Day 1

08.20 Registration and refreshments

08.50 Chairman's welcoming address: Ian Morley, Chairman, Corazon Capital

09.00 Keynote address: The evolution of the family office

  • Adapting to change over time
  • Initiating the move to a multi-family office
  • Family office outlook

Richard Fitzalan Howard, Chairman, FF&P ASSET MANAGEMENT

09.30 2010 Family Office Leadership Debate:
Prominent CEOs discuss effective management to maintain the optimum family office structure

  • What is the vision for growth for the family office model over the next 5 – 10 years?
  • Developing a cohesive family office through family values, structure and strategic planning
  • Creating benchmarks to measure family office management and maintain trust
  • Addressing conflicts in multi-generational families
  • Risk considerations for the family office

Moderator: Ian Morley, Chairman, CORAZON CAPITAL
Paul Ross, CEO, IVEAGH PRIVATE INVESMENT HOUSE
James Mahon, CEO, CHURCH HOUSE TRUST PLC
Sandip Jobanputra, Managing Partner, OLD HALL LANE
Pascale Erseel, CEO, EAGLES VENTURES

10.20 Morning coffee and networking break

10.50 Investment opportunity showcase: Four quick fire product pitches followed by Q & A with leading asset managers

11.50 Panel: The case for a strategic allocation: Investing in commodities

  • Why invest now? A recovery geared towards commodity demand
  • Generating diversification to reduce portfolio risk
  • Commodity alpha, beta and everything in between
  • The separation between commodity beta and commodity alpha – helping investors focus on what is important to them
  • Evaluating the commodity outlook for the next 5 years

Sabine Schels, Senior Director & Global Commodity Strategist, BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH
Other panelists to be confirmed

12.30 Guided discussion: Are family offices under-allocated to hedge funds?
One manager at a single family office will present his arguments as to why he believes they are and welcomes counter-arguments from colleagues

  • Key contentions
  • Pros & cons
  • Evaluating strategies

John Moore-Stanley, Head of Investments, CARDONA LLOYD LIMITED

13.00 Lunch

14.00 Expert view: Changing attitudes towards risk management for family offices

  • Risk vs Return: Setting an appropriate risk appetite for your family office
  • Evaluating how family offices are currently managing risk
  • Assessing the different approaches to risk management
  • Ensuring you can evaluate the risk

John Veale, CIO, STONEHAGE INVESTMENT PARTNERS

14.30 Investment opportunity showcase: Four quick fire product pitches followed by Q & A with leading asset managers

15.30 Afternoon coffee and networking break

16.00 European focus: Coming into money: How to prepare the next generation
Principals of the Guidato Family Office will present exclusive research conducted to determine the critical success factors in sustaining wealth across multiple generations

  • Communication within the family
  • Financial knowledge
  • Level of commitment with respect to the wealth

Marijke Kuijpers, Partner, GUIDATO FAMILY OFFICE
Raimund Kamp, Partner, GUIDATO FAMILY OFFICE

16.30 Interactive case study discussion:
Three global perspectives delving into the differences between international family offices - Join the discussion which follows three insightful presentations

  • Case study 1: family office from the US
  • Case study 2: family office from Europe
  • Case study 3: family office from Middle East

Moderator: Christopher Battifarano, Portfolio Strategist, GENSPRING FAMILY OFFICES
Maarten van Hengel, Partner, HIGHMOUNT CAPITAL, NEW YORK
Nikos Latsos, Head of Alternative Investments, ALPHEUS ADVISORS, GREECE

Final panelist to be confirmed

17.10 Champagne Roundtables
Participate in one of our exclusive champagne roundtables to discover:

  • Sound investment strategies
  • Effective risk management
  • Robust governance solutions

Further details to follow shortly

18.00 Cocktail reception

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