Ahead Of Sohn Montreal 2026: Converium’s Aaron Stern on Avoiding Falling Knives

Sohn Montreal 2026 is coming up on June 4, and before the event, Hedge Fund Alpha caught up with Aaron Stern of Converium Capital, who serves on the host committee for Sohn Montreal. He shared his insights on preparing an idea to present at conferences like Sohn, how to avoid falling knives, and where he sees significant dispersion and opportunities this year.

Sohn Montreal in its sophomore year

Sohn is historically rooted in Wall Street and massive financial hubs like New York and Hong Kong, but now with Sohn Montreal in its second year, the city has cemented its position as a key hub for the Sohn Conference Foundation. Stern noted that the foundation’s mission is to leverage its platform to raise money for paediatric causes, and he believes Montreal’s ability to support enough attendees to be able to raise critical mass has played a major role.

“What’s interesting about Montreal is that it already has a deep base of investors and a very large financial community,” Stern said.  For many years, international investors have come to Montreal to meet local investors, and Montreal-based investors have gone to conferences all over the world. There was already that cross-pollination so bringing Sohn to Montreal felt like a natural extension of that.”

Sohn Montreal 2025 was a smashing success, with a room nearly at capacity with 300 people. The event raised $1.27m – more than what the host committee had expected from their first conference. Like last year’s event, Sohn Montreal 2026 features an exceptional line-up of speakers from across North America, building on the success of the 2025 event.

“A lot of folks that came for the first time, not knowing what to expect, were happy to come back,” Stern added. “It was actually easier this time because a lot of people reached out right after last year’s conference and said let me know the next date, we want to buy tickets. And once we had proven the concept, there was also inbound interest from speakers. So getting a great roster of speakers was not difficult.”