Mr. Katzman was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc. from its inception in 1995 until his retirement in April, 2005. In this role he was responsible for developing and managing hedge fund of fund products for J.P. Morgan Chase's institutional and private banking clients. During his tenure the group grew from $7 million to over $9 billion in assets under management. At the time of his retirement the group had over 70 staff and invested with over 120 hedge fund managers. Mr. Katzman joined J.P. Morgan Chase in 1975. He was involved in the firm’s alternative investment business beginning in 1988 and became head of the group in 1993. Prior to his responsibilities in alternative investments he was involved in the bank's strategic planning, financial management and treasury functions, both domestically and overseas. Mr. Katzman received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from New York University.

Mr. Peter H. Fletcher is the Managing Director of Parly Company SA, Geneva, Switzerland, a family office which invests internationally in private/direct equity and alternative investment strategies. Mr. Fletcher has over 30 years of international experience covering a broad spectrum of financial management functions in the trust and banking industry in Canada, Australia, Bermuda, Hong Kong and Switzerland. In addition to holding numerous directorships of investment funds and companies, Mr. Fletcher has served on various governments financial regulatory bodies. He holds the professional designation of Chartered Financial Analyst.

Richard set up Albourne Partners (Asia) Limited in September 2004 in order to expand Asian coverage for Albourne Partners Limited, a leading UK based independent hedge fund advisory firm representing over 111 clients with over $150bn invested in hedge funds. Albourne Partners Limited was establish in 1994 and now has over 131 employees in 11 countries.

Richard had spent the previous eleven years with UBS AG in Hong Kong and Singapore, in various senior positions managing equity proprietary tradings, convertible bonds and prime brokerage in the region. Prior to this, he was with Baring Securities in London and Tokyo, specialising in arbitrage trading and risk management.

Richard graduated in Computer Science from Manchester University, UK in 1981 and was admitted as a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales in 1984.

As Senior Strategist and Head of Capital Introductions – Asia, for Newedge Prime Brokerage Group, Kirby Daley services hedge fund investors and managers all over the Asia-Pacific region. 

After graduating from the University of Minnesota, Kirby started his career as a trader for the Special Commodities Division of the Pillsbury Company in the early 1990's.  He made a move to Japan in 1993, where his work experience included broking Japanese commodity futures and dealing foreign exchange, with a focus on Japanese yen crosses, before joining Newedge Group in Tokyo (formerly called Fimat Group) in 2001.  At Newedge, Kirby worked initially as a Japan Strategist, but added the Hedge Fund Capital Introductions role in late 2002, and currently handles all of these duties out of the Newedge office in Hong Kong.

Kirby is featured prominently in the media for his views on the global economy, markets and politics, having had a regular Monday morning weekly spot on CNBC Asia (Asia Squawk Box) from early 2003 through Spring 2008, and continuing frequent appearances on CNN International, Bloomberg TV, the BBC.

Vincent Duhamel is a Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of SAIL Advisors Limited and other SAIL related entities. Mr. Duhamel has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry in Europe, North America and Asia. Prior to joining SAIL in September 2008, Mr. Duhamel was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong serving as Head of Asia ex-Japan for its asset management business and subsequently responsible for all the investment activities for Central Banks and Official Institutions. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Mr. Duhamel was a Senior Principal and Chief Executive for Asia, and a member of the Global Executive Committee of State Street Global Advisors’ business. Before relocating to Asia in 1997, Mr. Duhamel established and managed State Street Global Advisors’ business in Canada from 1993 to 1997. He also worked at Pictet International as a Vice President and Portfolio Manager in Switzerland and Canada from 1989 to 1993. Mr. Duhamel is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from University of Ottawa in Canada. He has also served as a CFA Institute Governor from 2000 to 2008 and served as Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Governors in 2006 and 2007 respectively.