Mitch Golden is a Senior Managing Director in Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing (BXMA). Mr. Golden focuses on portfolio development, manager selection and evaluation, and ongoing monitoring for global hedge fund equity strategies. Before joining Blackstone in 2022, Mr. Golden was the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Kyndle Capital, a multi-family office. Prior to starting Kyndle, Mr. Golden was the Portfolio Manager of Greenlight Masters, a multi-manager fund affiliate of Greenlight Capital where he managed a portfolio of hedge fund, SPV, and direct investments. Mr. Golden held portfolio management and investment research roles at Senator Investment Group, Motu Capital and RH Capital. Mr. Golden received a BA with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University and earned an MBA with Honors from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Golden is a member of the Leadership Council and the Family Circle committee of the Robin Hood Foundation, the advisory council of Human Development Services of Westchester and on the advisory board of the Abaarso School of Science and Technology.

Patrick Andersen is a Partner at East Rock Capital. He has contributed to building East Rock’s current portfolio of managers, fostering multiple seed relationships and partnering with managers to help them hone their talent and develop new areas of expertise. Patrick previously worked at Luxor Capital and Putnam Investments. He graduated from Williams College with a BA in Mathematics and Economics. Patrick has run the New York City marathon for over two decades to raise money for Foyer Espoir Les Enfants, an orphanage and school in Haiti.

Shane Galie, CFA, is a Partner and Managing Director at CornerStone Partners Capital Management, LLC with co-head responsibility for hedge fund and public equity investments. As a member of CornerStone’s Management Committee and Investment Committee, he is involved in all aspects of the investment process for CornerStone client assets (approximately $20.0 billion as of December 31, 2023). His prior experience includes work for the Dartmouth College Investment Office and for the University of Virginia Investment Management Company. Shane graduated summa cum laude and University Valedictorian from James Madison University with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance.

Tony joined Winston in March 2011 and has more than 20 years of investment experience. Tony, together with Jon Scanlon, is a portfolio manager of Winston’s two investment strategies. Prior to joining the firm, Tony spent nearly five years as an Investment Analyst at Lane Five Capital Management, where he assisted in founding the firm and then focused on the research and selection of long and short equities for the firm’s funds Prior to joining Lane Five, Tony was an Investment Analyst at another long/short equity firm, Matador Capital Management. He began his career in the Equity Research Department at Raymond James Associates. Tony received an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, where he received a Faculty Award for Academic Excellence, and a BS from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce.

Aalap Mahadevia is the Founder and CIO of BCM. Mr. Mahadevia’s background encompasses both significant global long-short equity investing experience at Tiger Consumer Management, Farallon Capital Management and Narragansett Asset Management as well as substantial private equity experience at Leucadia National. Mr. Mahadevia received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 2009, graduated from Harvard College in 2003 and previously attended the Phillips Exeter Academy, Class of 1999.

Prior to Founding Palliser Capital in 2021, James was the Head of Elliott’s Hong Kong office. James joined Elliott UK as an Analyst in 2001 where he focused on European investments before moving to Hong Kong and advancing to the roles of Portfolio Manager and Head of Office. Prior to joining Elliott, James gained a variety of experience at financial and start-up firms. He holds a BA (Hons) and MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University.

Jay Kahn launched Flight Deck in May 2021. Flight Deck is a fundamental long/short TMT crossover fund that invests in disruptive public and private companies across internet, software, and fintech globally. Prior to launching Flight Deck, Jay was a Partner at Light Street Capital from 2011-2020. At Light Street, Jay ran the firm’s internet, media, and consumer investments globally. In addition to managing Light Street’s public investments in these sectors, Jay also led or co-led 14 private deals across Light Street’s side pockets, SPVs, and later stage growth fund including: Unity, Uber, Lyft, Spotify, Pinterest, Everlane, Harry’s, Toast, EzCater, Madeira Madeira, SmartHR, and Slack. From 2006-2008, Jay was an Associate at Elevation Partners, where he evaluated late stage growth and buyout investments in internet, media, music, gaming, and sports. Prior to Elevation, Jay was a Senior Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting from 2003 to 2006, where he advised on strategy, growth, and buyout deals in internet, media, and sports. Jay received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2010, and a B.A. magna cum laude in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University in 2002.

Jonathan Xiong is the founder and CEO/CIO of Arrowpoint Investment Partners, a new Asia-focused hedge fund. Prior to starting Arrowpoint, Jonathan Xiong was the Co-CEO of Millennium Management Asia for 5 years. He was responsible for the region which spanned across 8 different countries geographically. Jonathan was Head of Fixed Income Alternatives and the lead portfolio manager for the GS Global Opportunities Fund at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) for 7 years. His responsibilities expanded across multiple strategies within private and public markets. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Jonathan was a Managing Director and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Capital Management for 11 years in the Systematic Global Macro team. His responsibilities at Mellon spanned across equity, fixed income, currency, and commodity markets.

Masaki is the CIO/CEO at TriVista Capital which he co-founded in 2019, based on the experiences of having worked under the same capacity as the portfolio manager and a member of the Investment Committee at Misaki Capital which he also co-founded in 2013. Prior to Misaki Capital, he was Portfolio Manager of the Asuka Value Up Fund at Asuka Asset Management (now Aizawa Asset Management), responsible for managing the Fund and the investment team. Before joining Asuka, he worked as an analyst at SPC Japan (Standard Pacific Capital LLC’s Japan Advisory) jointly responsible for long-short investments in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, as well as at Morgan Stanley Japan in International Proprietary Trading and Goldman Sachs Japan heading Asia-Pacific Derivatives and Trading Research bringing 25+ years of experience in finance. Masaki received his B.Eng in Computer Science from Cornell University and MBA from Northwestern University.

Sean Ho is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Triata Capital, an investment management firm based in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China. Triata Capital invests in the Great China region with a focus on concentrated fundamental research through on the ground due diligence and deep sector research which are fully integrated with alternative data analysis. He is a strong believer in fundamental investment philosophy and has been investing in stocks for more than 20 years now. Prior to founding Triata in 2019, Sean spent close to four years as an Investment Analyst at Tybourne Capital Management where he researched companies and investment themes in the TMT and Consumer sectors in China. Sean was also responsible for setting up and leading the alternative data team within Tybourne. Previously, Sean worked in Segantii Capital Management, Hong Kong. Sean started off his career in Susquehanna International Group in the U.S. and later moving to Nomura International in Hong Kong. Sean completed his masters in Math of Finance in Columbia University and he holds a Bachelors of Mathematics, Double-major in Operational Research and Statistics, from Waterloo University.

Seth H. Fischer is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Oasis Management, an investment manager headquartered in Hong Kong that invests globally across capital structures. Mr. Fischer founded Oasis in 2002 following a seven-year career at Highbridge Capital Management, where he managed the firm’s Asian investment portfolio. A proponent of corporate governance reforms across Asia, he is a frequent speaker on economic and investment panels. Oasis is a signatory to Stewardship Codes in Japan, Korea and Hong Kong, and a Sustaining Donor to the Board Director Training Institute of Japan, as well as a member of the Japan Corporate Governance Network and the Asia Corporate Governance Association. Prior to joining Highbridge, Mr. Fischer served in the Israel Defense Forces. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Yeshiva University in 1993. He is a Board Member of the Karen Leung Foundation and the Carmel School in Hong Kong, Vice Chairman of the Ohel Leah Synagogue Management Committee in Hong Kong, and co-founder of the Aumann-Fischer Center for Law, Economics, and Public Policy at Hebrew University opened in 2022.

Thea Jamison is Founder and Managing Director of CHANGE Global, an investment management firm specializing in developing markets on behalf of pension funds, foundations, family offices, and investment consulting firms. Ms. Jamison possesses more than 20 years of investing experience and as one of the earliest investors focused on emerging and frontier markets, has been at the forefront of bringing U.S. institutional investment to the developing world for more than two decades. Over the course of her career, she has researched opportunities in over 90 countries and invested directly on 60 local stock exchanges. Ms. Jamison is widely recognized as a thought leader and is a frequent speaker at influential industry conferences and a contributor to major global financial media outlets. She began her career with Allianz (previously Nicholas Applegate Capital Management) before founding CHANGE Global in 2013. Ms. Jamison earned her Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Society of New York.

Vatsal is a Partner and member of the Investment Committee at Arisaig, a boutique employee-owned investment management firm, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Singapore. The firm specialises in Asia Consumer public equities long-only space. Vatsal heads Arisaig’s India research from its Mumbai office. He joined the firm in 2015 from the Boston Consulting Group where he primarily worked in the consumer practice area. Vatsal is a qualified Chartered Accountant and was ranked 11th amongst 150k candidates that appeared for the course across India. More recently, he completed the General Management Program from Harvard Business School in 2021.

Wanyi co-founded Apeiron Capital in 2017. Prior to founding Apeiron, Wanyi was portfolio manager at Investec Asset Management between Jan 2014 to Dec 2016. During her tenure at Investec, Wanyi launched and managed Investec's All China Equity fund in both Hong Kong and London. Before that, Wanyi was Investment Manager at Baillie Gifford between 2007 and Nov 2013. She worked both at UK equities and global equities teams. Wanyi worked closely with the Chief Investment Officer on a Global mandate - Long Term Global Growth Fund. In 2011, Wanyi relocated to Shanghai to set up Baillie Gifford's first investment office overseas. Wanyi graduated from University of Oxford with a BA Degree in Mathematics.

Damon is the CEO and CIO of Frontline Global Management. Frontline Global employs a fundamental research-intensive investment approach with a focus on multi-sector global equities. Prior to founding Frontline Global Management, Damon was a Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at YF Financial, where he managed a fundamental research-intensive multi-sector global equities strategy. Prior to that, he covered global equities as a Vice President at Greenwoods Asset Management and a Senior Analyst at Scopia Capital Management. He was formerly a member of the private equity investment team at Blackstone Inc. He holds an A.B in Economics cum laude from Harvard and an Honors Diploma from The Juilliard School.

Graham is the Founder and CIO of Longriver Investment Partners, a global value investing firm he launched in Hong Kong in 2023. Previously, he was Head of Research at Capital For Business Limited, a family office, where he advised the principal and managed a portfolio of global stocks and bonds. Longriver applies insights from Asia to uncover investment opportunities worldwide, reflecting Graham’s own career trajectory—from covering Chinese and Asian stocks to analyzing their global competitors, suppliers, and customers. The firm prioritizes proven business models, predictable cash flows, rational capital allocation, and a strong margin of safety. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Graham is committed to building a world-class investment practice in his hometown.

Jon Jhun is a Managing Director at MY.Alpha Management. He began his career investing in Korean companies at Goldman Sachs Investment Partners in 2011. In early 2015, Jon joined Wellington Management. At Wellington, Jon held different roles including contrarian investing across Asian TMT/consumer names, leading the Asia Consumer research team, and managing various Asia/Emerging Market portfolios while serving on the Hong Kong Management Committee. Jon joined MY. Alpha in June 2023 as the Head of Korea and Head of Global Technology, and is currently the portfolio manager of the new MY Korea Tactical fund.

Vaibhav is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Panvira Management, an India focused investment firm launching in 2025. Over the last fifteen years, he has lived & invested across the three biggest tech ecosystems - US, China & India. Previously, he led the Asia public equities coverage at Coatue Management and headed global internet coverage at Sylebra Capital. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.Com (H) from Shri Ram College of Commerce.

David has over 30 years experience of managing risk across global markets. Prior to launching Convex Strategies, David served as a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Artradis Fund Management in Singapore, where he was responsible for the fixed income aspects of their volatility strategy. Earlier in his career, David built and ran Asian and Global EM trading businesses for RBS (ABN AMRO Group), Bankers Trust and Bank of America. David holds an MBA from University of California, Berkeley and Bachelor’s degree from University of Utah. He currently sits on the Monetary Authority of Singapore Markets Committee (SFEMC).

Nick is the Group Chief Investment Officer of Vantage Point Asset Management (VPAM) established in 2017. VPAM manages a range of Liquid Alternatives Strategies, Private Assets, and Investment Solutions. The flagship fund is the Asia Opportunities Fund which is an Asia Pacific Equity Hedge Fund. Prior to establishing VPAM, Nick was the Head of Multi Asset Solutions and Portfolio Manager for the Multi Asset Funds at Eastspring Investments (Prudential PLC) from 2007 to 2027. Prior to that, Nick was the Investment Strategist and Portfolio Manager for the Multi Assets Funds at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in Australia from 1997 to 2007.

Salamat is a communications expert. He’s a highly experienced journalist, broadcaster, interviewer, moderator and event host. He is Bloomberg’s longest continuous global TV anchor serving 14 years each in London and Hong Kong. He left the company last year. Prior to joining in 1996, Rishaad held various journalistic positions at the BBC, London Weekend TV and The Wall Street Journal. Rishaad has covered nearly all the biggest business news stories that have shaped our world in the last 3 decades. They’ve included the frenzy of the dotcom boom and bust; the Global Financial Crisis; China’s drive to be an economic super power; and the rise of Artificial Intelligence as a socioeconomic game changer. During his career, Rishaad has interviewed some of the world’s top thought leaders. These include conversations with the likes of Tony Blair, Matteo Renzi, Julie Bishop, Anthony Albanese, Thaksin Shinawatra, Daniel Kahneman, Yuval Noah Harari, to name just a few. From the world of business and finance, the likes of Mark Tucker, Christine Lagarde, Bill Winters, Larry Fink, represent a tiny handful.

Dawn Yu is a Managing Director and the Head of Research at Persistent Asset Partners, where she leads research initiatives across global hedge fund strategies. Dawn joined Persistent in August 2010 as an Analyst after completing her PhD in Genetics at the University of Cambridge. She also holds a BSc in Biochemistry from Imperial College London. Her academic career includes multiple research publications, most notably as a co-first author of a paper published in journal Nature.

Annabelle Droulers is a Hong Kong-based Correspondent for Bloomberg. She covers the Asia technology sector, including China’s biggest e-commerce names and the Taiwan semiconductor supply chain. Annabelle has interviewed senior executives from Alibaba, Xiaomi and Foxconn among others, plus government officials including Taiwan’s Vice Premier. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Annabelle was with a major Australian TV network. She graduated from the University of Sydney with distinction, and is currently undertaking a MA of International Relations and War at King's College London.