We're Excited to Host a Two-Day Conference

And Celebrate 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.

The Evolving Managers & Investors Exchange

Meet Our Distinguished Manager Presenters:

Sam Aldred

Investor Relations Manager

1DP Investment Management

Jennifer Ancker Whelen

Chief Client Officer
Member of Executive, Investment and Risk Committees

Graham Capital Management 

Dean Crowder

Global Head of Strategic Business Development

Schultze Asset Management


Matthew Finkelstein

Portfolio Manager
Global Macro Fund

Zweig-DiMenna Associates

Jiro Fujisawa

Co-Head of Portfolio Management
Quantitative Strategies

Asset Management One, USA

Jeff Malec, CAIA

Managing Director
Partner

RCM Alternatives


William Marr

Senior Managing Director
Head Business Growth

Welton Investment Partners

Paul Michalowski

Head of Global Business Development

Zweig-DiMenna Associates

Mayank Mohan

Founder 
Chief Executive Officer

Museum Mile Funds


Michael Schaus

Chief Investment Officer

Global Macro Fund

Zweig-DiMenna Associates

Patrick Welton

Founder
Chief Investment Officer

Welton Investment Partners

Followed by:

What Allocators Look for in Evolving Managers


Moderated by:

Joseph Mooney

Executive Director

UBS


Christophe L’Ahelec, CFA

Managing Director
Head of Active Public Markets

University Pension Plan


Anthony Novara, CFA
 Partner, Research Director
Marketable Alternatives & Capital Markets

Fiducient Advisors


Jackie Rosner

Managing Director

PAAMCO Prisma


Cordell Thomas

Director of Operations

New York State Nurses Association Pension Plan and Benefits Fund


Meet Us in Chicago!



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