CANTINA: CHICAGO
A Charity Investment Conference to Benefit ALTSO
OCTOBER 22-23, 2025
Gleacher Center at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
For any questions: events@alpineca.com
Event Partners and Participants
LPs That Have Registered Include:
Note: Registration is complimentary for LPs, subject to the approval of the organizer.
50 South Capital Advisors
Abbott Laboratories
Advocate Health
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Aksia
Bessley Capital
Bryn Mawr College
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Children's Health System of Texas
CornerStone Partners
Council on Foreign Relations
DePaul University
Doris Duke Foundation
Evanston Capital
Exelon Corp
Fiducient Advisors
Gore Creek Asset Management
Gresham Partners
Grinnell College
GVW Group
Harris Holdings
Inlihtan Capital
Kansas State University Foundation
Kathaka Family Office
Loch Alainn Capital
Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System
Loyola University Chicago
MacArthur Foundation
Marquette Associates
MBB Capital Partners
MCP Alternative Asset Partners
MEMCO
Mercer
Mesirow Private Equity
Michaud Capital Management
Millburn Ridgefield
Next Chapter Holdings
North Star Investments, Inc.
Northwestern University
Oxford Financial Group
Prada Assessoria
Pritzker Alternative Strategies
Rice Management Company
Rotary International
Sachem Hill
University of Chicago
University of Illinois
University of Iowa Center for Advancement
University of Minnesota
University of Rochester
Washington University of St. Louis
Windrose Advisors
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Agenda
*LPs wanting to see an updated list of registered managers, please email events@alpineca.com
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
8:30am: Registration Opens
9am - 12:30pm: 1-on-1 meetings (30 minute windows) *
12:30pm: LP- ONLY SESSIONS REGISTRATION
1pm - 5:45pm: LP-ONLY SESSIONS:
1:00pm - 1:30pm: Ice Breakers and 30 second attendee introductions
1:30pm - 2:10pm: CIO Panel
2:10pm – 2:45pm: Public Markets
2:45pm – 3:20pm: Town Hall on AI for LPs
3:20pm – 3:45pm: LP Networking and Break
3:45pm – 4:20pm: Private Markets
4:20pm – 4:55pm: LPs Unplugged
4:55pm – 5:35pm: CIO Panel
5:35pm – 5:45pm: Closing and Takeaways
5:45pm - 7:30pm: Networking Cocktails with LP and GP attendees
7:30pm - 9:30pm: Drinks and Dinner at a Casual Local Institution
Thursday, October 23,2025
7:30am: Registration Opens
8am - 6pm: 1-on-1 meetings (30 minute windows) *
6pm - 11pm: Rocktoberfest (to benefit ALTSO) at the House of Blues Chicago - More Info HERE
6:25pm - 6:50pm: Hive of Scum and Villiany: Acoustic Set/Sing-Along/Live Karaoke
7:50pm - 8:35pm: Hive of Scum and Villiany: Rock Set
A Small Sample of Career-Related Topics:
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Why am I not a CIO?
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Compensation, Governance, Value-add (in the era of scarce alpha and AI)
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Non-profit LPs vs. for-profit LPs
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Connecting with IC members and optimizing relationships with LP headhunters
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How to keep an LP “track record”
A Small Sample of Investment-Related Topics
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Are alternatives alternative anymore?
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Is VC Worth it?
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Can LPs really push back on bad terms, bad LPAs, and bad behavior?
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With CVs and extensions, what is the real duration of PE and VC?
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Do you really believe you can outperform in public markets?
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Guilty pleasures: Credit, Secondaries, and Co-Investments
Overview
This conference will feature two unique components:
1) Unique content, networking, programming, and
2) The opportunity for LPs and GPs to schedule up to twenty (20) one-on-one meetings with curated GPs who have been referred by institutional and family office LPs. We will target a maximum 1:1 GP-to-LP ratio.
We will initially reserve at least half of the GP meeting slots for emerging managers defined as:
1) Private markets managers raising Fund I–III, and
2) Public markets managers with firm AUM under $500 million.
Speakers and Moderators Include:
Les Baquiran – Founder, Alpine Capital Advisors
Sean Casey - Chief Investment Officer, Gore Creek Asset Management
Matthew Freedman - Chief Investment Officer, Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System
Harisha Koneru Haigh - Managing Director, Northwestern University
Jeremy Heer - Managing Director, University of Illinois Foundation
Brooke Jones - Chief Investment Officer, Bryn Mawr College
André Mehta - Senior Managing Director, Michaud Capital Management
Daniel Mueller - Partner, Head of Latin America, Alpine Capital Advisors
Anthony Novara - Partner, Research Director, Fiducient Advisors
Rob Rahbari - Senior Investment Officer and Assistant Treasurer, University of Rochester
Carlos Rangel - Chief Investment Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Valbona Schwab - Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Grinnell College
Yangge Seaman - Head of Private Investments, Children's Health
Faridah Usman – Associate Director, Rice Management Company
Scott Wilson - Chief Investment Officer, Washington University of St. Louis
Katie Wyatt - Chief Investment Officer, Loyola University Chicago
Pricing Information for GPs
Note: Registration is complimentary for LPs, subject to the approval of the organizer. For an additional cost, a limited number of private meeting rooms are available. To inquire, please reach out to events@alpineca.com. The platform will open in early September for attendee profile creation and document submission. This profile will be used for the one-on-one meeting request process, which will become available in mid to late September. Once both parties indicate interest in a meeting, the system will automatically optimize schedules based on mutual availability. Instructions will be sent via email as each phase opens.
1) Regular Registration – $7,000
Please Note: Beginning October 6, 2025, the regular GP registration pricing will increase to $7,000.
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Includes one (1) ticket to Cantina: Chicago 2025
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Access to cocktails and dinner on October 22nd
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One (1) ticket to Rocktoberfest on October 23rd
2) Sponsorship – $20,000
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Includes two (2) tickets to Cantina: Chicago 2025
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Your logo featured on the Cantina: Chicago 2025 website
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Access to cocktails and dinner on October 22nd
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Recognition as a Rocktoberfest Sponsor: logo placement on the Rocktoberfest website and additional Rocktoberfest tickets for distribution
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