Agenda: Alt events Fund-ACCESS investor gathering - Dubai - february 2024

Gathering Agenda

10:00 – 10:30

Optional Extra: One on One Meetings Session  – Attendees are invited to make use of the one on one meeting area pre-event for any extra meetings that they wish to schedule

10:30 – 11:00 

Registration, Networking & One on One Meetings 

11:00 – 11:10

Opening Remarks

Speaker:

Hussein Sayed, CFA, CMT – Anchor – CNBC Arabia

11:10 – 11:40

Fire Side Chat: The Rise of the Investment management Industry in the Middle East: What this means for investors in the region

Speakers:

-Sunil Garg – Group Head, Investment & Research – Lighthouse Canton
-Hussein Sayed, CFA, CMT – Anchor – CNBC Arabia

11:40 – 12:00

Rapid-Fire Thought Leadership Session: Three industry experts provide a compressed five-minute educational overview of their respective industries/sectors and the value that they provide within them.

12:00 – 12:50

Networking & One on One Meetings

12:50 – 13:30

Keynote Panel Session: Private Markets Strategies

  • The looming maturity wall and refinance risk - could the next 24 months sink what is left of the market?
  • Is Private Credit the next bubble?

  • How to source and invest in distressed assets in 2024?

    Speakers:
    - Racha Alkhawaja – Managing Partner – Gate Capital           
    - Alex Ariana – CIO, Single Family Office & OCIO, First Capital Global     Management
    - Sriram Jaganmohan – CIO – Miras Management
    - Richard Banks – Principal – Soling Partners (Moderating) 

13:30 – 14:20

Lunch, Networking & One on One Meetings

14:20 – 15:20

Investor Roundtable Session: High Yield Private Debt Strategies Within Commercial & Residential Real Estate

Host: Carl Thornton – Operations Director – Acorn Property    Invest

15:20 – 16:00

Networking & One on One Meetings

16:00 – 16:40

Keynote Panel Session: Liquid Markets Strategies

  • Investment outlook and portfolio changes. Which strategies look most attractive over the next 12-24 months?
  • Cutting through the hype: How will AI actually benefit investors in the region?

  • How can investors look to counteract tail risk?

    Speakers:
    - Dr. Ryan Lemand – Co-Founder & CEO – Neovision Wealth Management
    - Alex Darre – Managing Director – Hedra Investments
    - Sameer Garg – Investment Director – Blue Ocean
    - Ronit Karamchandani – Head of Middle East Research – Preqin (Moderating)
16:40 – 18:40

Post Gathering Cocktail Reception