Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, UK. June 7th and 8th 2006   
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Panel topics

Agenda for "Centre Stage"

WED 7 JUN HEDGESTOCK, DAY 1 Venue
10:00 - 10:40 Alpha Generators versus Asset Gatherers - where does the Hedge Fund industry go from here? A1.1
10:40 - 11:20 Multi-Strat' versus Fund-of-Funds - strange bedfellows? - and has the pillow fight started? A1.2
11:20 - 12:00 Keeping it in the Family Office - the art of juggling resource and expectation management. A1.3
Lunch
14:15 - 14:45 Lock-ups - are they ever part of a healthy investor/fund relationship? A1.4
14:45 - 15:15 "Esoterica" - new risks, and new returns, for consulting adults A1.5
15:15 - 15:45 From Myths to Maths - what gets your quant giggly? A1.6
15:45 - 16:15 What Really is a Hedge Fund Platform? - and how many does the world need? A1.7
16:15 - 16:45 The Fund Derivative Hoe Down - a perfect line dance, or will one stand out? Major players vie for your love and leverage. A1.8


THU 8 JUN HEDGESTOCK, DAY 2 Venue
10:00 - 10:40 Writing a Direct Investment Plan for Institutional Investors: anecdotes and antidotes. A2.1
10:40 - 11:20 "I can't believe it's not Beta" - Simple Beta, Complex Beta, Virgin Beta, and ABS factors - any Alpha left to spread around A2.2
11:20 - 12:00 How should hedge-fund-related businesses be valued - Egonomics? A2.3
Lunch
14:15 - 14:45 Coming in many different colours and flavours - are themed Fund-of-Funds the safe way to play around? A2.4
14:45 - 15:15 Private Bankers - are they the urbane guerrillas of the hedge fund jungle? A2.5
15:15 - 15:45 "Incubator Alligator?" - sowing their seeds, but do they stay for the cigarette? A2.6
15:45 - 16:15 "Fund Managers are from Mars, Institutional Investors are from Venus" - how to woo, and keep, the institutional investor of your dreams. A2.7
16:15 - 16:45 Activist Hedge Fund Investing – rough love? Or a tiptoe through the tulips? A2.8