The Global Absolute Return Congress (‘Global ARC’)

Which private market strategies currently offer the most attractive illiquidity premiums? As the boundaries between private and public markets continue to blur, institutional investors are increasingly reassessing where genuine opportunities still exist across private credit, private equity, and infrastructure investing. How is market convergence reshaping the skill sets required of investment managers? Do current deal flow challenges in private equity create attractive entry points for long-term investors? And which areas within infrastructure investing may offer the strongest growth potential in the years ahead? This Global ARC Boston session brings together leading specialists to explore these questions and discuss how allocators are navigating a rapidly evolving investment landscape. Chaired by Francis Griffin, Head of Private Credit, Alternatives Consulting at Callan . Featuring: • Chris Hentemann, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, 400 Capital Management LLC • Taylor Boswell, Head of Private Credit, AGL Credit Management • Brett Klein, Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Corporate Credit, Sculptor Capital Management • Additional panellist to be announced 🌟 Interested in lead sponsorship or speaking opportunities? Reach out today. 📩 Contact: Samantha Allwork 📍 23rd Annual Global ARC Boston 📅 October 26–28, 2026 🏨 InterContinental Boston #GARCBoston #GlobalARC

Public credit markets: prospects and opportunities in 2027. With the end of the “easy money era,” public credit markets appear increasingly positioned for greater return dispersion and a more differentiated investment environment. Could this create stronger conditions for high-alpha credit strategies? Where are institutional investors currently seeing the most compelling opportunities across fixed income markets as higher rates, refinancing pressures, and economic uncertainty reshape the landscape? - (Chair) Nimisha Srivastava, Head of Investments, North America Willis Towers Watson WTW Willis Towers Watson - Todd Ludgate, Senior Investment Officer, Fixed Income, State Board of Administration of Florida - Alexander Mackey, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income MFS Investment Management - Amy Hsiang, Senior Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Oregon State Treasury Additional panellist tba 📍 23rd Annual Global ARC Boston 📅 October 26–28, 2026 🏨 InterContinental Boston 🌟 Interested in Lead Sponsorship and speaking opportunities? Reach out to us today! Contact: Samantha Allwork #garcboston #globalarc

Volatility is often treated as something investors must simply endure. But what if periods of market turbulence can instead become a source of portfolio strength and opportunity? As geopolitical uncertainty, inflation risks, elevated valuations, and concentrated market leadership continue to drive instability across asset classes, institutional investors are increasingly asking whether traditional approaches to diversification remain sufficient. This Global ARC Boston session explores how investors can construct portfolios designed not merely to survive volatility spikes, but potentially benefit from them. The discussion will also examine whether institutional investors should rethink some of their underlying investment beliefs and manager allocations in order to better capture opportunities created by dislocation and market stress. Chaired by Pete Drewienkiewicz, Chief Investment Officer at Gallagher Benefit Services (UK), the panel features: • Steve Vaccaro, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, CIFC Asset Management • Paul Horvath, Chief Executive Officer, Orchard Global • William Bartlett, Chief Executive Officer, Parallax Volatility Advisers, LP • Joseph Cavatoni, Market Strategist, Americas, World Gold Council 📍 23rd Annual Global ARC Boston 📅 October 26–28, 2026 🏨 InterContinental Boston View the full agenda and confirmed speakers on our website.

As correlations across asset classes continue to rise, institutional investors face an increasingly difficult question: Which high-alpha strategies are best positioned to protect portfolios when traditional diversification begins to fail? With investment returns increasingly concentrated around a narrow set of themes — particularly artificial intelligence — richly valued risk assets across both public and private markets may be vulnerable to a broad cross-asset repricing, especially in the event of an inflation shock. This Global ARC Boston session brings together leading investment professionals to discuss how institutional investors can build more resilient portfolios in an era of elevated correlation risk. Chaired by Pete Drewienkiewicz, Chief Investment Officer at Gallagher Benefit Services (UK), the panel features: • Ryan Taliaferro, Ph.D. — SVP, Director, Investment Strategies, Acadian Asset Management • Gil Haddad, Ph.D. — Chief Investment Officer, Advanced Strategies and Research, Fidelity Investments • Jessica Laird — Chief Executive Officer, Nephila Capital 📍 23rd Annual Global ARC Boston 📅 October 26–28, 2026 🏨 InterContinental Boston 🌟 Interested in Lead Sponsorship and speaking opportunities? Reach out to us today! Contact: Samantha Allwork View the full agenda and confirmed speakers on our website. #garcboston #globalarc

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