{"id":22238,"date":"2011-05-03T07:20:59","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T11:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=22238"},"modified":"2011-05-03T07:26:01","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T11:26:01","slug":"las-vegas-salt-hedge-fund-conference-2011-sold-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/05\/2011\/las-vegas-salt-hedge-fund-conference-2011-sold-out.html","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas &#8216;SALT&#8217; Hedge Fund Conference 2011 Sold Out: George W Bush, Gordon Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; The SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference, which will convene 1,500 participants including global leaders, capital allocators and hedge fund managers at the Bellagio Resort &amp; Casino in Las Vegas May 11 to 13, 2011, has sold out, according to the\u00a0$7.78 billion global\u00a0alternative investment firm, SkyBridge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/news-graphics-2008-_660161a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22239\" title=\"George W. Bush, Gordon Brown \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/news-graphics-2008-_660161a-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/news-graphics-2008-_660161a-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/news-graphics-2008-_660161a.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Keynote speakers for the conference include former President George W. Bush, Colin Powell and former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Gordon Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Among other notable additions to the agenda are Steven A. Cohen, Founder, Chairman &amp; Chief Executive Officer, S.A.C. Capital Advisors, L.P.; Jon S. Corzine, Chairman &amp; Chief Executive Officer, MF Global Holdings Ltd.; David Axelrod, Senior Adviser to President Barack Obama (2009-2011); Michael Milken, Co-Founder, Milken Family Foundation &amp; Chairman, The Milken Institute; and Rex Ryan, Head Coach, New York Jets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to gather some of the world&#8217;s most influential public policy makers with top thought leaders of the investment community to share experiences, ideas and takeaway solutions for navigating the ever-evolving regulatory and economic environment,&#8221; said Victor Oviedo, partner of SkyBridge and director of SALT.<\/p>\n<p>CNBC, the exclusive broadcast media partner, will broadcast live from the Conference, which will also feature Christopher J. Dodd  Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (2007-2010); Ken Griffin, Founder &amp; CEO of Citadel; Jane Buchan, CEO, Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO); John Burbank, Founder, Passport Capital LLC; Jamie Dinan, Founder, Chairman, &amp; CEO, York Capital Management; Izzy Englander, Founder, Millennium Partners; Dan Loeb , Founder, Third Point LLC; and Marc Lasry, Chairman, CEO &amp; Co Founder, Avenue Capital Group.<\/p>\n<p>Editing by Alex Akesson<br \/>\nFor <a title=\"hedge funds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:alex@hedgeco.net\">alex@hedgeco.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.Net<\/a> is a premier <a title=\"hedge fund database\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">hedge fund database<\/a> and community for qualified and accredited investors only. 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