Mr Nasser Al Shaali, Chief Executive Officer, DIFC Authority Nasser Al Shaali was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the DIFC Authority in November 2006. Mr. Al Shaali also serves on the Board of the DFM , Emirates University, Business College Advisory , ( Ministry Social Welfare Fund ) and Dubai Statistics Centre. Prior to this, Nasser held the position of Chief Operating Officer at the DIFX, where he helped to launch the region’s only international exchange for a range of financial products and attracted leading regional and international companies. During this time, he also saw the DIFX established as the world’s largest Sukuk (Islamic bond) exchange. In 2004, he was appointed to the Corporate Planning department at the DIFC Authority, where he was engaged in strategy formulation, risk assessment, performance management and special projects. This followed on from his work as a freelance consultant on strategy and business development, business diagnostics, marketing and technology for several regional firms based in Dubai. Mr Al Shaali moved to the UAE in 2001, when he assumed a management role involving strategy, business development and planning with the Technology and Media Free Zone (TECOM) and investments and subsidiaries, comprising 13 operating companies in sectors including: energy; telecoms; ICT; education; broadcast and print media. During his work with TECOM, Nasser was seconded to The Executive Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, as a consultant on the Dubai TV and Al Bayan diagnostics. He also worked to establish Dubai Media Incorporation (DMI), including the nomination and structuring of the board of directors and the transition and integration of the interim management team. Nasser began his career freelancing as an emerging technologies consultant in Washington. During this time he also served with C&O Resources, conducting strategic research and analysis of US Mideast policy for selected governmental and private clients. Nasser received a BA in Philosophy and International Relations, with an ancillary specialization in Communication Technologies, from the American University, Washington DC, in 1998.

Ms Hertta Alava, Fund Manager, Emerging Markets, Glitnir Asset Management Ltd (Helsinki) Hertta Alava M.Soc.Sc. (Econ.), CEFA. Primary fund manager of the FIM Sahara Non-UCITS Fund. Alava has previously worked as an analyst and equity portfolio manager at Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company. In the industry since 1998 and with Glitnir (previously FIM) since 2006.

Mr Alastair Altham, Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Cannizaro Capital Partners LLP (London) ALASTAIR ALTHAM Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Asian Multi-Strategy hedge fund group, Cannizaro Capital Partners LLP 22 years of alternative investment experience in Private Equity, Hedge Fund and Real Estate markets. Previously Chief Strategic Officer of Lionhart, Chief Administrative Officer of Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners and head of its business outside the USA

Mr John Angell, Business Head UK, RMF Investment Management John Angell is the RMF Business Head for the UK and is a member of the RMF Management Committee. Prior to joining RMF, John was at Schroder Investment Management for 14 years, latterly as Head of UK Equity Product and senior UK Equity Fund Manager, where he was responsible for the management of Schroders’ UK equity team. He was a member of the Global Investor Group Executive Committee - responsible for the management of Schroders' global investment business - and the UK Management Committee. John also established Schroders’ South African fund management business and was its Managing Director for two years from 1998. Mr Angell holds an MA degree in Engineering (Manufacturing Engineering Tripos) from Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He is a member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals (UKSIP).

Mr Mike Azlen, Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Capital Management LLP (London) Michael Azlen founded Frontier Capital Management in 2004 in order to bring the first true Multi-Asset Class fund to the investment industry. Mr. Azlen has a total of 19 years experience spanning the entire spectrum of asset management including hedge funds, proprietary trading, structured products and equity derivatives. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Azlen was the founder and CEO of Asset Alliance International Ltd., based in London and was a member of the Investment Committee managing approximately $500 million of hedge fund assets. Prior to this Michael worked for a London based hedge fund, and also worked for 5 years as both a proprietary trader and Equity Derivatives head for Scotia Bank and CIBC World Markets, two of Canada’s largest banks.

Mr Steven Bell, Portfolio Manager, GLC Ltd (London) Steven Bell is portfolio manager of GLC’s Global Macro Hedge Fund Programme. GLC is a long-established hedge fund company based in London. Steven’s fund was launched in April 2006 and has generated good returns over a period when many macro funds have struggled. Before joining GLC, he spent 20 years at Deutsche Bank and predecessor companies. For the last five years he was Deutsche Asset Management’s Global Chief Economist, responsible for asset allocation. Steven has economics degrees from the LSE and Stanford University and was an Economic Adviser at the Treasury. He is one of the City’s best-known economists, appears regularly on TV and radio and has written numerous articles and books on finance and economics.

Mr Kelsey Biggers, Managing Director, K2 Advisors (Stamford) R. Kelsey Biggers, Managing Director, Risk Management for K2 Advisors graduated with an MBA from Columbia University Business School in 1980. He has worked in financial services and institutional investing since 1983 when he joined General Electric Information Services as the Financial Services Marketing Manager developing global network solutions for Wall Street trading firms. In 1987, Mr. Biggers joined Bankers Trust as a Vice President responsible for on-line trust and performance measurement services for institutional investors. Over the next decade Mr. Biggers held a number of management positions in trust services, performance and risk analysis. In 1993, as a Managing Director, he developed the Bank’s RAROC 2020 risk measurement service that commercialized mark-to-market, Value at Risk and stress testing methodologies developed at Bankers Trust. In 1996, Mr. Biggers joined the Wall Street-based information technology company, Plural, as Executive Vice President responsible for Sales and Marketing. In 1998, as CEO and President he founded Measurisk, a web-based service company that provides risk analysis to institutional investors like General Electric and The World Bank. In April 2002, Mr. Biggers joined K2 Advisors, a Fund of Hedge Funds headquartered in Stamford Connecticut with $6.2 billion under management. He is responsible for risk management and sits on the management committee.

Mr Barton Biggs, Managing Partner, Traxis Partners (New York) Mr. Biggs is Managing Partner of Traxis Partners LLC, a global macro hedge fund based in New York. In 1965 he founded and was a Managing Partner of Fairfield Partners, one of the first established hedge funds. Mr. Biggs joined Morgan Stanley as a Partner in 1973 and founded Morgan Stanley’s Investment Management company (“MSIM”). He also formed the firm’s Equity Research department and has held the positions of Director of U.S. Research and Director of Global Research. Mr. Biggs was Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of MSIM (and its predecessor), as well as Chairman of Morgan Stanley Institutional Funds. He was a Director and member of the Executive Committee of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated from 1991 until the merger with Dean Witter & Co. in 1996. Institutional Investor magazine named Mr. Biggs as a strategist to its All-America Research Team 11 times, and from 1996 to 2002 he was voted the top global strategist by the Institutional Investor Global Research poll. He graduated from Yale University and from the New York University Graduate School of Business with Distinction, and served three years as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Biggs is also Chairman of Riversville Foundation and a Director of Said Holdings Limited.

Mr Christopher Botsford, Co-founder and CEO, ADM Capital Christopher Botsford is a co-founder of ADM Capital, CEO of ADM Capital and a member of ADM Capital’s Investment Committee. Before establishing ADM Capital, Chris ran the Asia-Pacific regional debt and derivatives operation for Republic National Bank of New York. In 1995, he was a founding board member of the Asian arm of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, the self-governing body for the derivatives industry. Chris holds an MA and BA from Cambridge University.

Mr John Burbank, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Passport Capital John Burbank is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Passport Capital, LLC, a global hedge fund headquartered in San Francisco with $4 billion in assets under management. Passport’s investment process uses a combination of macroeconomic analysis to develop major themes and rigorous fundamental research on individual companies to create global portfolios. The firm’s investment team uses a multi-strategy approach to invest in Basic Materials, Energy, India, Global Capital Markets, Internet/Technology, Global Consumer, Healthcare/Biotechnology and Subprime Mortgage CDS. Mr. Burbank has over a decade of experience investing in global equity markets. Prior to founding the firm in 2000, he was a consultant to JMG Triton Offshore, Ltd. From 1996 to 1998, he was Director of Research at ValueVest Management. In 2007, Mr. Burbank was awarded the Absolute Return – Hedge Fund Manager of the Year Award for producing an annual return in excess of 240%. He is also the recipient of the Agman Partners’ Black Swan Award 2007 which celebrates those managers who have generated dramatic returns for their funds based on innovative ideas and contrarian views from the market. Mr. Burbank holds a B.A. degree from Duke University (1987) and an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business (1992).

Clemente Cappello, Chief Investment Officer and Founder, The Sturgeon Investments Clemente Cappello is the Chief Investment Officer at The Sturgeon Investments Ltd. He holds a degree in Business Administration and Finance from Bocconi University - Milan (2003). Clemente worked as a financial analyst at HSBC Corporate Finance Advisory Division and at Goldman, Sachs - London in the Investment Management Division. Afterwards, Clemente was a Junior Broker on the Bear Stearns derivatives trading floor in New York. Before founding The Sturgeon Fund in October 2006, he was an Investment Analyst in New York at Haussmann Holdings, a US$3 billion Fund of Hedge Funds. Clemente is fluent in Italian, English, French and has a basic knowledge of Spanish and German.

Mr Peter Caroe, Head of Alternative investments, PFA Pension (Copenhagen) Head of Alternative Investments, PFA Pension Investing in Private Equity, Infrastructure and Hedge Funds. Representing PFA on a number of Danish and International Investor and Investment Boards of Private Equity Funds. Appointing Board members to Companies, where PFA is mandated a seat.

Mark Chapman, Managing Partner, Deloitte Mark Chapman is the Managing Partner in the British Virgin Islands firm and is responsible for all services provided to the firm’s clients, with a focus on assurance and financial advisory services. Mark works closely with client management in planning and organising the firm’s services to ensure they are performed in the most efficient and responsive way. In particular, his understanding of cross-border issues and risks, particularly those related to offshore special purpose vehicles, including Hedge Funds, ensures that a critical and valuable perspective is delivered to the clients of the firm. With 30 years experience in providing public accounting and financial advisory services to national and international clients of our firm, Mark’s professional focus has centered on serving institutions involved in cross border business. Mark qualified with Deloitte in the United Kingdom in 1982, and spent 3 years in South Africa and 4 years in the Cayman Islands office. Mark joined the Deloitte British Virgin Islands firm in 1995. He brings a wide range of knowledge and expertise in dealing with the offshore entities.

Mr Peter Clarke, Group Chief Executive, Man Group plc (London) Peter Clarke was appointed Group Chief Executive of Man Group plc in March 2007. Peter joined the Man Group in 1993, ahead of the company's flotation on the London Stock Exchange in 1994. He subsequently rose through the ranks to become Head of Corporate Finance and Corporate Affairs in 1996, was appointed Group Company Secretary in the same year, and joined the Man Group Board in 1997. He became Finance Director in May 2000 and Deputy Group Chief Executive in November 2005. Prior to joining Man Group, Peter practiced as a solicitor with Slaughter & May in London, before moving into investment banking with Morgan Grenfell and Citicorp, working in mergers and acquisitions. Peter Clarke studied Law at Queens' College Cambridge and subsequently qualified as a solicitor in 1985.

Alex Darré, Head of Hedge Fund Strategies, Europe & Asia, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Alex Darré joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management in 2007 as Head of Hedge Fund Strategies Europe and Asia. Prior to joining GSAM, Alex spent 6 years at Financial Risk Management, a London-based Fund of Hedge Funds, as head of structured products and in charge of business development for Europe. Prior to FRM, Alex spent 5 years at UBS in London as a Senior Exotic Credit Derivatives trader.

Mr Richard Davidson, Partner & Portfolio Manager, Lansdowne Partners Limited (London) Richard joined Lansdowne Partners in April 2005 as a Further Limited Partner and Manager of the Macro Fund. Prior to Lansdowne, Richard worked at Morgan Stanley. From 1990 to 2003, he was the European equity strategist and responsible for forecasting market direction, setting asset allocations, running the European model portfolio and writing on diverse investment and thematic issues. In 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003, Richard was voted first for European Strategy in the annual Institutional Investor poll and in December 1998, at the age of 30, he was elected a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley. In 2003 Richard moved to Morgan Stanley Investment Management to co-head the $18bn Global Asset Allocation unit, and run the $7bn Global Tactical Asset Allocation fund. During his time there he was also made Acting CIO of MSIM Europe.

Mr Sean Daykin, Head of Managed Funds, Gulf Investment Corporation (Kuwait) Sean Daykin is currently Head of Hedge Funds and International Equities at Gulf Investment Corporation based in Kuwait. He joined GIC in 2005 after working at Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow as a Senior Investment Consultant where he advised UK pension schemes on investment strategy and manager selection. Prior to that he was a Portfolio Manager at Morley Fund Management, responsible for US equity mandates and worked in London and Boston, USA. He also previously worked at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority involved in US equity research. Sean has an MBA from Warwick Business School and graduated from Brunel University with a degree in Computer Science and Economics. He is a Member of the CFA Institute and the UK Society of Investment Professionals.

Mr Christopher Durand, Head of Alternative Investments, Abu Dhabi Investment Company (Abu Dhabi) Christophe DURAND is Head of Alternative Investments in ADIC (Abu Dhabi Investment Company). Prior to that, he was Hedge Fund Manager for a private investment company in Andorra. He also worked as an Equity Fund Manager for MAAF Assurances and Barclays Asset Management in Paris. Christophe has 7 years of investment experience. He graduated from Paris Dauphine University with a Master in Finance.

Dr Florence Eid, Partner & Head of MENA, Pantera Capital Management Florence Eid is Partner and Head of MENA at Pantera Capital Management, a Hedge Fund based in New York, San Francisco and London. Prior to that, she was Vice President and Senior Economist for the Middle East - North Africa Region at JPMorgan, and Professor of Finance and Economics at the MBA level, the American University of Beirut. She holds a Ph.D. in Organization Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2000). She has held Visiting Professorships at INSEAD and HEC - Paris. Florence has worked for the World Bank on Latin America and North Africa, the Ford Foundation in New York and with Save the Children in Beirut. She has been a contributing author to the World Economic Forum's Arab World Competitiveness Reports (2003, 2005). She is a board, advisory board, and founding member of various organizations that promote entrepreneurship among youth. Email: florence.eid@panteracapital.com.

Mr Tarek Fadlallah, Executive Director, Nomura Investment Banking (Middle East) Tarek Fadlallah is Executive Director of Nomura Investment Banking (Middle East) based in Bahrain, and is an expert on the GCC equity markets, having correctly called the downturn in the region’s equity markets, which happened in 2006. He is a CFA.

Mr David Gibson Moore, Head of Distribution, Allied Investment Partners PJSC (Abu Dhabi) Mr. Gibson-Moore is currently Head of Private Equity, Alternatives and Distribution at Allied Investment Partners, an investment bank incorporated in Abu Dhabi, providing investment banking and advisory services to governments, corporates and sophisticated high net worth individuals in the Gulf.

Mr Paul Graham, Director - Head of Alternative Sales, Business Development & Client Service, Baring Asset Management Limited (London) Paul Graham is Head of Alternatives at Barings based in London. He has overall responsibility for the fund range, development, strategy and distribution globally. Paul started his career as an investment professional over 15 years ago, he has worked closely with hedge funds for 10 years. During his career Paul has worked in London, the Middle East, Russia, Asia and the former CIS.

Mr Pranay Gupta, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Axial Investment Management (London) Pranay joined the Pearl Group as Deputy Chief Investment Officer and a Member of the Board in June 2006. Pranay is responsible for the overall framework for strategy and asset allocation and investment risk analytics for the £28bn portfolio. He is also responsible for managing the Systematic Strategies Fund, which includes both externally managed portfolios and a suite of internally managed quantitative hedge funds.

Mr Stephen Jen, Chief Currency Economist, Morgan Stanley (London) Stephen Jen is a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and serves as the Global Head of Currency Research for the firm. Prior to joining the firm in October 1996, Stephen spent four years as an economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. primarily covering member countries in Asia and Eastern Europe. In addition, Stephen was actively involved in the design of the IMF’s framework to provide debt relief to highly indebted countries. Stephen has also worked for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the World Bank, and has been a lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgetown University School of Business. Stephen holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with concentrations in International Economics and Macroeconomics. He also earned a BSc in Electrical Engineering (summa cum laude) from the University of California at Irvine.

Mr Farrukh H. Khan, Chief Executive, BMA Capital Management Ltd Mr. Farrukh Khan is a founding partner of BMA Capital Management. With an outstanding track record of more than 15 years, BMA comprehensively covers all segments of the capital markets in Pakistan, including equity, fixed income, foreign exchange, investment banking, asset management and private equity. Mr. Khan has extensive knowledge and understanding of the capital markets in Pakistan and has been closely involved in guiding and growing all the business areas in BMA Capital. Mr. Khan has worked on many landmark transactions of Pakistan, having been instrumentally involved in BMA’s achievement of becoming the leader in privatisation advisory in the country. Mr. Khan’s transactional experience includes advising the Privatisation Commission on the recent US$813 million GDR offering of OGDCL, which was listed on the London Stock Exchange, and successfully advising Etisalat on their $2.6 billion acquisition of PTCL (the largest mergers and acquisition transaction and the largest foreign direct investment in the history of Pakistan). Other such historic transactions include the privatisation of Kot Addu Power Company, and of ICP Mutual Funds, as well as the second tranche of the US$898 million GDR issue for PTCL, and the privatisation of Bankers Equity Limited. Mr. Khan qualified as a chartered accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in their London office in 1986. He received a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Manchester, in the United Kingdom, in 1982. Mr. Khan is an active member of the Young President’s Organisation (YPO) and has been past president of the Pakistan Chapter. Mr. Khan enjoys reading, collecting fine art, and listening to music. He is married with three children. His philanthropic interests include children’s health and education.

Ms Eliza Lau, Senior Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer , SAIL Advisors Limited (Hong Kong) Eliza Lau is the Senior Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of SAIL Advisors Limited and other SAIL related entities. Ms. Lau has 20 years’ experience in the financial industry, which includes managing funds of hedge funds, private family portfolios, global macro hedge funds, global balanced portfolios and pan Asia equity funds. Prior to joining SAIL in 2003, Ms. Lau spent 13 years with Salomon Brothers, based in New York and Hong Kong. In Hong Kong she held senior positions in their asset management business, being responsible for the pan Asian portfolios and convertible bond portfolio. Prior to Hong Kong, Ms. Lau spent six years in the research division at Salomon Brothers in New York, where she conducted research on global equity markets, fixed-income markets and quantitative modeling for portfolio construction as well as managing global balanced portfolios. Ms. Lau was also one of the founding partners of JL Capital Partners Limited, an Asian hedge fund management company based in Singapore. She holds a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering and Management and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University, New York.

Santiago Maggi, Chief Market Strategist, Bulltick Capital Markets Santiago Maggi’s career spans over two decades. He has been successfully trading since 1984 in the trading arena in the currency, bond, stock and commodities markets. At Bulltick Capital Markets he is currently the Head of Fixed Income and is responsible for sales and trading and financial futures. Mr. Maggi’s success is based on a sound trading strategy that includes the three pillars of investment: Macro-Economics, Financial Behavioral and Market Action. He has also developed a deep knowledge of the psychological aspects of the markets. Previously, Mr. Maggi was Bulltick’s Chief Investment Officer and provided advisory services to financial institutions, pension funds, and insurance companies across Latin America. Before joining Bulltick, Mr. Maggi spent 20 years in international trading markets and founded Maggi Asset Management. Santiago Maggi provides market insight to Bloomberg, CNN en Espanol, Business Wires, and other specialized publications. He has also been a contributing writer for NewsWeek en Español.

Muddassar Malik, Chief Executive, BMA Asset Management Ltd Mr. Muddassar Malik is the chief executive of BMA Asset Management Company (BMA Funds), a wholly owned subsidiary of BMA Capital. Mr. Malik is also a founding partner and Managing Director of BMA Capital, and is a member of the Executive Management Committee responsible for the overall strategy for the Group. As CEO, his responsibilities include rolling out and managing the asset management business for BMA Funds. BMA launched Pakistan’s first offshore open end Pakistan fund, Pakistan’s first domestic Principal Guarantee Fund and is advising a host of retirement funds in Pakistan. Prior to this, Muddassar built and managed the equities business for BMA Capital including domestic and international sales and research and has been involved in landmark capital markets transactions helping BMA hold the No. 1 position in privatisation advisory. Mr. Malik holds an MBA in Finance and Corporate Strategy from the MIT Sloan School of Management (1991). He also holds Bachelors degree in Economics (1986) and a Masters degree in Political Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (1987). He is married with two children.

Mr Eyad Mashal, CFA, Executive Director, Client Advisory Group, Julius Baer (Middle East) Ltd Eyad Mashal is an Executive Director of Julius Baer (Middle East) Ltd. with 14 years of experience in investment and finance primarily in the MENA region. Eyad is the senior investment advisor for the Onyx MENA Fund, one of the earliest hedge funds for the MENA markets. In addition, he advises sophisticated clients (institutions & UHNW) on global asset allocation and manager selection. Previously, Eyad was the head of Asset Management of Atlas Investment Group, the largest asset management group in Jordan and the investment banking arm of the Arab Bank, managing funds and portfolios for institutional clients. Eyad structured and managed several investment funds investing primarily in the MENA region including listed securities funds, a direct real estate MENA fund and a private equity fund for Jordan. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a member of the CFA Institute. Eyad received his MBA and B.Sc. in Accounting with honors from the University of Jordan.

Mr Antoine Massad, Chief Executive Officer, Man Investments Middle East Limited (Dubai) Antoine Massad is Chief Executive Officer of Man Investments Middle East Ltd as well as Head of Middle East and Asia for Man Investments based in Dubai. Mr Massad has spent more than 17 years with Man Investments in the Middle East region. His main responsibilities cover sales, marketing and business development throughout the Middle East and Asia to meet the needs of local as well as international private and institutional investors. Mr Massad joined Man in January 1989.

Dr Mehraj Mattoo, Global Head of Commerzbank Alternative Investment Strategies (Comas), Commerzbank (London) Mehraj Mattoo is the Global Head of Alternative Investment Strategies (AIS) group at Commerzbank. Dr. Mattoo joined Commerzbank in March 2006 from Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) where he was Managing Director and the Global Head of Alternative Investments Group since April 2001. Prior to DrKW, he was the Co-head of Fund Derivatives Group at BNP Paribas where he pioneered the use of structured products on alternative investments especially hedge funds. Dr. Mattoo has also worked for CIBC Financial Products as an Executive Director and NatWest Markets as a Director and Head of Structured Products. Dr. Mattoo holds MBA and Ph.D (Financial Economics) degrees from the University of London and is also a recipient of Diploma of Imperial College (DIC). He is the author of Structured Derivatives published by Financial Times, London.

Mr Patrick Merville, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Man Investments Middle East Limited (Dubai) Patrick Merville is Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Man Investments Middle East Ltd. In this capacity, Mr Merville is also responsible for Man’s institutional business in the Middle East. Prior to joining Man Investments Mr Merville was a Director at Merrill Lynch in London, where he spent six years, first as an institutional salesperson in emerging market equities and then in the hedge fund prime brokerage sales group. An experienced banker with exposure to hedge funds and alternative investments throughout his career he has also held roles at HSBC in New York as Vice-President in institutional sales emerging market equities and Credit Agricole where he was an Associate in the private equity business. Mr Merville holds a BA in Economics from the American University of Beirut and a MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School.

Louis W. Moelchert, Jr., Managing Director, Founder, Private Advisors, LLC Mr. Moelchert co-founded Private Advisors, LLC in 1997. He serves on the investment committees of each of the firm’s funds and is responsible for overseeing all investment products and professionals. Beginning in 1975, he managed the endowment for the University of Richmond for over 25 years and began investing in alternatives in the early 1980’s. He was instrumental in having the University invest actively in alternative assets. His network includes the Virginia Retirement System, where he served as a committee member from 1996 to 2000 and Chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee from 1998 to 2000. He was also Chairman of the Commonfund Board of Trustees from 1993 to 1997 and served as a trustee from 1986-1998. Mr. Moelchert received his B.B.A. and M.S., Accountancy from the University of Georgia.

Mr Hashem Montasser, Managing Director and Head of Regional Asset Management, EFG Hermes, UAE Ltd Hashem Montasser heads the Asset Management Team at EFG-Hermes out of Dubai, UAE, overlooking all MENA & GCC dedicated funds and portfolios. Mr. Montasser is responsible for the overall implementation of the Investment Team’s asset allocation strategy and chairs its investment committee. Most recently, he worked at JPMorgan & Co in London where he had coverage responsibilities for Middle East financial institutions and central banks focusing on fixed income derivatives and alternative investment products. Prior to that, he worked at Merrill Lynch & Co in New York where he covered corporate and sovereign clients as part of the Emerging Markets Capital Markets Group. He also spent a short stint as Director of Business Development for New York-based internet start-up Kozmo.com. Mr. Montasser graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a dual concentration in Economics and Near Eastern Languages and Civilization and obtained his Maters of Business Adminstration from Harvard Business School.

Mr Rahul Moodgal, Partner, The Children's Investment (TCI) Fund Management (UK) LLP (London) Rahul Moodgal joined TCI in October 2005 as the Partner to head the firm's Investor Relations and Business Development function. He and his team are responsible for TCI and its affiliated investment managers (Parvus, KDA Capital and Algebris Investments). Previously, Rahul was at Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) where he was a Senior Client Relationship Manager responsible for international institutional fund of hedge fund clients. Rahul started his career in finance in October 1998 with TT International Investment Management where he spent seven years in various roles. Before his career in finance Rahul was a University Lecturer for four years. Rahul has studied at twenty universities in four countries and speaks fluent English, Hindi and conversational Russian.

Mr Ian Morley, Chief Executive Officer, Dawnay, Day Brokers Ltd (London) Ian Morley is Chief Executive Officer of Dawnay, Day Brokers Limited, a financial incubating firm, Chairman of Dawnay, Day Milroy, an Asset Management Company and Director of Olympia Capital Management (UK), a hedge fund of funds marketing and sales company. He was formerly Head of Derivatives and Quantitative Fund Management at AIB Govett, Managing Director of Rudolf Wolff Fund Management and European Director of Managed Futures at Lehman Brothers. Ian was the founding Chairman of The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). He has advised the Bank of England, the Central Bank of Ireland, the OECD, the EU and other international institutions about the Hedge Fund industry. Ian graduated with a BSc Economics (Hons) from the LSE. He appears regularly on television, radio and his articles are frequently published in financial journals.

James Morton, Fund Manager, Platinum Capital Management Ltd (Dubai) James P Morton, Fund Manager, Platinum Capital Management Ltd is an International Adviser for a North American firm with US$15 Billion under management. He was a Former Director of Corporate Finance at Samuel Montagu and previously held roles with Citicorp Information, Arthur Young and Bain & Company. James has an MBA and MA, Stanford, First Class Honors Law Degree from Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He is the Editor of Financial Times “Global Guide to Investing”; author of “Investing with the Grand Masters”, and a commentator on CNBC, PBS, Bloomberg and British Sky TV.

Mr James Norman, Managing Director, Global Head of Quantitative Product Specialists, Quantitative Strategies Group, Deutsche Asset Management (New York) James Norman, Managing Director, is the Global Head of Quantitative Product Specialists for the Quantitative Strategies Group. He is responsible for product management, product development, and structuring client portfolios. He is also a member of the integrated Global Alpha Platform (iGAP) Oversight Committee. Previously, James was a senior portfolio specialist for active US equity, asset allocation, and quantitative strategies. He joined DeAM in 1995 after five years as a senior casualty underwriter for CIGNA International. James holds an AB degree from Vassar College and an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business.

Mr John Nugee, Managing Director, Official Institutions Group, State Street Global Advisors Limited (London) John is a Managing Director of SSgA Ltd, and head of SSgA’s Official Institutions Group. His responsibilities cover advice for SSgA’s central bank and public sector clients, and advice on general pension policy issues. He joined SSgA in November 2000 after a career in official reserves management for central banks, including spells as the Executive Director in charge of reserves management at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and as the Chief Manager of reserves management at the Bank of England. He was also a director of the European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund, and a lecturer and technical adviser at the Bank of England’s “Centre for Central Banking Studies”, where he retains a visiting lectureship. John has a Mathematics degree from Cambridge University and a diploma in Business Studies from the London School of Economics. Among his publications is a textbook on “Foreign Exchange Reserves Management for Central Banks”.

Mr Sindo Oliveros, Director of Pension Plan and Endowments, The World Bank (Washington) Sindo Oliveros is the Director of the Pension Plan and Endowments the World Bank and a member of the World Bank Treasury management team. He manages over 16 billion US dollars invested across asset classes, from fixed income to private equity and real estate. The pension plan has invested in hedge funds since 1980 and has currently a 20% allocation to that space. The World Bank Treasury manages $80 billion for its own account and for external clients, which include central banks, official pension plans and international financial institutions. Mr Oliveros’ team advises central banks, official pension plans, endowments and Funds for the Future on multiasset investments. Prior to this position, Mr. Oliveros was Director of the World Bank’s Capital Markets and Financial Engineering Department, responsible for derivatives operations globally and for the Bank’s borrowing strategy and program. He joined the Bank in 1990 and has served in various capacities, including in the risk management and financial policies department; the derivatives and liability management group; and the European funding team. Before joining the Bank, Mr. Oliveros taught macroeconomics and international trade at the University of Minnesota, and worked for eight years at the International Monetary Fund on macroeconomic adjustment programs in Latin America, Africa and Asia, and on Fund conditionality.

Mr Ronaldo Patah, Equity and Alternative Investments Director, Unibanco Asset Management Ronaldo holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and a MBA in Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Patah has been at Unibanco for 15 years and at Unibanco Asset Management since 1996, having helped set up the investment culture and trained a major part of the company’s team. Prior to managing the equity fund area, he managed investment funds and portfolios, encompassing all assets and markets in Brazil, such as equity, hedge funds, offshore and fixed income.

Mr George Philips, Senior Fund Manager, Northwest Funds, RAB Capital (London) 22 years experience in Asian Markets Traded through the Tokyo crash, Asian Contagion, Kobe Earthquake Co-founded Northwest Investment Management in 1998 Successful 12 person Asset Management business with 4 funds Acquired by RAB Capital PLC in September 2006 RAB-Northwest Strategies AUM over $600m as at 1 June 2007 Author of three books on corporate derivatives,including the first book on Japanese Warrants in 1988 Pioneer in pricing of warrants and corporate derivatives Early 1990s managed funds on behalf of Nippon Life, Quantum Fund and Sumi Trust & Banking, some of which was managed on a directional basis as well as market neutral

Mr Ronald A. Rolighed, Partner and Managing Director of Business Development, Harris Alternatives LLC (Chicago) Ronald A. Rolighed is the Managing Director of Business Development at Harris Alternatives L.L.C. Mr. Rolighed has spent his entire career in the trading and risk management field. After graduating from Indiana University’s MBA program in 1992, Mr. Rolighed joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Financial Markets Unit. While with the Federal Reserve Bank, Mr. Rolighed was responsible for supervision and regulation of larger banks’ trading and risk management activities and was Director of Quantitative Risk Assessment. Mr. Rolighed was seconded to the Securities and Futures Authority of the UK in 1996 as Deputy Director of its Financial Risk Assessment Group. Mr. Rolighed joined ABNAMRO Inc. in 1997 as Head of Risk Management for the North American investment banking and securities business. He joined Stafford Trading, in 1998 as trader and risk manager, and was co-COO of the volatility arbitrage group. Mr. Rolighed has been with Harris Alternatives since 2001

Professor Nouriel Roubini, Chairman, Roubini Global Economics Professor Nouriel Roubini is an internationally known expert in the field of international macroeconomics. He is a Professor of Economics at New York University and is also the Chairman of RGE Monitor (www.rgemonitor.com). Professor Roubini served as a senior adviser to the White House Council of Economic Advisors and the U.S. Treasury Department; has published numerous policy papers and books on key international macroeconomic issues; and is regularly cited as an authority in the media. He received an undergraduate degree at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy and a Ph.D. in Economics at Harvard University, and was previously a faculty member at Yale University.

Mr John Rowsell, Chief Executive Officer, Glenwood (Chicago) Mr. Rowsell, President of Glenwood, joined Glenwood in 2001 as a member of the investment committee. Before joining Glenwood, Mr. Rowsell managed an internal hedge fund at McKinsey & Company from mid-1998. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director in alternative asset management at Carr Global Advisors, a subsidiary of Credit Agricole Indosuez. Mr. Rowsell had also been the Director of Research for Credit Agricole Futures. Mr. Rowsell was an advisor to Goldman Sachs between 1995 and 2001 as a member of the Index Policy Committee, Goldman Sachs Commodity Index. He was also a Director at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and an Adjunct Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Stuart School of Business. Mr. Rowsell received a B.Sc. from the University of Guelph in Canada in 1982 and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1987 and 1991, respectively.

Mr Benoit Ruaudel, Portfolio Manager, Deputy Head of Global Hedge Funds, Société Générale Asset Management Mr. Ruaudel is the Deputy Head of the Hedge Fund Activity for SGAM AI and Portfolio Manager of the Fund of Hedge fund program. Before joining SG Asset Management in April 2000 as the Head of the Hedge Fund platform in NY (SGAM Inc.), and Head of the Fund of Hedge Fund Program, he was a Managing Director at SG Investment Bank in New York where he was, since 1995, Head of Trading & Sales activity on Emerging Markets Debt, Fixed Income, Forex - cash and derivatives, as well as Credit Default products for North America. Previously, he was Global Head of Forex Derivatives for SG, and participated in Paris and in New York, between 1986 and 1994, in the building of the worldwide trading activity on currency derivatives. Mr. Ruaudel holds a Master's degree in Finance from the University of Paris IX Dauphine. He also graduated beta gamma sigma with an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Nigel Sillitoe, Executive Officer (Middle East), Thames River Capital Nigel has worked in the financial services for over 25 years. Prior to joining Thames River Capital during 2007 Nigel headed up Mellon’s office in Dubai and was responsible for helping to make them one of the most successful Western asset management companies in the Middle East. Nigel has previously worked for Newton, which was acquired by Mellon, NatWest Unit Trust Managers, HSBC Asset Management and Framlington Based in the Middle East since 2001, Nigel is a high profile member of the Middle East's financial services community and a regular contributor to various newspapers and magazines published in the GCC Nigel went to Oxford Brookes University, is married with two children

Mr Anthony Stalker, Partner and COO, ADM Capital Europe Anthony Stalker is a Partner and COO of ADM Capital Europe LLP and a member of ADM Capital’s Investment Committee. He joined ADM Capital from Merrill Lynch where he spent 11 years based in Asia. When he left Merrill Lynch in 2004 he was a Managing Director responsible for the global distribution of all equity and equity related products, including cash equity sales, equity derivative sales, and structured products, for Asia, Japan and Australia. Since 2005 he has sourced deals and developed ADM Capital’s expansion into Turkey, including the country’s first private debt restructuring. Anthony holds an MA and BA from Cambridge University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of California.

Mr Roland Staub, President, Trustee Suisse (Zurich) Roland Staub is the joint founder of the TS Group in Switzerland and is a Partner and Director of its two subsidiary companies: TS Trust GmbH, Switzerland and TS Trustee Suisse AG, Switzerland. He has been a Partner and Director of TS Trust GmbH since April 2004 and is responsible for handling group client relationships. He is also a Partner and Director of TS Trustee Suisse AG since its inception in November 2003, where Mr Staub is responsible for the development, structuring and selection of investments, including financial and tax driven products, to be offered to group clients. Mr Staub took a career break between October 2002 and November 2003 to pursue other interests and to establish the TS Group. Prior to this, Mr Staub worked at Schroder & Co Bank AG where he was a Director from April 2001 to October 2002. He was responsible for the development and creation of a family office division at the Bank, including the development and selection of financial products for group clients. Prior to this, from February 1998 to March 2001, Mr Staub worked at Citco (Suisse) S.A. as a Senior Officer and Member of Supervisory Board of Directors. He was responsible for corporate and private clients of the firm, and in particular the handling of client structures. Mr Staub is a Trust and Estate Practitioner, he also has a Law Degree from the University of Zurich and has been admitted as a lawyer to all courts of Switzerland.

Jean-Marc Stenger, Deputy Head, Fund of Funds, Lyxor Asset Management Jean-Marc Stenger is Deputy Head of Fund of Funds Management. Jean-Marc joined Lyxor AM in 2003 as fund manager responsible for launching and managing multi-manager funds of hedge funds linked to structured products. Prior to joining Lyxor AM, he worked as an analyst at SG CIB in Frankfurt. Jean-Marc graduated in Engineering from the ENSAM (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers) in 2000 and holds the CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) designation.

Mr Ikho Suh, Head of Investment Strategy, Korea Investment Corporation (Seoul) Ikho joined KIC in 2005 and now serves as the head of investment strategy team. Investment strategy team is responsible for developing asset allocation strategies based upon the research and analysis of global macro-economy, capital market, mid and long-term investment outlook and investment asset characteristics. Ikho is trained as an economist and earned Ph D candidacy at Harvard University.

Marcus Svedberg, Chief Economist, East Capital Marcus Svedberg is Chief Economist at East Capital, in charge of macroeconomic and political analysis of Eastern Europe. Marcus Svedberg was previously at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economies (SITE) where he was Chief Analyst and also Acting MD for a time. Marcus has vast experience of macroeconomic analysis and has had several reports on and analyses of transition economies published, focusing on Eastern Europe. Marcus was Chief Analyst at SITE for five years and was responsible for political and industry-related analysis of transition countries for the public and private sectors. Previous employers include the Swedish Trade Council and Kreab, the largest communication consultancy in Sweden. Marcus has a master’s degree in transition economics from the London School of Economics.

Ms Ann Thivierge, Managing Director and Head of Active International Allocation Strategy, Morgan Stanley (New York) Ann joined Morgan Stanley in 1986. She became co-head of the Active International Allocation equity product in 1995, moving to lead portfolio manager in 2003. Prior to 1995, she was a senior professional in Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s (MSIM) Fiduciary Group, which managed pension plans and large family trusts on strategic and tactical asset allocation. Ann was named managing director in 1997 and has been a member of MSIM’s Asset Allocation Committee since 1998. She graduated from James Madison College, Michigan State University with a B.A. in international relations and earned her M.B.A. in finance from Stern Business School, New York University. Ann is chair of the investment committee for Lighthouse International and member of the finance committee for Highbridge Voices, an after-school program in the Bronx.

Mr David Thompson, Partner, Collingham Capital Management LLP (London) David is the partner responsible for sales and marketing at Collingham Capital Management (CCM). CCM is a multi strategy Fund of Hedge Funds with an impressive eight and a half year track record. After graduating with a Bsc Econ from University College London David joined Lehman Bothers International where he held several senior positions in trading and sales before joining ABN AMRO in 1996 where he held senior positions in the fixed income sales area before joining CCM. David has also served as a trustee for ABN AMRO’s pension fund. When time permits, David enjoys the theatre, acting and singing.

Mr. Steve Toland, Head of FX Sales, EMEA, ICAP Steve Toland joined EBS (acquired by ICAP in June 2006) in May 2005 as Regional Sales Manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He previously worked for Reuters in New York, where he held dual responsibility as Global Sales Lead and Head of Americas. Prior to that he worked for for British Telecom in the UK. As Head of FX Sales, EMEA, Toland is responsible for all sales activity for ICAP's award-winning EBS platform.

Dr Sushil Wadhwani, CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Wadhwani Asset Management (London) Dr Sushil Wadhwani is currently CEO of Wadhwani Asset Management LLP, a London-based fund management company. Sushil was a full-time external member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England between June 1999 and May 2002. The MPC is responsible for setting UK interest rates to meet the governments 2.5% inflation target. From 1995-1999 Dr Wadhwani was Head of the Quantitative Systems Group, a member of the Management Committee and Partner at Tudor Proprietary Trading LLC, a fund management company. He was previously Director of Equity Strategy at Goldman Sachs International (1991-95) and before that Reader / Lecturer in Economics at the London School of Economics (1984-91). Dr Wadhwani was educated at the London School of Economics, where he obtained a BSc (Econ), MSc (Econ) and PhD (Econ). He has published a number of articles in academic journals. His past research includes work on financial markets, and the determinants of unemployment and inflation. He was designated a Commander of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2002.

Mr Frank Wang, Executive Director, Value Star Asset Management Frank Wang has over 4 years of experience in international financial markets. Prior to joining Value Star Asset Management, he was a senior hedge fund analyst at Rasini & Company, a $1.5bn international hedge fund of funds during 2005-2007. He served as a risk manager at Capital One Financial Corporation from 2003 to 2005. Wang also worked for CNOOC as a project manager in the LNG business. Wang holds M.S. in Finance from Texas A&M University in the U.S.A. and degrees from Tsinghua University in China.

Mr Nick Wood, Member of Management Committee, Man Investments (London) Nick Wood is a member of the Management Committee of Man Investments, based in London. He is responsible for Man Investments' businesses making direct investments in new alternative asset classes with a focus on opportunities in the environmental and insurance sectors globally. From 2005 to 2007, Mr Wood was Head of Central Investment Management, and was responsible for overseeing the investment performance of Man’s investment businesses, the quantitative construction of Man’s structured products and the acquisition of new investment businesses. From 2003 to 2005, Mr Wood was Chief Operating Officer of RMF Investment Management, based in Pfäffikon, Switzerland. RMF is a core investment manager of Man Investments, and one of the world's largest hedge fund of funds managers. From 2000 to 2002, Mr Wood was a founder and Managing Partner of Metropolitan Venture Partners, a venture capital firm investing in growth companies in the UK and USA which was backed by Man Group plc. Prior to joining the Man Group, Mr Wood was an investment banker at Schroders for 8 years where he executed public and private M&A transactions across Europe and North America. Mr Wood holds a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Master of Engineering (MEng) degree from the University of Bath, and an MBA from the London Business School.

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