Over the past year, there has been a HUGE amount of developments in AI. Gary Wong, FinTech partner and AI/ML expert for Trading and RisksFin, will discuss the intricacies of Large Language Models (LLMs), a transformative aspect of AI. The discussion will be facilitated by Riverside Management Group’s Robert Akeson. Topics discussed will include: Gary Wong…
The asset management industry has been challenged by a lack of diversity on investment teams. And that’s not good for anyone: investment firms, women, and most importantly, investors. Founder and Chair of Girls Who Invest , Seema Hingorani, will share her personal perspectives on creating opportunity and facilitating change in the Investment Management Industry. Girls Who…
The collapse of $32 billion cryptocurrency exchange FTX rocked the world of cryptocurrencies and digital assets and brought an immediate halt to the skyrocketing career of Sam Bankman-Fried. The reverberations of FTX’s collapse were felt by financial markets around the world and continue to impact the cryptocurrency market. Join the New York Alternative Investment Roundtable…
Risky decisions can sometimes pay-off and there is no shortage of examples where they have -from Hail Mary football passes in professional football games, to wartime strategies and investing decisions. Economist William Silber will discuss the phenomenon of Hail Mary’s, a topic he explores in great depth in his book The Power of Nothing to Lose…
Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) influence virtually every aspect of people’s daily lives -from the ability to unlock a mobile phone with facial ID, to online advertisements tailored to individual shopping habits, global positioning satellite programs that provide real-time alternate routes to road delays and banking security features that can rapidly detect fraud. Despite…
Cool off during the dog days of summer with an evening of drinks, appetizers and networking with peers within the alternative investment industry. *This event is only open to members of the Roundtable with active memberships and first-time guests. If you are not yet a member of the Roundtable and are interested in attending as a first-time…
Senior journalists covering the alternative investment industry, investor relations professionals and money managers weigh in on the changing nature of media coverage of hedge funds, private equity and venture capital and the different perspectives on both sides in a joint-event between the New York Alternative Investment Roundtable and the New York Financial Writers’ Association. Maneet…
The Roundtable’s April Monthly Call will examine how and why investors are embracing blockchain technology to fractionalize commercial real estate. Will Powers, Chief Operating Officer of AKRU will discuss the ins and outs of tokenizing real estate and how investors are using them to enhance liquidity, while also lowering fees and minimums. The discussion will…
Private equity deals don’t always work out. But an attractive alternative may already exist within your company. Find out why Darren Gleeman, managing partner of MBO Ventures, believes employee stock option purchases (ESOPs) can be a better alternative for companies than PE investments when he discusses the topic during the Roundtable’s March Monthly Call. The…
In honor of International Women’s Day, the New York Alternative Investment Roundtable is hosting its sixth annual all-female forum. Maria Fiorini Ramirez, President & Chief Executive Officer of Maria Fiorini Ramirez, Inc., will lead a discussion with Alexandra Lebenthal, a Senior Advisor in Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Sponsors Group, and Geeta M. Kapadia, Chief Investment Officer…
