While pundits move with the daily whims of market volatility, successful investors' main worry lies with their long-term return. But are their portfolios prepared for what is to come after a decade of search-for-yield, high valuations, and little volatility has lulled some markets into complacency? How can institutional investors manage the new risk challenges as interest rates, after more than a decade, are slowly moving up? Will the expected volatility in both equity and debt markets require investors to reallocate their portfolios substantially? And if the push into alternatives is expected to continue, what are the risks of increased dependence on private markets?

Moderator

Christopher Ailman
Chief Investment Officer, California State Teachers' Retirement System; Co-Chair, Global Capital Markets Advisory Council, Milken Institute

Speakers

Jerry Albright
Chief Investment Officer, Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Jingdong Hua
Vice President and Treasurer, Treasury, The World Bank

Kim Lew
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Carnegie Corporation of New York

Amy McGarrity
Chief Investment Officer, Colorado Public Employees' Retirement System

Hiromichi Mizuno
Executive Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Government Pension Investment Fund, Japan; Co-Chair, Global Capital Markets Advisory Council, Milken Institute