This session will delve into how liquid alternatives, particularly ETFs, are democratizing access to private markets, offering a solution to these traditional challenges.
Alternative investments - across both private and liquid strategies - offer significant opportunities to enhance portfolio construction, manage risk, and seek enhanced returns. While private equity has traditionally required high minimums and long commitments, new solutions are making private-market return drivers more accessible than ever.
Join your premier association for finance professionals - in partnership with Goldman Sachs - for a forward-looking discussion with experts from The Mather Group, Goldman Sachs, and MSCI as they explore the evolving landscape of alternative investing. This session will examine how private equity, real assets, and the expanding universe of liquid alternatives contribute to stronger portfolio construction across market environments.
The conversation will highlight the growing role of liquid replication strategies, including ETF implementations, that are lowering barriers to private-market exposures through greater transparency, reduced minimums, and more flexible allocation options. Attendees will gain practical guidance on integrating both private and liquid alternatives to build more resilient, adaptable portfolios in today’s dynamic markets.

Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments, The Mather Group

Managing Director, Head of the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Consulting, Goldman Sachs

Executive Director Client Portfolio Manager , Goldman Sachs Asset Management

12:00 PM - Check-in and Lunch
12:15 PM – Asset Allocation/Portfolio Considerations with Alternative Investments – Steve Biggs & TP Enders
12:45 PM – Private Equity Data Evolution and Liquid Replication of the Asset Class – Ed White & Pavol Lancaric
1:15 PM - Networking
1:45 PM - Event Concludes

Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments, The Mather Group
Stephen Biggs is the Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments at The Mather Group. He joined The Mather Group through the acquisition of HC Financial in August 2022, where he operated as the Chief Investment Officer and a Principal at HC Financial.
Prior to HC Financial, Mr. Biggs was a Senior Analyst at Zacks Investment Research, a Senior Equity Analyst of Manning & Napier, and Principal of Wells Capital Management.
Mr. Biggs earned his MS in Business and Finance and BS in Business and Management from San Diego State University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation, and is a Certified Financial Planner professional.

Managing Director, Head of the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Consulting, Goldman Sachs
Theodore (TP) Enders, CFA – Managing Director – Goldman Sachs, Head of the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Consulting team. The team works closely with the CIOs of our largest third-party wealth clients, integrating the firm's analytic and investment capabilities to help them make complex asset allocation and implementation decisions. He previously served as head of the Public Capital Markets, global Public Product R&D, and Strategic Advisory Solutions teams within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, delivering the firm's views and solutions involving global markets, strategic asset allocation, and innovative products and business practices.
Mr. Enders joined Goldman Sachs in 2004 as a vice president and was named managing director in 2012. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he developed quantitative trading models for a Boston-based alternative investment firm, served as an equity research analyst at Merrill Lynch, and held the position of corporate strategist at Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, he served as a surface warfare officer in the United States Navy.
Mr. Enders earned a BS and an MEng in Operations Research and Financial Engineering, both from Cornell University, and is a CFA Charterholder.

Executive Director Client Portfolio Manager , Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Pavol Lancaric, Executive Director is a Client Portfolio Manager at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He primarily focuses on investor engagement, portfolio & market analysis, and strategy & development for investors. Mr. Lancaric joined GSAM in 2024 in London, focusing on liquid alternative solutions. Prior to joining the firm, he worked in sell-side multi-asset QIS structuring roles.
Mr. Lancaric holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics with Economics from University College London, and a master’s degree in Financial Engineering from UC Berkeley.

Executive Director, MSCI
Edward White is Executive Director within MSCI’s Americas Index Product team, where he leads product and commercial strategy for the firm’s ETF and indexed fund licensing business across the region. In this role, he works closely with senior stakeholders to drive MSCI’s index product development pipeline and strategic initiatives in the Americas. He also collaborates with MSCI’s largest clients to design index-based solutions that support innovative investment strategies.
Since joining MSCI in 2011, Mr. White has held various roles within the Client Coverage organization, including over a decade as a senior relationship manager focused on the ETF client segment. He holds both the CFA and CAIA designations and graduated summa cum laude from the Boston College Carroll School of Management. He is a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco.