Event Introduction - SEO 1st Annual Alternative Investment Conference

APRIL 21, 2010

The Waldorf-Astoria
301 Park Avenue
New York, New York

1:00p – 5:15p
Reception to follow

INTRODUCTION From private equity to hedge, venture capital to real estate—interest in alternative investments has never been stronger, but the path to this industry is not always clear. Highlighting career and business opportunities, SEO’s first annual Alternative Investment Conference provides professionals from groups underrepresented within financial services exposure to the alternative investment arena.

BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION
Learn more about career paths and industry trends within the alternative investment arena
Network with experienced professionals from various segments of the industry
Sponsor the event to indicate your organization or firm’s commitment to diversity
Share insights and dialogue with aspiring and experienced finance professionals

The half-day conference is part of SEO’s Alternative Investment Program, which includes the Alternative Investment Fellowship Program (AIFP), an initiative launched in Fall 2009. The AIFP provides a career pathway, training, and mentoring opportunities for talented young financial executives of color with the goal of increasing diversity in the private equity industry. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG are SEO’s AIFP inaugural partners.

Industry discussions focused on private equity and other alternative investments promise to provide young professionals with valuable insights. Through involvement on panels and support of the conference, institutional investors, fund managers, consultant firms, and other providers within the alternative investment industry will actively foster the growth and knowledge of the industry’s next generation of leaders.

Space is limited. We encourage you to register early to ensure your place.

SEO LP Advisory Council
Cheryl Alston, Executive Director, Dallas Employees’ Retirement Fund
Ping Chen, Senior Manager, Pfizer
Laureen Costa, Portfolio Manager, JPMorgan Private Equity Group
Kim Lew, Director of Investments, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Juan Lopez, Investment Officer, Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System
Lisa Mazzocco, Chief Investment Officer, Los Angeles County Employees' Retirement Association
David Ourlicht, Board Member, New York State Insurance Fund
Kolawole Olofinboba, Partner, Fairview Capital Partners
Edward Powers, Managing Director, BAML Capital Access Funds
Tyson Pratcher, Assistant Comptroller, New York State Office of the Comptroller
Kelly Williams, Managing Director, Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment Group
Jimmy Yan, Board Member, New York City Pension Plans

Click here to register. If you have questions about the SEO 1st Annual Alternative Investment Conference, please contact RG & Associates at 510-628-0345 or email meetings@rgassociates.org.

ABOUT SEO Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1963 as one of New York City’s first mentoring programs for high school students of color. SEO currently provides services through three major programs: the Career Program, the Scholars Program, and Alumni & Philanthropy Programs. In 2009, SEO partnered with leading private equity firms KKR and TPG to launch the Alternative Investment Fellowship Program, designed to provide a pathway, training, and mentoring opportunities for talented young financial executives of color to increase their presence in the private equity industry. Currently, eight minority professionals are participating in the program.

Over the past four decades, SEO has grown into an established nonprofit organization with offices in New York City and affiliates in London and Beijing, 40 full-time staff, and programs that serve over 1,000 young people each year, helping them develop throughout high school, college and their careers. The SEO Career Program, the organization’s flagship program, recruits and trains outstanding college students of color for summer internships that lead to full-time jobs with investment banks, corporate law firms and other leading global companies. The program has over 5,000 graduates.