2006 Events
Here is a sample of the organization's activities in 2006.
If you are interested in learning more about upcoming events or registering for upcoming events, then please check our main "Events" section.
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A "Showcase the Talent" Event -
Female Hedge Fund Professionals Discuss Quantitative Strategies |
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Monday, December 11th, 2006 |
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Tracy Pearson, Moderator, Forsyth Partners Limited - Head of Alternative Investment
Charlotte Grundman, CFA, GSAM - Executive Director, Quantitative Resources Group
Selina C.Y Siak, Ph.D, CFA,
Quantiva Capital
Marlies van Boven, PhD, Baring Asset Management (London) - Head of Quantitative Analysis
Melanie Lynch, Graham Capital Management - Senior Economist |
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UBS - "All Bar None" UBS internal employee network |
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UBS, 1 Finsbury Avenue, EC2M 2PP, London, ground floor conference centre |
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Community Partners of Dallas Toy Drive 2006 |
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Saturday, December 9th, 2006 |
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Peacock Alley Warehouse, 2050 Postal Way,
Dallas, TX 75212 |
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Showcasing the Talent:
Our 3rd Annual Roundtable Discussion with Female Hedge Fund Managers |
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Wednesday, December 6th, 2006 |
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Kathryn J. Crecelius, Moderator, Chief Investment Officer, The Johns Hopkins University
Dawn Fitzpatrick, Deputy Head, O'Connor's Equity and Credit Hedge Fund Platform
Kathleen Kelley, Portfolio Manager, Kingdon Capital Management LLC
Que T. Nguyen, Director of Global Macro Strategies, Numeric Investors LLC
Jamie Zimmerman, Managing Partner, Litespeed Partners, LP |
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Morgan Stanley |
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1585 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York |
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An Evening with Becky Roof |
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Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 |
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Becky Roof, Managing Director, Alix Partners |
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Banc of America Securities (Sponsor) |
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The Montaigne Club, 2512 Maple Avenue
Dallas, TX |
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The event held in Dallas TX on Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 was a huge success - Becky Roof spoke to 60 women on the traits of successful women which she defined as:
- Focus
- Energy
- Ability to trust their instincts
- Trusting other women
Becky drew on her long and distinguished career to illustrate her points. She also noted that she had been very blessed to have great female mentors in her career and urged the women in attendance to do the same for each other and for the next generation. |
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Austin Race for the Cure |
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Sunday, November 5th, 2006 |
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Jane Becker, Citigroup |
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We had fourteen team members and raised $1,275.00 as a team. The Austin Race for the Cure had over 22,000 participants and raised $1.2 million dollars. |
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Effective Negotiating in Business and Life |
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Thursday, October 26th, 2006 |
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Patrick J. Cleary, Author, The Negotiation Handbook |
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Banc of America Securities
Additional Sponsors: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
and Sidley Austin LLP |
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600 Montgomery Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA |
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An Evening with Laura Liswood |
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Thursday, October 26th, 2006 |
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Laura Liswood, Senior Advisor to Goldman Sachs & Co-founder, Council of Women World Leaders |
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Goldman Sachs International |
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Goldman Sachs International
7th Floor, 120 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BB |
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Dallas Race for the Cure |
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Saturday, October 21st, 2006 |
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The Dallas team raised $2,585.00 and we had 19 people on our team. We had a great time and after the race we all treated ourselves to coffee and pastries! It was a great first year and we look forward to making this a yearly tradition. |
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100 Women in Hedge Funds 5th Anniversary Party |
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Thursday, October 19th, 2006 |
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100 Women in Hedge Funds celebrated five years as an organization
with a party at Façonnable's Rockefeller Store hosted by Vogue and Façonnable. Details of the party were written up in the November issue of Vogue magazine (page 46 - Vogue Haute Stuff) |
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100WHF Second Generation Dialogue Initiative
Networking Effectively |
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Tuesday, October 17th, 2006 |
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Amanda Pullinger, President of 100 Women in Hedge Funds
Cynthia Zeltwanger, President/CEO of FIMAT USA Inc & Americas Zone
Wendy Weidenbaum, Founder of Weidenbaum Development & Associates
Chris McConnell, Executive Coach
Andrea Kantor, Executive Coach
Rebecca Hefter, Executive Coach
Amanda Cain, Fimat USA LLC |
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Fimat USA, LLC |
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Which Relationships Are Making or Breaking Your Career |
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2006 |
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Virginia Russell, President of Russell Consulting |
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Credit Suisse |
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One Madison Avenue, New York
entrance on Park Avenue between 23rd and 24th Streets
Auditorium |
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Discussion with Jim Chanos of Kynikos Associates |
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Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006 |
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Jim Chanos, Kynikos Associates |
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Trader's Night at the New York Mercantile Exchange |
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 |
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New York Mercantile Exchange |
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World Financial Center- One North End Avenue, New York |
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Investing in Emerging Markets: Risks and Rewards |
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006 |
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Marina Akopian, Moderator, Fund Manager of the Resolution Hexam Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Absolute Return Fund
Stephen Cohen, Managing Director, Troika Dialog
Vadim Kleiner, Director of Research, Hermitage Capital Management
Julian Mayo, Director, Charlemagne Capital
Faraz Naqvi, Managing Director, Pequot Capital Management |
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Citigroup Global Prime Brokerage |
| Location: |
Stirling Square, 5-7 Carlton Gardens, London SW1Y 5AD |
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New York Race for the Cure |
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Sunday, September 10th, 2006 |
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Elise Rosenberg, Bear Stearns |
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We had 220 team members at this year's Race for the Cure and raised over $100,000. |
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Using Hedge Fund Strategies Across a Broad Investment Portfolio |
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Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006 |
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Nancy Donohue, former Vice President for External Management, Harvard Management Company (HMC) |
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Morgan Stanley |
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1585 Broadway, 6th floor, New York |
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Inaugural Meeting of the 100 Women in Hedge Funds on the West Coast
How to Build An Alternative Investment Management Business and Manage Your Life - A Woman's Perspective |
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Thursday, July 20th, 2006 |
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Elizabeth Greenwood, Moderator, General Counsel & CCO, Strome Investment Management, L.P.
Rachel S.L. Minard, Partner, Director of Global Marketing, Corbin Capital Partners
Eloise Yellen Clark, Founder and CEO, OmniQuest Capital, LLC
Doreen Mochrie, Partner, Chief Marketing Officer, Cyrus Capital Partners
Judith Posnikoff, PhD, Managing Director, Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company, LLC
Kellie Seringer, Founder and Portfolio Manager, Symmetry Capital Management |
| Host: |
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Additional sponsors: Rothstein Kass & Company and Shartsis Friese LLP |
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55 Second Street, 24th Floor, San Francisco, CA |
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Fifth Annual Panel on Risk Management in Hedge Fund Investing:
Managing Risk in a Portfolio that includes Portable Alpha |
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 |
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Anthony S. Gould, Moderator, Senior Vice President, Lehman Brothers Quantitative Portfolio Strategy Group
Anne Buehl, Co-founder and Partner of Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC
Jim Ha, Senior Manager of Benefit Plan Investments at Avaya, Inc. |
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Lehman Brothers
Absolute Return Strategies, Prime Brokerage and the Women's Initiatives Leading Lehman (WILL) |
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745 Seventh Avenue (at 50th St.) - Alan S. Kaplan Auditorium, New York |
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Active Investing: The Convergence between Hedge Funds and Private Equity |
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Wednesday, June 21st, 2006 |
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Art Williams, Moderator, President and Chief Investment Officer of Pine Grove Associates, Inc
Douglas P. Teitelbaum, Managing Principal, Bay Harbour Management, LC
Clay B. Lifflander, President & Portfolio Manager, MMI Investments LP
Larry Goldfarb, Managing Member of LRG Capital Group, LLC
Phyllis Haberman, Private Equity Consultant |
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Merrill Lynch |
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CAPITALE: 130 Bowery (At Bowery & Grand St), New York |
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An Evening with Elena Ambrosiadou |
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Wednesday, June 21st, 2006 |
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Elena Ambrosiadou, Founder and Partner IKOS |
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Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage |
| Location: |
Sketch Restaurant - Library and Lecture Room
9 Conduit Street
London W1S 2XG |
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Environmental Risk, Untapped Opportunity, and Shareholder Value |
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Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006 |
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Mindy Lubber, Moderator, President of Ceres
Gary Cohen, Health Care Without Harm
David Gardiner, President, David Gardiner & Associates
Dr. Richard Liroff, Senior Fellow in the Toxics Program at World Wildlife Fund
Meredith Miller, Assistant Treasurer for Policy for the State of Connecticut Treasurer's Office |
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Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc |
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383 Madison Avenue - 2nd Floor Auditorium, New York |
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100 Women in Hedge Funds London and EARN for Women:
Maria Grachvogel Office to Evening Wear |
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Thursday, April 6th, 2006 |
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Maria Grachvogel |
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162 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9BS |
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100 Women in Hedge Fund's first event in London, sponsored jointly with the European Absolute Return Network (EARN for Women), was a great success! More than 90 female hedge fund professionals gathered to meet, share a drink, and view the Maria Grachvogel spring/summer collection, narrated by the designer. |
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Dinakar Singh Speaks on the Opportunities and Challenges Ahead |
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Wednesday, April 5th, 2006 |
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Dinakar Singh, Founder Partner, TPG-Axon Capital |
| Host: |
UBS Investment Bank |
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The Grand Ballroom at The Roosevelt Hotel
Madison at 45th Street
New York, NY 10017
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Women Leaders in Hedge Funds Panel: Diverse Career Paths |
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Wednesday, March 8th, 2006 |
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Annette Krassner, Moderator, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Karen Finerman, Co-Founder and Co-Portfolio Manager, Metropolitan Capital
Patricia M. Gammon, Director of Marketing and Investor Relations, Bass Multiple Strategy Funds
Elizabeth R. Hilpman, Partner and Chief Investment Officer Barlow Partners, Inc.
Amy L. Robbins, Partner, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Glenview Capital Management |
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Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
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32 Old Slip-Auditorium
New York, NY 10004 |
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Inaugural Texas Event: An Evening with Ken Langone |
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Monday, February 27th, 2006 |
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Ken Langone, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Investments Associates LLC |
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Source Trading and Rothstein Kass |
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The Crescent Club, 200 Crescent Court, 17th Floor
Dallas, TX |
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Endowment Forum: Industry Views and Investments for the Next Generation |
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2006 |
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Caryn Seidman Becker, Moderator, Portfolio Manager and Founder, Arience Capital Management, LP
Kristin Gilbertson, Chief Investment Officer, University of Pennsylvania
Peter D. A. Stein, VP and Chief Investment Officer, University of Chicago
Paula Volent, Vice President for Investments, Bowdoin College |
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Lehman Brothers |
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745 Seventh Avenue, between 49th & 50th Streets, 9th Floor, New York |
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100 Women in Hedge Funds' 50th Education Event:
An Evening with Robert Rubin |
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 |
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Robert Rubin, Director & Chairman of the Executive Committee, Member, Office of the Chairman, Citigroup, Inc. |
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Citigroup |
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388 Greenwich Street, 27th Floor Auditorium, New York |
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