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
9:00am – 4:00pm
“Evolving Managers & Investors Exchange”
Full-day Program and Manager Showcase – Separate registration

5:00 – 7:00
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