2022 TRS / ERS Emerging Manager Conference
Wednesday, January 19, 2022; 8:30am - 3pm CT
The Teacher Retirement of Texas (TRS) and Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) will host the 17th annual Emerging Manager Conference. Traditionally hosted in Austin, TX, the Emerging Manager Conference will be brought virtually to you in 2022. TRS and ERS are globally recognized institutional asset managers with combined assets under management of more than $200 billion.
On Wednesday, January 19, 2022 the virtual conference will go live. This year’s conference will showcase the 3rd annual Allocator Hall, giving GPs direct access to asset allocators. In addition, going virtual gives attendees 30 days to access content on-demand.
TRS and ERS are expecting Emerging Managers from across all asset classes along with Public and Corporate Pensions, Endowments and Foundations, Asset Allocators, and Consultants. The objective of the conference is to provide industry-leading insights and best practices for the small and diverse Emerging Manager community. TRS and ERS manage the investments of over 1.7 million members.
- Hedge Fund Panel – The Great Crossover – Public Funds Buying Private Assets: Implications for Managers and Allocators?”
- Real Estate Panel – Digital Assets – The New Digital Landscape Beyond Crypto
- Long Only Panel – Trends: The Signal Through the Noise – How Macro Forces Will Affect Trends in Global Markets
- Private Equity Panel – Exits and Valuations – What’s Driving PE Performance in the Covid-19 Era
- Infrastructure Panel – The Dynamic Asset Class – A Discussion on the Changing Scope and Definition Within the Asset Class
We are excited to announce that this year’s Allocator Hall will have representation from the largest public and private pensions and foundations spanning North America.
Booth Name | Private Equity | Real Estate | Infrastructure | Public Markets | Private Credit | Venture Capital |
Accelerate Investors | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Advocate Aurora Health | ||||||
Aksia | x | x | x | HF | x | |
Albourne | x | x | x | x | x | |
Astarte Capital Partners | x | |||||
Attucks Asset Management | x | |||||
Azimut Alternative Capital Partners | x | |||||
Barings | ||||||
BlackRock | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Blackstone | x | x | ||||
Blue Vista Capital Management, LLC | x | |||||
Board of Education Retirement System (BERS) | x | x | x | x | ||
CAASA - Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets | ||||||
California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) | x | x | x | x | x | x |
CALPERS | x | x | x | x | ||
Cambridge Associates | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Canepa Global Managers | x | x | ||||
CDPQ | x | x | x | x | ||
Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund | ||||||
Church Pension Fund | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Commonfund | x | x | x | x | x | |
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation | ||||||
CPP Investments | HF | |||||
Crewcial Partners, LLC | x | x | x | x | x | x |
DiligenceVault | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Dow | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Employees Retirement System of Texas | x | x | x | x | ||
Exelon Investment Department | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Fidelity Prime Services | HF | |||||
Gatewood Capital Partners | x | x | x | x | ||
GCM Grosvenor | x | x | x | x | x | x |
HarbourVest Partners, LLC | x | x | ||||
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund | x | x | x | |||
Illinois Police Officers’ Pension Investment Fund | LO | x | ||||
Invesco Private Capital Partners | x | x | ||||
Leading Edge Investment Advisors, LLC | x | |||||
Legato Capital Management, LLC | x | |||||
Managed Funds Association | x | x | ||||
Maryland State Retirement System | x | x | x | x | x | |
Metlife | x | x | ||||
MUFG | x | x | ||||
Muller & Monroe Asset Management, LLC | x | |||||
Nasdaq | x | x | x | x | x | x |
NEPC, LLC | ||||||
New York State Insurance Fund | x | x | x | |||
Oak Street Real Estate Capital | x | |||||
Office of the New York City Comptroller | ||||||
Outset Global | x | x | x | |||
Pacific Current Group | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System | ||||||
Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System | x | x | LO | |||
Raytheon Technologies | x | x | x | x | ||
RockCreek - Private Markets | x | x | x | x | ||
RockCreek - Public Markets | x | |||||
Stable Asset Management | x | x | ||||
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois | x | x | x | x | x | |
Texas Permanent School Fund | x | x | x | |||
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | x | x | x | |||
Tiedemann Advisors | ||||||
TRS of Texas | x | x | x | x | ||
UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust | ||||||
University of Richmond | x | x | x | x | ||
Verus | x | x | x | x | x | x |
W.K. Kellogg Foundation | ||||||
Wafra Inc. | ||||||
Wilshire | x | x | x | x | x | x |
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