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Friday, March 9, 2018

Sohn Investment Conference New York 2018 & Investment Idea Contest

The 23rd annual Sohn Investment Conference New York is right around the corner.  It will be held on April 23rd at Lincoln Center from 8 AM to 7 PM.

The Sohn Conference Foundation in partnership with CNBC will see the event raise money for pediatric cancer research.  You can find out more about the event and register for it at their website:  http://www.sohnconference.org/new-york/


Sohn Conference New York Speakers List

Hedge fund managers that will be sharing their latest investment ideas to benefit charity include:

- Larry Robbins, Glenview Capital
- David Einhorn, Greenlight Capital
- Nathaniel August, Mangrove Partners
- Scott Ferguson, Sachem Head Capital
- Jeff Gundlach, DoubleLine Capital
- Bill Gurley, Benchmark
- Glen Kacher, Light Street Capital
- John Khoury, Long Pond Capital
- Chamath Palihapitiya, Social Capital
- Li Ran, Half Sky Capital
- John Pfeffer, Pfeffer Capital
- Seth Stephens-Davidowitz



Next Wave Sohn Speakers List

In the morning, prior to the main event, emerging managers will be pitching ideas in the fifth annual Next Wave Sohn series.  This year's speakers include:

- Alexander Captain, Cat Rock Capital
- Tim Garry, Pelorus Jack Capital
- Scott Goodwin, Diameter Capital
- Rashmi Kwatra, Sixteenth Street Capital
- Patrick McCaney, Oaktree Capital
- Oleg Nodelman, EcoR1 Capital


You can register for the Sohn Conference by clicking here.


Sohn Investment Idea Contest 2018

Submit your investment idea to be judged by a panel of Larry Robbins, Seth Klarman, Bill Ackman, David Einhorn, and Joel Greenblatt.

The winner will present his or her idea at the Sohn Conference to more than 3,000 attendees.  The contest supports the Foundation's mission to treat and cure pediatric cancer and is sponsored by GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group).

Contest Start Date: March 13th, 2018

Submission Deadline: 12pm EST on April 5th, 2018

Rules: Long or short marketable security with market cap above $1 billion.

Click here to enter the contest


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