Programme - Day one

Tuesday 20th March 2012

08.20 Registration and refreshments

08.50 Chairman’s welcoming address: Ian Morley, Chairman, WENTWORTH HALL

09.10 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Evaluating the global and regional economies and the outlook for wealthy investors

  • The global economy - where are we now and where are we heading?
  • Where do the opportunities for wealthy investors exist? Eastern promise/ western decline
  • What kind of advice reduces the risks of recent years?
  • Do perceptions of families reflect reality?
  • How is the current economic climate affecting the short and long term investment decisions of family offices?

Lord David Triesman, Chairman of the Board of Advisors, TEMPLEWOOD

09.40 Chief Investment Officer roundtable: Choosing your managers

  • Policies/ procedures for choosing a manager
  • What qualities do a single family office and multi-family office look for in a manger and fund? How do they differ in the selection process?
  • Evaluating the importance of brand name, investment style, research rating and staff credentials
  • Deciding what is best for your family office

Moderator: Paul Reynolds, Chief Executive, THAMESIS LTD
Jean-Bernard Tanqueray,
Chief Investment Officer, FLUKTUAT SAS
Daniel de Fernando,
Founding and Managing Partner, MDF FAMILY PARTNERS
Ian Prideaux,
Chief Investment Officer, GROSVENOR ESTATE

10.30 Morning coffee and networking break


11.00 Expert Presentation: The importance of operational due diligence

  • Outlining the important areas of due diligence - which areas should customarily be evaluated prior to making an investment?
  • Evaluating and quantifying each funds unique operational risk
  • Ensuring transparency of fund operations
  • How to interpret a fund's marketing materials

Nathanaël Benzaken, Managing Director - Head of Managed Account Platform Development, LYXOR ASSET MANAGEMENT

11.30 Investment opportunity showcase: Four quick fire product pitches from leading investment managers followed by discussion and Q&A

- Uri Landesman, President and Managing General Partner, PLATINUM PARTNERS
- Donald Amstad, Director, ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT
- Clive Ward, Managing Director, TANGERINE INTERNATIONAL LTD
- Juan Nevado, Fund Manager, M&G INVESTMENTS

12.30 Lunch and opportunity to network

13.40 Asset Allocation: Quick fire presentations
A practical, comparative insight into the opportunities for a variety of investment classes

Unlisted Infrastructure - Infrastructure, an attractive asset class which demonstrates resilience to economic cycles
Philippe Taillardat, Co-Head Infrastructure Investments, Europe, FIRST STATE INVESTMEMTS

Going back to basics - Cash, bonds, equities
Nabil Hamadeh, Chief Executive Officer, CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT

Real Estate - one of the few remaining certainties in an challenging world
Taco van Heusden, Managing Director, Real Estate, HANSON FAMILY HOLDINGS

Precious Metals - Gold as a foundation asset class
Marcus Grubb, Managing Director, Investment, WORLD GOLD COUNCIL

Q&A involving all speakers


14.45 Investment opportunity showcase: Four quick fire product pitches from leading investment managers followed by discussion and Q&A

- Christine Hurtsellers, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income & Proprietary Investments, ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
- Nicholas Paine, General Partner, Investor Relations, HENLEY INVESTMENTS
- Marc Bataillon, Portfolio Manager, LOMBARD ODIER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
- Oliver Hare, Managing Director, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

15.45 Afternoon coffee and networking break

16.10 SINGLE FAMILY OFFICE CASE STUDY: Crossing the Chasm: Transferring more than wealth to the next generation

  • What is the DNA of a Family Office?
  • Should family values be an inheritance?
  • Like Father like Son?
  • What Warren Buffet did not mean by Value Investing
  • Technology or Real Estate - That is the Question!

Daniel Goldman, Managing Partner, GOLDROCK CAPITAL

16.50  Chairman's closing remarks: Ian Morley, Chairman, WENTWORTH HALL

17.00 Champagne Roundtables

Roundtable 1: Managed accounts or how to optimize your overall allocation into hedge funds
Host: Vincent Lauwick, Sales Director, LYXOR ASSET MANAGEMENT

Roundtable 2: Opportunities in unlisted infrastructure: what to expect?
Host: Philippe Taillardat, Co-Head Infrastructure Investments, Europe, FIRST STATE INVESTMEMTS

Roundtable 3: Gold as a foundation asset class
Host: Marcus Grubb, Managing Director, Investment, WORLD GOLD COUNCIL

Roundtable 4: Creating Alpha in 2012
Host: Uri Landesman, President and Managing General Partner, PLATINUM PARTNERS

Roundtable 5: Investing in litigation cases
Host: Tim Schools, Chief Executive Officer, TANGERINE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD

Roundtable 6: Asset investing and behavioral finance
Host: Tony Finding, Fund Manager, M&G INVESTMENTS

Roundtable 7: Why Asian bonds should be a core holding
Host: Donald Amstad, Director, ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT

Roundtable 8: Capturing alpha from the structured mortgage market
Host: Christine Hurtsellers, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income & Proprietary Investments, ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Roundtable 9: Finding Top Value In today's UK commercial real estate markets
Host: Ian Rickwood, General Partner, CEO, HENLEY INVESTMENTS

Roundtable 10: Investing in emerging market distressed debt
Host: Oliver Hare, Managing Director, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

Roundtable 11: Why Europe is a great area to invest
Host: Marc Bataillon, Portfolio Manager, LOMBARD ODIER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

17.45 Cocktail Reception

19.00 PRIVATE FAMILY OFFICE DINNER
Guest Speaker: Uri Landesman, President, PLATINUM PARTNERS

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