November 11 & 12, 2026, In-Person Conference

theWit Hotel
201 North State Street, Chicago, IL 60601
312.467.0200

Talking Hedge Chicago, 2026

Rethinking Risk: How Hedge Funds Drive Portfolio Resilience

In-Person Conference

Global chaos, policy shifts, geopolitical uncertainty, volatility, tariffs, AI. The challenges and risks keep growing for investment professionals – especially those with fiduciary responsibilities. While private markets are popular, it’s actively traded hedge funds that are uniquely positioned to provide investors with the customized solutions and liquidity that bolster portfolio resilience.

Join us to discover creative ways to buffer the winds of change and boost performance. We gather institutional asset owners, allocators, asset managers, solutions providers, and academics for deep discussions on how to improve outcomes for investors.

Plus: Evolving Managers & Investors Exchange

Now expanded to a full day of programming including manager presentations curated for allocators seeking access to evolving and early-stage managers/strategies and fresh ideas.

Wednesday, November 11
7:00-8:30 AM
Networking Breakfast

8:30
Welcome to Chicago!

 8:45 –10:15
Presentation & Panels in partnership with SBAI

10:15-10:45
Networking Coffee and Snacks

11:00-11:45
Keynote: Geopolitical Update
Francis J. “Frank” Kelly, Founder & Managing Partner, Fulcrum Macro Advisors

12:00 -1:15
Networking Luncheon

1:30-3:30
Evolving Managers & Investors Exchange
Manager Presentations:

1DP Investment Management
Sam Aldred, Investor Relations Manager

Asset Management One, USA
Jiro Fujisawa, Co-Head of Portfolio Management, Quantitative Strategies

Graham Capital Management
Jennifer Ancker Whelan, Chief Client Officer, Member of Executive, Investment & Risk Committees

Museum Mile Funds
Mayank Mohan, Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Schultze Asset Management
Dean Crowder, Global Head of Strategic Business Development

Welton Investment Partners
William Marr, Senior Managing Director, Head Business Growth
Patrick Welton, Founder, Chief Investment Officer

Zweig-DiMenna Associates
Matthew Finkelstein, Portfolio Manager, Global Macro Fund
Michael Schaus
, Chief Investment Officer, Global Macro Fund

3:30-4:00
Networking Coffee and Snacks

4:00-4:45
What Allocators Look for in Evolving Managers
Moderated by:
Joseph Mooney, Executive Director, UBS
Panelists:
TBA

5:00 – 6:30
Welcome Reception – All delegates

Thursday, November 12
7:00am – 6:30pm
“Rethinking Risk:  How Hedge Funds Drive Portfolio Resilience”

7:00-8:15
Networking Breakfast

8:15
Welcome Remarks

 8:30-12:30
Program TBA

12:30-1:30
Networking Lunch

1:30 –5
Program TBA

5:00 – 6:30
Closing Cocktails & Networking

6:30
Closing Dinner for all delegates
10-year Anniversary Party

DELEGATE RATE:
$1250 per delegate for the main conference, Rethinking Investment Risk: How Hedge Funds Drive Portfolio Resilience.
$600 per delegate for the Evolving Managers & Investors Exchange — Now expanded to a full day of programming including manager presentations curated for allocators seeking access to evolving and early-stage managers/strategies and fresh ideas.

Institutional asset owners receive complimentary registration.

Sponsoring this event

PLATINUM, GOLD, SILVER

DIAMOND, EMERALD

ASSOCIATION PARTNERS

OTHER PARTNERS

June 16 & 17, 2027, In-Person Conference

The Stephen F. Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel
701 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701

Talking Hedge Austin, 2027

Hedge Funds Push the Frontier of Modern Portfolio Construction

In-Person Conference

The evolution of the hedge fund industry is providing sophisticated investors with risk management and alpha seeking tools like never before. Once viewed as a siloed allocation, hedge funds today are used as a building block of portfolio construction. Innovations in how to access and use hedge fund strategies for both offense and defense in a total portfolio are pushing the envelope and showing up as cutting-edge instruments used for modern portfolio design and architecture to meet the needs of institutional investors and fiduciaries.

Join us for progressive, visionary conversations between institutional asset owners, allocators, asset managers, solutions providers, and academics who will come together to imagine future possibilities and creative solutions expertly designed to help investors achieve their goals.

Plus: Evolving Managers & Investors Exchange

Now expanded to a full day of programming including manager presentations curated for allocators seeking access to evolving and early-stage managers/strategies and fresh ideas.


9:00 – 4:00
Wednesday, June 16
“Evolving Managers & Investors Exchange”
Program TBA – Separate registration

5:00 – 7:00
Welcome Reception – All delegates

Thursday, June 17
7:00 – 6:30
Hedge Funds Push the Frontier of Modern Portfolio Construction

7:00-8:15
Networking Breakfast

8:15
Welcome Remarks

 8:30-12:30
Program TBA

12:30-1:30
Networking Lunch

1:30 –5:00
Program TBA

5:00 – 6:30
Closing Cocktails & Networking

DELEGATE RATE:
$1250 per delegate for the main conference, Rethinking Investment Risk: How Hedge Funds Drive Portfolio Resilience.
$600 per delegate for the Evolving Managers & Investors Exchange — Now expanded to a full day of programming including manager presentations curated for allocators seeking access to evolving and early-stage managers/strategies and fresh ideas.

Institutional asset owners receive complimentary registration.

Sponsoring this event

PLATINUM, GOLD, SILVER

DIAMOND, EMERALD

ASSOCIATION PARTNERS

OTHER PARTNERS