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LSE Alternative Investment Conference

Field	Value
name	LSE SU Alternative Investments Conference
image	Simon Marc speaking at AIC 2018.jpg
image_size
caption	Simon Marc (Head of Private Equity, PSP) spoke to over 320 students at the 2018 Alternative Investments Conference in London.
abbreviation	LSE AIC
formation
type	Student conference
purpose	Education, hedge fund, private equity, venture capital
location_city	London
location_country	United Kingdom
language	English
leader_title	Co-Chairmen
leader_name	Bilal Ismail and Shota Shiukashvili
leader_title2	Co-Presidents
leader_name2	Raul Verma and Yuga Kozuki
leader_title3	Vice President
leader_name3	Nihmatalai Olaojo
leader_title4	Directors
leader_name4	Ross Wade, Daphnée Gorodetska, King-David Ulasi, Zi Yuan Kang, Spencer Davies, Millie Tsang, Gbemi Banjo, Aristotle Ferrer
num_staff	30+
website

The LSE SU Alternative Investments Conference (also known as the LSE AIC) is an international financial conference that focuses on hedge funds, private equity and venture capital held annually in London by the Alternative Investments Society (AIC), a Student’s Union society at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

History

The Alternative Investments Society was founded in 2005 by a group of undergraduate students at the London School of Economics, and continues to be run by students from the university. The first Alternative Investments Conference was a one-day event hosted on the LSE campus in 2007, and was attended by 200 students who heard from several notable investors.

The AIC has evolved considerably over its history, having changed venues and ultimately becoming the world’s largest student conference on hedge funds, private equity and venture capital. By 2024, it was held at the Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square with 350 delegates and over 60 industry leaders over 2 days.

Overview

Format

The Conference takes place over two days at the five-star London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, bringing together over 60 senior level industry leaders (see notable past speakers) and 350 student delegates from many of the world’s leading educational institutions. Delegates come from a range of backgrounds, including both undergraduates and postgraduates studying finance, law, engineering, history as well as many other disciplines. Admission to the Conference is competitive, with only 4.3% of applicants to AIC 2017 being selected to attend. The Conference is international in character, with applicants coming from over 200 universities located across more than 120 countries world wide.

The format of the Conference sees delegates attend keynote speeches, panel discussions and workshop sessions designed to allow for them to learn from and interact with experienced professionals from within the investment community. Networking events are also held during the Conference by the AIC’s partner firms, as well as a dinner for all attending delegates hosted during the evening of the first day of the event. Sponsor firms of the AIC include Point72 Asset Management, Dartmouth Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Terra Firma Capital Partners, GAM, Amicus, Bain & Company, Bain Capital, 3i, Patron Capital, Lansdowne Partners, Stable Asset Management, and Dechert.

In the Media

The Conference is well regarded on campus, as well as outside of the LSE, having been cited in the media a number of times and described by the Financial Times as 'a chance for the best brains in asset management to meet'. Several keynote sessions from past conferences are also available to watch online.

Guy Hands (Founder, Terra Firma) spoke at the 2019 Alternative Investments Conference featuring 320 delegates and 40 speakers across 2 days. The conference took place at the Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel in London. Terra Firma is a Silver Sponsor (AIC 2019).

Notable past speakers

Several notable past speakers at the AIC include:

David Rubenstein (Co-Founder & Co-CEO, The Carlyle Group)
Daniel A. D'Aniello (Co-Founder & Chairman, The Carlyle Group)
David Bonderman (Co-Founder, TPG Capital)
Guy Hands (Founder & Chairman, Terra Firma Capital Partners)
Luke Ellis (CEO, Man Group)
Marc Rowan, (Co-Founder, Apollo Global Management)
Glenn Hutchins (Co-Founder, Silver Lake Partners)
Jim Breyer (Founder & CEO, Breyer Capital)
Arif Naqvi (Founder & CEO, The Abraaj Group)
Paul Singer (Founder & CEO, Elliott Management Corporation)
Marc Lasry (Co-Founder & CEO, Avenue Capital Group)
Sir Michael Hintze (Founder & CEO, CQS)
Emmanuel Roman (CEO, PIMCO)
James Chanos (Founder & President, Kynikos Associates)
Dr Josef Ackermann (Former CEO, Deutsche Bank)
Sir Howard Davies (Former Director of the LSE & former Chairman of the Financial Services Authority)
Michelle Scrimgeour (EMEA CEO, Columbia Threadneedle)
Sir Andrew Large (Former Deputy Governor, Bank of England)
Gillian Tett (U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times)
Anthony Scaramucci (Founder, SkyBridge Capital)

References

"Home - LSE AIC".
"About - LSE AIC". LSE AIC.
"Demographics - LSE AIC". LSE AIC.
"Sponsors - LSE AIC". LSE AIC.
(2008-01-31). "It's not easy to become a hedge fund manager - you need passion and". The Independent.
Mychasuk, Emiliya. (2010-01-27). "Hedgie lessons". Financial Times.
"One of the UK's biggest private equity companies has stopped giving juniors bonuses — but is buying them houses in London instead". Business Insider.
Maton, Brendan. (2010-02-07). "Graduates gather to gain from industry’s best".
LSE SU AIC. (2015-12-01). "LSE SU Alternative Investments Conference 2015 {{!}} Guy Hands".
GAM. (2016-03-09). "LSE Alternative Investment Conference 2016 - Alexander Friedman, GAM".
Oaktree Capital. (2017-02-17). "Jay Wintrob: LSE Alternative Investments Conference".
"AIC 2011 Hugh Hendry, Eclectica Asset Management and Steven Drobny, Drobny Global Advisors".

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