Schedule

10:00am – 11:15am CT

The Investor Allocation Challenge

This session kicks-off the Leadership = Action theme of Consortium. The Investor Allocation Challenge raises the bar for investors to commit to diverse and women managers as they pursue their goal of outsized performance while tapping the next generation of investment managers. At the end of this conversation, we hope new and existing investors in the space will ask themselves, “What am I willing to commit?”

11:15am – 11:30am CT

Break

11:30am – 12:45pm CT

LP Intensive: Playbook for Change

Increasingly, investors are being challenged to “put their money where their mouth is” and convert stated diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives into meaningful allocations. In this session, executive leaders, investment staff, board members, and consultants discuss the steps they took to put capital to work with diverse and women managers, highlighting the importance of buy-in and participation from all levels and departments within their organizations.

12:45pm – 1:15pm CT

Lunch Break

1:15pm – 2:15pm CT

Two concurrent 1-hour sessions

·   Real Estate

·   Absolute Return Strategies

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

Two concurrent 1-hour sessions

·   Infrastructure

·   Private Equity

GP Bootcamp: The New Pitch – What LPs Look for Today

For GPs, getting the attention of LPs and consultants is more challenging than ever. The mix of technology, videos, marketing materials, messaging, and delivery all play a vital role in getting noticed – and funded. Meanwhile, LPs and consultants continue to look for more efficient ways to cut through the noise and identify the best new and diverse managers.

“The New Pitch,” has been created with both groups’ objectives in mind.

In this session, qualifying GPs will submit a video of their pitch and marketing materials for review by a panel of top institutional investors, consultants and the GCM Grosvenor investment teams. These panels will select a handful of GPs among the submissions and provide live feedback, intended to help shape the GP’s materials and hone their presentation skills.

“The New Pitch” will also provide LPs and consultants in attendance a view into the universe of diverse and women manager talent and offer the chance to schedule a meetings with GPs of interest. 

To participate, GPs must qualify according to the participation guidelines found here.

GPs must register for the conference by April 28 and submit their videos by April 30. No late submissions will be reviewed.

10:00am – 12:00pm CT

Six 15-minute meetings, with 5-minute transitions

VIP Connect

This session creates an intersection where LPs, consultants and diverse managers meet. During these one-on-one meetings, institutional investors and their advisors discuss with GPs their investment programs, focus, considerations, and processes. Note: these introductory meetings are for information exchange only.  We encourage managers to not “sell” during this time.

In 2021, Consortium will feature a more curated approach to matching LPs, consultants, and diverse managers, for an extra-tailored experience.

Attendees must register for the conference and VIP Connect specifically, by May 17 to participate in these meetings.

Learn more about VIP Connect here.

12:00pm – 12:30pm CT

Lunch Break

12:30pm – 3:00pm CT

30-minute sessions, with 10-minute transitions

Investors in Action

Continuing Consortium’s 18-year tradition of connecting attendees, we invite diverse and women managers to join small, curated workshops called “Investors in Action.” In these discussions, GPs hear from allocators who are actively investing with small, emerging and/or diverse managers. These sessions are critical for managers seeking information, access, and a chance to learn about investors’ manager selection process.