ABOUT SALT 2009

The first annual SALT (SkyBridge Alternatives) Conference, which took place May 13-15, 2009 at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, brought together over 500 investors, asset managers, and other industry leaders to discuss the current economic environment and the future of alternative investing. Public policy officials, capital allocators, and managers debated the government's role in the global financial crisis, allocation trends, the importance of risk management, and fraud cases.

Over the course of three days, attendees at the SALT Conference discussed investment ideas and strategies within the context of the current economic environment. The more than two dozen panels and speeches designed to provide multiple expert perspectives focused on topics including the interplay between public policy and the economy, the future of the credit markets, opportunities in distressed and structured credit, the future of the hedge funds of funds industry, and risk management.