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New York (HedgeCo.Net) \u2013\u00a0SALT is Skybridge\u2019s annual hedge fund conference held in Las Vegas each year. This May marked my fourth SALT conference. Now 2 weeks after it ended\u00a0I’ve\u00a0finally caught up with all my emails, and it\u2019s time to digest and relay the experience on to my readers.<\/p>\n
The SALT Experience<\/b><\/p>\n
Stepping off the plane, it becomes obvious that SALT is a different experience than other conferences that the average hedge fund manager or investor will go to this year. The difference is the passion that organizer Anthony Scaramucci has put into not just running a\u00a0 hedge fund conference, but running THE hedge fund conference.<\/p>\n
In the last 5 years since the SALT conference started, nobody can argue against the impact that it has had on the industry. This is mirrored by Market Watch who announced that \u201cA guy named \u2018The Mooch\u2019 is becoming the face of the hedgefund industry<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n This 4-day event is truly one of a kind, and the experience is a must for any hedge fund, investor (institutional or otherwise), or firm that services the hedge fund industry. SALT is all about access, the type of unique access that you get, summed up nicely by Charles Gasparino\u2019s tweet \u201dOne of the best things about going undercover at #salt2013 is that I can break stories hours before CNBC.\u201d<\/p>\n With industry leaders roaming the halls of the Bellagio, world leaders such as\u00a0George Papandreou, Ehud Barack, and Nicolas Sarkozy doing one-on-one discussions, and visionaries and futurists such as Michio Kaku speaking at lunches, being at SALT is a truly unique experience in the hedge fund industry.<\/p>\n There were so many speakers that literally hundreds of articles covering the various hedge fund leaders and topics, but in a followup blog entry, I will compile my notes and give you specific information on the individuals who spoke at SALT.<\/p>\n \n \nGreat opening reception at #salt2013<\/a> hosted by McGladrey twitter.com\/HedgeCoVest\/st…<\/a>
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\nThe People<\/b><\/p>\n
\n— HedgeCoVest (@HedgeCoVest) May 8, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n