EDHEC-Risk Institute

EDHEC-Risk Conferences
Since 2004, EDHEC-Risk Institute has
As such, the EDHEC-Risk conferences
which was held at the ExCeL Centre in
also saw the inaugural EDHEC-Risk
been organising annual conferences
allow research results to be compared
Canary Wharf on 9-10 December 2008,
Days Asia conference in Singapore
devoted to the buy-side industry
with the practices and needs of
was attended by over 1,200 delegates
at the Marina Bay Sands Conference
across Europe. By setting up the
institutional investment and asset
in the midst of the financial crisis,
Centre on 9-10 May 2012.
EDHEC Hedge Fund Days in May 2004,
management professionals. EDHEC-
confirming that this event has become
EDHEC-Risk created a new type of
Risk’s independence, the original
the most prestigious and well-attended
The 2014 edition of EDHEC-Risk Days
conference that aimed to provide
approach—which leaves time for
academic and professional conference
Asia took place in Singapore on 3-4
professionals with the state of the art
instruction and discussion during
on alternative investments in Europe.
July 2014. 2013 saw the inaugural
in financial research in the various
the sessions—and the highly selective
EDHEC-Risk Days North America
fields of risk and asset management.
speaker panel, make the EDHEC-Risk
The first EDHEC-Risk Institutional Days
conference at the Crowne Plaza
In view of our academic background,
conferences the must-attend annual
ran in Paris in November 2006. The
in New York on 8-9 October 2013.
this was not about organising sales
events for institutional investors and
2008 and 2009 events attracted more
Joanne Finlay,
Events Manager
EDHEC-Risk Institute
conferences where the speakers in turn
deliver excessively brief messages that
they do not have the time to discuss
asset managers who are concerned
about maintaining best level practices
in both technical and conceptual terms.
than 2,100 institutional investors,
asset managers and private bankers.
The EDHEC-Risk Days 2015 took
place at The Brewery in London on
24-25 March 2015. This global
thoroughly, but about genuinely
In 2010, EDHEC-Risk’s partnership
conference is now a single, unique
transmitting expertise on and debating
The EDHEC-Risk Alternative Investment
with IPE enabled the EDHEC-Risk
event.
current themes proposed by the
Days were recognised as the most
Institutional Days to be held on the
EDHEC-Risk research team.
relevant and worthwhile industry
two days following the IPE Pension
The EDHEC-Risk Days 2016 will
conference dedicated to alternative
Fund Awards in Monaco. In 2012, in
take place at The Brewery in London
investments. The inaugural event,
order to better satisfy the requirements
on 15-16 March 2016. The conference
then called EDHEC Hedge Fund Day,
of institutional investors, EDHEC-Risk
includes three major events that will
was attended by over 400 senior
Institute merged its two annual
allow professionals to review major
professionals ranging from private and
conferences into a unique three-day
industry challenges, explore
institutional investors to both hedge
event in Europe, the EDHEC-Risk Days
state-of-the art investment techniques
fund and fund of hedge fund managers
Europe, held at The Brewery in London
and benchmark practices to research
from 20 countries. The fourth edition,
on 27-29 March 2012. The year 2012
advances.
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