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.