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2022 AIF Southwest Investors’ Forum

2022 AIF Southwest Investors' Forum

November 9–10 | Austin | The Austin Club, 110 East 9th Street, Austin, TX 78701

On behalf of AIF Global and the AIF Institute, we invite you to join us on November 9th and 10th at The Austin Club in downtown Austin, Texas.

The Forum is geared toward institutional asset owners, board trustees and members, investment consultants, and finance academics and will include a two-day agenda of academic research, asset-class sessions, and panel discussions.

Agenda at a Glance

Wednesday, November 9

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Registration

1:30–1:45 p.m.

Welcome Remarks and Introductions

  • Brant Maller, CEO, AIF Global and the AIF Institute

  • Melissa Waller, President, AIF Global and the AIF Institute

1:45–2:45 p.m.

AIF Institute Special Opening Session: A Deep Dive on Governance: Navigating the Shifting Landscape

Moderator:

  • Melissa Waller, President, AIF Global and AIF Institute

Panelists:

  • TJ Carlson, CIO, Missouri Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS)

  • Marianne Dwight, Former General Counsel, Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company; Director of Institutional Investor Services, Strategic Insight Group; Fellow, AIF Institute

  • Tom Tull, Former CIO, Employees’ Retirement System of Texas and Fellow, AIF Institute

3:00–4:15 p.m.

The Current State of Play and Trends in Sustainable Investing​

Academic Primer:

  • Laura Starks, Ph.D., George Kozmetsky Centennial Distinguished University Chair, University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business

Moderator:

  • Marianne Dwight, Former General Counsel, Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company; Director of Institutional Investor Services, Strategic Insight Group; Fellow, AIF Institute

Panelists:

  • Patrick Lee, Vice President, Natixis

  • Laura Starks, Ph.D., George Kozmetsky Centennial Distinguished University Chair, University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business

  • Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs; Professor of Public Affairs and History, University of Texas at Austin

  • Olivia Wassenaar, Partner, Head of Sustainable Investing, Co-Head of Natural Resources, Private Equity, Apollo Global Management

4:30–5:30 p.m.

AIF Institute Center for Financial Innovation Session

Moderator:

  • Phil Crist, Director of Global Accounts, Nasdaq

Panelists:

  • Adam Levine, Senior Portfolio Manager, Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company

  • Anthony Bassili, Head of Asset Allocators, Coinbase Institutional

5:30–6:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception

Thursday, November 10

8:00–8:30 a.m.

Registration

8:30–8:45 a.m.

Welcome and Day One Recap

8:45–9:45 a.m.

Featured Opening Session: CIO Roundtable Discussion

Moderator:

  • Dan Murphy, Managing Director, Alternatives Capital Markets and Strategy, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Panelists:

  • TJ Carlson, CIO, Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System

  • David Hunter, CIO, Texas Municipal Retirement System

  • Michael Shackelford, CIO, New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association

10:00–11:00 a.m.

Private Equity Roundtable Session

Session Participants:

  • Chirag Shah, Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity and Special Opportunities, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation

  • Kirk Sims, Senior Investment Manager and Program Director, Emerging Manager Program, Teacher Retirement System of Texas

  • Luis Sued, Associate Director, Barings

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Private Credit Core Strategies Roundtable Session

Session Leader:

  • Oliver Fadly, Principal and Head of Private Credit, NEPC

Session Participants:

  • Justin Hawthorne, Senior Vice President, Antares Capital

  • Reed Van Gorden, Managing Director & Head of Origination, Deerpath Capital

  • Osvaldo Pereira, Partner, Park Square Capital

  • Terry Robinson, Senior Managing Director, Varagon Capital Partners

  • Leighton A. Shantz, CFA, Managing Director, Credit & Hedge Funds, Employees Retirement System of Texas

  • Daniel Xu, PM IDD Senior Analyst – Head of North America Direct Lending, Albourne

12:15–1:15 p.m.

Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Perspective and Analysis of the Current Geopolitical Landscape

Introduction by:

  • Panayiotis Lambropoulos, Portfolio Manager -Hedge Funds, Employees Retirement System of Texas

Keynote Speaker:

  • Michelle DiGruttolo, Geopolitical Advisor and former White House Intelligence Briefer and Army Combat Veteran

Michelle DiGruttolo is a Senior Managing Director at Ankura where she brings more than 25 years of experience as a trusted advisor to senior decision-makers in the White House, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State, and to corporate executives. She leads the firm’s geopolitical advisory team and is based in Washington, DC.

1:30–2:30 p.m.

Private Credit Specialized and Opportunistic Strategies Roundtable Session

Session Leader:

  • Rahul Desai, Senior Portfolio Advisor, Aksia

Session Participants:

  • Brandon Baer, Founding Partner & CIO, Contingency Capital

  • Cameron Kirby, Managing Director, Axonic Capital

  • Ben Radinsky, Principal, HighVista Strategies

  • Chris Schiavone, Portfolio Manager, Private Credit, 400 Capital Management

  • Leighton A. Shantz, CFA, Managing Director, Credit & Hedge Funds, Employees Retirement System of Texas

  • Brian Thomas, Managing Director, Prudential Private Capital

  • Daniel Xu, PM IDD Senior Analyst – Head of North America Direct Lending, Albourne

2:45–3:45 p.m.

Real Estate Roundtable Session

Session Leaders:

  • Grant Walker, Senior Investment Director of Real Assets, Teacher Retirement System of Texas

  • Rob Kochis, Partner, The Townsend Group

Session Participants:

  • Chris Tokarski, Co-CEO and Managing Partner, ACORE Capital

  • Daniel Heflin, Founding Partner and Co-CIO, Torchlight Investors

  • Ira Shaw, Senior Managing Director, Co-Head Partner Solutions, Crow Holdings Capital

  • Tyson Skillings, Managing Partner, Rockwood Capital

4:00–5:00 p.m.

Infrastructure Roundtable Session

Session Leader:

  • Mark White, Partner, Head of Real Assets, Albourne

Session Participants:

  • David Altshuler, Executive Director, IFM Investors

  • Joseph Falcone, CEO & CIO, Chamonix Partners Capital Management (a Natixis subsidiary)

  • Dominic Garcia, Managing Director, CBRE Investment Management

  • Claiborne Johnston, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

  • William Smalley, Managing Director, Secondaries, Ares Management

5:00–6:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks and Reception

2022 AIF Southwest Investors' Forum Confirmed Participants List

The investors and consultants below have confirmed their desire to participate (subject to any required internal approvals and final schedules)

Aksia
Rahul Desai, Senior Portfolio Advisor

Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Chirag Shah, Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity and Special Opportunities

Albourne
Lucy Berrington, Client Relationship Manager
Mark White, Partner, Head of Real Assets
Daniel Xu, PM IDD Senior Analyst – Head of North America Direct Lending

American National Insurance Company
Kyle Potrykus, Vice President- Head of Alternatives

Austin Police Retirement System
Pattie Featherston, Executive Director
Tyler Link, Deputy Executive Director
Belinda Weaver, City Manager Designee
Chesley Wood, Board Appointee

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Alex Julian, Client Consultant

Dallas Fire & Police Pension Fund
Tom Tull, Investment Advisory Committee Member

Employees Retirement System of Texas
Panayiotis Lambropoulos, Portfolio Manager -Hedge Funds
Leighton A. Shantz, CFA, Managing Director, Credit & Hedge Funds
Rick Xu, Investment Analyst

Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System
TJ Carlson, CIO

NEPC
Oliver Fadly, Principal and Head of Private Debt

New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association
Michael Shackelford, CIO

Texas Municipal Retirement System
David Hunter, CIO
TJ Moen, Portfolio Director, Other Private Markets
Eddie Schultz, Sr. Managing Director

Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Eric Lang, Senior Managing Director of External Private Markets
Kirk Sims, Senior Investment Manager and Program Director, Emerging Manager Program
Grant Walker, Senior Investment Director of Real Assets

Texas Permanent School Fund
Kathryn Gernert, MD, Emerging Manager Program and Senior PM, Private Markets
Donna Miller, Financial Analyst

Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company
Adam Levine, Senior Portfolio Manager
Matthew Williams, Senior Investment Analyst

The Townsend Group
Rob Kochis, Partner

Wilshire
Lauren Gellhaus, Consultant