The 14th Annual Gaim International 2008, the global hedge fund industry’s flagship conference, attracted the largest proportion of asset allocators in alternatives than any other alternatives event.

Not only did the delegates have a three day profile on the exclusive targeted direct networking system, but the 400+ asset managers and 300+ asset allocators could also sort and find each other by strategy selling and strategy searching. In addition to the huge range of interactive discussions and dynamic formats with the world class speaker faculty, delegates had opportunities for direct promotion for thier fund with the hugely successful quick fire showcase formats.

Gaim International 2008 saw the cream of the alternative investment industry networking, raising funds and building critical new global collaborations for the changing markets ahead, all in one place, all at one time.

 Leading Investors,
Allocators & Distributors

• Christopher Li, CIO, LOCKHEED MARTIN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY
• Jennifer Johnson-Calari, Director, WORLD BANK, SOVEREIGN INVESTMENTS PARTNERSHIPS 
• Gina Sanchez, MD Public Markets and Research, CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT 
• Omar Kodmani, Senior Executive Officer, PERMAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
• Charles Simeon, Head of Hedge Fund Distribution, DWS Europe
• Bill Wilder, CIO,  NIKKO ASSET MANAGEMENT
• Els Knoope, Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund, ABP INVESTMENTS
• Amin Kholy, CIO, SHUAA CAPITAL
• Howard P, Berkowitz, Managing Director, Head of Hedge Funds Group, Member of Management Committee, BLACKROCK
• Peter Rigg, CIO, HSBC PRIVATE BANK

Major Hedge Fund Industry Leaders &
Top Academics

• Robert B Litterman, MD, Head of Quant. Resources, GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT
• John Paulson, Founder & Portfolio Manager, PAULSON & co
• Peter Clarke, Group CEO, MAN GROUP
• Alberto Musalem, Head of Research, TUDOR GROUP
• Professor Edward, I., Altman, Max L. Heine Professor of Finance, NYU STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
• Professor Marvin Zonis, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
• Professor Charles Plott, Edward S Harkness Professor of Economics & Political Science, CALTECH
• Mark Anson, CEO/CIO NUVEEN INVESTMENTS
• Guillaume Rambourg, Portfolio Manager, GARTMORE
• Christy Wood, CIO, CAPITAL Z