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12:15 pm

Registration Opens

The registration desk will remain open throughout the conference.

12:45 pm

Welcome Remarks

Peter Thompson, president, EQDerivatives

12:50 pm

Commodities: Navigating The Storm Of Supercycles, Greenflation And Geopolitics

Michael Haigh, managing director and global head of commodities research, Société Générale

1:25 pm

Multi-Asset Perspectives: From Tail Risk To Sourcing Alpha In A Hiking Cycle

Moderator: Eugene Gaysinskiy, head of U.S. QIS structuring, Barclays

Panelists:

  • Aneet Chachra, portfolio manager, diversified alternatives, Janus Henderson Investors
  • Devang Gambhirwala, principal and portfolio manager, PGIM Quantitative Solutions
  • Farouk Jivraj, head of alternative risk premia, Fidelity Investments
  • Michael Zaslavsky, senior investment strategist, Parametric Portfolio

 

2:10 pm

The Risk Of Over Relying On Bonds As A Hedge, And How To Mitigate It

Moderator: William Holligan, global head of QIS distribution, Bank of America Securities

Panelists:

  • Kamaru Alofoje, fixed income QIS structuring, Bank of America Securities
  • Ben Bowler, global head of equity derivatives research, Bank of America Securities
  • Youssef Brahimi, global head of equity structuring, Bank of America Securities
2:45 pm

Networking Break sponsored by Citadel Securities

3:30 pm

Navigating Portfolios Through Unknown Unknowns

Moderator: Dan Corcoran, chief executive officer, Volos

Panelists:

  • Vineer Bhansali, chief investment officer, LongTail Alpha, LCC
  • Christopher Cole, founder and chief investment officer, Artemis Capital Management
  • Michael Green, portfolio manager and chief strategist, Simplify
  • Cem Karsan, CIO, managing director, Kai Volatility Advisors
4:15 pm

Benchmarks And Volatility: What Are Your Options?

Presenters:

  • John Black, head of index options products, Nasdaq
  • Joe Elmlinger, head of client solutions, Lake Hill Capital Management
  • Stacey Gilbert, chief investment management, Glenmede Investment Management LP
  • Russell Rhoads, head of research and consulting, EQDerivatives
5:00 pm

Leaders In Volatility: Monetizing Dislocations Globally

Moderator And Presenter: Arianne Adams, senior vice president, head of derivatives and global client services, Cboe Global Markets

Panelists:

  • Will Bartlett, chief executive officer, Parallax Volatility Advisers
  • Benn Eifert, managing partner, QVR Advisors
  • Michael Golding, head of trading, Optiver US
  • Josh Heller, head of solutions, CIP Asset Management
6:00 pm

Networking Reception sponsored by Citi

7:15 pm

Day One Concludes

8:45 am

Registration Opens

9:00 am

Narrative Arbitrage

Ben Hunt, co-founder and chief investment officer, Second Foundation Partners

9:40 am

From Hedge Fund To Institutional Investors — Opportunities In Digital Assets

Moderator: Tim McCourt, global head of equity products and alternative investments, CME Group

Panelists:

  • Derek Devens, managing director, Neuberger Berman
  • Jonathan Loflin, chief risk officer, GSR Markets
  • Eric Peters, CEO and CIO, One River Asset Management
10:25 am

Network And Refresh Break sponsored by HSBC

10:55 am

Demand for Option Order Delta

Garrett DeSimone, head of quantitative research, OptionMetrics

11:25 am

Structured Investments, Hedging And Rates: The Insurer Perspective

Moderator: Damien Zinck, senior vice president, equity and index – Americas, Eurex

Panelists:

  • Braj Agrawal, managing trader/portfolio manager, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
  • Emmanuel De Saint Didier, director of hedging/ALM market risk management, AIG
  • LT Grant, head of derivatives and hedging, Protective Life Insurance
  • Phon Vilayoune, founder and chief executive officer, Veta Investment Partners
12:10 pm

Lunch

1:40 pm

From Academic To Practitioner —The Evolution Of Systematic Investing

Moderator: Spyros Mesomeris, global head of QIS structuring, UBS

Panelists:

  • Jennifer Bender, senior managing director, global equity beta, State Street Global Advisors
  • Roberto Croce, managing director and senior portfolio manager, Newton Investment Management Group
2:25 pm

Protection Strategy Clustering And Selection

Andrew Baehr, head of portfolio solutions, Premialab

2:55 pm

Networking Break sponsored by Qontigo

3:25 pm

A New Way To Trade Tail Risk in Equities

Kris Sidial, co-chief investment officer, The Ambrus Group

3:35 pm

Fireside Chat — Systematic Overlays: An Asset Owner Perspective

Jerome Casamatta, managing director and head of pension solutions, Credit Suisse
Powis Forjoe, portfolio manager, UPS Group Trust

4:05 pm

Risk Management And The Evolution In Portfolio Diversification

Moderator: Amy Wu Silverman, managing director and head of derivatives strategy, RBC

Panelists:

  • Alexandru Grigorescu, director of investment, American Red Cross
  • Simon Guyard, senior portfolio manager, absolute return, Trans-Canada Capital
  • Puneet Kohli, assistant vice president, Healthcare Of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
  • Ohm Srinivasan, head of manager research and alternative investments, CIBC Private Wealth management
4:50 pm

Conference Concludes

Global EQD 2022

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Global EQD - the premier volatility, multi-asset and systematic investing forum - returns to The Wynn, Las Vegas, where leading portfolio managers, traders and institutional investors will uncover the latest trends and opportunities in cross-asset volatility, alternatives, multi-asset, multi-strat and ESG strategies. The intensive two-day event features leading institutional investors, consultants and portfolio managers speaking across global macro and quantitative themes.

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