Ron Biscardi
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| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Drexel University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | iConnections Context Summits |
Ron Biscardi is an American businessman and investor. He is known for establishing iConnections, a technology networking platform.[1] He also co-founded Context Capital Partners and its conference arm Context Summits.[2][3]
Education
Biscardi graduated from Saint Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia in 1986. In 1991, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University.[4][5]
Career
Beginning in the 1990s, Biscardi worked for over a decade at Susquehanna International Group.[2] He co-founded Context Capital Partners[6] in 2005 and later launched Context Summits in 2013, a series of networking conferences connecting investment managers with asset allocators.[2][3] In 2018, after the SALT Conference paused its Las Vegas edition, Context organized a large Las Vegas gathering.[7][8]
In early 2020, Biscardi left Context. In April 2020, he co-founded iConnections, a networking and events platform that focuses on "cap intro" events.[9][3][1][10] Under Biscardi, iConnections also launched the annual Global Alts conference in Miami, which later expanded to New York and Singapore in partnership with the Managed Funds Association.[1][1][11]
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic during the summer of 2020, Biscardi and iConnections organized Funds 4 Food, an online capital-introduction fundraiser whose registration proceeds were donated to hunger relief charities.[12][13][14] iConnections later launched Funds 4 Minds in 2021, an initiative that supported mental health charities.[15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "iConnections and MFA expand premier global alternative investment events series to New York and Singapore". Managed Funds Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Context Capital Partners makes senior leadership changes". Hedgeweek. November 13, 2019. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Context Summits Announces CEO Transition". Business Wire. March 16, 2020. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ "CEO & Co-Founder at iConnections". THE ORG. 2024-11-04. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ "Ron Biscardi". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ Evers-Hillstrom, Karl (February 2020). "Hedge funds have to invest more in marketing as allocators take longer to make decisions". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ Delevingne, Lawrence; Herbst-Bayliss, Svea (May 11, 2018). "Sober in Sin City: Hedge funds focus on work at Las Vegas event". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ "As Scaramucci Puts Hedge Fund Event on Ice, a New Conference Comes to Vegas". Bloomberg News. January 29, 2018. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ "The way we meet: hedge fund-style cap intro expands to private equity". Opalesque. December 16, 2022. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ Baker, Nathaniel (February 11, 2020). "Context Summits: The Successful Investing Conference Wants To Be An App". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ "Global Alts Miami — Speakers & Agenda". iConnections. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ Winterton, Greg (May 19, 2020). "Funds 4 Food Online Capital Introduction Event To Benefit Covid-19 Victims". AlphaWeek. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ "Alt investment industry launches Funds 4 Food online cap intro event in aid of Covid-19 victims". Hedgeweek. May 18, 2020. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ "Funds 4 Food — Event Summary". iConnections. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ "iConnections Launches 'Funds 4 Minds' Capital Introduction Initiative to Support Mental Health Charities". Business Wire (Press release). March 24, 2021. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
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