Why the frontier matters
Topics:
exotic
markets
competition
alpha
Doug Greenig is CEO and CIO of Florin Court, a systematic asset manager focused on non-traditional,
exotic and frontier markets. In applying known, trusted techniques to new arenas, Florin Court's
success reveals that one can find an advantage not only by outpacing competitors, but also through the
pursuit of different and easier games.
At the 2020 Summit, Doug will discuss his history in the business and how his firm came to be. He'll
make arguments for the inclusion of non-traditional assets within portfolios, reminding us why new and
different products (like digital assets) represent valuable opportunities for those willing to do the
hard operational work.
Two part session on digital assets
Topics:
digital
assets
institutional
investment
Part 1 - Beyond Digital Gold: Non-Obvious Markets Within the Crypto Economy
The applications of a global, state-free money—or a digital gold—are relatively well understood,
however many investors have yet to discover some of the more non-obvious markets and opportunities
within the crypto economy. To expand on this topic, we invite Kyle Samani, a Co-Founder and Managing
Partner at Multicoin Capital, to present two disparate token-economic incentive structures that are
driving new behaviors and unlocking new design spaces. Through this presentation, he will apply these
models to real-world use cases and debate which applications have the most capacity to gain mass
adoption.
Part 2 - Passing Due Diligence: Institutional Investors on Cryptoassets
While institutional interest is arguably the highest it's ever been, many investors are still taking a
wait-and-see approach. To address this topic, we've invited a committee of institutional investors who
have developed strategies and put money to work to expand on their insights and approaches. Throughout
this conversation they will discuss the research process, due diligence, compelling catalysts,
educating internal teams, and ultimately how they got comfortable with the risks associated with this
new asset class.