GEF Returned to Miami for our 3rd Annual GEF-Miami
GEF-Miami is a peer-to-peer thought leadership conference that will bring together our core constituents in the hedge fund, private equity, private credit, digital asset, venture capital, and other industries with leaders of Miami’s fintech, healthcare, wealth management, real estate, and other investment communities.
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2024 Speakers
Rebecca Patterson
Global Macro Investor & Board Chair
Council for Economic Education
Romaine Bostick
News Anchor
Bloomberg TV
Ken Kencel
President & CEO
Churchill Asset Management
Frank McCourt
Executive Chairman
McCourt Global
Manuel Blanco
Founder & CEO
Gaugecash.org
Dina DiLorenzo
Co-President
Guggenheim Investments
Brendan Ahern
Chief Investment Officer
KraneShares
Jim Aiello
Co-Founder
Greenwich Economic Forum
Jason Boseck
Founder
Vested Communities
Mike Casey
Journalist, Podcaster & Media Leader
Neil Collins
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Erigo Capital Partners
Paul Colonna
President & Chief Investment Officer
Lockheed Martin Investment Management Company
Raphaëlle d’Ornano
Founder and Managing Partner
D’Ornano + Co.
James Fishback
Chief Investment Officer
Azoria Partners
Andrew Ertel
Founder & CIO
Evolution Environmental Asset Management
Zach Gaucher
Senior Investment Director, Private Client Practice
Cambridge Associates
Greg Gigliotti
CEO-CIO
Xtellus Advisors
Pedro Guazo
Chief Executive of Investment Management and Representative of the Secretary-General
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
Jessica Hamlin
Senior LP Reporter
PitchBook News
Wayne Hewett
Lead Independent Director
Hexion
Matt Kaminski
Co-founder
POLITICO EUROPE
Former Editor-in-Chief
POLITICO
Jay Madia
Head of Risk Assets
Axis Capital
Christopher Male
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Autism Impact Fund
Mike McGlone
Senior Commodity Strategist
Bloomberg
Bruce McGuire
Co-Founder
Greenwich Economic Forum
David Mullings
Chairman & CEO
Blue Mahoe Holdings
Rich Nuzum
Executive Director, Investment & Global Chief Investment Strategist
Mercer
Ludwig Pierre Schulze
Managing Partner
Alumni Ventures
Jeremiah Schwarz
Managing Director
Economic Club of Miami
Deepika Sharma
Global Head of Manager Selection, MASS
BlackRock
Spyros Svoronos
Global Co-Head of Industrials Group
Barclays
Dr. Tomicah Tillemann
President
Project Liberty
Dimitris Valatsas
Chief Economist
Aurora Macro Strategies
Scott Wolff
Managing Director
American Securities
Agenda
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST
Garden
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM
GREENWICH ECONOMIC FORUM WELCOME
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Master of Ceremonies: Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist, Bloomberg
Ballroom
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
THE NEW WORLD ORDER IN PRIVATE CREDIT
Ken Kencel, President & CEO, Churchill Asset Management
Moderator: Romaine Bostick, News Anchor, Bloomberg TV
Ballroom
9:20 AM – 10:00 AM
POLITICS, POLICY & PORTFOLIOS
Rebecca Patterson, Global Macro Investor & Board Chair, Council for Economic Education
Rich Nuzum, Executive Director, Investment & Global Chief Investment Strategist, Mercer
Dimitris Valatsas, Chief Economist, Aurora Macro Strategies
James Fishback, Founder & CIO, Azoria Partners
Moderator: Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist, Bloomberg
Ballroom
10:05 AM – 10:30 AM
A DECENTRALIZED MONETARY SYSTEM: COMPLEMENTING OR DISRUPTING THE STATUS QUO?
Manuel Blanco, Founder & CEO, Gaugecash.org
Moderator: Mike Casey, Journalist, Podcaster & Media Leader
Ballroom
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
Terrace
11:00 AM – 11:35 AM
CHINA VOLATILITY: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Chris Lee, Managing Director, HKEX
Brendan Ahern, CIO, KraneShares
Guang Yang, CIO, FTL Investments
Ballroom
11:40 AM – 12:05 PM
VIEW FROM THE TOP: A CONVERSATION WITH DINA DILORENZO, CO-PRESIDENT OF GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENTS
Dina DiLorenzo, Co-President, Guggenheim Investments
Moderator: Romaine Bostick, News Anchor, Bloomberg TV
Ballroom
12:10 PM – 12:30 PM
UNLOCKING DIASPORA CAPITAL: CARIBBEAN CASE STUDY
David Mullings, Chairman & CEO, Blue Mahoe Holdings
Moderator: Jeremy Schwarz, Managing Director, Economic Club of Miami
Ballroom
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
LUNCH
Ballroom
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
LUNCH KEYNOTE: WHEN TOMORROW’S TECHNOLOGY MEETS YESTERDAY’S POLICY – WHAT’S AT STAKE THIS ELECTION SEASON
Dr. Tomicah Tillemann, President, Project Liberty
Moderator: Matt Kaminski, Co-founder, POLITICO Europe, former Editor-in-Chief, POLITICO
Ballroom
1:35 PM – 2:15 PM
PE/VC VALUATIONS: RESETTING?
Zach Gaucher, Senior Investment Director, Private Client Practice, Cambridge Associates
Ludwig Pierre Schulze, Managing Partner, Alumni Ventures
Raphaelle d’Ornano, Founder & Managing Partner, D’Ornano + Co.
Moderator: Jessica Hamlin, Senior LP Reporter, PitchBook News
Ballroom
2:20 PM – 3:00 PM
THE NEW ESG: REAL IMPACT INVESTING
Jason Boseck, Founder, Vested Communities
Andrew Ertel, Founder & CIO, Evolution Environmental Asset Management
Chris Male, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Autism Impact Fund
Moderator: Neil Collins, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Erigo Capital Partners
Ballroom
3:05 PM – 3:30 PM
BUILDING A BETTER INTERNET
Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman, McCourt Global
Moderator: Romaine Bostick, News Anchor, Bloomberg TV
Ballroom
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
Terrace
4:00 PM – 4:40 PM
ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY, SUPPLY CHAIN, & SUSTAINABILITY
Scott Wolff, Managing Director, American Securities
Spyros Svoronos, Global Co-Head of Industrials, Banking, Barclays Bank PLC
Wayne Hewett, Lead Independent Director, Hexion
Moderator: Greg Gigliotti, CEO-CIO, Xtellus Advisors
Ballroom
4:45 PM – 5:25 PM
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR ROUNDTABLE
Paul Colonna, President & CIO, Lockheed Martin
Jay Madia, Head of Rick Assets, Axis Capital
Deepika Sharma, Global Head of Manager Selection, BlackRock
Pedro Guazo, Chief Executive of Investment Management and Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
Moderator: Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Ballroom
5:30 PM – 5:40 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Jim Aiello, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum
Master of Ceremonies: Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist, Bloomberg