17th Annual Sohn San Francisco Investment Conference to Convene Leading Investors and Support Local Nonprofits

A day of high-conviction investment ideas, fresh market perspective, and meaningful impact for Bay Area youth

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 17th annual Sohn San Francisco Investment Conference will take place Tuesday, October 13, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PT at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco. The daylong event will welcome 500+ investment fund managers, allocators, and service providers. This year's conference is presented in partnership with 100 Women in Finance, CalAlts, and SF Fund Week 2026.

"At the Sohn Conference, we aim to deliver more than just ideas, this year's San Francisco program brings together some of the world's top portfolio managers to share the strategies actually driving their returns," said Evan Sohn, Vice President and Co-Founder of The Sohn Conference Foundation. "Attendees leave with actionable investment ideas, shared in a setting built for candid, results-driven conversation."

Presenters
-Joe Armao, Portfolio Manager, Galaxy
-Carson Block, Founder and CEO, Muddy Waters Capital
-Joe Bou-Saba, Founder & Partner, Alta Park Capital
-Jim Chadwick, President, Alternatives, Ancora Alternatives LLC
-Grant Nachman, Chief Investment Officer & Chief Executive Officer, Shorecliff
-Peter S. Park, Chief Investment Officer, Park West Asset Management
-Franklin Parlamis, Chief Investment Officer, Aequim Alternative Investments
-Jacob Rubin, Founder and Managing Member, Philosophy Capital Management LLC
-James Smith, Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Palliser Capital

Featured Sessions

The Allocators' Perspective (sponsored by U.S. Bancorp BTIG): Jim DeWolfe, Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer, Northside Capital Management LLC; Heather Loomis Tighe, Founder and CIO, Loomis Capital Management; and Orin Wicks, Managing Director, Co-Head of Public Equities, Pathstone, discuss how market dynamics are reshaping capital allocation. Moderated by Mary Beth Rockwell, Managing Director, Capital Introduction, U.S. Bancorp BTIG.

What Is Next for AI and Machine Learning: Jon McAuliffe, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Investment Officer of The Voleon Group, in conversation with Julie Dixon, the firm's Chief Compliance Officer.

The Long Game: Leadership + Investing (sponsored by TD Securities): Joe Dowling, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing (BXMA), in conversation with Lindsay Costigan, Head of Western Region Prime Finance Sales, TD Securities.

The Upcoming Global Intelligence Gap: Risks and Return (sponsored by Ocorian): Vineer Bhansali, Founder and CIO of LongTail Alpha, in conversation with Vincent J. Calcagno, Head of US Growth, Ocorian.

Inside Healthcare: Beyond the Headlines (sponsored by TD Securities): Phillip Dreyfuss, Partner, Farallon Capital Management, in conversation with Yaron Werber, MD, MBA, Managing Director, Senior Biotechnology Analyst, TD Cowen.

SohnSF Next Wave (sponsored by Marex): Greg Chory, Founder & CIO, CV-11 Capital Management; Andrew Del Medico, Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager, Karl Kapital LLC; Billy McAleer, Founder, CIO and Managing Partner, Sand Point Capital Management; and Cullen Rose, Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager, Stoic Point Capital Management.

This year's beneficiaries, all Bay Area nonprofits serving disadvantaged youth, are The Posse Foundation, SMART, and Eat. Learn. Play.

"The San Francisco conference exemplifies the Bay Area's commitment to both investment excellence and community impact," said Seth Blackman, President of the Sohn San Francisco Board of Directors and National Segment Leader, Hedge Funds, at KPMG. "In our 17th year, we're proud to bring together the region's most talented investors for a day of high-conviction ideas that has now helped raise more than $4 million for organizations transforming educational and career opportunities for Bay Area youth."

More information about the 2026 conference, including sponsorship opportunities, is available at SohnSF.org.

About The Sohn Conference Foundation
The Sohn Conference Foundation brings together leading investors from around the world through conferences that support children's health programs and life outcomes. The Foundation honors the memory of Ira Sohn, a talented Wall Street professional who passed away from cancer at age 29. His friends and family founded the Foundation in New York City in 1995. Since then, it has raised more than $150 million. More information is available at sohnconference.org.

About the Sohn San Francisco Investment Conference
The Sohn San Francisco Investment Conference is a program of Excellence in Investing for Children's Causes, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds educational and career opportunities for Bay Area youth.

Adam Straus
Sohn San Francisco Investment Conference
info@sohnsf.org
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