The McIntire School of 
Commerce

The Mcintire Center for Financial Innovation


 
McIntire School of Commerce
Nov. 17, 2000

Program Agenda

9:30 a.m. Roundtable Discussion: “Hedge Fund Strategies, Management Styles, and Challenges”

Moderator: Michael D. Bills (A&S ’78), Former COO, Tiger Management, and Professor, McIntire School of Commerce

Hedge Fund Founders and Executives:

• Lee S. Ainslie III (Engineering ’86), Managing Partner, Maverick Capital

• John A. Griffin (McIntire ’85), Founder and President, Blue Ridge Capital; Visiting Scholar, McIntire School of Commerce; and Symposium Co-Chair

• Paul Tudor Jones II (A&S ’76), Founder, Tudor Group of Companies

• Julian H. Robertson Jr., Founder, Tiger Management

1:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: “Evaluating a Hedge Fund"

Moderator: John A. Griffin (McIntire ’85), Founder and President, Blue Ridge Capital; Visiting Scholar, McIntire School of Commerce; and Symposium Co-Chair

Panelists:

• Marvin Bush (A&S ’79), Founder and Managing Partner, Winston Partners Group

• David B. MacFarlane (McIntire ’84), Managing Director, Kemnay Services

• Leah Modigliani, Vice President of Equity Research and U.S. Investment Strategist, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

2:15 p.m. Panel Discussion: “Hedge Fund Performance: Research Issues”

Moderator: Robert I. Webb, Professor and Senior Associate Dean, McIntire School of Commerce

Presentation: Carl Ackermann, Professor, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame

David J. Ravenscraft, Professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

3:15 p.m. Presentations and Discussion: “Creating and Building a Hedge Fund”

Moderator: John A. Griffin (McIntire ’85), Founder and President, Blue Ridge Capital; Visiting Scholar, McIntire School of Commerce; and Symposium Co-Chair

Presentation: Anson H. Beard (A&S ’93), Managing Partner and Founder, Archimedes Capital Partners

Panelists:

• Marvin Bush (A&S ’79), Founder and Managing Partner, Winston Partners Group

• David B. MacFarlane (McIntire ’84), Managing Director, Kemnay Services

• Leah Modigliani, Vice President of Equity Research and U.S. Investment Strategist, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

• Robert I. Webb, Professor and Senior Associate Dean, McIntire School of Commerce

4:15 p.m.              Closing Remarks

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