Hedgies and hippies, it would seem, have very little in common. Until now. Welcome to Hedgestock, “two days of intensive meetings between funds and investors.” Brought to you by Albourne Partners and “the top ten ‘hip’ investment banks to the Hedge Fund Industry,” Hedgestock 2006 is to be held north of London in Knebworth on June 7–8. Participants will get to spend five hours a day networking in meetings – scheduled by an algorithm designed by a game theory professor – and will also get to cheer on the winners of the 2006 village.albourne awards, the Grannies. And you can’t use the suffix “-stock” without throwing in a little music. The organizers promise a “kick-asset” rock concert hosted and featuring a performance by probably the only attendees to have been at Woodstock, The Who, they of the immortal lyric, “Hope I die before I get old.” All proceeds from the potentially terrifying event will go to the Teenage Cancer Trust. Whatever happens, it seems unlikely that they’ll have to close the A1.
