International investment manager Olympia Capital Management and EDHEC Business School, have teamed up to organize their second edition of the annual summer programme in alternative investment.   The second edition of the EDHEC OLYMPIA Alternative Investment Summer Camp will take place from 10-13 July 2006 on the school's French Riviera campus. 25 scholarships will be awarded which provide full tuition and board plus allowance for travel and meals (over €6,000 in value). Find out how to apply here

Featuring lectures and workshops by leading scholars and seasoned practitioners, and drawing upon the expertise developed in the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre, the 2006 edition of the EDHEC Olympia Alternative Investment Summer Camp provides an in-depth introduction to the fundamentals of Hedge Fund strategies and will focus on risks in an overview of the practical aspects and potential positive and negative contributions of including Hedge Funds in investors' portfolios

PROGRAMME

10th July    Introduction to Hedge Funds, 
                   Professor Lionel Martelini
                   History, strategies

11th July    Managing Hedge Fund Risks
                   Professor Philippe Malaise
                   Risk Management for Hedge Funds and Funds of Hedge Funds;
                   Market, Credit, Liquidity, and Operational Risks; Risk/Return
                   Indicators for Hedge Funds

                  Olympia Capital Management Workshop

12 July      Hedge Funds and the Changing Shape of the Asset Management 
                  Industry 
                  Professor Lionel Martellini
                  Classification of Portfolio Strategies; Factor Timing Strategies
                  and Structured Products;
                  The Future of Active Portfolio Management

                  Managing operational risk in hedge funds
                  Jean René Giraux CEO of Edhec Risk Advisory

13 July    Olympia Capital Management Workshop

Find out more about the EDHEC OLYMPIA Alternative Investment Summer Camp here.