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AIC Conversations

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, AIC alternatively executed a webinar series named ‘AIC Conversations' in 2020/21. This series comprises a sequence of interviews and discussions with founders and executives in the alternative investments industry. All the interviews will be accessible on AIC’s social media channels and the profiles below.

 

AIC Conversations seeks to act as a learning platform for students and young professionals interested in learning from the brightest individuals in the alternative investment industry. By clicking on each profile, viewers can read more about the speakers' backgrounds and watch the respective interviews.

 

During 2020/21, AIC invited a wide variety of speakers ranging from private equity titans to chief executives of notable hedge funds, hover over any of the speakers' photos to learn more!

Stephen A. Schwarzman

Stephen A. Schwarzman

Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder

Blackstone

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Paul Marshall

Paul Marshall

Co-Founder and CIO

Marshall Wace

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André Esteves

André Esteves

Founder

BTG Pactual

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Urs Wietlisbach

Urs Wietlisbach

Co-Founder

Partners Group

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Richard Friedman

Richard Friedman

Chairman of Asset Management Division; Chair of Merchant Banking Division

Goldman Sachs

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Helen Steers

Helen Steers

Partner

Pantheon

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Ben Melkman

Ben Melkman

Founder and CIO

Light Sky Macro

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Jeremy Grantham

Jeremy Grantham

Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist

Grantham, Mayo & van Otterloo (GMO)

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Hussein Kanji

Hussein Kanji

Partner

Hoxton Ventures

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Raj Ganguly

Raj Ganguly

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

B Capital

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Dr Robert Frey

Dr Robert Frey

Founder & CIO

FQS Capital Partners

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Bill Cornog

Bill Cornog

Partner, Head of KKR Capstone

KKR

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Orlando Bravo

Orlando Bravo

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Thoma Bravo

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Daniel S. Loeb

Daniel S. Loeb

Founder, CEO and CIO

Third Point Investment Management

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Rick Caruso

Rick Caruso

Founder and CEO

Caruso

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Marco De Benedetti

Marco De Benedetti

Co-Head of the European Buyout Group

The Carlyle Group

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Vindi Banga

Vindi Banga

Partner

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

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Jim Momtazee

Jim Momtazee

Founder & Managing Partner

Patient Square Capital

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Camille Samuels

Camille Samuels

Partner

Venrock

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Michael Kim

Michael Kim

Partner and Co-Founder

MBK Partners

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J. Christopher Flowers

J. Christopher Flowers

Founder and CEO

J.C. Flowers & Co.

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Kerry Baldwin

Kerry Baldwin

Founder & Managing Partner

IQ Capital

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Mercedes Bent

Mercedes Bent

Partner

Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Kurt Björklund

Kurt Björklund

Co-Managing Partner

Permira

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David Bonderman

David Bonderman

Founding Partner

TPG Capital

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Gary Cohn

Gary Cohn

Vice-Chairman

IBM

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Thomas Tull

Thomas Tull

Founder, Chairman and CEO

Tulco

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Jonathan M. Nelson

Jonathan M. Nelson

Founder and CEO

Providence Equity Partners

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Brigitte Posch

Brigitte Posch

Partner, Global Head of Emerging Market Debt

Apollo Global Management

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Stefano Loreti

Stefano Loreti

Head of European Strucutred Products

GoldenTree Asset Management

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Victor Khosla

Victor Khosla

Founder & CIO

Strategic Value Partners (“SVPGlobal”)

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Teun Johnston

Teun Johnston

Chief Executive officer

Man GLG

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Lydia Jett

Lydia Jett

Partner

Softbank Vision Fund

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Mattias Feiff

Mattias Feiff

Co-Managing Partner

Procuritas

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Carson Block

Carson Block

Founder, CEO and CIO

Muddy Waters Capital

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David Allen

David Allen

Co-Founder, Managing Partner and CIO

AlbaCore Capital Group

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Jim Breyer

Jim Breyer

Founder and CEO

Breyer Capital

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Douglas Leone

Douglas Leone

Managing Partner

Sequoia Capital

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Sam Zell

Sam Zell

Founder, Chairman

Equity Group Investments

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Philippe Laffont

Philippe Laffont

Founder and CIO

Coatue Management

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Joana Rocha Scaff

Joana Rocha Scaff

Managing Director, Head of Europe Private Equity

Neuberger Berman

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Adam Fisher

Adam Fisher

Founder and CIO

Commonwealth Asset Management

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Guy Spier

Guy Spier

Founder

Aquamarine Fund

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Jacob Grossman

Jacob Grossman

Head of the Citadel Associate Program

Citadel

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Dennis Hong

Dennis Hong

Founder & CEO

ShawSpring Partners

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Edgar Bronfman Jr.

Edgar Bronfman Jr.

Managing Partner

Accretive LLC

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Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy

Founder and CEO

Roivant Sciences

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Frank Slootman

Frank Slootman

Chairman and CEO

Snowflake

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The LSE Alternative Investments Conference is the world’s largest student conference on Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Venture Capital. Bringing together over 60 speakers and 40 participating firms over 2 days, we aim to educate and inspire the next generation of business leaders.

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