 – 10.30 Democrats took control in Washington. But what will be the effects of the new rules – benign or malign?
Speakers to be announced.
Logon to www.absolutereturnsymposium.com for updates.
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
STREAM SESSIONS
This period is devoted to a choice of parallel stream sessions that provide an opportunity to
drill down in greater depth into more specific and technical issues.
Sessions will be confirmed soon. Topics may include:
• CTAs and commodities
• Algorithmic trading
11.00 – 11.45
• International strategies
• Managed accounts

Visit www.absolutereturnsymposium.com for updates.


If you would like to be involved with this event, please contact Sumehr Sondhi,
+ 212 224 3275 / ssondhi@absolutereturnsymposium.com

Our events are renowned for their strong content, which unlike many other conferences, is put together
by editors who are closely linked to the industry. The experienced and dedicated journalists of AR: Absolute
Return + Alpha ensure that the Symposium covers only the most important topical issues to the industry.

Neil Wilson – editorial director, HedgeFund Intelligence


Programmers

Neil has over 20 years of experience as a financial journalist. He has overall responsibility
for the editorial content of EuroHedge, AsiaHedge, InvestHedge, and AR: Absolute Return +
Alpha, as well as their associated online weekly news services, special reports and events.

Michelle Celarier – editor, AR: Absolute Return + Alpha


Michelle Celarier is an award-winning journalist who has been writing about the financial
industry since 1983. Before joining Absolute Return as the editor in 2005, she had been the
editor of Investment Dealers’ Digest, the U.S. editor of Euromoney magazine and European
editor of Global Finance magazine.

Carolyn Sargent – deputy editor, AR: Absolute Return + Alpha


Carolyn has been a financial journalist for more than a decade. Prior to joining Absolute
Return she was managing editor of Investment Dealers’ Digest. Carolyn has written about
finance and business for numerous other publications, including the New York Post and the
Financial Times. She holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University.
Keynote Speaker: Paul Ruddock, co-founder of Lansdowne Partners
Paul Ruddock is a co-founder, director and chief executive officer of Lansdowne Partners. Until
he founded Lansdowne Partners in 1998, Paul was, from 1992, managing director and head of
11.45 – 12.45
the International Department of Schroder & Co. Inc. which he had joined in 1984. From 1993, he
was also a director of the Schroder Securities European Division of Schroders Plc and a director of
Schroder Securities Europe Limited and Schroder Securities (Switzerland) Limited.
12.45 – 2.00 Lunch
Hedge fund restructuring: Managers and investors debate approaches and terms
Many hedge funds infuriated investors by imposing ‘gate’ provisions, creating side pockets or
simply suspending redemptions last year. This bruising experience has made investors much
more demanding on investment terms and fees – but what should be the new norms?
2.00 – 2.45 Speakers include:
Mihir Meswani, formerly of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Mike Hennessy, Morgan Creek Capital Management
Charles Stucke, Guggenheim Partners
Paul Zummo, J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management
Distressed investing post-Chrysler: It’s only getting better.
Managers and investors had been anticipating big returns from distressed strategies for quite a long
time (during which they mostly made big losses) before big returns started to come through. How
much more mileage is there in the distressed cycle – and what are the best ways to play it?
2.45 – 3.30 Speakers include:
Daniel Arbess, Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
Tim Babich, Fortelus Capital Management
Marc Lasry, Avenue Capital Group
Doug Teitelbaum, Bay Harbour Management
3.30 Close
*Please note that the program is subject to change

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Speakers at the Absolute Return Symposium

J KYLE BASS, HAYMAN ADVISORS


• J Kyle Bass is the principal of Hayman Advisors, an SEC registered investment advisor. Hayman
Advisors serves as the investment manager to the Hayman Capital Master Fund, a global macro
fund based in Dallas. Kyle is also a member of Hayman Municipal Strategies and Hayman Woods.
• Kyle featured in CNBC’s documentary House of Cards concerning his investment analysis of the
subprime crisis and the two funds that he co-managed, Subprime Credit Strategies Fund, and
Subprime Credit Strategies Fund II. In September 2007, he testified as an expert witness before the House
of Representatives Financial Services Capital Markets Subcommittee. Kyle is also a director of the ABS Credit
Derivatives Users Association.
• Kyle graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Real Estate Finance
from Texas Christian University in May 1992.

JOHN BURBANK, PASSPORT CAPITAL


• John Burbank is the founder, managing member and chief investment officer of Passport Capital,
LLC, a San Francisco based, global hedge fund.
• The firm manages approximately $2.1 billion in assets. Passport’s investment process uses a com-
bination of macroeconomic analysis to develop major themes and rigorous fundamental research
on individual companies to create global portfolios. The investment team focuses on the following
industry sectors: Basic Materials, Energy, India, Global Capital Markets, Internet/Technology, Global
Consumer, Healthcare/Biotechnology and Subprime Mortgage CDS.
• John has over a decade of experience investing in global equity markets. Prior to founding Passport Capital
in 2000, he was a consultant to JMG Triton Offshore, Ltd., a $1 billion market neutral arbitrage fund. From
1996 to 1998, he was the director of research at ValueVest Management. John holds a B.A. degree from Duke
University and earned a M.B.A. degree from the Stanford Business School.

FRANK BROSENS, TACONIC CAPITAL ADVISORS


• Frank Brosens is a co-founder of Taconic Capital Advisors, a multi-strategy firm primarily focused on
event investing in the Americas and Europe with assets under management exceeding $6 billion. He
is primarily involved in management and risk control, and oversees Taconic’s investment activities.
• Frank spent 15 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he was a general partner. While at Gold-
man, Sachs & Co., he was head of the risk arbitrage area, the stock options business, the equity
derivatives area, the Japanese warrants business (which he co-founded), as well as co-head of the energy trad-
ing business. He also served on several of the firm’s principal investment committees. Frank serves as a director
of the Princeton University Investment Company. He formerly served as Chairman of the Board of the Northern
Westchester Hospital.
• Frank received a B.S.E. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, magna cum laude, from Princeton University
in 1979, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is married and has four boys.

EDWARD FISHMAN, CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST, D. E. SHAW


• Eddie Fishman is the managing director in charge of investor relations for the D. E. Shaw group’s
alternative investment platform, and participates in the development of the firm’s private equity
business strategy.
• Prior to joining the D. E. Shaw group in 1995, Eddie served as an equity research analyst at the
Spanish investment firm A.B. Asesores, now a unit of Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. He has been en-
gaged in a number of business development activities at the firm and formerly had management responsibility
for a multi-manager portfolio the firm once advised and shared responsibility for the operations of D. E. Shaw
Research, which focuses on the conceptualization, early-stage development, and financing of technology-
oriented ventures.
• Eddie graduated with honors from Princeton University with a degree in Comparative Literature.
MICHAEL P. HENNESSY, MORGAN CREEK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

• Michael P. Hennessy is a co-founder and managing director at Morgan Creek Capital Management.
Morgan Creek provides investment services based on the University Endowment model of
investment management. Morgan Creek is a joint venture partner with Salient Partners and Hatteras
Partners. Total assets are roughly $9 billion.
• Prior to forming Morgan Creek in 2004, Mike was vice president and co-founder of UNC
Management Company (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). Prior to joining UNC in 1999, he was an
investment director at Duke Management Company (Duke University). Before joining Duke in 1991, Mike was
an associate at Smith Breeden Associates, a quantitative investment management firm.
• Mike received his M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke Uni-
versity, and holds a B.S. in Philosophy, Psychology and Mathematics from the College of William and Mary in
Williamsburg, Va. He is treasurer of Duke University Federal Credit Union, a member of the Carolina Friends
School Board of Trustees, chair of the Carolina Friends School Investment Committee, and a member of the
College of William & Mary Foundation Board of Trustees and its Investment Committee.

DANIEL LOEB, THIRD POINT


• Daniel Loeb is the chief executive officer of Third Point LLC, an event-driven hedge fund with
$2.2 billion assets under management. Over its 14 year history, the fund has produced 20.2%
net annualized returns.
• Before launching the fund in 1995, Daniel spent over a decade on Wall Street, gaining dedi-
cated experience in distressed debt, high-yield credit, and risk arbitrage.
• Daniel is an avid surfer and tri-athlete and resides in New York City with his wife and children.

RISHI K NARANG, TELESIS CAPITAL


• Rishi K Narang is the founding principal of Telesis Capital, LLC and manages Telesis’ investment
activities. He founded Telesis Capital, LLC in January 2005.
• Telesis manages a multi-advisor portfolio of liquid alpha strategies ($65 million AUM), with a focus
on short term quantitative trading, implemented through separately managed accounts. The firm
now employs seven full-time investment professionals and is regarded as one of the most knowl-
edgeable and successful investors in quantitative trading strategies.
• Rishi has been an investor in, and a practitioner of, quantitative trading strategies for the past 13 years. He
speaks widely on the subject of quantitative and high frequency trading, including as a guest lecturer at Colum-
bia University. He is the author of Inside the Black Box, a review of quantitative trading strategies, which will be
released by Wiley Finance in September 2009.

ARZHANG KAMAREI, THESYS TECHNOLOGIES


• Arzhang Kamarei is a managing partner and co-founder of Thesys Technologies, LLC, an incubator
company for high frequency trading strategists. He is in charge of business affairs at Thesys, includ-
ing development and sourcing of new managers in the high frequency space.
• Arzhang’s experience also includes serving as the chief operating officer for Tradeworx, Inc., a
quantitative hedge fund with expertise in medium frequency and high frequency trading. He began
his career at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the International Equities Division, where he served as a
market-maker and proprietary trader in European, Asian, and Canadian shares.
• Arzhang is a Chartered Financial Analyst and received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and his
masters from New York University.
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Subway
583 Park Avenue is located on the Northeast corner of 63rd
Street and Park Avenue. The closest subway stations are on 63rd
and Lexington Avenue, and 59th Street and Lexington Avenue.
By car
583 Park Avenue is very close to the Queensboro Bridge to
Long Island. Follow signs to 63rd Street then all the way to Park
Avenue. The midtown tunnel is also close; get to 583 by heading
North on either 1st, 3rd, Madison or Park Avenues to 63rd
Street. There are several parking garages nearby.
By air
New York is serviced by three main airports; John F. Kennedy
International (JFK), Newark Liberty International (EWR),
LaGuardia (LGA). Most major airlines fly regularly to New York.

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Absolute Return Awards: 2009 Nominations


The Absolute Return Awards identify the best performing US hedge fund managers based on risk adjusted
returns. The awards are regarded as the most prestigious and accurate in the industry. Over 400 hedge
funds, investors and other industry professionals will come together to celebrate the achievements of the best
performing funds of the previous year at this stylish and prestigious event.
U.S. EQUITY GLOBAL MACRO DISTRESSED SECURITIES
• Bay Resource Partners • Balestra Capital Partners • Caspian Select Credit
• Elm Ridge Capital Partners • Caxton Global Investment • Davidson Kempner Distressed
• Stelliam • MKP Opportunity Opportunities
• Moore Global Investments • Paulson Credit Opportunities
GLOBAL EQUITY • Quantum Endowment • Perella Weinberg Partners Xerion
• Carlson Black Diamond Fund
Relative Value • York Credit Opportunities
• M Kingdon (Offshore NV) MULTISTRATEGY
• Maverick • Halcyon Enhanced
• Millennium International LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE
• Viking Global Equities III • Caxton Global Investment
• Nisswa Fund
• Orbis Optimal • King Street Capital
SPECIALIST EQUITY
• Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage • Millennium International
• BlackRock Health Sciences
• SAC Capital International
• CRM Windridge Partners
• Paulson International
• FrontPoint Financial Horizons MANAGED FUTURES
• Harvest Small Cap Partners • Chesapeake Diversified
• Seligman Spectrum Focus NEW FUND OF THE YEAR
• Graham Global Investment
• Alden Global Distressed
• Hyman Beck Global Portfolio
EMERGING MARKET EQUITY Opportunities
• Quantitative Global
• ARX Target FIM • Nisswa Fixed Income
• Sunrise Capital Diversified
• BRZ Long Short FIM • Marathon Credit Opportunity
• JGP Max FIM • Whitebox Special Opportunities
• HG Green FIXED INCOME & MORTGAGE
BACKED SECURITIES MANAGEMENT FIRM OF
ARBITRAGE & CONVERTIBLES • Barnegat
• Castle Creek Arbitrage THE YEAR
• EMF Fixed Income Nominees to be announced in the
• Paulson Enhanced • Midway Market Neutral
• Symphony Rhapsody November edition of AR
• MKP Credit
• Waterstone Market Neutral • SPM Structured Servicing Holdings
• Whitebox Concentrated FUND OF THE YEAR
Convertible Arbitrage Nominees to be announced at the
HIGH YIELD & EMERGING awards ceremony
EVENT DRIVEN MARKET DEBT
• Gruss Global Investors • BlueMountain Credit Alternatives
• King Street Capital • Brownstone Partners Catalyst
• Paulson Advantage • Mariner Tricadia Credit Strategies
• Pentwater Event Fund • NWI Emerging Markets Currency

The above nominations are based on 11 months of performance data,


up to August 2009. There will be a second set of nominations in the
November edition of AR (due out October 26) based on 12 months of
performance data.
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