Hedge Fund Conferences Calendar: Best Events For 2024

The investing world as a whole is going through a lot of changes. The best way to go through these processes is to connect and discuss current and future trends and share insight and knowledge with top investors.  We made a list of all notable hedge fund conferences and meetings from all around the world, with a short brief of what you can expect from them. This list is biased towards American conferences, but we include notable events from around the world.

If we missed anyone we apologize due to a massive influx of information that is sometimes difficult to process, but do email us info@hedgefundalpha.com for consideration. Please note we do not accept compensation to be listed, the list is entirely merit based, however, its certainly possible we missed some great events.

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Alternative Investment Conference, Chapel Hill USA, March 21, 2024

On the panels, some of the key topics will be:

• The volatile macro backdrop for private assets in recent years. How will disrupted supply chains, surgeon inflation, valuation swings, and liquidity constraints take their toll on investors
• The middle market, and its fragmentation, lack of institutional capital backing, and less access to debt. These factors played a major role in entering this market. The panelists will discuss the balance between the advantages of investing in it with its risks like customer concentration, less-developed management teams, and exogenous shocks.
• The major inflow of individual investors in this traditional institutional investor ground and its impact. Since the market access is democratized, what are the educational, regulatory, and technology considerations for participants?

Link to the event: https://uncaic.com/

SOHN Conference, New York USA, April 3, 2024

This year’s annual SOHN Conference gathered some of the best hedge fund and alternative investors in the industry today. They will have their take on the current trends in the industry, like AI, and discuss potential future outlooks regarding inflation and volatility.

This hedge fund conference is organized with another noble goal in mind – raising funds in support of pediatric cancer research.

Link to the event: https://www.sohnconference.org/sohn2024

Ben Graham Centre’s Value Investing Conference, Toronto Canada, April 10, 2024

The conference is organized as a tribute to the pioneer in value investing Benjamin Graham. Some of this year’s topics include:

• Defining the risk in contrast with the investing horizon
• How will the fundamental analysis develop, will the AI take over, or humans will still have their take on it
• Discussing Graham’s all-time bestseller “The Intelligent Investor”, and how after 75 years it still has a major impact
• Investing in small-caps, and how hard work can pay off.

Link to the event: https://www.ivey.uwo.ca/bengrahaminvesting/bgcvi-events/2024/04/2024-value-investing-conference/

Fairfax Annual Shareholders Meeting, Toronto Canada, April 11, 2024

Fairfax Financials is holding its annual shareholder meeting where it will present its shareholders with the latest results, performance, and future investing plans.

Link to the event: https://www.fairfax.ca/investors/

GAIM OPS Cayman Conference, Grand Cayman, April 14-17 2024

This conference is the perfect place for networking and learning for top professionals from their respective fields. Over 420 hedge funds, private capital firms, and institutional investors have already confirmed their attendance.

The agenda of the conference will focus on the latest update on Private Fund Advisers Rules (PFAR) and how to manage ever-evolving rules and regulations. Other crucial discussion topics include risk management and governance, new operating models, and the future of operational due diligence.

Link to the event: https://informaconnect.com/gaim-ops-cayman/

Annual Investment Funds Conference, United Kingdom London, April 19, 2024

The keynotes of the conference and what the speakers will primarily tackle are:

• What drives institutional allocations in listed funds in correlation with macro and sector-specific industries
• Where new and existing strategies can look for sources of untapped sources of global capital
• What is the current and future perspective and landscape of alternative asset strategies and specialist equities
• The market is currently reshaping, and how is that affecting scale, liquidity, and shareholder value?

Some of the noted speakers include Peter Harrison, Group Chief Executive of Schroders, and Julia Hogget, CEO of the London Stock Exchange.

Link to the event: https://www.lsegissuerservices.com/spark/sUBAUHRi1MKEUwhmh696v1/annual-investment-funds-conference-2024

Impact Investing World Forum, London United Kingdom, April 24-25, 2024

This year’s Impact Investing World Forum will gather some of the biggest names in the industry, including Kay Parplies, Freya Beamish, Michele Giddens, Andrea Bua, Panagiota Balfousia, and Nigel Kershaw.

The panelists will get into current situations in the industry, many limiting factors in the business, and also the possibilities that are still not properly exploited. The key topics include:

• Key Investing and Sustainability
• ESG Data Trends and Challenges
• Future of Impact Measurement
• ESG and Impact Investing Strategy
• Disrupting the Link between Housing Instability and Justice Involvement
• Impact Funds and Sustainable Investing
• Sustainable Investing and ESG.

Link to the event: https://impactinvestingconferences.com/

Annual Nordic Institutional Investor Forum, Helsinki Finland, April 25, 2024

This leading conference in the Nordic regions will this year put a focus on diversification strategies, and how the investing landscape is changing in the region. Speakers will talk about the asset class performance outlook, what is the role of alternatives, and where and how to diversify.

The panelists will also have their take on AI, and what jobs should we plan for it. Some positions should be left exclusively for humans, and the panelists will share their insights on this topic.

Link to the event: https://www.sbai.org/events/2024-annual-nordic-institutional-investor-forum.html

AIM Summit, United Kingdom London, April 29-30 2024

The AIM Summit will take place on 29 and 30 April in Four Seasons Hotel London on Ten Trinity Square.
The attendees will have an opportunity to listen from a first-hand experience of Institutional Investors, Wealth Managers, and a wide array of portfolio managers. When picking investors the organizational goal was to offer an experience from professionals with the best track record.
In this two-day summit, attendees will learn about regulatory changes, current trends, market dynamics, and investment strategies. After these two days, they will leave equipped with the latest insights from the pinnacle of the alternative investing world.

Link to the event: https://www.aimsummit.com/event/london/summary

AIMA Digital Assets Conference, New York City USA, May 2, 2024

This conference is specialized for help in navigating through always-developing digital assets. Special note will be on institutional investors and how they can adapt in this quickly evolving asset landscape.

Panelists will talk about topics like:

• Moving from hedge funds to digital assets
• Crypto market liquidity and market structure
• How ETFs made an impact on the investment industry
• How will cryptocurrencies evolve and what is its future?

Link to the event: https://www.aima.org/events/aima-digital-assets-conference-2024.html

Milken Institute Global Conference, Los Angeles USA, May 5-8 2024

The theme of this year’s Milken Institute Conference is “Shaping a shared future”. The crucial takes will be on hot topics like climate crisis, geopolitical issues, and the complexity of artificial intelligence.

The panelists will reflect on disruptions and innovations that have a goal to create a more sustainable, healthy, and prosperous future.

Link to the event: https://milkeninstitute.org/events/global-conference-2024

Battle of the Quants, New York USA, May 9, 2024

The 19th annual Battle of the Quants gathers the cream of portfolio managers, data buyers, and quantitative analysts. It presents a great opportunity to revitalize past relationships and develop new ones.

The most important takes in this year’s conference include:

• The Future and Deep Future of AI in Quantitative Finance
• Institutional Quantitative Allocator Perspectives on Quantitative Strategies
• Quantitative Strategies for 2024
• Value Drivers in Multi-Manager Hedge Funds
• The exponential growth of Alternative Data.

Link to the event: https://battleofthequants.com/new-york-2024/

Impact Investor Global Summit, London United Kingdom, May 14-15, 2024

This year’s goal of the Impact Investor Global Summit is to tackle issues like social and environmental challenges through impact investing. The impact managers with the best track record will take the helm of the conference together with some well-known names from the institutional investor world.

Speakers will discuss how to build strategies that bring measurable and scalable results. Other sessions will focus on impact benchmarking, specialist vs generalist impact strategies, and investment opportunities in climate, and circular economy.

Link to the event: https://www.peievents.com/en/event/impact-investor-global-summit/

Venture Capital World Summit, New York City USA, May 15, 2024

Venture Capital World Summit offers diversity and unique perspectives for attendees and investees. Along with traditional venture capital firms, New York is a host to several corporate venture capital arms. These are all positive prerequisites for the organization of a Venture Capital conference, that can offer ideas, insights, and discussions about hot topics in the dynamic world of VC.

Link to the event: https://vcworldsummit.com/new-york-2024/

London Value Investing Conference, London United Kingdom, May 15, 2024

The London Value Investing Conference in London is just one from a series that has a goal to bring closer the value investing principles of Benjamin Graham to wider audiences.

This conference has a long tradition dating to 2012. It has always brought a series of trendy and informative speakers that provide useful insights and real-life experiences that investors can use in their future work.

Link to the event: https://www.valueinvest.com/london/

Private Credit European Summit, London United Kingdom, May 17, 2024

This year’s Private Credit European Summit is being organized by Private Equity Wire. You will get a chance to engage in direct face-to-face discussions between LPs and GPs in a series of panel sessions.

Focus in these senior-level panels will be on:

• The current state of the private credit landscape
• Investment strategies and risk management
• How ESG factors can impact value creation.

Link to the event: https://live.privateequitywire.co.uk/private-credit-european-summit?registration_source=hw_site

SALT iConnections NY, New York City USA, May 20-21 2024

SALT iConnections plans to gather over 1,000 asset owners, managers, policymakers, and entrepreneurs with several keynotes to discuss. The agenda of the conference will be focused on disruptive innovation in finance, economics, and geopolitics.

The key speakers include leaders of sovereign wealth funds, key institutional allocators from North America, and alternative investment managers.

Link to the event: https://www.salt.org/events/2024-new-york#overview

SOHN Conference, Hong Kong, May 23, 2024

One of the key points of this year’s SOHN Hong Kong Conference will be to put in focus the work of The Karen Leung Foundation which is working on raising awareness of gynecological cancer.

Panelists will have an opportunity to present their investment ideas while the attendees will have a chance to invest on the spot. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn from the experience and insights of the leaders in their fields.

Some of the speakers at the conference include:

• Aaron Stern – Managing Partner, Converium Capital
• David Mitchinson – Founding Partner, Zennor Asset Management LLP
• James Smith – Founder & CIO, Palliser Capital
• Seth H. Fisher –  Founder & CIO, Oasis Management
• Toby Rodes – Co-Founder, Kaname Capital.

Link to the event: https://www.sohnconference.org/hong-kong

AIMA Japan Annual Forum, Tokyo Japan, May 30, 2024

Key topics will be focused on current trends and themes in the Japanese alternative sector. Attendees will have a unique opportunity to observe how Japanese investors are viewing the current investment opportunities.

Panelists will discuss always important topics of ever-changing regulations and the current state of private markets. Other important takes will be on the issue of overcrowding of the market, and how to navigate with so diverse and tough competition.

Also, current opportunities and challenges for women in leadership roles will take a significant part of the conference.

Link to the event: https://www.aima.org/events/aima-japan-annual-forum-2024.html

Seminar on Value Investing and the Search for Value, Toronto Canada, June 3-7, 2024

The goal of the seminar is for the participants to learn the core principles of value investing. In the five-day conference, participants will undergo the process of identifying undervalued securities, and why they even exist in the market.

Other cornerstones of this strategy will also be covered, including determining the intrinsic value of the security, constructing a portfolio that controls the risk without restricting returns, and how to apply the knowledge to real companies.

Link to the event: https://www.ivey.uwo.ca/bengrahaminvesting/events/seminars/

Greenwich Economic Forum, Hong Kong, June 5-6 2024

The Greenwich Economic Forum in Hong Kong’s main goal is to bring closer professionals and companies to the ensuing tensions in the region. The majority of the speakers will be senior-level delegates including CEOs, CIOs, and Founders.

Link to the event: https://greenwicheconomicforum.com/hong-kong/

Hedgeweek US Emerging Managers Summit, New York City USA, June 6, 2024

This panel is organized to help management firms and funds that are in their early stages of development. Panelists will share their experiences and how they managed to stay afloat at the beginning of their careers.
They will go through crucial phases like pre-launch and post-launch and how those can be organized in a way for the business to thrive. They will also discuss current market and economic trends and how young firms and managers can find their place in these volatile times.

Also, all-time important topics include:

• navigating new regulations and reporting
• building teams that can last
• the trend of multi-manager platforms
• Marketing tips that can help through the full sales cycle
• Different types of capital and how to raise it.

Link to the event: https://live.hedgeweek.com/us-emerging-managers-summit

15th Annual Hedge Fund Conference, London United Kingdom, June 6, 2024

The conference is organized by the Brevan Howard Centre for Financial Analysis. Jules Van Binsbergen will give the keynote speech. He is currently researching asset pricing.

There will be four sessions at the conference, focusing on Factors, Hedge Funds and Cryptocurrencies, Variance and Skewness, and Trends in Sovereign Debt and Derivatives Markets.

Link to the event: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/events/15th-annual-hedge-fund-conference/

ALTSHK, Hong Kong, June 13, 2024

ALTS is a one-day event forum that is being held for the fourth time in Hong Kong. The program features leaders from several alternative investing sectors including hedge funds, venture capital, private equity, real estate, cryptocurrency, and AI.
Some of the topics that will be discussed include:

• The impact of inflation on the macro outlook
• Opportunities for private market investments like equity, credit, debt, and venture capital
• Differences, risks, and unique opportunities of liquid and illiquid assets
• Global interest rate hikes and their effect on the private credit market
• Discussing real assets markets like real estate, infrastructure, and energy
• Newest trends in AI, Web 3, and Digital Assets.

Link to the event: https://www.marketsgroup.org/forums/altshk-2024

ALTSNY, New York City USA, June 17-18 2024

This conference is designed to provide relevant educational content that is living off alternative investments. Those can include managers, advisors, or overseers of the operations.

Keynote speakers include:

• Steven Meier – CFA, CIO, and Deputy Controller for Asset Management, New York City Retirement Systems
• Lynn Martin – president of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
• Michael Sonnenshein – CEO of Grayscale Investments
• Jennifer Prosek – Founder and Managing Partner, Prosek Partners

Some of the topics that will be discussed include the best next move in investing in alternatives and hedge fund investment strategies. Also, there will be talks about private wealth and hedge funds, the construction of institutional portfolios, macroeconomics, global trends, and opportunities in private debt.

Link to the event: https://www.marketsgroup.org/forums/altsny-2024

Forbes 2024 Forbes Iconoclast Summit, New York City, June 20 2024

The Forbes Iconoclast Summit takes place annually in the spring/summer featuring some of the top names in the hedge fund and private equity industry. The conference was started by famed financial journalist Maneet Ahuja in 2022. This year will be the third time the event occurs. The venue this year is at at the Cipriani Wall Street.

Link to the event: https://www.forbes.com/connect/event/2024-forbes-iconoclast-summit/

SOHN Conference, Monaco, June 26, 2024

Like other SOHN hedge fund conferences this year, the focus will be on expositions of top professionals from the hedge fund and alternative industries. They will cover the current trends and market insights.

The Conference is also organized with a noble cause of pointing out the problem of cancer in children and gathering money to fund research in this sector.

Link to the event: https://www.sohnconference.org/monaco

Morningstar Investment Conference, Chicago USA, June, 26-27 2024

The conference will provide advisors and experts with the latest insights and analysis which is essential for adapting to the ever-evolving market.

Some of the topics for the panelists will include:

• Outlook for equity investors
• Why should you invest in small caps, with the possibilities of magnificent seven
• Learning from the biggest financial frauds in history
• Five biggest industry trends
• How to convert prospects to lifelong partners
• How asset and wealth management developed in the last 40 years.

Link to the event: https://www.morningstar.com/business/events/morningstar-investment-conference?refid=paidsearch_nonbrand&gad_source=1

Hedgeweek European Digital Assets Summit, London United Kingdom June, 27 2024

This conference organized by Hedgeweek is designed for operational and product specialists working in European hedge funds. The topics will revolve around key developments, trends, and issues that are the driving force of growth in digital asset strategies and funds.

Speakers will address several crucial topics, including:

• Why you should invest in digital assets
• What are the most important regulatory and legal challenges in the field
• Trading and investment strategies in the digital asset markets
• What trends and developments can be expected
• A boot camp in digital assets for managers.

Link to the event: https://live.hedgeweek.com/european-digital-assets-summit?registration_source=hw_site

Family Office Forum, London United Kingdom, July, 2-3 2024

The conference based in London will gather more than a hundred family offices from the United Kingdom and overseas. The focus will be on these topics:

• How to use your wealth for a positive impact
• CIO roundtables where will be discussed current trends and pieces of advice
• A possibility for networking with professionals from the industry.

Link to the event: https://www.thisisayu.com/ayu-events/family-office-forum-london-2024-conference

ALTSCHI, Chicago USA, July, 22-23 2024

This year ALTSCHI conference will focus on global asset allocation, risk management, private markets, real assets, alternative beta strategies, hedge funds, and cryptocurrencies.

The most benefits from this conference will come to institutional investors, financial advisors, plan trustees, asset managers, and analysts.

Link to the event: https://www.marketsgroup.org/forums/altschi-2024

AIMA Innovation Day, London United Kingdom, September 4, 2024

The primary subject of this year’s AIMA Innovation Day will be how digital innovations and technological advances are shaping the global alternative investment industry. Topics included in the event are trading and execution, raising assets, data security, and regulatory compliance.

Panelists will bring closer to the participants the best ways to leverage innovative solutions and boost the efficiency of their operations. There will be over 30 expert speakers from the investment and innovation sectors who will share their insights and recommendations with the participants.

Link to the event: https://www.aima.org/events/aima-innovation-day-2024.html

ALTSSV, Silicon Valley USA, September 4-5 2024

ALTSSV is one of the events in a chain of events to educate and provide information to a wide audience in the investment world. Anyone from an analyst to the portfolio manager, or family office manager will find an interesting panel that can provide beneficial insights.

A long list of speakers with an abundance of experience will provide their opinions on the current market trends. Also, they will provide advice on how to invest and what to look out for in these volatile and changing times.

Link to the event: https://www.marketsgroup.org/forums/altssv-2024

Saudi Arabia Investors Forum, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2024

Saudi Arabia Investor Forum is organized to provide an opportunity to connect and share insights on global trends from local experts. Participants will have an opportunity to gain the latest information on investment news trends and potential future developments.

Some of the discussion points include an increasing impact on investing in private credit and what are the possibilities for diversification in private equity and venture. Other talking points will include the impact of ESG factors, the increased impact of digital assets, and the latest trends in fixed-income investments.

Link to the event: https://www.marketsgroup.org/forums/Saudi-Arabia-Investors-Forum-2024

Hedgeweek US Leadership Summit  2024, New York City USA, September 12, 2024

This invite-only gathering of hedge fund operational leaders will put into the center of attention current trends and future drivers of business growth. Some of the topics to look out for are:

• Chief Operating Officers (COOs) from top hedge funds will talk about their top priorities and ways to add value
• Hedge fund CDAOs and CTOs will discuss the newest data challenges, how to source it, and how to use it and best find its value
• Professionals from the macro sector will share their insights on the current trends and outlook, and how they can impact the portfolios and business
• COOs and IR chiefs will talk about investing beyond hedge funds, and what is the future of the outlook of hedge fund-focused investments.

Link to the event: https://live.hedgeweek.com/us-leadership-summit?registration_source=hw_site

Private Credit US Summit, New York USA, September 12, 2024

This closed-off and invite-only conference will bring together senior staff from the hedge fund and private equity worlds to discuss experience, current problems, and future outlook in the industry.

Link to the event: https://live.privateequitywire.co.uk/private-credit-us-summit?registration_source=hw_site

Private Debt Investor Forum, New York City USA, September 17-18, 2024

This forum will bring together over 400 senior decision-makers, including 100+ institutional investors from North America. They will go through key drivers that are fueling debt growth stories. From the speakers, you will hear the best ways to differentiate your firm and expand your investor base.

The speakers will also share their insights on what investors are looking for when they choose to invest their capital, and what types of managers they prefer. Participants will also hear first-hand experiences on how to generate the highest returns.

Link to the event: https://www.peievents.com/en/event/pdi-new-york-forum/

ALTSUK, London United Kingdom, September 19, 2024

Like most other ALTS conferences, the United Kingdom-based one will focus on the best moves in alternative investing, hedge fund strategies, and institutional portfolio construction. Also, current global trends regarding private debt, macroeconomics, private wealth, and hedge funds will be discussed.

Some of the key speakers include:

• Richard Tomlinson – CAIA Local Pensions Partnership Investments
• Dan Mikulskis – CIO People’s Partnership
• Raphael Drescher – Group Head of Alternatives and Direct Investments Quintet Private Bank
• Jenny Newmarch – Global Head of Private Equity Aware Super
• Lee Marshal – Head of Real Estate Pension Protection Fund
• Holly Murnieks – Senior Director Willis Towers Watson

Link to the event: https://www.marketsgroup.org/forums/altsuk-2024

ALTSDC, Washington DC USA, September 30 – October 1, 2024

Washington-based ALTS conference will follow other U.S.-based ALTS this year. It will focus on emerging trends, like digital assets, and AI, but will also cover well-known subjects of hedge funds, private equity, and risk management.

Link to the event: https://www.marketsgroup.org/forums/altsdc-2024

AIMA Global Investor Forum, Toronto Canada, October 8-9 2024

This year’s two-day conference in Toronto will mark the 10th anniversary of this flagship event. It was the one event that gathered asset managers, institutional allocators, and other professionals from the investment industry.

Special attention in this year’s conference will be put on hedge funds, digital assets, institutional investment models, private equity, and liquidity management across private and public portfolios.

Some of the speakers include:

• Adam Bragar – Head of US Private Equity, WTW
• Christopher M. Schelling – Director of Private Investments, Caprock
• Chris Winiarz – CIO, Stable Asset Management.

Link to the event: https://www.aima.org/events/aima-global-investor-forum-2024.html

Greenwich Economic Forum, Greenwich USA, October 8-9 2024

Founded in 2018 Greenwich Economic Forum became known for the quality of its speakers, a global perspective of discussions, and senior-level delegates.

Among attendees and participants will be professionals from major institutional investor firms, and family offices, and all will be media covered by big players like Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance.

Link to the event: https://greenwicheconomicforum.com/greenwich/

Apex Invest, Las Vegas USA, October 9-10, 2024

This Apex Invest event in Las Vegas will host a series of panels with professionals from both traditional and alternative investment worlds. The audience will come from a diverse background, including single-family offices, sovereign wealth funds, funds of funds, consultants, foundations, and high-net-worth individuals.

Link to the event: https://www.apexgroup.com/apex-invest/apex-invest-events/apex-invest-las-vegas/

ALTSSG, Singapore, October 10, 2024

At this one-day event, the participants will have an opportunity to learn from the winning practices of experienced professionals from the fields of venture capital, cannabis, cryptocurrency, and AI.

Besides those, there will be organized panels for hedge funds, real assets investing, and private equity enthusiasts. The keynote speaker of this year’s conference is Marko Papic, Partner and Chief Strategist of Clocktower Group.

Link to the event: https://www.marketsgroup.org/forums/altssg-2024

SOHN Investment Conference, San Francisco USA, October 15, 2024

The San Francisco SOHO Conference will gather leading investment managers and allocators. Some of the key speakers include Gil Simon (CIO and MP, Soma Equity Partners), Jacob Rubin (Founder and MP, Philosophy Capital), and Deepak Sarpangal (Founder and MP, Repertoire Partners).

Funds raised at the conference will be used to help disadvantaged youth in the Bay Area.

Link to the event: https://www.sohnconference.org/san-francisco

The Ben Graham Centre’s 4th European Value Investing Conference, Athens Greece, October 17, 2024

The goal of the conference is to bring closer the principles of value investing defined by Ben Graham, to the Greek investors. This is the fourth conference, and it is supported by Eurobank S.A. and The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Link to the event: https://greekvalueinvestingcentre.com/

Invest For Kids 16th Annual Conference, Chicago USA, October 22, 2024

The model for this conference is simple but effective:

• Attract highly regarded investment managers with their ideas
• Invite the whole Chicago investment community
• Provide support for not-for-profit organizations that work in the Chicago area with a focus on smaller organizations.

Link to the event: https://investforkidschicago.org/

Capitalize For Kids Investors Conference, Toronto Canada, October 23-24, 2024

The Toronto-based conference has two main goals: to bring closer institutional investors based in North America and to collect donations for mental support for kids and young adults.

Some of the past speakers include Cliff Asness (Co-Founder and CIO, AQR Capital), Dmitry Balyasny (Managing Partner and CIO, Balyasny Asset Management), and Mark Carney (Vice Chair and Head of ESG, Brookfield Asset Management).

Link to the event: https://web.cvent.com/event/9eb22501-0ee1-4d36-b93e-02d5efd05a0e/summary

Battle of the Quants, London United Kingdom, October 23, 2024

Like the New York-based Battle of the Quants, the United Kingdom has the same goals. The ultimate driving force of these meetings is leading the discussion in quantitative finance, and connecting humans behind the machines.

Numerous panels will focus on different aspects of quantitative hedge fund space.

Link to the event: https://battleofthequants.com/london-2024/

Robin Hood Investors Conference, London United Kingdom, October 23, 2024

This year’s Robin Hood Conference will follow the good practice of previous conferences, where the goal is to discuss top professionals’ insights and how to use them to generate better results.

Highlighted speakers include:

• Angela Aldrich – Founder & Managing Partner, Bayberry Capital Partners
• Stanley F. Druckenmiller – Chairman & CEO, Duquesne Family Office LLC
• Mary Callahan Erdoes – CEO, Asset & Wealth Management, J.P. Morgan
• Rich Handler – CEO, Jefferies.

Link to the event: https://robinhood.org/events/investors-conference/

SALT iConnections Asia, Marina Bay Sands Singapore, November 11-13 2024

This two-day event will in its agenda encompass finance, technology, and geopolitics, the current trends, and the future outlook. Topics will be best suited to family office employees, followed by fund of funds personnel, asset managers, and investment consultants.

This conference will attract a lot of big names so over 15% of the speakers are managers with an AUM higher than $3 billion.

Link to the event: https://iconnections.io/salt-iconnections-asia-2024/

ALTSTX, Dallas USA, November 13-14 2024

Like the ALTS in Miami and New York, the conference in Dallas will have a similar agenda. Topics like global asset allocation, risk management, hedge funds, ESG, and others will bring closer to attendees not only the cornerstones of investing but also current trends in the field.

Link to the event: https://www.marketsgroup.org/forums/altstx-2024

Hedgeweek European Emerging Managers Summit 2024, London United Kingdom, November 14, 2024

Early stages of either business or careers demand support from the community and that is why Emerging Manager Summits are organized. Experienced speakers will go through topics like:

• How to navigate the current landscape and use advantage points
• Future trends out market outlook
• Talent sourcing and structuring
• Technological advancement and what comes with them
• Due diligence and the importance of following through with regulatory requirements.

Link to the event: https://live.hedgeweek.com/european-emerging-managers-summit

SOHN Conference, Sydney Australia, November 17, 2024

The topic of this year’s SOHN Conference in Australia is managers and their stock options. All managers will have 10 minutes to present their high-conviction stock choices. The majority of presenters will come from a macro background and they will have a chance to share their thoughts on current trends.

Link to the event: https://www.sohnconference.org/australia

Apex Invest, Yas Island Abu Dhabi, November 18-19 2024

Like the event in Abu Dhabi, the Las Vegas-based Apex Invest conference is organized for the same purposes. To bring together professionals from different industries to share their experience and have their take on the current trends and potential future outlook.

Link to the event: https://www.apexgroup.com/apex-invest/apex-invest-events/apex-invest-abu-dhabi/

SOHN Conference, London United Kingdom, November 20, 2024

From a list of SOHN-organized conferences, this one is focused on United Kingdom-based companies and professionals. Organizers will look to attract the next generation of investors who have unique ideas and can offer a different viewpoint. Like other SOHN conferences, all donations will be used to help fund pediatric cancer research and treatment.

Link to the conference: https://www.sohnconference.org/london-conference

India Investors Forum, Mumbai India, November 21, 2024

This year’s India Investor Forum will shed light on acquiring smart beta, how to manage a pension fund, how to handle a fund’s day-to-day operations, and hedge fund asset allocation. Other important topics include securities litigation, asset recovery, distressed cycle, and credit market navigation.

The panelists will from their experience talk about the importance of regulations and follow through on their modifications and updates.

Link to the event: https://www.marketsgroup.org/forums/India-Investors-forum-2024

ALTSME, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, December 4, 2024

This year’s keynote speakers in ALTSME in Riyadh Saudi Arabia are William Kelly the president and CEO of the CAIA Association and Laura Merlini The Managing Director of the CAIA association.

They, with other speakers, will take on hot topics relevant to the alternative investment sector. New investment trends, how the current economic conditions affect the investors, and what can we expect from the booming AI and Tech sectors. Also, the ESG factors and their impact on strategies will be on the table for discussion.

Link to the event: https://www.marketsgroup.org/forums/altsme-2024

ALTSMIA, Miami USA, December 9-11 2024

This year’s ALTS Conference in Miami is focused on educating asset managers, analysts, and a wide array of investment professionals on current market trends. Panelists will encompass topics from private wealth, and hedge funds to private debt as a way of diversifying one’s portfolio.

Link to the event: https://www.marketsgroup.org/forums/altsmia-2024

Hedge Fund Conferences: Conclusion

From the looks of things, if you are planning to start investing or a beginner or you have plenty of experience, you have a wide variety of forums and conferences to boost your knowledge.

Conferences have always been a great place to improve your networking, improve your skills, or shift your career focus. Browse through our selection of events and see if there is something that is catching your eye. A specific speaker, panel, or simply an available location can be reason enough to start working on your investing career.