The Sohn San Francisco Investment Conference returns to downtown San Francisco, bringing together the Bay Area’s investment community for a full day of insightful ideas and meaningful connections – all to benefit Bay Area youth causes.

This year’s program features special guest Eat. Learn. Play.’s co-founder Ayesha Curry, to discuss the revitalization of Bay Area and their commitment to community, well-being, and responsibility. Attendees will also gain global investment perspectives from our panel on “Investing in China: Challenge and Opportunity” with Melissa J. Ma (Asia Alternatives) and Jeff Shen (Blackrock), and capital allocation insights from the “Allocators Perspective Panel” with Jim DeWolfe (Northside Capital Management), Jackson Garton (Makena) and Alan Zafran (IEQ Capital).

Throughout the day, other top investment professionals will share their Best Ideas, offering actionable strategies and market views. Since its inception, SohnSF has raised over $3.5 million for youth-focused beneficiaries seeking to drive greater outcomes in academic achievements, community health and safety, and career readiness.

Sohn SF Investment Conference Speakers

Ravi Paidipaty, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Freestone Grove Partners
Mike Wilkins, Managing Member, Kingsford Capital Management
Peter S. Park, Founder and Managing Member, Park West Asset Management
Dennis Allaire, Partner and Director of Research, SoMa Equity Partners
Chris Hansen, President and Founding Partner, Valiant Capital Management, L.P.
Franklin Parlamis, Chief Investment Officer, Aequim Alternative Investments
Jacob Rubin, Founder and Managing Member, Philosophy Capital Management LLC
Blake Schaefer, Founding Partner, Environmental Commodity Partners
Louis Chang, Founder and CIO, Gavilan Investment Partners

Next Wave Sohn SF Investment Conference

Jim Edwards, Managing Partner, Maestria Partners
Gaurav Gupta, Founder & CIO, Floating Capital
Shaun Mehra, Founder, Ishara Investments
Jun Y. Oh, CIO, Griet Capital

Panels:

Sohn San Francisco Beneficiary Presentation

Ayesha Curry, Co-Founder, Eat. Learn. Play Foundation & Founder, Sweet July

iConnections Allocator Panel

Jim DeWolfe, Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer, Northside Capital Management
Jackson J. Garton, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Makena Capital Management
Micheal McIntosh, CFA, Chief Market Strategist, IEQ Capital
Lindsay Costigan, Managing Director, BNP Paribas (Moderator)

Investing in China: Challenge and Opportunity

Melissa Ma, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Asia Alternatives
Jeff Shen, PhD, Managing Director, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Co-Head of Systematic Active Equities, BlackRock
Pete Lardner, CFA, Managing Director, Banker, J.P. Morgan Private Bank (Moderator) Investing in China: Challenge and Opportunity

Leadership Forum

Keren Eldad, Executive Coach, With Enthusiasm Coaching, INC
Lindsay Costigan, Managing Director, BNP Paribas (Moderator)

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