Symposia

Evening symposia are the primary gatherings of the full Princeton Roundtable.  The symposia begin with a relaxed cocktail hour followed by dinner.   Content may consist of informal “roundtable” discussions on topics of interest to Princeton Roundtable participants or presentations by thought leaders followed by  Q&A.   Meaningful and direct sharing of views is a Princeton Roundtable tradition.

Symposia are by invitation only and are typically held from September through June.

Recent fireside chats:

  • Kent Clark, Goldman Sachs, CIO and head of Alternative Investments and manager selection interviewed by Helmut Weymar
  • Neil Chriss, Founder, Hutchin Hill Capital interviewed at the Institute for Advanced Study by IAS CIO, Mark Baumgartner
  • Frank Brosens, Co-Founder, Taconic Capital interviewed by Senior Endowment and Foundation CIO of Northern Trust, Bei Saville.
  • Subu Venkatraman, most recently Chief Risk Officer for Soros Funds

Roundtable discussions have included:  Portfolio Managers’ “Best Ideas; “Trends in Hedge Fund Portfolio Allocation;  Federal Reserve Policy: Investment Opportunities & Risks;  Puerto Rican Municipal Bonds: Why this is Not Detroit;  Shipping Industry Investment Opportunities.

Presentations have included:

  • Ashvin Chhabra, President of Euclidian Capital
  • Tom Byrne, Chair of the NJ Investment Fund
  • Chris Kuenne, Founder, Rosemark Capital Group

Topics include: “Europe: Lonely and lumpy, yet extremely compelling”, High Frequency Trading, Emerging Market Equity;  Credit &  local Managers Panel:  “EM, This time is really different!?”;   Central Bank Policy Impact on Global Market; Lessons learned by the founders of iconic Princeton hedge funds Commodities Corporation and Princeton Newport;  Current trends in Endowment Portfolio Management:  How a 100% Alternative Asset levered Endowment Portfolio works.