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Mourant Ozannes sponsors the 2012 Cayman Alternative Investment Summit

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The Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (Cayman A.I Summit) aims to develop a new narrative for the alternative investment industry on what it stands for and what it can deliver in the post-crisis world. The financial crisis is also an opportunity to create a more vibrant industry. This summit will bring together leaders and visionaries from around the world to address economic challenges that affect the alternative investment industry.

The Cayman AI Summit will present an ideal opportunity to network with movers and shakers from the world of institutional investors, hedge funds, private equity and other alternative investments in one of the world's top international financial centres.

The key theme of the Summit is 'Innovation in Alternative Investments: Seeing What's Next'. This exclusive, global thought leadership event will bring together best-in-class industry professionals, and will feature a panel of esteemed and innovative speakers who will address the economic challenges that affect the alternative investment industry centres.

Mourant Ozannes' Managing Partner, Cayman Islands, Neal Lomax said, "The launch of the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit is a significant milestone for the Cayman Islands. We are delighted to be a major sponsor of the Summit in its inaugural year and we are confident it will prove to be unparalleled in terms of the quality of its participants, content and organisation. Our commitment to the Summit is reflective of Mourant Ozannes' continued confidence in the future of the Cayman Islands as one of the world's leading international financial centres."

Date 1-2 November 2012 
Location Ritz-Carlton in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 

 

Agenda

The world's leading institutional investors, CEOs, economists and academics will gather to discuss and debate the crucial ingredients for sustaining a vibrant global alternative investment industry.

Keynote speakers:

President George W. Bush
Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Group

Special Guest Speakers:

Greg Norman
Nick Bollettieri 

Industry experts, confirmed to date:

Anne Richards, CIO, Aberdeen Asset Management
Matt Botein, MD/Global Head of Alternative Investments, BlackRock
Max Darnel, CIO, First Quadrant
Saker Nusseibeh, CIO, Hermes Fund Manager
Mark Okada, CIO and Co-Founder, Highland Capital
Harvey Pitt, CEO, Kalorama Partners
Peter Clarke, CEO, Man Group
Jane Buchan, CEO, PAAMCO
Dr Daniel Summerfield, Co-Head of Responsible Investment, Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)

Consistent with the commitment of the event's major sponsors to corporate citizenship and following Sir Richard Branson's philanthropic lead, the Cayman A.I. Summit's charity is Virgin Unite - the non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group. Virgin Unite's mission is to "connect people and entrepreneurial ideas to make change happen; to help revolutionise the way government, business and social sector work together - business as a force for good."

Working with Sir Richard Branson, it is expected that the Cayman A.I. Summit will contribute over US$150,000 to Virgin Unite.

For more information on the Cayman A.I. Summit and to register online, please visit the event website: www.CaymanAI.com.