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Third Annual SEO London

Alternative Investments Conference

Date: Wednesday 5 February 2025

Venue: Convene 155 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3YD

Registration for AICON 2025 is now open

The 3rd annual SEO London Alternative Investments Conference (AICON) is designed to increase access and career development at every point of the investing chain for professionals from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the alternative investments space.    

Read about our speakers here.

Why AICON? 

  • Attracting over 300+ attendees and 30+ speakers at our inaugural event in 2023, AICON positioned itself as a leading event in the space

  • Gain insight from industry leaders including private equity, growth equity, credit, real estate, emerging markets, sustainable investing

  • Engage with Limited and General Partners 

  • Network with leaders and peers in the Alternative Investments Industry 

Who should attend? 

  • Working professionals within the alternative investments industry
     

For more information on sponsorship or attendance at our 2025 event please email us at aicon@seo-london.org.

AGENDA

12.00-13.00 Registration and Networking Lunch

13.00-13.15 - Opening Address – Introduction and welcome

                 Nathalie Richards – CEO, SEO London  

13.15-14.00 - Keynote Fireside Chat

                 Benoît Durteste – Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer, ICG

                 Raj Rao – President and COO, Global Infrastructure Partners

                 Assia Belkahia  Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners 

14.15-15.15 - Breakouts Session 1

  • Decarbonisation – The path to sustainability

                 Elsa Palanza  Global Head of Sustainability & ESG, ICG

                 Dami Lalude  Managing Director, Bregal Sphere 

                 Beth Carter – Partner, Just Climate

  • Carve-outs and Divestitures

                 Peter Deming – Managing Director, Warburg Pincus

                 Michaela Wood – Director, KKR 

                 Marty Guinoo – Partner, Apax

                 Anastasia Kovaleva – Partner, Pollen Street Capital 

  • Credit – Future lending trends

                 Miguel Toney  Partner, CVC

                  Xunhua Wong  Managing Director, Hayfin

                 Suzana Peric – Managing Director, Oaktree

                 Nakul Sarin – Managing Director, Blackstone  

15.30-16.30 - Breakouts Session 2 

  •  Sports Investing – What’s the play

                 Borja Cabrera Bellon – Senior Vice President,  Providence Equity Partners 

                 Mathijn Visser  Managing Director, CVC 

                 Sabrina Colin – Partner, Divergent Investments 

                 Nicki Boyd  Founder & Managing Partner, Sphera Partners 

  • Artificial Intelligence – The future is now

                 Charlie Tafoya  CEO, Chronograph 

                 Khalil Mair  Growth Equity Strategy, Generation IM  

                 Jamaria Kong  Managing Director, Towerbrook

                 Greg Coates  Member of the Genesis Team, Hg Capital  

  • Real Estate – A credit perspective

                 Dan Pottorff – Managing Director, Head of Debt Investment, Tristan Capital Partners​

                 Blanca Almoguera  Executive Director, Goldman Sachs 

                 Ian Marcus OBE  Senior Advisor, Eastdil Secured

                 Randeesh Sandhu - Co-Founder and CEO, Precede Capital

17.00-18.00 - Plenary Panel Session

  • Limited Partners’ approach to asset allocation

                 Rob Williams  Managing Director, Temasek 

                 Vladimir Balchev  Managing Director, Hayfin

                 Dana Haimoff  Managing Director, JP Morgan Asset Management

                 Venika Kapur  Director, PSP 

18.00-18.15 - Closing Remarks 

                 Lynne Akashi – Founding Partner and Chief Strategy Officer, Zetland Capital 

                 Andrew Fairbairn – Founder and Co-Chair, SEO London

18.15-20.00 – Networking Drinks Reception 

OUR SPONSORS

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Alternative Investments Programme Sponsors 

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Check out our past AICON Agendas

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