2025 North American Stakeholder Forum

Join us in New York City for a series of engaging discussions with industry leaders, where we will explore institutional priorities, regulatory developments, and other current topics.

Agenda: 

10:00: Registration & Networking 

MORNING SESSIONS

10:30 - 12:00

Open to All

SBAI Communities Workshop: Building Resources for the Future

  • Survey Results: BofA Annual Client Survey
  • Panel Discussion: Resourcing for the Future: inefficiencies and innovation across the middle/back office
  • Breakouts: small group discussions on resourcing for the future 

 

Open to Investors Only

SBAI Investor Workshop: Review of Strategic Portfolio Policy – How can Investors Improve their Approach?

  • What is the spectrum of allocation models investors use?
  • How to model common asset classes (or risk factors)?
  • How to incorporate alternatives?
  • How have different portfolios have fared?
  • What are key lessons and areas for future innovation?

 

 

12:00: CIO Roundtable

C-Leader Investors Invite Only

  • Navigating the macro environment and portfolio flexibility – What is most worrying, what is most exciting now?
  • Innovating the investment organization – What needs innovating & how?
  • Future Outlook: Weather proofing or anticipating – What has changed in your general assumptions?

 

 


12:00: Networking Lunch & Afternoon Registration 


AFTERNOON SESSIONS 

Open To All


13:00: Welcome & Opening Remarks 

 

13:05: Panel: Investment Leaders' Perspectives: Navigating Paradigm Shifts in Global Policy & the Investment Landscape.

  • What paradigm shift is most underappreciated by markets today?
  • What does resilience look like in a world of policy volatility?
  • To what extent are geopolitics driving actual portfolio positioning versus just headline risk?
  • Have your long-term capital market assumptions materially shifted—and what asset classes have changed the most?”
  • Are you rethinking liquidity budgets in light of today’s environment?
  • In this environment, where do you see the most asymmetry between risk and reward?

 

13:50: Fireside Chat: What is going on in Washington: Part 1: An Investor's Perspective

 

 


14:15: Break 


14:30: Ideas Exchange

Group sessions on top-of-mind issues curated by the SBAI stakeholders to spark ideas, exchange information, and find solutions for building a strong relationship between managers and investors.

Authentic Leadership in Alternative Asset Management

  • What does authentic leadership mean in the context of our industry?
  • Relationship between mentalization and authenticity
  • Case study highlighting the positive impact of authentic leadership
  • Individual table discussions

 

 

Managing Stakeholder Relations: Strategies & tactics for managing your constituents

  • The importance of branding an investment management office
  • Navigating complex situations and communication challenges
  • The importance of continuous education to your “constituents”: case studies and ideas
  • Transparency and expectation management: internal/external
  • Governance structures and communication best practices: what works and what does not work
  • Tips that set successful LPs and CIOs apart

 

 

Strategic partnerships: Idea sharing, SMAs & Co-Investments

 

 


15:30: Break


15:50: Panel: What is going on in Washington: Part 2: A Regulatory Perspective

 

 

16:15: Panel: State of the World Across Asset Classes

 

17:00: Closing Remarks

17:15: Networking Reception on the terrace

 

More agenda details and Speakers to be announced soon.