Join Us for a Two-Day Conference

And Our 10-Year Anniversary

Talking Hedge

Chicago 2026


Rethinking Risk:

How Hedge Funds Drive Portfolio Resilience


November 11 & 12 | Chicago, IL

theWIt Hotel

Including:

The Evolving Managers & Investors Exchange

A manager showcase for allocators seeking access to early-stage 
and evolving managers, new strategies, and fresh ideas.

Institutional Asset Owners Receive Complimentary Registration


We have negotiated a limited number of rooms at a discount rate at theWit Hotel 
for our registrants. First come, first served.

The special discount rate will expire October 20, 2026.

From Asset Allocation to Risk Allocation: Systematic Solutions for the Total Portfolio Era

Buck Betten
Deputy Chief Investment Officer

MacArthur Foundation

Jiro Fujisawa
Co-Head of Portfolio Management
Quantitative Strategies

Asset Management One, USA

 Sharat Kotikapludi
Portfolio Manager
Managing Director, Multi‑Asset & Hedge Fund Solutions Group
Alliance Bernstein/AB Systematic Macro

Victoria Vodolazschi, CFA 
Global Head of Liquid Diversifiers

Willis Tower Watson

Moderated by:

Jerome Casamatta
Managing Director
Head of PEF Solutions

UBS Global Markets


Meet Us in Chicago!



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