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ALTSNY is an education-focused alternative investment event designed to bring the investor community together for dialogue and discussion on the most relevant topics facing investors and managers today.

ALTSNY is developed and led by the CAIA Association, CFA Society New York, and Markets Group, and is a hot spot for those seeking the very latest in alternative investment news and developments. ALTSNY is specifically designed to provide relevant, education-focused content for individuals who manage, advise, allocate to, or oversee alternative investments. With leading allocating and management firms, the agenda will include topics such as global asset allocation, private markets, real assets, private equity, hedge funds, alternative beta strategies, and more.

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OUR SPEAKERS

Speakers

Jonathan Pliner

Jonathan Pliner

WTW

Global Chief Investment Officer

Scott Stone

Scott Stone

Pentegra Retirement Services

Chief Investment Officer

Dylan Tate

Dylan Tate

New York State Nurses Association Pension Plan (NYSNA)

Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Tate joined the NYNSA Pension Plan & Benefits Fund in 2014 and currently serves as Chief Investment Officer. Prior to becoming CIO, he held several titles including Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Director of Research, Senior Analyst and Analyst. Mr. Tate attended Endicott College, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s of Science in Finance. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation, and a Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM).
Sinead Colton Grant

Sinead Colton Grant

BNY Wealth

Chief Investment Officer

Sinead Colton Grant is Chief Investment Officer of BNY Wealth. Prior to this role, she led the Investor Solutions institutional franchise which develops customized investment portfolios across public and private markets. Sinead joined BNY Wealth in 2020 as Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Head of Equities, with responsibility for the Large Cap Equity investment group, the Equity Trading team and the Capital Markets Group. She chaired the Equity Strategy Committee and was Vice Chair of the Investment Policy Committee. Previously, she was Head of Global Investment and Product Strategy for Mellon, BNY Investment’s North American investment firm, and served on the Senior Leadership team, the Investment Risk Committee, and the Environmental, Social & Governance Investing Committee. Prior to her role at BNY, Sinead served as Managing Director of Investment Strategy for the Multi-Asset Client Solutions group at BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors in London, where she designed tailored investment solutions for institutional and wealth management clients in the UK and Europe. Earlier in her career, Sinead held portfolio management roles at JP Morgan Investment Management, and was a founding partner and Head of Portfolio Management at Lee Overlay Partners, a macro investment boutique. Sinead earned an MSc in Finance from London Business School and a BBS in Finance from Dublin City University in Ireland. She has been recognized over multiple years by Irish America magazine as one of the Wall Street 50, which celebrates the contributions of Irish American and Irish born leaders in the financial industry. 

Cameron Dawson

Cameron Dawson

NewEdge Wealth

Chief Investment Officer

Wayne Yi

Wayne Yi

Simon Quick Advisors

Chief Investment Officer, Partner

Wayne Yi is the Chief Investment Officer and a member of the Simon Quick Investment Committee, Executive Committee, and Risk Management Committee. In his role as CIO, he drives the firm’s market outlook, allocation strategy, and investment implementation processes for client portfolios. He works with the Investments team to prioritize opportunities and oversees market research and manager diligence across traditional equity and fixed income strategies as well as alternatives, including hedge funds and private equity allocations. 

Prior to joining the firm, Wayne was a Co-Portfolio Manager and member of the Investment Committee for SAIL Advisors, a hedge fund investment firm headquartered in Hong Kong. He also served as the Senior Analyst for their Credit and Event-Driven strategies. Prior to SAIL, Wayne was the Sector Head for Credit and Event-Driven strategies at Robeco-Sage, a hedge fund investment firm based in New York. Wayne started his career in investing at Delaware Investments as a Research Analyst for high yield and investment grade bonds across various industries. He then joined Goldman Sachs’ Investment Research department where he was the Senior Analyst covering high yield bonds in the Technology sector.

Ram Lee

Ram Lee

Seven Bridges

Partner, President, Chief Investment Officer

Ram Lee joined Seven Bridges in 2013 to help lead the firm and investment team.  Prior to Seven Bridges, he served as Managing Director at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute endowment. In his role at HHMI, Ram invested its $15+ billion endowment across all asset categories: equities, credit, hedge fund strategies, real estate and private equity funds, including an extensive co-investment program.  In addition to sourcing and vetting managers, Ram was the Portfolio Manager for internal macro tail risk strategies and an internal long-only equity strategy. He initiated, traded, and managed positions in equities, currencies, credit default swaps and other credit-related securities. Ram also served as the macro strategist for the HHMI Investment Committee.

Previously, Ram was Director of Investments at the University of Pennsylvania Investment Office. In 2004, he was tapped to join the UPenn CIO to manage the HHMI endowment. Prior to business school, Ram worked for non-profits and NGOs with field work in Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Peru.

Ram Lee earned a B.A. in the Honors Program at Swarthmore College and an M.B.A. in Finance from Yale University.  He served on the Investment Committee for the NFL Players Association from 2012 to 2024.

Travis Williamson

Travis Williamson

Albourne America

Partner – Head of Hedge Fund Research

Travis Williamson is a Partner at Albourne America and the Head of Hedge Fund Research. Prior to joining Albourne in 2013, Mr. Williamson was a Senior Markets & Policy Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he focused on furthering the Federal Reserve Systems analysis and interactions with buy-side market participants, with a focus on hedge funds. Before joining the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Mr. Williamson held roles at Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, and DCF Capital. Mr. Williamson earned an MBA from the University of Connecticut, a degree in Economics from Lafayette College, and holds the CAIA designation.

Allen Cheng

Allen Cheng

Aon

Co-Head Global Hedge Fund Investments and Co-PM U.S. OCIO

Allen Cheng is the Co-Head of the Global Head Fund Investment team and Co-PM of two U.S. hedge fund OCIO multi-manager portfolios. He and brings 20 years of alternative investment research and portfolio management experience.  He manages a research team across a wide spectrum of alternative investment strategies that includes Global Macro, Event Driven, Relative Value, Hedge Equities, Multi-Strategy and Private Credit. The team sources, reviews and approves investment managers for both Advisory and OCIO portfolios. In addition, he is the team’s ESG leader overseeing ESG ratings for individual investment managers. Before joining Aon in 2014, Allen was Chief Investment Officer at Altegris Advisors where he managed the research group and was Co-Portfolio Manager on a number of alternative strategy funds.  Prior to Altegris, he was Managing Director at Bank of America responsible for all hedge fund investment activity for the private bank division.
Eric Mancini

Eric Mancini

Traphagen CPAs & Wealth Advisors

Partner & Director of Investment Research

Eric D. Mancini is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Charterholder, a is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), and the director of investment research at Traphagen. Eric graduated Penn State University with a BS in Economics with a focus in Finance. He specializes in portfolio management, investment analysis, and personal financial planning. He also works with clients on insurance planning, tax planning, and personal income tax preparation. In addition to the already mentioned certifications, Eric holds the NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers) Series 65 license and the NJ Life and Health Insurance license. Prior to joining Traphagen, Eric worked as a wealth manager specializing in comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management for high net worth individuals at Brinton Eaton Wealth Advisors (now Mariner). Previously, Eric was a financial advisor and investment analyst at BLS Advisors, LLC, where he worked on elder care estate planning, retirement planning, annuity analysis, and retiree portfolio management. Mr. Mancini is also a NAPFA (National Association of Personal Financial Advisors) registered advisor. NAPFA is an organization dedicated to fee only financial advice and championing the fiduciary standard for all advisors. He is also a member of the WiserAdvisor network of advisors; which is an organization of experienced advisors who meet strict ethical and professional standards. Eric is currently teaching (along with 2 colleagues) a series of investment and retirement planning courses at Bergen County Community College. He has been teaching at the college for 2 years. Mr. Mancini is a staff writer for Benzinga.com, where he regularly writes articles on portfolio management, economic analysis, ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds), and stocks. His work has appeared on other financial websites such as Yahoo! Finance, Fox Business News, dailymarkets.com, Macro Markets, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He has been interviewed by Forbes on several occasions on an array of topics, usually involving individual stocks. More recently Eric has been interviewed by US News and World report, the Bergen Record, Money Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal. He was recently featured as a guest on ‘Worldwide Exchange’ with host Frank Holland on CNBC the day prior to the election. Since 2015 Eric has been a recurring guest host on the 'Your Money' radio show, which airs on SiriusXM. Along with host Kent Smetters he discusses alternative investments and answers questions from callers nationwide on an array of personal financial topics.

Anthony Liparidis

Anthony Liparidis

Bessemer Trust

Managing Director, Private Markets - Real Assets

Mr. Liparidis is Managing Director and Head of Real Assets at Bessemer Trust. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the firm’s Real Assets funds including sourcing, evaluating, and monitoring real assets investments. He is a member of the firm’s Investment Policy and Strategy Committee, Real Assets Investment Committee, Private Equity Investment Committee, and Sustainable Investing Committee. Prior to joining Bessemer in 2005, Anthony was a vice president at Marsh, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, where he was responsible for analyzing risks associated with mergers and acquistions as well as clients’ operational activities. He developed and structured risk management solutions in collaboration with some of the world’s largest insurance providers. He advised a diverse range of global clients, including leading corporations, private equity firms, alternative asset managers, and lenders, with a focus on the energy, real estate, infrastructure, mining, agriculture, chemical, and construction industries. Anthony earned an M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business, an M.E. in environmental engineering from Manhattan College, and a B.S. in civil engineering from Cornell University. He is a CAIA® charterholder.
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Key Discussion Topics

Next Best Move in Alternatives As the controversy around alternatives carries on, investors voice the opportunity in cash and fixed income investment strategies.

Hedge Fund Investment Strategies Creating a dialogue around the opportunities in this volatile market through credit investing, long/short equity, market neutral, global macro, convertible arbitrage and liquid alternatives.

Private Wealth & Hedge Funds As hedge funds continue to be important to family offices, wealth managers and private banks, investors will discuss the rise in their allocation.

Institutional Portfolio Construction Discussing hedge fund manager selection, addressing over-diversification mistakes and understanding both the art and science of developing a successful portfolio for pensions, endowments and foundations.

Macroeconomics & Global Trends Comparing and contrasting global macro conditions and investment performance.

Growing Opportunities in Private Debt Asset owners aim to get in on the opportunities in private debt and credit and are increasingly looking at impact investing as an alternative.

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