{"id":42027,"date":"2014-05-09T06:58:56","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T10:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=42027"},"modified":"2014-05-09T10:05:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T14:05:33","slug":"skybridge-alternatives-salt-conference-may-13-16-in-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/05\/2014\/skybridge-alternatives-salt-conference-may-13-16-in-vegas.html","title":{"rendered":"SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference May 13-16 In Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/dbpix-skybridge-salt-anthony-scaramucci-tmagSF-v2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-42029\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/dbpix-skybridge-salt-anthony-scaramucci-tmagSF-v2-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"dbpix-skybridge-salt-anthony-scaramucci-tmagSF-v2\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/dbpix-skybridge-salt-anthony-scaramucci-tmagSF-v2-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/dbpix-skybridge-salt-anthony-scaramucci-tmagSF-v2.jpg 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>New York (HedgeCo.Net) &#8211; Approximately 1,800 industry hedge fund leaders are meeting up\u00a0to discuss macro-economic trends, geo-political events and alternative investment opportunities for the year ahead. The 2014\u00a0<a style=\"color: #743399;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saltconference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">SALT Conference<\/a>\u00a0is taking place\u00a0May 13-16, at the Bellagio Resort &amp; Casino in\u00a0Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Keynote presentations will come from two of the leading minds in entertainment,\u00a0<strong>Francis Ford Coppola<\/strong>, Academy Award Winning Film Director, Producer &amp; Screenwriter; and\u00a0<strong>Kevin Spacey<\/strong>, Academy Award-Winning Actor &amp; Producer.<\/p>\n<p>SALT is produced by SkyBridge Capital, a global alternative investment firm with approximately\u00a0$9.6 billion\u00a0in assets under advisement or management as of\u00a0December 31, 2013.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #262626;\">SkyBridge\u2019s flagship multi-advisor hedge fund gained 14.25% last year and was up 21.29% in 2012.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As volatile global markets and geo-political tensions continue to weigh on investor sentiment and create uncertainty, SALT is a forum for the world&#8217;s leading minds in business, finance, economics and politics to discuss, debate, and exchange ideas while identifying potential solutions,&#8221; said\u00a0Victor Oviedo, partner and global head of business development at sponsor SkyBridge Capital. &#8220;We have structured the program to focus in real-time, so participants may gain ideas that are applicable and actionable in today&#8217;s current market environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">SALT program highlights and notable speakers include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b style=\"color: #000000;\">General David. H. Petraeus<\/b>, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2011-2012); Commander of U.S. and International Security Assistance Forces-Afghanistan (2010-2011); Commander, U.S. Central Command (2008-2010); Commander, Multinational Force-Iraq (2007-2008);<\/li>\n<li><b style=\"color: #000000;\">Jamie Dinan<\/b>, Chairman &amp; CEO, York Capital Management;\u00a0<b style=\"color: #000000;\">David M. Rubenstein<\/b>, Co-Founder &amp; Co-CEO, The Carlyle Group; and<b style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0David Tepper<\/b>, Founder &amp; President, Appaloosa Management LP;<\/li>\n<li><b style=\"color: #000000;\">Kenneth G. Langone<\/b>, President &amp; CEO, Invemed Associates LLC and Co-Founder of The Home Depot;\u00a0<b style=\"color: #000000;\">Valerie Jarrett<\/b>, Senior Advisor to the President of\u00a0the United States\u00a0and Assistant to the President for Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs; and\u00a0<b style=\"color: #000000;\">Mary Schapiro<\/b>, Chairman U.S. Securities &amp; Exchange Commission (2009-2012);<\/li>\n<li>Meeting of the Minds: A Discussion on Global Fiscal Policy Challenges &amp; Economic Realities:\u00a0A timely conversation featuring distinguished economists,\u00a0<b style=\"color: #000000;\">Lawrence H. Summers<\/b>, Charles W. Eliot University Professor,\u00a0Harvard University&#8217;s\u00a0Kennedy School\u00a0of Government &amp; Director, White House National Economic Council (2009-2010); and\u00a0<b style=\"color: #000000;\">Nassim Taleb<\/b>, New York Times Bestselling Author, &#8220;The Black Swan&#8221; &amp; Distinguished Scientific Advisor, Universa Investments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the flagship SALT Conference which takes place in\u00a0Las Vegas\u00a0every May, SALT Asia will take place at the Marina Bay Sands in\u00a0Singapore,\u00a0October 21-24, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Past featured speakers have included President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush, President Nicolas Sarkozy, Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Vice President Al Gore, Governor Mitt Romney, General Colin Powell, the Honorable Gordon Brown, Secretary Leon Panetta, Secretary Timothy Geithner, Jean Claude Trichet, Chairman Jin Liqun, Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Michael Milken, Minister Lim Hng Kiang, Wolfgang Puck, Al Pacino and Oliver Stone.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Akesson<br \/>\nEditor for\u00a0<a style=\"color: #743399;\" title=\"hedge funds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/\">HedgeCo.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #743399;\" href=\"mailto:alex@hedgeco.net\">alex@hedgeco.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #743399;\" title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/\">HedgeCo.Net<\/a>\u00a0is a premier\u00a0<a style=\"color: #743399;\" title=\"hedge fund database\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/\">hedge fund database<\/a>\u00a0and community for qualified and accredited investors only. 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