London School of EconomicsSU | Alternative Investments Conference
- Speakers:
- Oliver Haarmann, KKR
- Howard Davies, LSE
- Emmanuel Roman, GLG Partners
- David Blitzer, The Blackstone Group
- Omar Kodmani, Permal Group
- Jon Moulton, Alchemy Partners
- Steven Puccinelli, Investcorp
- Philippa Malmgren, Canonbury Group
- Tim Frost, Cairn Capital
- Vincenzo Morelli, Texas Pacific Group
- Alon Avner, Sankaty Advisors
- Omar Lodhi, Abraaj Capital
- Guy Townsend, Walker Hamill
- Bruce Robson, FSA
- Sir Geoffrey Owen, LSE
- Dr. Vikas Agarwal, LBS
- Wol Kolade, ISIS Private Equity
- Guy Hurley, Merrill Lynch
- Reiko Nahum, Amber Partners
- Carolina Minio-Paluello, GSAM
- Matt Mack, GSAM
- Giles Drury, KPMG
- Michele Giddens, Bridges Ventures
- Robert Cressy, Birmingham B. School
- Chairs:
- Henry Tricks, The Economist
- Lionel Barber, The Financial Times
- Peter Harrison, Harrison Careers
- Danny Quah, LSE
- Ron Anderson, LSE
- Paul Mullins, BCG
- Robert Lenzner, Forbes Magazine

Dr. Vikas Agarwal is Visiting Research Fellow at the BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre, London Business School. He is also Assistant Professor of Finance at the J.Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, where he teaches undergraduate and masters electives in finance. He has previously taught at the University of Cologne and the K.J.Somaiya Institute of Management.
His research interests include asset pricing, portfolio management, hedge and mutual funds, performance evaluation and capital markets. Vikas has won an array of awards from various institutions, including the European Finance Association, and has written extensively on Hedge Funds.
Vikas holds a B.Tech, and MBA and a Ph.D in Finance, from London Business School
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