Speaker Applications Open
Become a Speaker at Global Alts
Take the stage where the alternative investment industry is listening. Your ideas reach the room, then reach 500,000+ more on YouTube.
11K
Attendees / year
$55T+
AUM represented
100K+
Meetings on the iConnections platform
4
Flagship cap intro events per year
Why Speak at Global Alts
Your Voice, Amplified
Global Alts is where institutional allocators and fund managers meet in person, but what happens on our stages does not stay in the room. Every flagship session is professionally filmed, produced, and published to the iConnections YouTube channel, home to one of the largest audiences in alternative investments.
Our channel is one of the largest in the alternatives industry. A single keynote can reach more investors online than attend the event itself, and it keeps working for you long after the event ends.
Speak directly to hundreds of institutional allocators: pensions, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and foundations actively deploying capital.
Professionally produced video of your session becomes a permanent asset. Share it with clients, prospects, and your own channels with our blessing.
Global Alts speakers are selected, not slotted. You share the stage with CIOs of major pensions, founders of category-defining firms, and the journalists who cover the industry.
Miami in February, New York in June, Asia (Singapore) in November, and Europe debuting in Paris in April 2027.
Four Stages, One Global Audience
Where You Can Speak
Global Alts Miami
Our largest gathering. The flagship of the flagships.
Q1 Each Year
Miami Beach Convention Center
Global Alts New York
The center of the alternatives universe, in the center of the financial world.
Every June
The Glasshouse
Global Alts Asia
The gateway to Asian institutional capital.
Each November
Marina Bay Sands Singapore
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Global Alts Europe
Be part of the inaugural stage.
Debuting April 2027
Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
The Stage Is Just The Start
Plug Into the iConnections Content Engine
YouTube Distribution
Long-form session videos and short-form clips distributed to 500,000+ subscribers.
Shorts and Social Clips
Cut from your session and distributed across LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.
Editorial Coverage
Featured in iConnections research and event recap content read by thousands of allocators.
Podcast and Media Amplification
Through iConnections partner channels and the journalists on our stages.
Past Speakers
The Depth of the Stage
A selection of leaders who have taken the Global Alts stage.
Culture & Innovation Icons
Kim Kardashian
Shaquille O'Neal
Chamath Palihapitiya
Steve Aoki
Founder, Aoki Ventures
Daymond John
Russell Wilson
Alex Pall
Co-Founder & GP, Mantis VC
Investment Legends
Seth Klarman
CEO & Portfolio Manager, The Baupost Group
David Rubenstein
Co-Founder, Carlyle
Howard Marks
Co-Chairman, Oaktree
Jim Chanos
President & Founder, Chanos & Company
Philippe Laffont
Founder & Portfolio Manager, Coatue
Mike Novogratz
Founder & CEO, Galaxy Digital
Institutional Allocators
Daken Vanderburg
CIO, MassMutual
Mario Therrien
Head of Investment Funds, Public Markets, La Caisse
Max Miller
MD & Head of Growth Equity, CPP Investments
Kalina Berova
Managing Director, BCI
Michael Forestner
Global CIO Private Markets, Mercer
Jean Chia
MD & Global CIO, Bank of Singapore
Mark Nicholas Cutis
Senior Advisor, Abu Dhabi Investment Council
Yoshi Kiguchi
CIO, Pension Fund of Japanese Corporations
Managers & Market Voices
Gregory Peters
Co-CIO, PGIM Credit
Elizabeth Burton
Chief Strategist, Fortress
Brian Friedman
Head of Co-Investment Fund, Brevan Howard
Chris Power
CEO, Hadrian
Peter Zeihan
Geopolitical Strategist
Bryan Corbett
CEO, MFA
Sara Eisen
Anchor, CNBC
Ted Seides
Founder & Host, Capital Allocators
Endowments & Foundations
Jon-Michael Consalvo
CIO, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Boris Raykin
CIO, Bowdoin College
Bruce MacDonald
CEO & CIO, VCU Investment Management
Paul Chai
CIO, Kansas State University Foundation
What We Look For
The Right Fit for Our Stage
We program a mix of formats: solo keynotes, fireside chats with leading journalists, and curated panels. If you have a story only you can tell, we want to hear it.
Operators and investors with a genuine point of view, not a pitch.
CIOs, founders, portfolio managers, and allocators willing to say something real.
Topics across hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real assets, venture, and the technology reshaping the industry, including AI.
Sessions that serve the audience first: panels, fireside chats, keynotes, and debates.
Why Allocators Choose iConnections
Three Steps to the Stage
01
Submit the Application
Tell us who you are, what you want to talk about, and which event(s) fit.
02
Programming Review
Our programming team reviews every submission. If there is a fit, we reach out to shape the session together.
03
Take the Stage
We handle production, filming, editing, and distribution. You bring the ideas.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions About Speaking at Global Alts
No. Global Alts stages are curated, not sold. Sponsorships exist separately, but speaking slots are earned on merit.
iConnections produces and distributes session content on our channels. Speakers are encouraged to share published videos freely.
Yes. Some of our best sessions started as a speaker-proposed group. Tell us the idea and who you would want on stage with you.
Our programming team reviews applications on a rolling basis ahead of each flagship event.
Speaker Application
The Industry Is Listening. Take the Stage.
Join the voices shaping the future of alternative investments.
