Israel Hedge Funds Association
OCTOBER 18, 2023

About IHFA

The IHFA was established informally in the spring of 2013 by a group of Israeli and international investment managers and service providers.  The vision was to support the hedge fund industry in Israel as an integral part of the worldwide investment management community.

Through its expanding activities, the IHFA acts as a bridge to connect the local Israeli industry and its overseas peers, bringing together professional managers, investors, and service providers.

The IHFA registered as a non-profit in Israel to advance the following objectives: to represent and promote the common interests of the hedge fund industry with governmental bodies in Israel; to provide recommendations for best practices to the industry in Israel; to provide access to professional information and to broaden and deepen market and public knowledge about the hedge fund industry.

The IHFA believes that a strong hedge fund industry will benefit the Israeli economy by becoming a substantial export industry by attracting overseas investment; creating job opportunities for finance professionals, including Israelis returning to Israel or making Aliyah; increasing tax revenues; boosting liquidity on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange; improving the culture of philanthropy and social engagement.

The IHFA members include fund managers, service providers, global exchanges, global banks, and other professionals. Most of the AUM in hedge funds in Israel is managed by funds managers that are members of the IHFA.

Early Bird regsitration until

September 30, 2023

$350$300

Agenda

Hedge Funds: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

  • Networking Breakfast
    08:30
  • Welcome
    09:35

Natalie Raz, CEO, IHFA

On behalf of the Board of the IHFA: 

Lior Segev, Founder and CEO, Liquant Asset Management

Max Karpel, Partner, Akin

  • Opening Remarks
    09:45

Prof. Eugene Kandel, Chairman, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

  • Opening Bell Ceremony
    10:00
  • Israeli Hedge Funds: Vision for the Future
    10:10

Natalie Raz, CEO, IHFA

  • Israeli Hedge Fund Industry Annual Survey
    10:15

Ariel Bino, Managing Partner, Gilboa Funds

Introduction: Prakash H. Mehta, Partner, Akin

  • Managers Panel Discussion: Strategies for the Year Ahead
    10:25
Moderator: Lior Shimonovich, Head of Israel Equity Sales, Jefferies

Nadav zeller, Managing Partner, Sphera

Ariel Sternberg, Founding Partner, Community Fund

Nathanael Dreyfuss, CEO, Eden Alpha

Shahar Cohen, managing partner and Chief of Geeks, Lucid Capital

Introduction: Boaz Warshavsky Founder & CEO at Objective 

  • Fireside Chat: 2024 Investment Outlook: Macro will be Back. Geopolitics, and the Future of Markets
    11:00

David Woo, CEO, David Woo Unbound

Lior Segev, Founder and CEO, Liquant Asset Management

  • Networking Break
    11:30

Introduction: Saar Weintraub, Director of Business Development and Sales, NAV

  • Noam Gershony
    11:50

Former Apache helicopter pilot, paralympic gold medalist, wheelchair tennis player: "From the Black Box to a Gold Medal"

How to cope with unexpected challenges and adapt. A story of resilience, motivation, and triumph – against all odds

Introduction: David Ezra, Senior Director, Head of Product Management, Derivatives Trading and Risk Analytics, ICE Data Services

  • Israeli Institutional Investors Panel Discussion: Capital Appreciation in a Positive Interest Rate Environment
    12:10
Moderator: Harel Gillon, Co-CEO, Oppenheimer

Galit Polonsky, Head of Global Credit, Menora Insurance LTD

Maya Avny, Head of Global Fixed Income, Migdal Insurance Company

Ofir Navot, Head of Global Investments, Meitav Investment House

Eran Elad, Head of Global Markets, Harel Insurance Company

Introduction: Hemal Purohit, Head of EMEA Derivatives Sales, CBOE

  • Allocators Panel Discussion: Hedge Fund Allocation in a Multi- Strategy Portfolio
    12:55
Moderator: Sarju Gudka Director, Derivatives Sales, CBOE Global Markets

Avi Kimhi, CIO, Phoenix Portfolio Management, Phoenix Investment House

Mike Ellis, Director and Chief Investment Officer, Pioneer Wealth Management

Adi Heller, Head of Equity Investments, Amitim Pension Fund & CIO of Karnit Fund

Ariel Bino, Managing Partner, Gilboa Funds (FOF)

  • Prime Brokers and Exchanges Panel Discussion: Revolutionizing the nature of prime brokerage and Exchanges
    13:30
Moderator: Guy Cordovi, Head of International Equity Trading, IBI Brokerage and Investment

Leor Shapiro, Managing Director, and Global Head of Capital Intelligence, Prime Services, Jefferies

Mark Rogerson, Executive Director, EMEA Head of Interest Rate Products, CME Group Inc.

Stéphane Eglizeau, Managing Director and EMEA Head of Sales for Prime Services & Clearing, Société Générale

Ruben Mamou, Senior Sales Manager, European Energy Exchange AG

  • Networking Lunch
    14:00
* The full agenda including the speakers will be shared closer to the event date.

Speakers

Prof. Eugene Kandel,
Chairman, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Co-chairman, Start-Up Nation Policy Institute (NGO)
Natalie Raz
CEO, IHFA
Lior Shimonovich
Head of Israel Equity Sales, Jefferies
Noam Gershony
Former Apache Helicopter Pilot, Paralympic Gold Medalist in Wheelchair Tennis
Harel Gillon
Co-CEO, Oppenheimer
Max Karpel
Partner, Akin
Galit Polonsky
Head of Global Credit, Menora Insurance LTD
David Woo
CEO, David Woo Unbound
Hemal Purohit
Head of EMEA Derivatives Sales, CBOE
Maya Avny
Head of Global Fixed Income, Migdal Insurance Company
Lior Segev
Founder and CEO, Liquant Asset Management
Prakash H. Mehta
Partner, Akin
Devorah Dlinn
Regional Manager, Middle East and North Africa, ICE Data Services
Ofir Navot
Head of Global Investments, Meitav Investment House
Eran Elad
Head of Global Markets, Harel Insurance Company
Nadav zeller
Managing partner, Sphera
Sarju Gudka
Director, Derivatives Sales, CBOE Global Markets
Boaz Warshavsky
Founder & CEO at Objective
Leor Shapiro
Managing Director, and Global Head of Capital Intelligence, Prime Services, Jefferies
Mark Rogerson
Executive Director, EMEA Head of Interest Rate Products, CME Group Inc.
Avi Kimhi
CIO, Phoenix Portfolio Management, Phoenix Investment House
Adi Heller
Head of Equity Investments, Amitim Pension Fund & CIO of Karnit Fund
Saar Weintraub
Director of Business Development and Sales, NAV
Ariel Sternberg
Founding Partner, Community Fund
Nathanael Dreyfuss
CEO, Eden Alpha
Ariel Bino
Managing Partner, Gilboa Funds (FOF)
David Ezra
Senior Director, Head of Product Management, Derivatives Trading and Risk Analytics, ICE Data Services
Mike Ellis
Director and Chief Investment Officer, Pioneer Wealth Management
Ruben Mamou
Senior Sales Manager, European Energy Exchange AG
Stéphane Eglizeau
Managing Director and EMEA Head of Sales for Prime Services & Clearing, Société Générale
Guy Cordovi
Head of International Equity Trading, IBI Brokerage and Investment
Shahar Cohen
Managing partner and Chief of Geeks, Lucid Capital
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