AIM Summit is the Leading Conference on Alternative Investments
all having their needs met, the content being presented can transcend the commercialized offerings of profit focused conferences. With profitability out of the way as a measure of success, AIM Summit measures instead the caliber of the attendees who have joined, with quality valued over quantity. A bigger conference doesn't necessarily mean it's a better conference - exclusivity ensures that the best people attend, and that those who attend make meaningful connections.
The metrics used to assess AIM Summit include the number of declined attendees, the seniority of attendees, assets under management (AUM) in attendance, and the ratio of asset allocators, asset managers and service providers in attendance with allocators representing over 50% and service providers at less than 15%. His conference in London attracts over $5 trillion of AUM with his Dubai conferences clocking in at over $10 trillion. After starting out as the AIMA Middle East Hedge Fund Summit, under the brand of the Alternative Investment Management Association (which includes $2.5 trillion in AUM in its membership), the conference quickly expanded to cover other topics beyond hedge funds.
It was rebranded as AIM Summit, although AIMA remains a key partner of AIM Summit in its new and editions. In the past 8 years, AIM Summit has come a long way. AIM Summit's first event had only one or two sponsors, about 50 attendees, and lasted half a day.
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