Program » Monday, November 28
6:00 p.m.
Welcome Cocktail
Program » Tuesday, November 29
7:30 a.m.
Registration / Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
Three Perspectives on Equity Derivatives: Insurance, Pension Funds and Fund Managers
Moderator:
Lino Morra, BMO Capital Markets
Speakers:
Daniel Lavigne, OMERS
Brett Pacific, Sun Capital Advisers LLC
Eden Rahim, Horizons Investment Management Inc.
10:15 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
The Benefits of Managed Futures in Volatile Markets
Speaker:
Ranjan Bhaduri, AlphaMetrix Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC (Presentation)
11:00 a.m.
Meet the Allocators
Moderator:
Ranjan Bhaduri, AlphaMetrix Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC
Speakers:
Tom Lott, Potomac Portfolios LLC (Presentation)
Josh Parrott, Hatteras Funds (Presentation)
Andrea Rafael, Yeshiva University
12:00 p.m.
Lunch / The Futures Business: Entering Uncharted Territory
Speaker:
John J. Lothian, John J. Lothian & Company, Inc.
1:30 p.m.
Index Futures
Speaker:
Nicolas Papageorgiou, Brockhouse & Cooper Inc. / HEC Montréal (Presentation)
2:30 p.m.
Market Opportunities in Canadian Fixed Income Futures
Moderator:
Claude Cyr, Montréal Exchange
Speakers:
Kevin Dribnenki, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Scott B. MacDonald, Ph.D., Aladdin Capital Holdings LLC (Presentation)
Scott Nichols, Rotella Capital Management
Denis Senécal, State Street Global Advisors Ltd.
3:30 p.m.
Break
3:45 p.m.
Regulation
Moderator:
Brian Z. Gelfand, Montréal Exchange
Speakers:
John McPartland, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Derek West, Autorité des marchés financiers
5:00 p.m.
Cocktail