Shanker Hall
Welcome Remarks
Taffi Ayodele
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Emerging Manager Strategy
State of the New York City Pension Funds
Steven Meier, CFA, FRM
Chief Investment Officer
Private Equity | Shanker Hall A & B
The LP/GP Dance: How to Build Trust and Raise a Fund
Facilitator: Patricia Miller Zollar, Managing Director Neuberger Berman
Panelists
Jonathan Lesser, Senior Investment Officer, Private Equity Office of the New York City Comptroller
David Perez, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Avance Investment Management
Stephanie Geveda, Founding and Managing Partner Coalesce Capital
Real Estate | 19th Floor, Rooms B & C
What It Takes: How to sustain and grow an EM business in the face of market uncertainty
Facilitator: Ermias Nessibu, CPA, Principal GCM Grosvenor
Panelists
Neville Rhone, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Arc Capital Partners
Jennifer McElyea, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Ethos Real Estate
Eric Freeman, Founding and Managing Partner Grandview Partners
Infrastructure | Floor 19, Rooms D & E
Unlocking Investment Potential: Emerging Managers and trends in infrastructure
Facilitator: Melissa Ding, Director, Infrastructure Private Equity BlackRock
Panelists
Petya Nikolova, Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Head of Infrastructure Office of the New York City Comptroller
Winnie Wutte, Founding Partner Asterion Industrial Partners
Alfredo Marti, Co-Founder and Partner Sandbrook
Ying Lin, Vice President StepStone
Brokerage Opportunities | 19th Floor Room F
Facilitator: Mark Pendarvis, Investment Officer Office of the New York City Comptroller
Panelists
Brent Hicks, Managing Director, Global Head of Equity Trading & Futures BlackRock
Daniel Hyman, Managing Director PIMCO
Michael Grogan, Co-Head of U.S. Fixed Income Trading, Global Trading T. Rowe Price
Brian Rubin, Co-Head of U.S. Fixed Income Trading, Global Trading T. Rowe Price
Public Equity & Fixed Income | Shanker Hall A & B
Public Markets: What’s on the Horizon?
Facilitator: Lawrence P. Bancroft, President & Chief Executive Officer Bivium Capital Partners
Panelists
John Merseburg, CFA, Head of Public Equity Office of the New York City Comptroller
Robert Feng, Head of Public Fixed Income Office of the New York City Comptroller
Bud Pellecchia, Senior Vice President Callan
Russell Elliott, Head of Asset Management Market Intelligence Nasdaq eVestment
Nedelina (Nina) Petkova, Senior Investment Director NEPC
Vanessa Vargas Guijarro, Vice President Segal Marco Advisors
The Changing Landscape of ESG: Shaping the Future for Diverse & Emerging Managers What’s on the Horizon? | 19th Floor, Rooms D & E
Facilitator: Lisa Hinds, Managing Director, Client Engagement & Sustainability Xponance
Panelists
John Adler, Chief ESG Officer Office of the New York City Comptroller
Jimmy Yan, Director of ESG Office of the New York City Comptroller
Tara Mei Smith, ESG Integration Officer Office of the New York City Comptroller
Hedge Funds | 19th Floor, Room H
360 Degree View of MWBE Firms
Facilitator: Katerina Schuman, Senior Investment Officer, Hedge Funds Office of the New York City Comptroller
Panelists
Neil Messing, Head of Hedge Funds Office of the New York City Comptroller
Marina Filkin, Vice President, Investment Research Aksia
Meredith Tate Scott, Vice President, Capital Introduction Goldman Sachs
Alternative Credit | 19th Floor, Rooms B & C
Challenges and Opportunities in Private Credit Investing
Facilitator: Kyle Brennan, Executive Director GCM Grosvenor
Panelists
Carlos Mendez, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Crayhill Capital Management
Leigh Sansone, Chief Investment Officer & Founding Partner Paceline Equity Partners
Lunch, Keynote Remarks & Fireside Chat
Keynote remarks by Comptroller Lander
Remarks by First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright
Comptroller Brad Lander in conversation with Ursula Burns, Co-Founder of Integrum
ESG/Just Transition | Shanker Hall A & B
Facilitator: Lisa Hinds, Managing Director, Client Engagement and Sustainability Xponance
Joanne Yoo, Partner Development Partners International (DPI)
Mamadou-Abou Sarr, President V-Square Quantitative Management
Marketing and Communications | 19th Floor, Room G
Josette Thompson, Managing Director Prosek Partners
Samantha Norquist, Managing Director Prosek Partners
Compliance | 19th Floor, Room H
Facilitator: Shelley Simms, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Xponance
Shachi Bhatt, Chief Compliance Officer Office of the New York City Comptroller
Meet BAM Staff and Industry Leaders
Operations | 19th Floor, Room F
Facilitator: Shalonda Epps, Director of Portfolio Operations and reporting Xponance
Erik Serrano Bernsten, Chief Executive Officer Stable Asset Management
Legal Services | 19th Floor, Room H
Facilitator: Shelley Simms, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Xponance
Justina Rivera, General Counsel Office of the New York City Comptroller
Ejim Achi, Co-Chair of Private Equity Practice Greenberg Traurig
Risk | 19th Floor, Room G
Cesar Gonzales, Director, Manager Development & Client Portfolio Manager Xponance
Technology | Shanker Hall A & B
Facilitator: David Andrade, Chief Technology Officer Xponance
Tracy Fong, Partner Albourne America
Closing Panel
Emerging Manager Programs: Importance of Collaboration and Cross-pollination (with pension leaders from across the country)
Facilitator: Anyori “AJ” Hernandez, Chief Executive Officer New America Alliance
Panelists
Taffi Ayodele, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Emerging Manager Strategy Office of the New York City Comptroller
Sylvester (Sly) McClearn, Interim Director of Emerging Managers New York State Common Retirement Fund
Marlene Timberlake, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer CalPERS
Kirk Sims, Managing Director and Head of the Emerging Manager Program Teacher Retirement System of Texas