Key Takeaways
- • Talking Hedge, an in-person conference at theWit Hotel, 201 North State Street, Chicago, is scheduled for November 11-12, 2026, with a theme of "Rethinking Risk: How Hedge Funds Drive Portfolio Resilience."
- • The event's organizers argue that actively traded hedge funds are uniquely positioned to provide customized solutions and liquidity that bolster portfolio resilience, even as private markets remain popular with investors.
- • The November 11 Evolving Managers & Investors Exchange (1:30-3:30 p.m.) features manager presentations from firms including Welton Investment Partners, 1DP Investment Management, Asset Management One USA, Graham Capital Management, Museum Mile Funds, Schultze Asset Management and Zweig-DiMenna Associates.
- • The November 12 panel, "A Fresh Look at Macro and Risk Mitigation Strategies" (12:30-1:45 p.m.), is moderated by Jeff Malec, CAIA, of RCM Alternatives, with Dr. Patrick Welton and Nicolas Gaussel, PhD, of Metori Capital Management as panelists.
- • Dr. Patrick Welton's panel, "Rates Up. Oil Up. Positioning Your Portfolio for a New Regime: Views from Two Continents," is billed as a key session featuring representatives from RCM Alternatives and Metori Capital Management.
Summary
Talking Hedge will hold an in-person conference on November 11-12, 2026, at theWit Hotel in Chicago. The event is organized around the theme "Rethinking Risk: How Hedge Funds Drive Portfolio Resilience," and its promotional material frames the investment backdrop as one of mounting challenges for fiduciaries, citing global chaos, policy shifts, geopolitical uncertainty, volatility, tariffs and AI. Organizers contend that while private markets have grown in popularity, actively traded hedge funds are uniquely positioned to provide investors with customized solutions and liquidity that support portfolio resilience.
The first day centers on the Evolving Managers & Investors Exchange, a manager presentation session running from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on November 11. Presenters include Dr. Patrick Welton, founder and chief investment officer of Welton Investment Partners, who is joined by William Marr, senior managing director and head of business growth at the same firm. Other presenters include Sam Aldred of 1DP Investment Management, Jiro Fujisawa of Asset Management One USA, Jennifer Ancker Whelen of Graham Capital Management, Mayank Mohan of Museum Mile Funds, Dean Crowder of Schultze Asset Management, and Matthew Finkelstein, Paul Michalowski and Michael Schaus of Zweig-DiMenna Associates.
The second day features the panel "A Fresh Look at Macro and Risk Mitigation Strategies" from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. on November 12. Jeff Malec, CAIA, managing director and partner at RCM Alternatives, will moderate, with Dr. Patrick Welton and Nicolas Gaussel, PhD, chief executive officer and co-chief investment officer of Metori Capital Management, as panelists. Welton's session is also titled "Rates Up. Oil Up. Positioning Your Portfolio for a New Regime: Views from Two Continents," which the publisher describes as featuring representatives from RCM Alternatives and Metori Capital Management.
The first day centers on the Evolving Managers & Investors Exchange, a manager presentation session running from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on November 11. Presenters include Dr. Patrick Welton, founder and chief investment officer of Welton Investment Partners, who is joined by William Marr, senior managing director and head of business growth at the same firm. Other presenters include Sam Aldred of 1DP Investment Management, Jiro Fujisawa of Asset Management One USA, Jennifer Ancker Whelen of Graham Capital Management, Mayank Mohan of Museum Mile Funds, Dean Crowder of Schultze Asset Management, and Matthew Finkelstein, Paul Michalowski and Michael Schaus of Zweig-DiMenna Associates.
The second day features the panel "A Fresh Look at Macro and Risk Mitigation Strategies" from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. on November 12. Jeff Malec, CAIA, managing director and partner at RCM Alternatives, will moderate, with Dr. Patrick Welton and Nicolas Gaussel, PhD, chief executive officer and co-chief investment officer of Metori Capital Management, as panelists. Welton's session is also titled "Rates Up. Oil Up. Positioning Your Portfolio for a New Regime: Views from Two Continents," which the publisher describes as featuring representatives from RCM Alternatives and Metori Capital Management.
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