April 23 | Los Angeles | Hyatt Centric Delfina Santa Monica
On behalf of AIF Global, we hope you will join us on April 23rd for the 2026 AIF West Coast Investors’ Forum hosted at the Hyatt Centric Delfina Santa Monica in Los Angeles, California.
The Forum is geared toward institutional investment professionals and will include a comprehensive agenda of in-depth portfolio construction and core investments sessions.
Agenda to be released soon
Agenda at a Glance
Thursday, April 23
8:15–8:45 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45–9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00–9:30 a.m.
Opening Academic Primer: When Cash Flows Turn Negative: Liquidity-Driven Selling by Pension Funds
- Kristy Jansen, PhD., Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
9:30–10:15 a.m.
Senior Investor Session
Moderator:
- Dan Bienvenue, Former Interim and Deputy CIO, CalPERS, Managing Director, General Atlantic
Panelists:
- Jon Grabel, CIO, Los Angeles County Retirement Association (LACERA)
- Rex Kim, CIO, Oregon State Treasury
- Jason Morrow, Deputy CIO, Utah Retirement Systems
10:30–11:30 a.m.
Private Credit Roundtable: Direct Lending and the Broader Private Credit Landscape
Session Leader:
- Trevor Jackson, Managing Director, Aksia
Session Participants:
- Michael Blumberg, Senior Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer, Man Group
- Steve Budig, Senior Investment Professional, Private Credit, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- Peter Kelley Managing Director and Co-Head of Research, Eldridge Capital Management
- Kunal Shah, Managing Director, Co-Head of Originations, Brightwood Capital
- Christopher Wang, Managing Director, Crescent Capital Group
11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Private Credit Roundtable: Opportunistic & Specialized Strategies
Session Leaders:
- Sarah Grist, Portfolio Analyst, Albourne
- Clark Hoover, Investment Officer, LACERS
Session Participants:
- Luke Darkow, Portfolio Manager, Litigation Finance, Aperture Investors
- Lou Hanover, CIO, Marathon Asset Management
- Ben Hunsaker, Portfolio Manager, head of Structured Credit Strategies, Beach Point Capital
- Kyle Jeffers, CIO, ACORE Capital
- Aryeh Landsberg, Managing Director, Investments, 17Capital
- Kevin Lydon, Managing Director and Global Head of Sourcing, Strategic Value Partners
12:45–1:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:45–2:30 p.m.
Private Equity Roundtable
Session Leader:
- Gabrielle Zadra, Senior Managing Director, Cliffwater
Session Participants:
- Matt Kelsay, Partner, Sweetwater PE
- Itai Wallach, Partner, Private Equity, Apollo Global Management
2:45–3:45 p.m.
Real Estate Roundtable
Session Leader:
- Rob Kochis, Principal, The Townsend Group
Session Participants:
- Jungil Cha, Executive Vice President, Real Estate Equity, PIMCO
- Alexandra Crawley, Senior Vice President, Torchlight Investors
- Kyle Dupree, Head of Americas Asset Management, LaSalle Investment Management
- Rob Lester, President and CIO, RMR Residential, The RMR Group
- Jonathan San Antonio, Deputy Portfolio Manager, U.S. Value Strategies, CBRE Investment Management
- Scott Trebilco, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Infrastructure Roundtable
Session Leader:
- Cian Desmond, SVP, Portfolio Manager, Alternatives, Wilshire
Session Participants:
- Allen Ruiz, Managing Director, Barings
- Noi Spyratos, Managing Director, Private Infrastructure, CBRE Investment Management
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Reception
2026 AIF West Coast Investors' Forum Participant List
Investor, Consultant and Finance Academic Participants
Aksia
Trevor Jackson, Managing Director
Albourne
Michael Scott, PM IDD Senior Analyst, Private Credit
CalSTERS
Dan Bienvenue, Former CIO
Cliffwater
Gabrielle Zadra, Head of Private Market Research Team and Portfolio Manager
Directors Guild of America-Producer Pension and Health Plans
Evelyn Drake, Director of Investments
Los Angeles County Retirement Association (LACERA)
Jon Grabel, CIO
Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS)
Rod June, CIO
Daniel Becerra, Investment Officer
Clark Hoover, Investment Officer
Margaret A Cargill Philanthropies
Vineer Bhansali, Investment Committee Member
Oregon State Treasury
Rex Kim, CIO
RCLCO Fund Advisors
Joshua Boren, Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives
Segal Marco Advisors
David Roll, Senior Consultant
Townsend Group
Rob Kochis, Managing Director
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
Kristy Jansen, PhD, Assistant Professor
Utah Retirement Systems
Jason Morrow, Deputy CIO
Wilshire
Cian Desmond, Senior Vice President, Member, Alternatives Portfolio Management Group