The 17th annual Columbia Student Investment Management Association (CSIMA) Conference was held on Friday, February 7, 2014.  With over 800 attendees, the conference drew it's largest crowd to date. Speakers included:  - William A. Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management LP - J. Kyle Bass, Hayman Capital Management, LP - Jesse Cohn, Elliott Management Corporation - Mark A. Cooper, PIMCO - Kent Daniel, Columbia Business School - Thomas S. Gayner, Markel Corporation - Joel Greenblatt, Gotham Asset Management - Bruce C.N. Greenwald, Columbia Business School - Michael Mauboussin, Credit Suisse - James Montier, GMO - Scott Ostfeld, JANA Partners - Jonathan L. Salinas, Plymouth Lane Capital Management, LLC - Tom Sandell, Sandell Asset Management - Ken Squire, 13D Monitor and 13D Activist Fund - William A. von Mueffling, Cantillon Capital Management - Thyra E. Zerhusen, Fairpointe Capital LLC - Jason Zweig, The Wall Street Journal Panels Included:  - Activism as a Catalyst for Unlocking Value - Behavioral Biases: It's Not IQ, It's EQ - Best Ideas   For more information please go to CSIMA.