LSE ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS SOCIETY: LSE Alternative Investments Conference 2011, 5 December 2010

An exciting two day conference covering the hedge fund and private equity industries.

The 2011 LSE AIC promises to provide a dynamic forum for education and networking between leading luminaries from the hedge fund and private equity industries and the brightest students -- from undergraduates to PhD candidates -- who travel from as far afield as China and California.

Jointly organised by the LSEsu Alternative Investments Society and the LSE Financial Markets Group, the AIC combines the academic excellence of its namesake institution -- the LSE -- with the professionalism and prestige of the attending industry professionals and student delegates.

Speakers for AIC 2011 include:

Hedge Fund Day:

• Glenn Hutchins, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Silver Lake;
• Marc Lasry, Chairman, CEO, Co-Founder, Avenue Capital Group;
• Hugh Hendry, CIO, CEO, Founding Partner, Eclectica Asset Management;
• Steven Drobny, Co-Founder, Author, Drobny Global;
• Randall Dillard, Co-Founder, Liongate Capital Management;
• Nick Advani, MD, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners;
• Tim Wong, CEO, AHL;
• John Phelan, Co-Managing Partner and Co-Founder, MSD Capital;
• Andrew Law, CIO, Caxton Associates;
• Stuart Roden, Senior Partner, Lansdowne Partners

Private Equity Day:

• Stephen Pagliuca, Managing Partner, Bain Capital;
• Hardy McLain, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, CVC Capital Partners;
• David Blitzer, Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group;
• Gareth Turner, Partner, Apollo Management, L.P.;
• Karen Simon, Global Head of Financial Sponsors, J.P. Morgan;
• Hughes Lepic, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs PIA;
• Jonny Maxwell, Industry Veteran;
• John Webster, CEO, Altima Partners;
• Douglas Getter, Senior Partner, Dechert LLP;
• Stuart Martin, Senior Partner Financial Services Group, Dechert LLP;
• Graham Elton, VP, Head of European Private Equity Practice, Bain & Company

Competition for a seat at the Conference is fierce. In 2010, LSEAIC received over 2,200 applications for 350 seats and expect higher application figures for the 2011 Conference.

For more information about the visit the LSEAIC website

Please register to attend the event by December 5th.

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