LIVE COVERAGE: Mike Novogratz Kicks Off One Of The Biggest Hedge Fund Events Of The Year

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Hundreds of investors are gathering at Lincoln Center in Midtown Manhattan for the highly-anticipated 19th annual Sohn Investment Conference.

This is one of the most stacked hedge fund conferences of the year where some of the industry's biggest names give their top investment picks.

We will be live blogging the event throughout the afternoon, so check back for updates.

We've included the schedule below:

12:00: Opening remarks: Douglas Hirsch

12:05: Novogratz

12:20: Shumway

12:35: Gundlach

12:50: Dan Ariely

1:05: Laffont

Intermission

2:05: Robbins

2:20: Schreiber

2:35: Elana Simon

2:50: Grant

3:05: Ackman

Intermission

4:10: P Tudor Jones

4:25: Sohn Investment Contest

4:40: Mariko Gordon

4:55: Einhorn

Cocktail Reception