nAVIGATING THE NEW nORMAL
boston

october 23, 2025 @ The newbury

REQUEST TO ATTEND

Agenda

9:30 / Registration

Due to limited seating, only registered participants will be able to attend the symposium.

10:00 - 10:15 / WELCOME Remarks

How do we define the New Normal? How might we think about the challenges of traditional investing?

10:15 - 10:50 / Liquid Alts Panel

How are institutional investors turning to liquid alternatives for their unique mix of diversification, downside protection, and liquidity?

10:55 - 11:30 / Real Estate Panel

How is the outlook for interest rates likely to affect the supply and demand in commercial and residential real estate?

11:35 - 12:10 / venture capital Panel

Where do opportunities exist for today's VC investments and how should investors evaluate them?

Networking Lunch

1:15 - 1:50 / Hedge Funds Panel

In an era where passive investment returns may no longer be reliable, what role can hedge funds play? How has the opportunity set for hedge funds evolved since the end of Quantitative Easing?

1:55 - 2:30 / Quant strategies Panel

What are some of the advantages and challenges of utilizing systematic, quantitative approaches in today’s investment landscape?

Networking Break

3:00 - 3:35 / Private Credit panel

After a noticeable increase in demand for this asset class, how can allocators find the best opportunities?

3:40 - 4:15 / private equity Panel

As liquidity demand continues to grow and new deal-flow stagnates, how should investors think of the role of Private Equity today, and what should expectations be in term of the illiquidity premium?

4:15 - 4:30 / CLOSING

Should we all start thinking like endowments?

4:30 - 6:00 / COCKTAIL Reception

Participating Speakers

  • Tim Anderson

    Managing Director

    Chicago Atlantic

  • Nick Baseel

    Director Capital Formation

    Core Spaces

  • Archan Basu

    Chief Investment Officer

    Altar Rock

  • Richard Bergman

    Managing Director

    Rockefeller Global Family Office

  • Matthew Bradbard

    Director

    RCM Alternatives

  • Reilly Dahlquist

    Vice President

  • Bill DeRoche

    Head of Quantitative Investing

    AGF Investments

  • Michael Dowdall

    CIO

    Alternative Fund Advisors

  • Michael Duda

    Managing Partner

    Bullish

  • David Dziekanski

    CEO | CIO

    Quantify Funds

  • David Enright

    Partner, Head of Direct Lending

    Chicago Atlantic

  • Josh Farkas

    Partner

    Delmare Capital

  • Keith Friedman

    Managing Director

    GCM Grosvenor

  • Robert Michaud

    Co-Founder & CIO

    New Frontier Advisors

  • Danny Nelson

    Research Analyst

    Bitwise Asset Management

  • Tim Pickering

    Founder and CIO

    Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd.

  • Chris Shepler

    Managing Director

    Hobe Mountain Capital

  • Chris Skarlin

    Managing Partner

    Alumni Ventures

  • Michael Soss

    Chief Investment Officer

    Millburn

  • Victoria Piscopo

    Capital & Partner Solutions

    Vista Equity Partners

Venue

The newbury

1 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116