Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles

Welcome to the Due Diligence Meeting

Fairmont Century Plaza
2025 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
November 9 - 10, 2022

Location

Venue/Accommodations

Fairmont Century Plaza
2025 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Check-in: 3:00 p.m.
Check-out: 12:00 p.m.
(luggage can be left with concierge until you depart)

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Time Event speaker
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception  
6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Dinner and Keynote Presentation:
The Intersection of Public & Private Credit
Jennifer Kozicki
Partner, Co-Head of Ares Global Liquid Credit
PM Touchstone Ares Capital Opportunities Fund

 

Thursday, November 9, 2022
Steve Seid, Divisional Vice President - West, Touchstone Investments, Moderator

 Time Event speaker
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast - Gold Lounge, Lobby Level
 
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Distinctively Active
Touchstone Investments
Blake Moore, President & CEO
Steve Seid, CFA, Divisioinal VP - West
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Markets Overview
Touchstone Investments
Richard "Crit" Thomas, CFA, CAIA, Global Market Strategist
9:30 -  9:45 a.m. Break  
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Ares Edge
Kapil Singh, CFA, Partner & PM, US Liquid Credit PM, Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund
Erik Aarts, CIMA, Senior Fixed Income Strategist Touchstone Investments
  Q&A session moderated by Erik Aarts with focus on relating prior Ares sessions to the Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund  
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Ares Research Insights Patrick Maloney, VP, Investor Relations
Ben Bonsall, Managing Director, Sr. Analyst
Andrew Chen,  Managing Director, Sr. Analyst
Ruben Valverde, CFA, Managing Director, Co-Head of Quantitative Risk & Research

Research professional panel (energy, healthcare, QR2) providing their perspective on risk and reward in the market today as well as the power of the Ares Platform
11:30 - 12:00 p.m. Lunch - Gold Lounge, Lobby Level
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Active Share and Skill, Conviction, Opportunity, Patience and Expenses Tim Paulin, CFA, SVP, Investment Research Touchstone Investments
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Going Where the Growth Is
Sands Capital Portfolio Manager Panel
Kevin Murphy,CFA, Senior Director, Client Relations, PM
Wes Johnston, CFA, Select Growth PM
Katherine Okon, Research Analyst 
1:45 - 1:55 p.m. Break
1:55 - 2:40 p.m. Capitalizing on Two Market Inefficiencies: Time and Risk Tim Paulin, CFA, SVP, Investment Research Touchstone Investments
Brian Campbell, CFA, Principal, PM Mid Cap, The London Company
2:40 - 2:55 p.m. Strategies for Growing a More Sustainable & Profitable Business Steve Seid, Divisional Vice President-West
Touchstone Investments
2:55 - 3:40 p.m. Targeted Client Acquisition John Choate
Former Navy Seal
3:40 - 3:45 p.m. Summary Steve Seid, Divisional Vice President-West
Touchstone Investments
5:30 p.m. Dinner/Dine-Arounds
     

Speakers

steve seid

Steve Seid, CFA

Divisional Vice President - West

Jennifer Kozicki

Jennifer Kozicki

Partner, Co-Head of Ares Global Liquid Credit PM Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund
Ares Capital Management II LLC
Blake Moore

Blake Moore

President & CEO
Richard "Crit" Thomas

Richard "Crit" Thomas, CFA, CAIA

Global Market Strategist
Kapil Singh

Kapil Singh, CFA

Partner & PM, US Liquid Credit
PM, Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund
Ares Capital Management II LLC
Erik Aarts

Erik Aarts, CIMA

Senior Fixed Income Strategist
Patrick Maloney

 Patrick Maloney

Vice President, Investor Relations
Ares Capital Management II LLC
Ben Bonsall

Ben Bonsall

Managing Director, Sr. Analyst
Ares Capital Management II LLC

Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen

Managing Director, Sr. Analyst
Ares Capital Management II LLC

Ruben Valverde

Ruben Valverde, CFA

Managing Director, Co-Head of Quantitative Risk & Research
Ares Capital Management II LLC

Tim Paulin

Tim Paulin, CFA

Sr. Vice President, Investment Research
Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy, CFA

Senior Director, Client Relations, PM
Sands Capital Management
Wesley Johnston

Wesley Johnston, CFA

Select Growth PM
Sands Capital Management
Katherine Okon

Katherine Okon

Research Analyst
Sands Capital Management
Brian Campbell

Brian Campbell, CFA

Principal, Co-Lead, PM Mid Cap
The London Company
John D Choate

John Choate

Managing Director at SA-720TM
Former Navy SEAL

Attire

Please enjoy dinner and meetings in business casual attire.

Contacts

Onsite: Touchstone

Teresa Rowe
513.310.4654

Sharon Karp
513.708.7923

Onsite: Fairmont Century Plaza

After Hours

AAA (Emergency)
800.354.4514