“Don’t Underestimate Human Laziness” — Why AI Demand Is Insatiable | Global Alts Miami 2026
Point72’s AI fund manager, Snap’s former Chief Strategy Officer, and Alexis Ohanian’s VC partner debate the biggest opportunities and risks in the $600B AI infrastructure buildout — including data centers in space. SPEAKERS: HIGHLIGHTS:0:00 — Introductions: From fantasy sports ML to Wall Street1:00 — Eric’s path: Injured athlete → ML obsession → Point722:00 — Imran: […]
F1 Was Run Out of a Townhome. Now Teams Are Worth Billions. | Liberty Media CEO Explains
Ten years ago, F1 teams were worth £1. Today they’re worth billions. The CEOs of Formula 1 and Liberty Media sit down with early investor Arman Gökgöl-Kline to break down one of the greatest sports turnarounds in history — and reveal what’s next with Apple TV, MotoGP, and the race for global attention. From Bernie […]
How Steve Aoki Turned $20M Into $350M — And Why He’s Obsessed With Health | Global Alts 2026
Steve Aoki isn’t just throwing cakes — he’s building a $100M fund focused on health and entertainment. The legendary DJ and entrepreneur joins Jacob Peters, founder of Superpower, to announce their partnership and reveal a shocking stat: GLP-1s now generate more consumer revenue than OpenAI, Anthropic, and Claude combined. Plus: Steve’s 17x return on Neuro, […]
Behind the Scenes of Global Alts Miami 2026 | Part 2
Welcome to iConnections—where the alternative investment industry comes to connect, learn, and grow. iConnections’ Global Alts is the world’s largest cap intro event, hosted at the Miami Beach Convention Center. This premier gathering features insights from top minds in investment, finance, and economics, while giving attendees exclusive access to the global alternative investment community. But […]
How Companies Erase Mass Tort Liabilities | Legacy Liability Solutions CEO | CNBC’s Melissa Lee
What if you could make billions of dollars of corporate liabilities disappear — legally? CNBC’s Melissa Lee interviews James Conlan, CEO of Legacy Liability Solutions, about the little-known business of acquiring mass tort liabilities from companies. Asbestos, PFAS, talc, Roundup — if a company wants it off their books forever, Jim’s team will take it. […]
Inside America’s Public Pensions: Governance, AI & Alternatives | Global Alts Miami 2026
Three state investment leaders managing over $250 billion combined share what’s working, what’s broken, and how they’re adapting to a new investment landscape. From Wyoming’s dramatic pension turnaround to Connecticut’s 70-year funding hole to Wisconsin’s AI experimentation—this is the unfiltered view from inside public plan governance. Featuring: TIMESTAMPS:0:00 – Introductions0:32 – Wisconsin SWIB: $150B, $80B […]
Future of Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds | BlackRock, Hudson Bay, Boothbay & Aksia | Global Alts Miami
Multi-strategy hedge funds have outperformed the hedge fund index for five consecutive years. With hedge fund AUM hitting $5 trillion, multi-strats command an outsized share. But what’s next? Four industry leaders discuss talent wars, AI disruption, and whether synthetic intelligence will replace human portfolio managers. Featuring: TIMESTAMPS:0:00 – Multi-strats: Outperforming for 5 years straight1:16 – […]
Survive to 25 Is Over. Now It’s Grinding to 29 | Private Credit Experts Explain | Global Alts Miami
The Opportunities In Opportunistic Credit | Global Alts Miami 2026 Where is the real alpha in private credit? Four specialists break down the dislocations they’re finding—from a trillion dollars in maturing CRE loans to asset-based lending in venture to patent monetization wrapped with insurance. Featuring: TIMESTAMPS:0:00 – Why Carnegie focuses on opportunistic over direct lending1:10 […]
2026 Is the Year of Alpha— Why Japan Outperformed the US | Tokyo Stock Exchange | Global Alts Miami
Japan outperformed the US in 2025. Now the country’s top allocators are revealing where they’re deploying capital next. A Japanese pension CIO running a 92% alternatives portfolio shares his minimum hurdle rates (13% liquid, 18% IRR illiquid), his contrarian bets on distressed China real estate and US credit defaults, and why he’s adding crypto as […]
The Future of AI, Defense & America | Joe Lonsdale (Palantir, 8VC) | Global Alts Miami 2026
Joe Lonsdale co-founded Palantir, built 17 unicorns, and is now leading America’s defense tech renaissance. In this candid conversation with iConnections CEO Ron Biscardi, Joe breaks down why Silicon Valley abandoned defense (and why it’s back), how a $40M startup outperformed billions in legacy tech, and why he founded a university “that shouldn’t be conquered […]
