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2nd Annual

Asian Leaders in Investment

 in support of UNICEF

June 10-11, 2021
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Following Asian Awareness month and in support of UNICEF, join global investors including:

Fund Managers, Endowments, Pensions, Family Offices, Sovereigns, Insurance, Foundations, Hospitals, Consultants & OCIOs to discuss:

Investments

Global and Asian Markets
Private and Public Opportunities
Emerging Managers
China & India Opportunities
Best Ideas
Digital Assets
Venture/Growth
Secondaries

Sentiment & Trends

CIO Perspectives
Career Development
Compensation
Women in Investing
Fundraising & Investor Relations
Team Building
Lessons Learned
Diversity & Inclusion

Event Metrics
101 Speakers, 25 Hours of Programming, 33 Panels and Keynotes, 500+ Participants (of which 72% were LPs from 30 countries)

UNICEF Donation
We raised $39,746 for UNICEF! If you have not donated already or wish to, please donate from the link below and send us the receipt so we can add to our tally.

 

Over 380 Registered LPs Including:

AARP, Abbott Capital, Abdul Latif Jameel, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Adams Street Partners, AdCap Partners, Advocate Aurora Health, Aksia, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, Albourne Partners, Allianz Capital Partners, Alpha Square Group, Amherst College Investment Office, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Aon, Ardian, Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS), AT&T Pension, Axiom Asia Private Capital, Barclays, Bessemer Trust, BlackRock, Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, Boston Children’s Hospital, Brookings Institution, BZV, California Endowment, California State Teachers' Retirement System, Caltech, Cambridge Associates, Carleton College, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, China Investment Corporation, Church Commissioners for England, Clocktower Group, CM Capital Advisors, Colby College, Colgate University, Coller Capital, Columbia Investment Management Company, Commonfund Capital, CommonSpirit Health, Cornell University, CornerStone Partners, Credicorp Capital, Crewcial Partners, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Davidson College, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Eagle's View Capital Management, Eastspring Investments, Edgehill Endowment Partners, Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, Endowment Wealth Management, Exelon, FJ Management, Ford Foundation, Franklin Templeton Investments, Franklin Templeton Private Equity, Fund Evaluation Group, GCM Grosvenor, George Kaiser Family Foundation, Georgetown University, Georgia Tech Foundation, GIC, Golding Capital Partners, Greenspring Associates, Hanwha Asset Management, HarbourVest Partners, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Harvard Management Company (HMC), Hermes GPE, Highmore, HighVista Strategies, HSBC Private Banking, ICONIQ Capital, Indigo Investment Advisors, International Finance Corporation, Investure, Jasper Ridge Partners, James Irvine Foundation, Johns Hopkins University Investment Office, Johnson & Johnson, J. Paul Getty Trust, JP Morgan, Kaiser Family Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Kamehameha Schools, Kansas State University Foundation, Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, Korea Development Bank, Korea Investment & Securities Asia, Kyowon Invest, Leading Edge Investment Advisors, Lepercq de Neuflize Asset Management, LGT Capital Partners, Lockheed Martin Investment Management, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA), LyonRoss Capital Management, Manulife Global, Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management, MassMutual, Mayo Clinic, MCP Asset Management, Meketa Investment Group, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Mercer, Micron Technology, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Museum of Modern Art, NataRock Partners, National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust, National University of Singapore, NCDPS, NEPC, New Providence Asset Management, New York Life Investment Management, NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, New York Public Library, Nippon Life, Northleaf Capital, Northwestern University, Novant Health, Novo Holdings, Observatory, Office of the New York City Comptroller, Ohio State University, Oikos, OMERS, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), OPTrust, Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS), Oxford University Endowment Management, Penn State University, Pension Boards United Church of Christ, Phillips Academy Andover, Pine Street Alternative Asset Management, Portfolio Advisors,  Prudential Financial, PSP Investments, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Rockefeller University, Roc Partners, RockCreek, Rockefeller Capital Management, Rockefeller University, Samco, Sen Family Office, Seven Bridges Advisors, SFG Asset Advisors, Shinhan Bank, Shinhan Investment America, Sightway Capital, Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund, Smithsonian Institution, Stanford Management Company, StepStone Group, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Temasek, Tencent, Texas Children's Hospital, Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, Trinity Church Wall Street, Truvvo Partners, Tulane University, UBC IMANT, UCLA Investment Company, UCSF Investment Company, UMass Foundation, Unigestion, University of Chicago, University of Georgia Foundation, University of Michigan, University of Rochester, University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University, Verger Capital Management, Veritable, Wallace Foundation, Weinberg Foundation, Weizmann Global Endowment Management, Willett Advisors, Wilshire Associates, Wolfson Group, Woori Private Equity Asset Management, World Bank, WVU Foundation, Yale New Haven Health System, YMCA Retirement Fund, Zurich Alternative Asset Management

About

Speakers & Moderators

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Jeffrey Jaensubhakij
Group Chief Investment Officer, GIC
Singapore
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Hans Tung
Managing Partner, GGV Capital
San Francisco, CA
United States
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Amy Chen
CIO, Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC
United States
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Vik Sawhney
CAO, Blackstone
New York, NY
United States
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Kathy Xu
Founder,
Capital Today

Hong Kong
SAR China
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Chris Loh
Managing Partner, Axiom Asia Private Capital
Singapore
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David Fann
Vice Chairman & Partner, Aksia
New York, NY
United States
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Muthu Muthiah
CIO, Group Health Foundation
Seattle, WA
United States
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Chun Lai
CIO, Rockefeller Foundation
New York, NY
United States
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Ruchit Shah
CIO,
Texas Treasury
Austin, TX
United States
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Jenny Chan
Senior VP and CIO, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
United States
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Sid Malhotra
CIO, Kactus Capital Management
New York, NY
United States
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Jae Yoon
CIO, New York Life Investment Management
New York, NY
United States
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May Ng
VP and CIO, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Washington, D.C.
United States
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Vishnu Srinivasan
CIO, Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
United States
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Geetanjali Gupta
CIO, The New York Public Library
New York, NY
United States
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David Yuan
Founder & Managing Partner, Redpoint China Ventures
Beijing
China
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Richard Chau
CIO,
Tulane University
Darien, CT
United States
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Perry Chui
Founder & Managing Partner, Enlight Growth Partners
Shanghai
China
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Jay Kang
Senior Managing Director, Stanford Management Company
Palo Alto, CA
United States
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Hari N. Hariharan
Chairman & CEO, NWI Management
New York, NY
United States
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Mary Mei
Managing Director, Stanford Management Company
Palo Alto, CA
United States
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Tara Hariharan
Director of Global Macro Research, NWI Management
New York, NY
United States
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Dawn Jia
President & CEO, UBC IMANT
Vancouver
Canada
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Leena Bhutta
Deputy CIO, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
New York, NY
United States
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Weichou Su
Partner & Head of Asia, StepStone
Beijing
China
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Harsha Raghavan
Managing Partner, Convergent  Finance
Mumbai
India
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Riyad Shahjahan
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Capital IP Investment Partners
San Francisco, CA
United States
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Ruby Lu
Founder, Atypical Ventures
Beijing
China
 
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James Mi
Founding Partner, Lightspeed China Partners
Beijing
China
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Winston Ma
Founding Partner of CloudTree Ventures, Former Head of North America at China Investment Corporation (CIC)
New York, NY
United States
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Young Guo
General Partner, IDG Capital
Beijing
China
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Joyce Chang
Chair of Global Research, JP Morgan
New York, NY
United States
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Fred Hu
Chairman & Founder, Primavera Capital Group
Beijing
China
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Tracy Fong
Partner, Albourne Partners Limited
San Francisco, CA
United States
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Amit Kakar
Senior Partner, Novo Holdings 
Singapore
 
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Leonie Foong
Partner, Overlook Investments 
Hong Kong
SAR China
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JP Gan
Founding Partner, INCE Capital
Beijing
China
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Michael Chang
Managing Partner, Vivo Capital
Shanghai
China
 
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Ting Jia
Founder, Octagon Capital Advisors 
New York
United States
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Yup Kim
Senior Portfolio Manager, CalPERS
Sacramento, CA
United States
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Neamul Mohsin
Investment Director, Oxford University Endowment Management
Oxford
United Kingdom
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Seyonne Kang
Partner, Greenspring Associates
Palo Alto, CA
United States
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Hailey Liu
Investment Director, USC Investment Office
Los Angeles, CA
United States
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Min Htoo
CIO, Special Situations Investing Group of Blackstone
New York, NY
United States
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Harris Sibunruang
Director of Investments, Colby College
Portland, ME
United States
 
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Sanjiv Shah
Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners
Chicago, IL
United States
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Pasy Wang
Senior Managing Director, Caltech
Los Angeles, CA
United States
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Roy Kuo
Team Head of Alternatives, Church Commissioners for England
London
United Kingdom
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Avinash Amin
Managing Partner, Madryn Asset Management
New York, NY
United States
 
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Anthony Chiu
Director of Private Equity & Alternatives, Kentucky Public Pensions Authority 
Louisville, KY
United States
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Cara Nakamura
Managing Director, Kamehameha Schools
Honolulu, HI
United States
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J David Enriquez
Former Head of Private Equity, NYC Retirement Systems
New York, NY
United States
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Brian Kapetanis
Head of Secondaries, GIC

New York, NY
United States
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Alifia Doriwala
Managing Director, Co-CIO of OCIO, RockCreek
Washington, DC
United States
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Erlina Yeo Terwelp
Managing Director, Columbia IMC
New York, NY
United States
 
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Abhik Das
Head of Private Debt, Golding Capital Partners
Munich
Germany
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Harisha Koneru Haigh
Managing Director, Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
United States
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Boyang Song
Head of Asian Strategies, NataRock Partners
New York, NY
United States
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Chirag H. Shah
Senior Portfolio Manager, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Juneau, AK
United States
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Iris Zhao
Executive Committee Member, PEWIN
New York, NY
United States
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Wei Xie
Director of Capital Markets Group, OPTrust
Toronto, Canada
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Soo Chuen Tan
President, Discerene Group
Stamford, CT
United States
 
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Konnin Tam
Managing Director, BlackRock
New York, NY
United States
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Sandor Hau
Managing Director, Charlesbank
New York, NY
United States
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Joyce Chow
Director of Real Estate, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Austin, TX
United States
 
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Judy Zhang
Managing Director, Cambridge Associates
Beijing
China
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Brijesh Chopra
Managing Director, OMERS
Singapore
 
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Gaurav Ahuja
Managing Director, Chryscapital
Mumbai
India

 
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David Wong
Managing Director, Audax Group
San Francisco, CA
United States
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Yue Gong
Head of Analysis, Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund
Stockholm
Sweden
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Keith Luh
Portfolio Manager, Franklin Templeton Investments
New York, NY
United States
 
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Justin Wang
Principal, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
London
United Kingdom
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Calvin Chou
Managing Director & Head of Asia Pacific, Invesco Real Estate
Hong Kong
SAR China
 
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Sophia Tsai
Managing Director, Trinity Wall Street
New York, NY
United States
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Jacqueline Zhang
Managing Director, Hopu Capital
Hong Kong
SAR China
 
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Shan Chen
Portfolio Manager, Arizona PSPRS
Phoenix, AZ
United States
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Andrew Chen
Senior Analyst, Lockheed Martin
Washington, D.C.
United States
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Bill Li
Senior Investment Officer & Director, MassPRIM
Boston, MA
United States
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Sebastien Siou
Senior Principal, Whitehorse Liquidity Partners
Toronto
Canada
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Michael Song
Vice President, Portfolio Advisors 
Darien, CT
United States
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Oliver Fadly
Senior Research Consultant, NEPC
Boston, MA
United States
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Jamil Batcha
Senior Investment Analyst, Brookings Institution
Washington, D.C.
United States
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Jinny Lee
Senior Portfolio Analyst, University of Chicago Investment Office
Chicago, IL
United States
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Sooji Ha Won
Investment Associate, University of Michigan Investment Office
Ann Arbor, MI
United States
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David Wells
Partner, Prosek Partners
New York, NY
United States
 
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Joseph Healey
Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry
New York, NY
United States
 
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Punita Kumar-Sinha
Founder, Pacific Paradigm Advisors & Board of Directors, CFA Institute
Boston, MA
United States
Mumbai,
India

Speaking on Asian Awareness, Unity & Action

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Honorable Rep. Judy Chu
Chair, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Washington, D.C.
United States
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Noel Francisco
Partner, Jones Day, Former Solicitor General of the United States
Washington, D.C.
United States
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Honorable Rep.
Ro Khanna

United States Congressman for California's 17th District

Washington, D.C.
United States

Hosts & Co-Hosts

Host

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Les Baquiran
Founder, Alpine Capital Advisors
New York, NY
United States

Co-Host

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Rahul Moodgal
Director & Partner, Parvus Asset Management
London
United Kingdom

Co-Host

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Sara Huang
Managing Director, Ardian
New York, NY
United States

Co-Host

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Tianhao Wu 
Senior Director of Investments,
The Rockefeller University
New York, NY
United States

Co-Host

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Jaynita Sodhi
Managing Director,
Credit Suisse
New York, NY
United States

Co-Host

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Sung Ko
Senior Product Specialist, Carlyle Group
Hong Kong
SAR China

Co-Host

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Cecelia Chen
Senior Vice President, Meketa Investment Group 
Miami, FL
United States
Speakers/Moderators

Our Partners

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Final Agenda
All times below are in Eastern Time

Day 1 – Thursday, June 10

 

Session I: INVESTMENT VIEWS AS THE WORLD RE-EMERGES 

8:00 am – 8:15 am – Welcome & Partner Introductions

Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM)

Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association

Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN)

8:15 am – 9:00 am – Opening Panel: Global Markets and Geopolitics

Hari Hariharan, Chairman & CEO, NWI Management

Joyce Chang, Chair of Global Research, JP Morgan

Winston Ma, Founding Partner of CloudTree Ventures, Former Head of North America at China Investment Corporation (CIC)

Tara Hariharan, Director of Global Macro Research, NWI Management

9:00 am – 9:30 am  – A Global Perspective from One of Asia’s Leaders in Institutional Investment
Jeffrey Jaensubhakij, Group CIO, GIC

9:30 am – 10:00 am – Venture Capital/Growth Panel I: Investing in China Amongst Rising Valuation and Competition

James Mi, Founding Partner, Lightspeed China Partners

Ruby Lu, Founder, Atypical Ventures

Young Guo, General Partner, IDG Capital

Judy Zhang, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates

10:00 am – 10:30 am – Rainbows and Minefields: Investment Ideas on and from Europe
Neamul Mohsin, Investment Director, Oxford University Endowment Management
Roy Kuo, Team Head of Alternatives, Church Commissioners for England
Yue Gong, Head of Investment Analysis, Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund

Abhik Das, Managing Director, Golding Capital

10:30 am – 11:00 am – Private Equity & Venture: How Are LPs Managing Fundraising with Privates at Their Limit
Erlina Yeo Terwelp, Managing Director, Columbia Investment Management Company
​Harisha Koneru Haigh, Managing Director, Northwestern University
Seyonne Kang, Partner, Greenspring Associates

Leena Bhutta, Deputy CIO, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

11:00 am – 11:30 am – Driving Excellence in Public Pension Investing
Anthony Chiu, Director of Private Equity & Alternatives, Kentucky Public Pensions Authority
Bill Li, Senior Investment Officer & Director, MassPRIM
Shan Chen, Portfolio Manager, Arizona PSPRS

11:30 am – 12:00 pm – The Future of Real Estate

Calvin Chou, Managing Director & Head of Asia Pacific, Invesco Real Estate

Joyce Chow, Director of Real Est