Event Reviews
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"“I made many useful contacts and. the keynote speech by Nassim Taleb was absolutely great”
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Assistant VP, PE Research and Due Diligence,
BARCLAYS WEALTH
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"“Thank you for a great event it was very easy to find the managers I needed to meet and some unexpected ones too. “
Jan Willem Baan, Director of Investments, DOCTORS PENSION FUNDS SERVICES
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Director of Investments
DOCTORS PENSION FUNDS SERVICES
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"“Outstanding. I enjoyed the conference even more this year. I thought it had a certain flow to it that I really liked and without doubt better then any other I have attended – How the ICBI team did it in this environment, I don’t know but you did!"
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former Chairman
VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEM
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"I thought the conference went very well and I am always happy to participate in such a well organised and well attended event."
Global Head, Alternative Investment Group
HSBC PRIVATE BANK
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"“a good event with quality people I enjoyed it all the way, The SpotMe devices are really useful. I also felt that the mood has turned positive for an industry that is rather wounded”
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Chief Executive Officer
BOC (SUISSE) FUND MANAGEMENT SA
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"“ GAIM is certainly the best conference I go to. The speed networking, roundtables and quick fire showcases add to the three separate drinks receptions to mean there really is no excuse for not meeting people.”
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, Head of Business Development Guernsey, Corporate Clients
KLEINWORT BENSON
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"“a lot of serious focused participants with well thought-out sessions”
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Managing Director
WOODHULL CAPITAL
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"“The conference was very useful to me mostly thanks to the ability to setup 1-1 meetings in advance, the speed networking and the roundtables, which were fantastic additions to the GAIM format”
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Partner
IRONSHIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLP
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“The MyGAIM new e-networking system was very efficient indeed, the conference programme was of a really high quality and diverse in terms of subject matter. Overall the event was very enjoyable and allowed me to accomplish everything that I wanted to do over 3 days”
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Capital Introduction
SCOTIA CAPITAL
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"I was very impressed. I had two and a half days of meetings and saw some really exceptional speakers too"
Head of Alternative Assets Research,
KLEINWORT BENSON PRIVATE BANK
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"“very useful. We met interesting people, had scheduled meetings and it was a very all encompassing event”
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Partner, Portfolio Manager, Investcorp Stoneworks Global Macro Fund
STONEWORKS ASSET MANAGEMENT
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"“even better quality than I have experienced before”.
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CIO, SEB Multi Manager Currency Fund,
SEB Wealth Management
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"“A big success. I enjoyed meeting a lot of good people”
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CEO-CIO
PENTIVM FUND GROUP
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"“Thanks so much for the opportunity. Our clients thought the panel and the showcase were worth it, and they got meetings out of it, which is great. These are tough times, it is hard to get people to come to these events, so it was good to see that it was all "business as usual" at GAIM”
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CFA, FX Prime Services, Capital Introductions
UBS INVESTMENT BANK
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"“The QuickFire and SpeedNetworking are an excellent opportunity for managers and investors to get to know each other quickly and efficiently."
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President & COO
LYFORD GROUP INTERNATIONAL
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"“The content was outstanding, as always”.
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MD & PM
SIGULER GUFF & CO
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"“the sessions, networking opportunities and quality of asset managers in attendance were all very good”.
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MD
PROCTOR INVESTMENT MANAGERS LLC
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"“ a good quality crowd”
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Senior MD
GOTTEX FUND MANAGEMENT
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"“GAIM offered many insightful sessions this year and I particularly enjoyed the Keynote Speaker, Dr Phillippa Malmgren, on politics & regulations”.
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Group MD
DEXION CAPITAL PLC
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" It was very useful to see lots of people I knew already, even better was get to know many new, interesting managers. The quality of managers was very good and that many more portfolio managers were there instead of "just" the sales people."
Portfolio Manager Alternative Investments
CLARIDEN LEU AG
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"The ultimate marriage of minds and money"
CEO
CROSSBORDER CAPITAL
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"a great opportunity.I met many old and new industry contacts, and was able to get a general view of the current status of the industry, which will be important to help steer our business in the right direction."
Head of HF Research & Member of Management Committee
RMF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
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"A great conference. the programs I saw were very informative and I made several useful contacts with allocators to fund of funds"
MARTELLO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
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"Following the QuickFire Showcase presentation, I gave out 20+ cards, of which 6 are very promising. Trying to condense a complex proposition into 2 minutes is a considerable challenge, but well worth it and it provided a good adreneline rush. Thanks for the opportunity"
Head of Client Development
CALIBURN CAPITAL PARTNERS
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See Highlights & Interviews From GAIM 2009
GAIM International 2009
June 09
"a great opportunity.I met many old and new industry contacts, and was able to get a general view of the current status of the industry, which will be important to help steer our business in the right direction."
Head of HF Research & Member of Management Committee
RMF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
"The ultimate marriage of minds and money"
CEO
CROSSBORDER CAPITAL
" It was very useful to see lots of people I knew already, even better was get to know many new, interesting managers. The quality of managers was very good and that many more portfolio managers were there instead of "just" the sales people."
Portfolio Manager Alternative Investments
CLARIDEN LEU AG
