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Speaker ProfilesAlan AlbertLK AdvisersAlan Albert has over 30 years experience of managing investments on behalf of both private individuals andinstitutions. For the past seven years, Alan has been CIO of the Mittal Family Investments, one of the largestfamily offices in the UK. Previously, he was a senior managing director of Merrill Lynch Asset Management.Robert FairbairnBlackRockRobert Fairbairn is chairman of BlackRock’s business in EMEA and Australia and was previously a senior vicepresident of Merrill Lynch, and head of MLIM’s EMEA Pacific region. In this role, he had managementresponsibility for all MLIM’s business outside the US. Prior to joining MLIM, Robert worked for LazardInvestments and GT Management.Kevin GundleAurum FundsKevin Gundle is senior executive officer of Aurum Funds, a director of several of Aurum’s Bermuda listedoffshore funds and Knightsbridge Information Services Ltd – the research arm of the Aurum Group. Kevin hasbeen investing in the alternative investment markets for more than 16 years and is a founding member ofAurum Fund Management Ltd.Stephan HowaldtHermes Focus Asset Management EuropeStephan Howaldt runs Hermes’ flagship $3 billion shareholder engagement investment fund – the EuropeanFocus Fund. He is also a member of the Hermes Group Executive Committee. Stephan has substantialexperience as a change agent in public companies improving returns for shareholders. Before Hermes, Stephanworked in investment banking at UBS Warburg and as a senior member of Siemens’ M&A team.Chris MansiWatson WyattChris Mansi is a senior investment consultant with Watson Wyatt. He provides consulting advice to a broadrange of institutional clients, and works with a number of pension funds with assets in excess of £1 billion. Chrisis also head of Watson Wyatt’s UK research team covering fund of hedge funds. Chris joined Watson Wyatt in1999, having previously worked at Aon Consulting.ConfirmedSpeakersAlan Albert, LK Advisers LimitedJohn Angell, RMF InvestmentsChris Bouckley, Caliburn CapitalRobin Bowie, Dexion CapitalBill Browder, Hermitage Capital ManagementMark Cecil, MAB PartnersJennifer Coffey, HRJ CapitalRob Fairbairn, BlackRockChristophe Gruenig, Harcourt Investment ConsultingKevin Gundle, Aurum Fund ManagementEdward Horner, Eden Rock Capital ManagementStephan Howaldt, Hermes Focus Asset ManagementRobert Howie, MercerPhil Irvine, Liability SolutionsLars Jaeger, Partners GroupVera Kaeppler, Saad Financial ServicesJason Kellman, Pinnacle Asset ManagementNikos Latsos, AlpheusChris Mansi, Watson WyattPaul Marshall, Marshall Wace Asset ManagementCarl Mauritzon, Dartmouth Capital PartnersPaul Myners, ErmitageAndrew Shrimpton, Kinetic PartnersDavid Smith, GAMThomas Strauss, Ramius HVB PartnersJim Vos, Aksia Research and ManagementAlex Ypsilanti, Merrill LynchFor further speakers please see the websitePaul MynersErmitagePaul Myners is chairman and a significant shareholder in Ermitage Limited, a Jersey fund of hedge fundsmanager. He is also chairman of Land Securities, the Trustees of Tate and a member of the Court of the Bank ofEngland, and former chairman of Gartmore and Marks & Spencer.