ADAPT IM INVESTOR DAY 2026
An afternoon of market perspectives, peer discussion and direct engagement with the ADAPT Investment Managers team, followed by a networking cocktail reception.
LOTTE NEW YORK PALACE HOTEL
New York City
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Afternoon: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cocktail: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
An annual gathering between ADAPT and its investors.
The ADAPT IM Investor Day brings together a select group of institutional investors, allocators and market experts for an afternoon of focused discussion and exchange.
Through panel discussions and interactive roundtables, the event will explore key market developments, relative value opportunities and ADAPT Investment Managers’ outlook for the year ahead.
Designed as an intimate forum, the Investor Day provides an opportunity to exchange perspectives with peers, engage directly with the ADAPT team and continue conversations during an evening cocktail reception.
AGENDA
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Guest arrival and registration.
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Opening remarks and introduction to the afternoon.
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Strengths and Weaknesses of the Current Market Structure
A discussion on the current market environment and its implications from the perspectives of investors, managers and market participants.
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Roundtable 1: Bubble Boom and Burst: The Case of Precious Metals
Roundtable 2: Differentiating Gamma, Vega, Gap, Optionality and Convexity Risk
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Roundtable 3: Dispersion Deep Dive
Roundtable 4: Funding, Margin and Leverage
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RV Opportunities in a Late-Cycle Environment
A discussion on relative value opportunities in the current market environment.
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An open discussion with the ADAPT team.
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Markets and Firm Outlook for the Next 12 Months
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Continue the conversation with the ADAPT team and fellow attendees over drinks.
Our Team
Alexis Maubourguet
AAlexis Maubourguet is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of ADAPT Investment Managers. Before establishing ADAPT Investment Managers, Alexis joined Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) in Geneva in November 2019, where he created the ADAPT strategy. Previously, Alexis served as a Volatility Portfolio Manager at Argentière Capital in Zug for over three years, where he launched and managed the firm’s Relative Value Opportunities fund. Prior to Argentière, he was a Portfolio Manager on the Global Emerging Markets and Macro Fund at BTG Pactual in London. Alexis also brings a decade of experience trading derivatives on the sell-side, having held key roles at JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank in New York and London
Alexis earned both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Economics and Applied Mathematics from the École Polytechnique in Paris. He also holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics in Finance from New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Alexis is a CFA Charterholder.
Founder & CIO
Clément Mary-Dauphin
Clément Mary-Dauphin is the Co-Founder and CEO of ADAPT Investment Managers. Before establishing ADAPT, Clément joined Lombard Odier Investment Managers in January 2021, where he spearheaded the business development of the ADAPT strategy and contributed more broadly to LOIM’s portfolio of convex solutions. Prior to his tenure at LOIM, Clément built a strong foundation in financial markets during his time at the Royal Bank of Scotland, focusing on the Rates Derivatives business. His career began in 2006 in Hong Kong, where he worked as a rates structurer. In 2009, he transitioned to Tokyo, managing the USD Rates Options Exotics book. From 2011 onward, he was based in London, taking on roles in rates options trading and desk strategy.
Clément holds a Master’s degree in Risk and Asset Management as well as a Master in Management, both earned from EDHEC Business School in 2006.
Co-founder & ceoMichael Haene
global cooMichael Haene is the Chief Operating Officer of ADAPT Investment Managers, overseeing operations, finance, and infrastructure for both the fund and the management company’s global activities. He joined ADAPT in October 2025 to support the continued expansion of the platform. Before joining ADAPT, Michael led UBS’s global non-core activities in single stock derivatives and Prime from August 2023 to September 2025, with a mandate to de-risk trading books and retire related infrastructure. Previously, he spent 25 years at Credit Suisse in Zurich, Singapore, and Hong Kong, holding senior roles across Operations, Business Management, and Equity Derivatives Trading, where he managed key platform projects and regulatory transformations.
Michael holds a Swiss federal VET diploma (1998) and completed the General Management Program at the University of St. Gallen in 2015/2016.
co-founder & senior PMFlorent Gauthier
Florent Gauthier is the Co-Founder of AIM and a senior portfolio manager for the ADAPT Fund. Florent joined LOIM in December 2019 to co-found the ADAPT strategy with Alexis Maubourguet. Before joining LOIM, Florent was an equity derivatives product specialist at Exane since 2014. There he focused on market intelligence, trade idea generation, structuring and execution for volatility funds clients, including Argentière capital. Prior to Exane, Florent worked for UBS for the Equity derivatives team and for the equity team of Bryan Garnier in Paris.
Florent earned a Master’s degree in Finance from EM Lyon.
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Team
The people behind the strategy
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Insights
Research that drives conviction
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Press
Our voice in the media
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