Participants at the Eighth Annual Hedge Fund General Counsel and Compliance Officer Summit, hosted by Corporate Counsel and ALM, zeroed in on the key compliance issues currently facing the hedge fund industry.  This article, the first in a four-part series covering the Summit, contains insight on regulatory priorities, handling regulatory examinations and cybersecurity preparedness from Andrew Bowden, a director at the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations; Dianne Mattioli, CCO at Hedgemark; Larry Block, managing director, counsel and CCO at Island Capital Group LLC; Cynthia Marian, vice president, CCO and deputy general counsel at Tinicum Inc.; and David Lashway, a partner at Baker & McKenzie LLP.  Future installments in the series will cover: CFTC compliance; proposed changes to Form 13F and Schedule 13D; employment-related disputes with highly compensated employees; conflicting regulatory regimes; marketing considerations; insider trading; negotiating terms with institutional investors; negotiating seeding arrangements; and the convergence of mutual funds and hedge funds.  The HFLR has covered this annual event in each of the five prior years.  For our previous coverage, see: 2013 Part 3; 2013 Part 2; 2013 Part 1; 2012 Part 2; 2012 Part 1; 2011; 2010; and 2009.