MFA Forum 03
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DMAXX
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Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC



Preliminary Schedule of Events
Monday, June 11  | Tuesday, June 12 | Wednesday, June 13

Wednesday, June 13
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Registration Open
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

General Session Panel
Opportunities and Challenges in Doing Business in India

Intro Remarks:
John G. Gaine
, MFA President
Moderator:
Afroz Qadeer, Tapestry Asset Management
Panelists:
John Burbank, Passport Capital, LLC
Dev Raman, Tricolor Advisory Services
Manish Thakur, Hudson Fairfax Group

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Concurrent General Sessions
The Changing Nature of Fund Administration

Moderator:
Drew Chapman, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Panelists:
Dermot Butler, Custom House
Ann Marie Davis, Citadel Solutions
Ron Suber, Spectrum Global Fund Administration
  Academic to Pragmatic: How to Make Research Pay Off in Your Portfolio
Moderator:
Damian Handzy
, Investor Analytics
Panelists:
Dana Comolli, DMAXX
John Mulvey, Princeton University
Andrew Weisman, Merrill Lynch
12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Star Search Luncheon and Program
Star Search Presenters

2:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Special Afternoon Program on Alternative Alternatives
Sponsor: Calyon Financial
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Session I: How to Trade Weather, Energy, and Emissions
Speaker:
Rich Sandor
, Chicago Climate Exchange
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Session II: Hedge Fund Activism
Moderator:
Rich Rosenfeld
, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Panelists:
Peter Casey, The Altman Group, Inc.
Andrew Merrill, Finsbury Group
Damien Park, Hedge Fund Solutions, LLC
Rick Sauer, Copper River Management

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Session III: Alternatives for Fine Living
Co-Presenters:
Mo Ahmadzadeh
, Mitsui Bussan Commodities (USA) Inc.
Cai Palmer
, Wine at Five
Natasha Pearl, Aston Pearl

5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Finale Networking Reception
Sponsor: DPM Mellon

Sponsors List

Abraham Trading Company Aviva Capital Management Blue Star Jets Bode & Associates, Inc. Calyon Financial Campbell & Company, Inc. Chesapeake Capital Corporation Chicago Mercantile Exchange DMAXX DPM Mellon Eclipse Capital Management, Inc. FIMAT Group Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies Group IntercontinentalExchange Investor Analytics John W. Henry & Company, Inc. LaSalle Global Fund Services Man Financial Morgan Stanley Managed Futures New York Mercantile Exchange R.J. O'Brien Sidney Austin LLP Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP SSARIS Advisors, LLC Sunrise Capital Partners, LLC Welton Investment Corporation Winston & Strawn LLP

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