LSE Alternative Investment Conference

The LSE SU Alternative Investments Conference (also known as the LSE AIC) is an international conference on hedge funds, private equity and venture capital held annually in London, United Kingdom by the LSE Alternative Investments Society (AIS), a Student’s Union society at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).[1]

LSE SU Alternative Investments Conference
AbbreviationAIC
Formation2006
TypeStudent conference
PurposeEducation, hedge fund, private equity, venture capital
Location
  • London, UK
Staff
20-30
Websitehttp://www.lseaic.com
Simon Marc (Head of Private Equity, PSP) spoke to over 320 students at the 2018 Alternative Investments Conference in London. Simon Marc has been named by several publications as one of 'Europe's Most Influential Private Equity Investors'. PSP supports the conference and is a Silver Sponsor (AIC 2019).

History

The Alternative Investments Society was founded in 2006 by a group of undergraduate students at the LSE, and continues to be run by students from the university.[2] The first Alternative Investments Conference was a one-day event hosted on the LSE campus in 2007, and was attended by 200 students who heard from several notable investors. The AIC has evolved considerably over its twelve-year history, having changed venues and ultimately becoming the world’s largest student conference on hedge funds, private equity and venture capital.

Overview

Format

The Conference takes place over two days at the five-star London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, bringing together over 40 senior level industry leaders (see notable past speakers) and 320 student delegates from many of the world’s leading educational institutions. Delegates come from a range of backgrounds, including both undergraduates and postgraduates studying finance, law, engineering, history as well as many other disciplines.[3] Admission to the Conference is competitive, with only 4.3% of applicants to AIC 2017 being selected to attend.[1] The Conference is international in character, with applicants coming from over 200 universities located across more than 120 countries world wide.

The format of the Conference sees delegates attend keynote speeches, panel discussions and workshop sessions designed to allow for them to learn from and interact with experienced professionals from within the investment community. Networking events are also held during the Conference by the AIC’s partner firms, as well as a dinner for all attending delegates hosted during the evening of the first day of the event. Sponsor firms of the AIC include Point72 Asset Management, Dartmouth Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Terra Firma Capital Partners, GAM, Amicus, Bain & Company, Bain Capital, 3i, Patron Capital, Lansdowne Partners, Stable Asset Management, and Dechert.[4]

In the Media

The Conference is well regarded on campus, as well as outside of the LSE, having been cited in the media a number of times[5][6][7] and described by the Financial Times as 'a chance for the best brains in asset management to meet'.[8] Several keynote sessions from past conferences are also available to watch online.[9][10][11][12]

Guy Hands (Founder, Terra Firma) spoke at the 2019 Alternative Investments Conference featuring 320 delegates and 40 speakers across 2 days. The conference took place at the Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel in London. Terra Firma is a Silver Sponsor (AIC 2019).

Notable past speakers

Several notable past speakers at the AIC include:

AIC 2020

The 2020 Alternative Investments Conference (AIC 2020) will be held at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, on February 3rd and 4th 2020. The event will mark the fourteenth annual edition of the Conference and will feature 320 delegates and 40 speakers across 2 days.

References
  1. "Home - LSE AIC". LSE AIC. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  2. "About - LSE AIC". LSE AIC. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  3. "Demographics - LSE AIC". LSE AIC. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  4. "Sponsors - LSE AIC". LSE AIC. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  5. "It's not easy to become a hedge fund manager - you need passion and". The Independent. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  6. Mychasuk, Emiliya; Terazono, Emiko (2010-01-27). "Hedgie lessons". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  7. "One of the UK's biggest private equity companies has stopped giving juniors bonuses — but is buying them houses in London instead". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  8. "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  9. LSE SU AIC (2015-12-01), LSE SU Alternative Investments Conference 2015 | Guy Hands, retrieved 2017-08-02
  10. GAM (2016-03-09), LSE Alternative Investment Conference 2016 - Alexander Friedman, GAM, retrieved 2017-08-02
  11. Oaktree Capital (2017-02-17), Jay Wintrob: LSE Alternative Investments Conference, retrieved 2017-08-02
  12. "AIC 2011 Hugh Hendry, Eclectica Asset Management and Steven Drobny, Drobny Global Advisors". Vimeo. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.