....and has a reputation as a futurist and strategist with a strong track record in forecasting economic developments in the region. 

Mr. Kanoo currently serves as the Chairman of The Kanoo Group, one of the largest, longest running and independent family-owned groups of companies in the Gulf region. Furthermore, he is a professional and motivational speaker, writes articles for local and regional media, is published in business journals on a regular basis, and holds chief positions as Chairman/Director of various reputable companies, including Gulf Capital, KHK & Partners Limited, Dalma Capital, Johnson Arabia LLC and KAAF Investments.

Mishal Kanoo tries to help people reach their professional dreams. The excitement of helping others achieve their goals, both big or small, is what drives him. Playing a role in bettering people's lives is a great instigator for doing what he does. Kanoo has been investing on a personal and company level since 1991. 

Mishal Kanoo adheres to family values and ideals in pursuit of quality and excellence. Over the years, the Kanoo family has always been associated with the progress and development of the entire region combined with a sense of philanthropy.

Mishal grew up in the United Arab Emirates and finished his early schooling in Dubai. Thereafter he obtained two MBAs, one in finance from the University of St. Thomas, in Texas, and one from the American University of Sharjah. He began his professional career within the family business before going to university to get his first Master’s Degree. He then worked as an auditor outside his family business with Arthur Andersen in Dubai, before Re-joining The Kanoo Group in 1997 as the Deputy Chairman.

Michael is founder and chairman of Portland holdings, a privately held investment company that manages public equity and private equity, and has an ownership interest in a collection of diversified businesses operating globally in sectors including financial services, insurance, tourism, agriculture, consumer goods and services, real estate development, energy and targeted radionuclide therapy.

Portland is committed to “building strong indigenous businesses” and, equally important, these businesses must also seek to improve the social wellbeing of the communities in which they operate.

Among his many personal accomplishments, Michael has received doctor of laws degrees from a number of distinguished universities in Canada and Jamaica. He has been profiled in Forbes, Fortune, Canadian business, Black enterprise and Time magazines. From 2011 – 2016, Michael held the esteemed position of chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada.

In 2008 he was awarded the order of Jamaica, one of the country’s highest national honours for outstanding service in business and philanthropy and, in 2018, Michael was appointed to the order of Ontario, the province’s highest honour, reserved for those whose contributions have shaped the province, the country and beyond.

She chose a different path, it was not easy, but she challenged the obstacles and is still in a challenge to reach what she aspires to.

During her studies, she began to volunteer with Takatof a Social Program. From there began the aspirations of Sheikha Jawaher to choose her career path which included a lot of social work. Her choices in entrepreneurship often includes working with others. Sheikha Jawaher graduated from high school in 2013 and completed her university studies but it was not enough., she started working in entrepreneurship in a simple way and within the family, From Abaya fashion shop to events organizing office, and finally real estate management offices, Sheikha Jawaher was not satisfied with this simple experience and insisted on working in the government sector, to expand her experience in the field of work, from one job to another in the field of marketing and human resources to public relations .. She was convinced that she learned the basics of work and entrepreneurship. That’s when she started her own career in the world of entrepreneurship, she knew that she had to learn from her mistakes. Where she believes that the human every day must learn something new.

Sheikha Jawaher is a 23 year old young woman who has established an institution to empower young inventors and innovators. Where their ideas do not remain on paper, but applied to the working fields, believing there are a lot of creative young people waiting for the right opportunity to achieve their dreams. Here begins a new chapter of the life of Sheikha Jawaher, new challenges and more achievements.

A billionaire, Global thought leader and a pioneer of the ‘Beyond 100’ philosophy, Dr. M has led many revolutions in technology innovation, entrepreneurship and social leadership to achieve global peace and human happiness. His many initiatives are directed at creating an ecosystem where everyone can live “happy, healthy and wealthy beyond 100.”

As Founder-Chairman of Modi Holding, an international business conglomerate with interests in Mobility, Finance, Healthcare & Wellness, Entertainment and Technology, Dr. M is known as a ‘Man of Many Firsts’, forging successful alliances with category leaders like Continental, Xerox, Alcatel, Telstra, Olivetti, Mediatek, KKR and Fountain Life etc. and bringing the latest global technologies to consumers in Asia. Some of these ventures such as India’s first mobile call have been instrumental in the development of the New Digital India that we see today.

As a global thought leader, Dr. M has worked extensively in the interfaith space in support of human unity and progress. He has authored multiple books on the subject and in the year 2000, was appointed ‘Coordinator’ by the United Nations for the Millennium World Peace Summit. His business endeavours in the field of entertainment such as the Bollywood movie Oh My God! And TV productions Buddha and upcoming Adi Shankaracharya are a refreshing take on interfaith knowledge which have been commercial and critical successes.

In 2013, he formed the Global Citizen Forum with the objective of creating ‘One World beyond gender, religion, nationality and boundaries’ to lead discussions with world leaders on issues of global significance. In 2019, he founded the Foreign Investors India Forum (FIIF), a HNI forum that seeks to promote international investment into India.

He was appointed ‘Honorary President’ by the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)- A UN affiliated body with presence in over 100 countries. For multifaceted initiatives in business, society and culture, Dr. M was felicitated for his global leadership by former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in 2009. He has been also conferred the Seal of US House of Representatives, in recognition of his “inspirational innovations and Humanitarian efforts Worldwide”; awarded ‘Ambassador for Peace’ by Universal Peace Federation, a UN affiliated NGO in 2014; is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award by Channel News Asia in 2015 and was conferred the title of “Global Wellness Leader” by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine in 2019, USA.

She holds a first-class honours degree in Literature and Philosophy. She is the President and co-founder of NetworkHER, an organization that seeks to connect professional women around the world, across all interests and fields - business, politics, media, philanthropy, academia, science and art.

This organisation is a dynamic combination of bringing women together in a spirit of collaboration rather than competition and supporting and guiding each other not just to build businesses but also creating a rare incubator where women can lean on each other’s experiences to support and guide each other to be more effective leaders in the workplace.

Francesca Agostinelli is the former co-host of the TV show Bold Women. Her weekly interviews gave voice to dynamic and accomplished conservative women with inspiring and empowering stories.

Francesca Agostinelli is involved and a strong supporter of charities that support Women , Children and Cancer Research.

She is the MC of The American Italian Cancer Foundation, a New York-based non-profit organisation that supports cancer research, education and control, emphasising the outstanding resources of Italy and the United States.

She is a commercial and residential real estate advisor both In Europe and America and is active as the Founder and Director of ERA International, a global luxury real estate brokerage firm.

Francesca Agostinelli sits on the advisory board of the Robert F. Agostinelli Foundation, which provides support for American war veterans and broad-based freedom agenda. She is extremely active in the organisations that the Foundation supports including the Warrior 100 veteran , the Bush Institute , The American Valor and the National Memorial Day parade in Washington DC.

As a frequent public motivational speaker Francesca Agostinelli is dedicated to sustaining an agenda of classical values in a modern age where woman can and do make a difference.

She is a Trustee of Museo Del Prado in Madrid, Spain. An institution dating back more than 200 years, housing the world’s richest and most comprehensive collection of Spanish paintings, as well as masterpieces of other European paintings.

Francesca Agostinelli splits her time between London, Rome, Paris and Palm Beach.

Speaking five different languages, Francesca is a mother of 4 young children and she is an incredibly passionate woman, who takes the utmost pride in all that she does.

An acclaimed Emmy-Winning TV Host known for anchoring her highly rated primetime shows on Fox News Channel and NBC, she is also a Veteran Correspondent and Multiple Best-Selling Author, who was listed in 2017 and 2018 among the Top 200 Most Influential Authors in the World.

Rita has secured exclusive interviews with more than twenty world leaders, including seven U.S. Presidents, and became the first American journalist to interview Pope Francis when she spoke to him at the Vatican about his historic Mideast Peace Summit. Having traveled to some of the most volatile locations, she’s conducted historic back-to-back interviews with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, met with Fidel Castro in Cuba, and was one of the last American journalists to meet with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

She has received seven esteemed Gracie Awards for her top-rated Rita Cosby Show, and was selected as Legend of the Year, chosen among all women on and off air in the radio industry.

Having spoken at the United Nations, Capitol Hill and in Normandy, France for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Rita hosts the annual Troopathon TV Telethon, a star-studded broadcast which has raised many millions of dollars for care packages sent to active duty service members around the world. Her own father was a prisoner of war in a Nazi camp, ultimately saved by US troops. In 2019, Rita was heralded at The White House, New York City Hall and at The Presidential Palace in Warsaw, where she was decorated with the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit, one of Poland’s highest civilian honors.

Because of Rita’s “extraordinary journalism and exemplary service on behalf of her community,” October 11th, 2010 was officially named “Rita Cosby Day” in the State of New York. She is also Chair of the preeminent Global Service Institute, a dynamic, game-changing, educational-based non-profit organization, inspiring young people around the world to give back to charitable causes, and make a profound impact in their personal and professional lives. Having garnered significant support from leading world figures, celebrities, athletes and more, the institute has been featured in the biggest media in America

Mr. Jafar’s business ventures include banking, aviation, real estate development, and hospitality management. He led the team to establish the Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai. Other key projects he has led include the development of Emirates Financial Towers and Dubai’s D1 tower, as well as the management of The Capital Club in Dubai, Bahrain, Nairobi, and Lagos.

Innovation and improvement in the way healthcare is delivered has been a growing passion for Mr. Jafar. In 2016 he established THB Global, a health and wellness management company offering excellence in healthcare services using technology, combined with a uniquely personalized care approach.

Since a young age he has combined business with philanthropy and a humanitarian approach to projects. Central to his approach is a belief in the adoption of a triple bottom line framework, seeking a balance of commercial success, environmental sustainability & social justice.

Mr. Jafar is the founder of the Global Sustainability Network (GSN) to drive progress in support of achieving Goal 8 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

The GSN brings together over 1500 leaders from each respective sector; faith, government, business, media, and non-profits to work jointly to accelerate the achievement of Goal 8. The group meets quarterly, rotating between the Vatican, the UN HQ in New York, Lambeth Palace in London, and Dubai.

Viktoriya is the Founder and the President of ICLUB Global, the global network of angel investors.

She is also the founder of WTECH, an international network of women tech founders and entrepreneurs with 5k+ members. She is the Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Startup Fund and a Member of the Committee for Innovative development of the Ukraine economy.

Viktoriya is the Founder and the President of the Odesa International Film Festival; and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Film Academy.

In 2022 Viktoriya co-founded OneUkraine, a charitable platform to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine and to set the foundation for Ukraine’s recovery.

He worked widely across Sub-Saharan Africa in the energy, hospitality, and infrastructure sectors with a proven experience in management, private equity, and venture capital. In Central and Southern Africa, Mr. Mathonnet was in charge of internal auditing and cost optimization for multinational companies and managed various African profit centers with up to +400 employees. In West Africa, he spearheaded the expansion of the Kappafrik Group Family Office and lead several M&A and RTO.

He is a Director at the Board of multiple public and private companies all involved in private direct investments on the African continent such as the Impact Investment Cooperative, Kapower, and Reservoir Capital Corp. (REO.CN) investing in baseload clean power assets. Mr. Mathonnet is an advisor to Adalabs, a pan-African incubator specialized in Blockchain, AI, and smart technologies and has undertaken various investments in real estate, tourism, digital marketing, and micro-finance as an angel investor.

Mr. Mathonnet holds a BSc in Management and is a Certified Financial and Modelling Analyst.

Mr. Jorge has over 20 years of experience in private equity, consulting, and industry across Europe, the Middle East, Brazil, and Asia. He built substantial capabilities in leading organizations through operational improvements and portfolio management.

Mr. Jorge holds a leadership role as a partner at Bridge Capital and Chairman of Ultimate Stay Holiday Homes Dubai. He is also a former senior member of the investment team of Mizuho Gulf Capital, Principal at Ashmore PE, and Strategy Director of British Gas, with prior experience in consulting at BCG and marketing with P&L responsibility at P&G and Reckitt Benckiser.

Mr. Jorge graduated from London Business School with an MBA. He also holds two bachelors from FGV and University of Sao Paulo in business and advertising respectively. He is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Acclaimed concert pianist, musicologist and Founder of Dubai-based performing arts company, Encore!

An experienced, high level creative and cultural leader in the region, Amira has engaged her legendary work ethic at prestigious musical environments around the Globe for over 30 years. Specialising in Classical Music and the Arts, Amira's company Encore! has inaugurated and artistically managed the hugely successful "Music in the Studio" monthly series of concerts and masterclasses in close partnership with Dubai Opera, since 2017, presenting well over 90 musical events and collaborations.

Passionate about musical outreach in her community, especially for the next generation, Amira established the respected National Youth Orchestras of Dubai, the largest and most accomplished in the region, which has performed at the leading venues in the country including Dubai Opera, Global Village and Emirates Palace. She also currently runs the award-winning Music Academy at Nord Anglia School International Dubai (NAS). The school has won the award for ‘Best Music Provision in the UAE’ at the Schools Compared National Award for two consecutive years.

"As a lifelong and passionate creative leader and educator my goal is to bring people and communities together, connecting through music and the shared experience of the arts. I strive to build sustainable, inclusive and meaningful bridges between cultures every day".

He is also the Founder of RTS Global Partners, Fobillion Holdings, Family Business Academy and Verchool Tech. He has built 12 start-ups over 33 years and completed 2 successful exits, with 6 current ventures in the portfolio, alongside managing a family office real estate portfolio in UAE, UK, USA, Europe & India.

For over 21 Years his Family Office has also been helping other Family Offices and he has become a Global Family Business Authority (bestselling author of “Unleash Your Family Business DNA” and “The Family Business Messenger”, a Mentor to (UHNW) Billionaire Families and a Private Executive Board Advisor. He has to date supported 206 family business conglomerates (2nd to 12th generation firms). In 2022 he founded and launched Verchool Tech, a Virtual Extended Reality tech R&D company, that builds private metaverse platforms for family offices and governments, which closed its pre-seed round on a $50m valuation in 2022.

Together with creating commercial value for all the stakeholders, Maxwer Group is also focused on Impact Values by supporting commodity SMEs on the way to the smooth transition to green energy.

Before establishing Maxwer Group she spent almost 20 years in the commodity trading business, out of which last 8 years on executive positions, where she was responsible for setting up Swiss-based export sales and operations business for commodity production companies and held seats in the management committees and Boards of Directors.

She is a Founder of the Charity Fund “In Bono Veritas” which provides medical and educational support to disabled children and children without parents.

Lilia holds a Master of Arts degree in Philology and is currently studying Executive Management (Technology and Leadership) at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) and University of Sankt Gallen (HSG).

She is an active speaker and panelist at the commodity and trade finance conferences all over the world. Her motto: “Do not tell me that it is impossible. Let us think and discuss how to make it possible”.

Amine Bentaleb, Senior Portfolio Manager, joined Kimera in 2017. Prior to this, he served as a Portfolio Manager for General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) in Abu Dhabi.

Previous public mandates have been ranked top quartile by Bloomberg in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Amine has extensive experience in setting up an integrated front to back asset management process to oversee multi-asset portfolios with large institutions, GPSSA among others.

Amine holds active board memberships of diverse institutions across Education, Fish Farming, Technology and Real Estate Investment.

Amine is a member of Young Arab Leaders, a government-sponsored group with a mission is to develop and bring together a strong network of influential business leaders to serve as role models to the youth and young entrepreneurs across the GCC region. http://www.yaleaders.org/

Amine received his BBA in Finance from Al Akhawayn University, Morocco, and his MSc in Financial Analysis from Neuchatel University, Switzerland.

He started his career in Europe and has been serving international families for over 16 years. He relocated to the UAE in 2013 and is currently acting as a trusted advisor to a number of successful families across the Middle East region. He is leading PwC Tax and Legal service offering to private clients, entrepreneurial & royal families and family offices in helping them understand and manage their global affairs, overcome cross-border tax challenges and identify opportunities to achieve their family and business objectives.

Prior to joining PwC, Ismael was acting as head of Private for another big four firm and was responsible for the design and execution of the overall firm strategy for private companies and their owners across all service lines. He also founded and led their MENA family enterprise and family office award-winning consulting practice which specialises in assisting successful families, entrepreneurs, and family offices across MENA at managing risks, preserving and growing wealth.

Ismael has contributed to building and is currently serving multiple Family Offices. He is a regular speaker in the Middle East on topics such as family business and private wealth institutionalisation, global tax transparency, succession planning, governance and the role of the family offices.

Ismael holds a Master Degree in Business Administration, HEC-Ulg School of Management (Belgium) and is a certified chartered accountant in Luxembourg (“expert-comptable”). He also holds an Islamic finance qualification, Institute of Islamic Banking & Insurance (UK). He is a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) and holds a Certificate in Family Business Advising (CFBA, F

The approach is hands-on and active, identifying businesses that are catalysts for making an impact in their sectors. Investments are diverse; from an impact-driven multi-family office, mental health to impact investments using technology such as blockchain.

Amer has a background in finance, having spent over five years with Rothschild Bank in Zurich. He originally moved to Zurich in 2010 to join a multi-family office where he was responsible for all merchant banking. He started his career in London, where for almost a decade he was advising entrepreneurs and family businesses on private equity and M&A at First Capital and direct investments at First Ventures.

Amer studied Manufacturing and Management at Cambridge University as post-graduate and earned a Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce with Japanese from Birmingham University, which included a year on scholarship in Japan. He holds a Diploma in Accounting and Finance (ACCA) and an Investment Management Certificate (IMC) from the CFA Institute.

Amer is on the committee of Philanthropy Impact in Zurich and lectures on impact investing at the Anant University, where he has also founded the Ikigai Scholarship to help disadvantaged students.

He shapes brands, serving as the CEO of Carl F. Bucherer, Hanhart, and Favre-Leuba.

He was instrumental in winning Watch Magazine's 2009 Innovation Award for a peripheral rotor movement, and Best New Watch of the Year 2018 for a diver's watch with a degressive depth gauge.

He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and in Business Administration.

Entrepreneurial and passionate by nature, he loves to bring that spirit to companies, not-for-profits, and political advocacy. He believes strong communications and a meaningful purpose are essential for the modern corporation and he brings that philosophy to all my endeavors. He is a published writer in academic, industry, and mainstream outlets and an in-demand speaker.

Currently he is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Green Leaf Carbon Tech, a technology company enabling the energy transition. Their technology is designed to production zero-emissions fuels from organic rich material with large scale projects in the United States and through a licensing arrangement, the Kingdom of Jordan.

He is also the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Questerre Energy Corporation, an innovative energy supplier and leader in the new concept of tight reservoirs. Their exploration in Quebec for non-conventional gas resulted in one of North America’s largest natural gas resource discoveries. His early work in unconventional natural gas has led to a peer-reviewed paper in Marine and Petroleum Geology as well as speaking engagements both in Canada and abroad.

In his role as Chairman of the Board for High Arctic Energy Services an international service provider, he turned it into a successful business delivering results for shareholders and clients alike. He is the Honorary Consul to Canada for Papua New Guinea where High Arctic has operations. While his business focuses on new ventures, turnarounds, and non-conventional energy projects, his passion remains political advocacy. Advocacy is an ever-changing and exciting field with technology and innovation changing how to best communicate with the public and politicians. Good communications are the bedrock of grassroots campaigns and the biggest corporation alike.

At the Modern Miracle Network where he is the Chief Executive Officer, they advocate for a reasoned conversation around energy policy in Canada. The work involves connecting with a large network of industry stakeholders, media, government officials, and politicians. In this capacity, he has written for publications including Policy Options, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and The Toronto Sun amongst others.

In 2000, inspired by the effect that adaptive skiing had on his aunt, he founded the Lesley Binnion Foundation for Disabled Sports, now known as Sage Roots. Over the past two decades, the Sage Roots has helped – and continues to help – hundreds of disabled athletes with learning programs through to developmental programs for the Paralympic Games. Sage Roots is also focused on reducing poverty on Indigenous reserves through education, excellence in environmental stewardship and responsible development to create jobs and economic prosperity. In previous roles, he chaired the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation calling for responsible use of public funds. He began his career as a specialist in research and development taxation at Ernst & Young. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta.

He established PIABO with the mission to support the rise of globally ambitious tech entrepreneurs in achieving growth targets and ultimately conquering the market. Tech heavyweights such as Google, Stripe, Silicon Valley Bank and Shopify trust in his advice.

Tilo is a keynote speaker at international innovation conferences such as NOAH, DLD, and MWC as well as a passionate and active supporter of the tech ecosystem as a mentor for founders.

As a value-adding investor in numerous VC funds worldwide, he accelerates the growth of upcoming business stars. He is also the author of the book "Light Your Fire!" on personal branding for Movers, Shakers and Visionaries.

Educated in Architecture at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Neeraj has delivered over 2 million square feet of commercial and industrial real estate development throughout Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, and residential and hospitality real estate development throughout the United Arab Emirates.

An experienced entrepreneur, having managed family business investments and operations in the agriculture, education, energy, healthcare, logistics, and paper sectors, in emerging markets. His flagship project is establishing and delivering a premium STEAM University in Accra, Ghana. https://acity.edu.gh/

Throughout his tenure, he navigated legacy and next generation family businesses to establish the Vista Group Foundation, which today serves as their family office, and which he now manages.

Headquartered out of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Neeraj manages his family’s wealth in the real estate / public equity categories and is passionate about architecture, real estate, development, and investment.

In his spare time, Neeraj enjoys advising high-net-worth families in the MENA region and speaking on topics such as, navigating one's family business / es to establishing a family office, transitioning to the next generation, and implementing structure / governance to ensure wealth preservation.

Neeraj has been a type 1 diabetic on insulin since the age of ten, and shares his experience / guides families, who are going through similar situations with their children today.

In 1999, he founded Tutors International, a world-class private tutoring company for UHNWIs that specialises in full-time residential private tuition. Tutors International is based in Oxford, England, but has a global client base.

A former schoolteacher, Adam has academic excellence at the heart of his company. This, combined with his entrepreneurial acumen, has earned Tutors International a reputation for skilfully merging superlative standards and educational innovation. From sourcing tutors for families living on superyachts, to founding micro-schools in the Puerto Rican mountains, Adam has the expertise to support the most unique requests to suit lifestyles and educational ambitions across a wide range of families.

Adam has extensive experience with students of all ages and backgrounds. He began teaching in 1987 while still an undergraduate at Glasgow University, before receiving his teaching qualification from the University of York in 1991. He has received specialist training in the non-medicinal management of dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorder. Adam has also worked as a private tutor for prestigious families across Europe. His experience, insight and drive ensure that he is at the forefront of improving standards across the industry and a leading voice in education affairs globally.

To distinguish himself and his company, Adam is committed to delivering a level of personalised service that is unmatched by other private tutoring firms. A customised global search is conducted for every tutor according to the individual specifications of each Client.

Adam is highly sensitive to the educational and personal needs of children. Having worked for high-net-worth families himself, he is adept at building rapport with all stakeholders, garnering a thorough understanding of the unique aspects of UHNW living.

Adam Caller is well-known and accomplished figure in premium education worldwide.

Stephen leads our investing in Digitalisation and Deep Tech companies where he has led transactions in AI/ML, B2B SaaS, and Data Analytics companies among others. As CTO he additionally advises the broader investment team on wider opportunities whilst performing technology and product due diligence. As part of the Lakestar value-add platform, he advises portfolio companies on product and technology-related matters as well as setting Lakestar’s internal technology strategy.

Prior to Lakestar, Stephen worked at Goldman Sachs for 20 years in various global offices. There, he was a managing director, led complex global engineering and change groups and served as Chief Technology Officer in a number of global services. Additionally he chaired and sat on various internal global committees including Operating Risk, Regulatory reporting, Career Development, Diversity and Inclusion.

He is a regular external speaker on technology and investment trends at various universities and conferences including NOAH, GTAI, UK Parliament & Internet, Seedery, FIMA and AISummit. He additionally serves on the BVCA (British Venture Capital Association) committee and the advisory board for the Global Tech Advocates network. He graduated with a BSc in Computer Science from Southampton University.

...addictions and related behavioural disorders. With a global reputation for excellence and the highest staff to client ratio in Europe (400+ staff vs 170 beds) over 8,000 young people have been through the Yes We Can Programme and gone on to rebuild their lives.

Piet Jansen is the Managing Director at Yes We Can Youth Clinics. As a Keynote speaker at many events, he enjoys grasping the attention of any audience, addressing universal issues that often resonate long after the event has passed.

Of Dutch origin, yet a true internationalist having studied International Affairs and having lived in Salamanca, London and Bordeaux, he now travels the world on behalf of Yes We Can to build a network of like-minded professionals to help as many families in need as possible. His mission is to create a world- leading environment where every young person can feel safe and be given a reason to change. “Young people getting their lives back on track motivates me to carry this message around the globe. Seeing hope and joy return in the lives of others is my raison d’être. There is nothing more powerful than seeing these apparently broken flowers reach for the sun and stand straight again in all their beauty.”

With a background in audit from PwC, Victoria joined the corporate team at Tutors International in 2011. She had a pivotal role in the structural transformation of the company and continues to facilitate its evolution as a growing enterprise. Within the company, she is known for her calm and measured approach to problem solving, her diplomatic skills and her continuous pursuit of knowledge.

As COO of Tutors International, Victoria is involved with a range of projects, from the tiny details of daily operations right up to company structure, mergers, and acquisitions. She is a natural connector-of-people, and a capable generalist with the ability to fulfil many different functions and specialities within the company.

Victoria is passionate about education and is a self-proclaimed life-long-learner. She completed her TEFL and TESOL qualifications (teaching English to speakers of other languages) during her gap year, where she also sailed in the Tall Ships Races and discovered a love of sailing. She speaks reasonable Swedish and is currently brushing up her French and Spanish skills.

She read Politics with European Studies at the University of Exeter. Victoria went on to study an MA in War and Society and was elected Vice President of the Post Graduate Guild of Students. She has most recently completed an MA in Education from the University of Bath.

Victoria’s professional interests lie in the intersection between education and the future of work, with a particular focus on the role of educators in preparing children for remote working positions. She volunteers as a co-opted governor at her local primary school and serves as the honorary secretary for a local charity which combats homelessness.

Also, Peter works in the impact investing space with the single family office 4L Vision GmbH (www.4l.vision) and is the Chairman of the Investment Committee of a Swiss private single family office. He is co-founder of the Bundesinitiative Impact Investing, the federal German initiative for impact investing (Working group “Family Offices”) and Managing Director of The Impact Investing Magazin (www.impactinvestings.de).

His expertise lies in advising entrepreneurial families in setting up a family office for holistic wealth structuring solutions, family governance and succession issues as well as M&A advisory assisting family investors in direct investment projects and impact investing.

Until 2018 Peter Brock was Executive Director and Leader Family Office Services in EMEIA/GSA at EY (Ernst & Young). Since over 25 years he works in Investment Banking / SME Corporate Finance transactions and in Private Banking initially at Deloitte and the WestLB-Group in London, then HSBC Trinkaus and Sal. Oppenheim, prior to EY.

Since childhood, Karl Ernst Kirchmayer has been involved in his family’s agricultural and forestry business in Austria. He pursued a master’s degree in economics and speaks German, English, and Romanian. During his studies, he was already running the family farming and forestry business in Austria.

In that time, he managed to increase the family farm to 450 ha of organic farming and the production of vegetables. Karl was a consultant to many farming projects in Europe, North America, and Central Asia during his career. In 2007 Karl built a large-scale farm with over 12.000 ha. Since then, he has been active in significant farming activities in eastern Europe.

In 2020 Karl became one of the Managing Partners and Investment Managers of the asc impact GmbH, an independent owner-led firm that primarily manages sustainable investments in agriculture and forestry. asc impacts investment approach is characterized by our deep involvement in our investments and aims to operationally and ensure sustainable value creation.

In 2022 the asc impact forestry fund celebrated a successful first closing with a subscription volume of € 26.1 million. The fund invests according to strict ESG criteria in a diversified portfolio of up to 20 sustainable forestry projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. All projects are actively managed by the asc impact management team, combining decades of agriculture and forestry experience with dedicated expertise in venture capital, start-up, and legal.

Our investment approach is that all projects will be actively managed by the management team and aims to ensure sustainable value creation operationally.

Before joining asc, Christian worked for some 12 years in venture capital, Partner at btov Partners, and in banking at Credit Suisse. Christian holds double master’s degree in business and economics from the Universities of Maastricht, Rotterdam, and CEMS.

As a daughter of teachers, Joanna was brought up in an educationally conscious environment. She started tutoring mathematics and flute to her peers, aged 16, and has been teaching or learning ever since. She is fully fluent in French, Spanish and English.

Having studied Marine Sciences at Southampton University, and having completed a Maitrise in Oceanography at the Universite de Bordeaux, Joanna embarked upon several years of travelling, volunteering and working as a marine scientist and diving instructor in Indonesia, the Seychelles and Fiji before she settled into a career as an educator on a full-time basis.

Joanna finished her PGCE in London, where she focused on secondary mathematics. In addition to being a maths specialist, Joanna is highly experienced across all the sciences, as well as several languages. This all-roundedness has seen her teach a wide variety of subjects and students, all around the globe, most notably onboard a superyacht in the South Pacific, as well as two years in Mustique.

Joanna particularly enjoys teaching through practical experiences and travelling with her students to bring learning to life. She believes a well-rounded education is so much more than just what happens in the classroom.

Her wealth of experience, working closely with UHNW families and depth of understanding of the bespoke nature of each tutoring role, is now being directed toward ensuring the all-important match between the client family and their tutor.

He is responsible for ensuring that commercial, client acquisition, and product strategies continue to support a rapidly growing international client base.

Before joining Fidelity, Manuel served as an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, where he ran the Market Solutions group in Europe, managing infrastructure and FinTech partnerships.

Manuel earned his Master of Engineering degree in Software Engineering from the University of Southampton.

Her work focuses on newsletters, regulations, crypto policies — and their impact on markets. Leena is a former business journalist and contributed to the first-ever Startup Guide Egypt.

​He comes from an academic background of studying International relations and Journalism. Prior to 21Shares, Karim worked as an intern researcher at the Cambridge center for Alternative Finance - where he contributed towards the publication of the 3rd global crypto asset benchmarking study covering the digital asset industry.

Karim is currently pursuing his master studies on Blockchain and Digital currency at the University of Nicosia.

He has vast experience advising successful individuals and entrepreneurial families with Middle Eastern exposure on implementing inter-generational wealth transfer strategies and structuring their operational assets and global wealth. He is regularly involved in the ongoing management of such structures – as a board member, council member, guardian or protector.

Yann is recommended by all of Chambers & Partners Private wealth, Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite and Who’s who legal private client.

He was the Chair of STEP Arabia from 2015 to 2018, and is a Guest Lecturer at Fribourg University, Switzerland, LLM in International Business Law – Doing Business in the Middle East.

Natalie is now applying her knowledge and expertise to expanding Altoo’s business. On a daily basis Natalie works with high net-worth individuals and families to optimize their wealth management through Altoo’s wealth aggregation platform. Since 2009, Natalie has continued to consult and manage the Board of Directors for a Swiss company, owned by a Czech family office.

Holding dual Swiss-British nationality, Natalie was educated in Switzerland until age 13, after which she continued her education in England, attending an independent boarding school. After obtaining a BA degree in Combined Social Sciences in 2004 from Durham University, she received a combined master’s Degree in Economics, Politics and Law from Basel University. Taking her education one step further, she also completed the STEP examinations on behalf of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Among many talents, Natalie is fluent in German, English, French, Italian and Spanish which enables her to represent Altoo and reach prospective clients globally. Outside work, Natalie is an enthusiastic golfer, participating regularly in the annual Swiss Ladies Interclub Championships. She also loves skiing and abstract painting in oils.

Those who have worked with Natalie have acknowledged her to be a great team player, a multi-linguist, a problem-solver, and as a very open-minded person.

Founder of digital agencies Visuality and Bite, as well as online gold bullion dealer, GoldMadeSimple.com In 2014, after witnessing the global financial crisis of 2008 and realising that there should be a better way to help protect your money, Jason began development of Glint (glintpay.com), launching the first iteration of the Glint app three years later.

Jason’s vision for a world where everyone has an equal opportunity to prosper has culminated in the creation of a Shariah compliant, global payments platform that offers its clients unprecedented liquidity of gold. Enabling them to buy, sell, save, send and spend real, allocated gold, even at the checkout, using the Glint Mastercard and proprietary app.

Glint, which is not a bank, also supports fiat currencies on its platform and today has over 180,000 registered users; it is able to issue cards around the world and can open accounts in over 200 countries. Glint, regulated by the FCA in the UK, has completed more than $350 million worth of transactions to date and its clients’ gold, around $100 million, is securely stored in a Brinks vault in Switzerland, insured by Brinks with Lloyds of London.

.....which is the think tank and hub for research on allocators, private capital funds, and hedge funds at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ziad specializes in researching and building relationships with allocators and private capital funds and represents the University of Pennsylvania at alternative investments conferences globally, where he is a frequent speaker and panelist.

Ziad teaches executive education classes on alternative investments at Wharton, attended by 50-70 C-level executives and investment professionals. He develops technical content for such investment classes and authors case studies on private equity.

He also sits on advisory boards and provides consulting services on investment and fundraising affairs to companies, funds, allocators, and governments.

Before his current role, Ziad worked for Zouk Capital, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Deloitte in the U.S. and EMEA regions, where he advised private equity funds, family offices, and corporate groups on M&A deals and capital deployment.

Ziad is a U.S. certified public accountant and holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance.

An Iranian-born mother of three, Pouneh is a veteran of the fund management industry. She has worked at leading financial organizations such as MUFG and HSBC, and is a hugely successful equity fund manager, having managed a range of equity funds totaling £2bn and winning multiple awards for her flagship fund’s consistent performance.

Her 25+ years of investment experience have been directly transferable to the digital assets space, where she has invested successfully by focusing on projects with the strongest and most sustainable business models.

Pouneh studied Business Administration at the European Business School, speaks French, German, and Farsi, and holds both the CFA and CISI qualifications.

International seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in the business development and management of companies operating in the Wealth Management Industry, he has worked in many countries such as France, Kazakhstan, Singapore or Dubai.

Christophe Numa has a strong track record of launching companies, monitoring PnL, managing teams, successfully growing startups from scratch and scaling them, with a strong focus on sale, into multi-millions USD revenue.

Thanks to a revolutionary trading platform and professional services, Bunker Gold & Silver achieved to serve High Net-Worth Individuals, Asset Managers, Hedge funds or Family Offices and has become a major company in the market for gold, silver, platinum bars in Asia.

Mr. Numa has graduated from Skema BS, the 7th Top French Business School and speaks fluent French, English and Russian.

....the highly successful multi-family office that initially developed the AtlasFive platform. Rob’s passion for systems development and client service led him to establish Eton Solutions as a technology and services provider to the ultra-high net worth office.

Prior to Eton, Rob held key roles at the UBS Multi-Family Office Group, the Private Asset Management Group at NC Trust Company, Arthur Andersen, and Price Waterhouse.

He is responsible for expanding the domestic and international markets for institutional products providing innovative solutions that combine insurance and investments to address the needs of a global audience of Institutional Investors, Family Offices and Ultra-High Net Worth Individuals. The Company offers custom solutions that enable investment managers and investors to enhance their returns on investments in alternative assets and managed accounts. For non-U.S. Institutions, Crown Global provides efficient and effective solutions to block ECI, FIRPTA and Branch Profits Tax on their U.S. investments. The Company operates globally and maintains offices in North America, Switzerland and the Cayman Islands. Since its founding in 1998, Crown Global has established a solid track record of issuing U.S. and non-U.S. compliant private placement life insurance and annuity policies for Institutional and Ultra-High Net Worth Clients.

Tom has over 30 years of extensive experience in the insurance, asset management and financial services industries. Prior to joining Crown in 2021, he was the Executive Managing Director, Institutional Solutions and Head of the Institutional Business at Lombard International where he achieved a dramatic compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) in assets under management from 2016 to 2021. Tom was formerly a Managing Director and Client Executive at BNY Mellon responsible for the overall client management and strategic business development for a number of the bank’s largest global insurance clients. His previous experience also includes positions as the EVP for Business Development in Hartford Life’s Institutional Solutions Group, COO for Marsh’s Benefits Business, CAO for Nationwide’s Asset Management subsidiary Gartmore Global Investments and VP of Operations and Systems at Prudential Investments. Tom started his career in financial services working as an Originator for Merrill Lynch Capital Markets followed by several business development and management roles at the Bankers Trust Company.

Tom holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Series 7 and 66 Registered Representative, a Series 24 Registered Principal and is Life Insurance Licensed.

​David serves as the Global Director of Impact for NEXUS, a worldwide thought community that brings together leading next-gen wealth holders, impact investors and social innovators from the world’s most influential families to catalyze new leadership and accelerate solutions to our world’s most critical problems.

At NEXUS David has overseen the launch of The NEXUS Impact Accelerator and led the development of the Impact Society, The NEXUS Forums program and The SUPR Initiative to eliminate single-use plastic in major sports stadiums across the country.

Prior to NEXUS, David was the founder of Modavanti, the world’s largest online sustainable fashion retailer. Modavanti was named best in Ethical Fashion by Instyle Magazine, and Honoree for 'Best Startup' for NYC by the New York City government.

David serves as a board member of Georgetown University’s Entrepreneurship Alliance working to expand Georgetown’s entrepreneurial community. David has also spoken at the White House, The UN, The Web Summit in Dublin and SXSW.

David lives in London and holds his degree from Georgetown University with a major in Arabic Studies and a double minor in Economics and Government.

With over 25 years of experience in the field of asset consulting for UHNWI clients and single family offices, he is an expert in investment organization (Strategic Asset Allocation, Tactical Asset Allocation, Manager Selection, Risk Management), Wealth Compliance (financial accounting, performance reporting, wealth controlling) and strategic advice (family office organization, outsourcing, governance including Nextgen, philanthropy including impact, and other topics).

Christian Stadermann was previously appointed BaFin-licensed managing director at HQ Trust, the Multi Family Office of the Harald Quandt family, and also expanding their single family office reach. Before that, he held management positions at Sal. Oppenheim & Cie. based in Cologne and with Credit Suisse, based in Zurich.

He began his career in Institutional Equity Sales and Private Wealth Management, including a role as head of the International Private Banking Center of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, looking after clients from EMEA, Asia and the Americas. He is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and has extensive experience in the philanthropy segment, serving as head of a foundation council for many years himself.

Christian Stadermann received academic education in Munich (Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität), Pisa (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) and London (The London School of Economics), while already working also at European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel. He holds a German M.A., a British M.Sc. (Econ) and a degree as ‘Finanzökonom’ for financial planning. Besides in German he is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian and able to manage some French.

Born 1965 in Frankfurt, living in Berlin, married, two daughters.

Black Group Ventures was set up as an Australian Corporate Advisory firm in 2014 and in the last eight years James has teamed with globally established and Start Up Companies requiring the expertise, resources and capital to scale businesses for growth locally and internationally.

Having passion and know-how in a range of domains, James has led Black Group Ventures in launching many businesses including a BioTech Firm, an Australian Global Digital Bank, an Aviation industry and a crypto exchange platform to name a few. Their current focus is on renewables where James is part of a thriving team, Net Zero, a new carbon/renewable registry and Fund based in Singapore which is dedicated to educating, investing and working alongside dedicated innovators and change makers to regenerate the environment sustainably. Working alongside him are Jesse Collver and Justin Reynolds who are focusing on businesses and change makers sourcing businesses and private investment into the renewable sphere globally.

Justin Reynolds who partners James at NetZero comes from 20+ years of experience in Corporate governance and ESG / Sustainable working with stock exchanges. Justin previously worked with Bain Capital, Goldmans and Blackstone.

The team is seeking strategic partnerships and investment and have developed strong bonds with many Family offices over the last few years. 

...a Central Asia focused advisory and merchant house providing M&A and corporate finance consultation for large business entities with expansion interest in the region.

In 2016 Arjan Capital brought the first international corporate finance and M&A boutiques to the Central Asia region, the Swiss based, Translink AG.

Andreas has been passionately invested in the alleviation of the trade gaps caused due to lack of banking support in frontier markets within Central Asia and as a result founded Artis Trade Invest Ltd. Artis Trade Invest Ltd, provides short term equity to SMEs to co-invest for up to 120 days. He provides consultancy services to various mid- and large cap SME’s regarding their trade strategy and execution with frontier and emerging markets.

Previously he played an active role in the establishment of a USD 200m market-timing fund and held management positions in Treasury, Risk and Finance at Jacobs Suchard (now Kraft Foods Schweiz AG) working in Switzerland, Panama, France and UK. He started his career with a few years in banking in Switzerland and London mainly in the Eurobond and Asset Management market with Bank A. Sarasin & Cie, now J. Safra Sarasin.

Andreas Schweitzer joined the Young Presidents’ Organisation(YPO) in the Geneva Alpine Chapter in the late 90ies. In 2015, he was named Honorary Senator of the German Senate for Economy and Technology (WBA, Bundessenat für Wirtschaft und Technologie).

Souheil Hajjar is Chief Executive Officer and Board Director of Majid Al Futtaim Trust, the Dubai-based global family investment office of Mr. Majid Al Futtaim. Majid Al Futtaim is the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. (www.majidalfuttaim.com).

Souheil has over 30 years of global investment management and banking experience. He is a founding Board member of Endeavor UAE, and a member of IE University Alumni Advisory Board.

He holds an MBA from the George Washington University, and a Master in Leadership and Strategy from IE University.

He created the Four Fundamentals of Family Prosperity© a bespoke programme that helps families to retain their wealth for multiple generations.

Nicholas started his journey in Family Prosperity to create a paradigm shift in family wealth legacy planning. His purpose is to help families understand the business of being a family.

Nicholas specialises in family prosperity advice, tax planning, asset protection and property consultancy. He is the CEO of the Charles Group an organisation that bridges the gap between High Net Worth Families and their advisors. Whilst working with families to help them establish and build the Four Fundamentals© he focuses on the one key area and the foundation for family prosperity – enhanced, effective communication both within the family and externally with their advisors.

After working with hundreds of family businesses and property investors Nicholas was shocked to discover that despite helping them to save millions in tax, they still managed to lose the wealth. It was at this point that Nicholas realised that Family Prosperity was not just a personal aspiration but something that was needed by all wealthy families. Combined with his personal story, Nicholas became inspired to create a Family Prosperity programme that would help families across the world to retain and grow their wealth for multiple generations.

Author of the Amazon number 1 best-selling book The Four Fundamentals of Family Prosperity which was released in December 2018.

He runs his own successful accountancy practice specialising in property tax and looks after a portfolio of high net worth property investors and developers.

Nicholas also runs the family property portfolio. Since he took over the family portfolio the value has increased five-fold quadrupled whilst the rental income has quadrupled.

He is currently involved in creating a digital platform that can be accessed globally which will help individuals digitally copy their mind so that they can pass down their human and intellectual capital for multiple generations and create their own digital legacy.

He worked widely across Sub-Saharan Africa in the energy, hospitality, and infrastructure sectors with a proven experience in management, private equity, and venture capital. In Central and Southern Africa, Mr. Mathonnet was in charge of internal auditing and cost optimization for multinational companies and managed various African profit centers with up to +400 employees. In West Africa, he spearheaded the expansion of the Kappafrik Group Family Office and lead several M&A and RTO.

He is a Director at the Board of multiple public and private companies all involved in private direct investments on the African continent such as the Impact Investment Cooperative, Kapower, and Reservoir Capital Corp. (REO.CN) investing in baseload clean power assets. Mr. Mathonnet is an advisor to Adalabs, a pan-African incubator specialized in Blockchain, AI, and smart technologies and has undertaken various investments in real estate, tourism, digital marketing, and micro-finance as an angel investor.

Mr. Mathonnet holds a BSc in Management and is a Certified Financial and Modelling Analyst.

Member, National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of AIAA, ASME, RAeS, Contributions to National Programs include military missiles, SST, Gemini, Apollo, Viking/Mars, X15, F-18E/F, Shuttle, National Aerospace Plane, Submarine/Torpedo Technology, Americas’ Cup Racers, Rail Gun, MAGLEV Trains, Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion, Revolutionary Aeronautical Configurations, Planetary Exploration, Humans-Mars both safe and affordable, Power and Energy Futures. Extensive Futures studies for government, industry, academia, national security including solutions for land, water, food, energy and climate. 480 invited presentations, 260 publications.

...holds a BBA and Master of Science in Marketing and his personal leitmotif is “Impact Lives, Share Profits.” Florian supports the society and global economy by sharing his extensive background in fundraising, business transformations and personal development to invest in and build purposeful companies. These impact-focused enterprises are mitigating some of the world’s biggest challenges: poverty uplift, digital inclusion, (women’s) economic empowerment, climate change mitigation/ alleviation, access to energy, access to healthcare, access to education and financing smallholder farmers.

Florian collaborates hereto with the Palladium Group, WorldBank, United Nations, NGOs, governments, private and institutional investors to fund, back and scale companies in the world’s most remote locations. He is a globally active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, founded the YPO Impact Investing Initiative (Y3i) and the Planet Action Network as well as the North Star Chapter. Currently also acts as Chair of the YPO Impact Networks Council.

On a personal note Florian is a hobby blues-rock musician and proud husband & father of 5 children. Florian previously held C-level positions at Parter Capital, Olympus, SBi (Stryker) and B.Braun. Fluent in German, English, Spanish, French & Italian.

Additionally she currently serves as member of the Board of Trustees of Astia, USA a unique not-for-profit organization build on a community of over 3000 experts dedicated to propel women’s full participation as entrepreneurs and leaders in high-growth businesses, fueling innovation and driving economic growth, as member of the board of Trustees of First Light Trust, United Kingdom, a grass-roots, community-based charity which assists the 'hard to reach' veterans by providing physical, emotional and psychological aid, as Investment Partner at MedXperts, a Germany-based investment and consulting firm with the focus in the HealthTech and Life Sciences Sectors, as Investment Advisor at Bellwald Partner GmbH, Switzerland, the investment arm of a multi family office, as Strategic Advisor to Impact Investment Partners LLP, United Kingdom, specialized in investing in critical service sectors in emerging markets, as Advisor to Yunus Social Business GmbH, Germany, dedicated to setting up and investing in non-dividend companies created to solve sustainably social or environmental problems, as Member of the advisory board of Social Business Earth, Switzerland, dedicated to raise the awareness on Social Business and to create new social businesses that will benefit the poor and the disadvantaged in countries around the globe, as Advisor to Omnia Strategy LLP, United Kingdom & USA, a worldwide strategic 360° liaison agency for companies and investors, as Consultant to Shanghai Biomedical Enterprise LLC, Hong Kong, as Director Corporate Affairs at Cardionovum GmbH, Germany, specialized in Drug-Eluting technologies and biodegradable vascular scaffolds, and as Advisor to MedPrivee, Germany, which she co-founded in 2011. Ida is registered acquisition coach at High-Tech-Gruender-Fonds, Germany, which is managing two +250 mio € seed fonds and which has helped to start up more than 300 companies since 2005 in Germany, and serves as juror and coach at the European Venture Contest, which identifies each year the most promising European companies from the LifeSciences, ITC and CleanTech sector out of more than 700 companies.

Prior to her current roles she served as Investment Partner at Bellwald Partner GmbH, as Head of Business Development at NonWoTecc Medical GmbH, as Vice President Business Development at mNEMOSCIENCE GmbH, and as Director Business Development, Sales Manager and, Training and Education Manager at the KRAUTH group. Before joining the KRAUTH group, Ida served as European Marketing Manager at Medtronic Inc., and as Marketing Manager at both AVE GmbH and Cordis GmbH, the latter of which is where she started her career.

She currently serves as chairman and CEO of Green Sands Equity. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Tokyo, Doha, Zurich and Singapore, GSE leads and co-invests alongside the world's leading institutions and families. Focused on Technology and Life Sciences in growth and late-stage, GSE has invested in the most iconic companies of our time. Reema also specializes in strategic advisory for governments in their branding for Foreign Direct Investment. GSE's vast political and diplomatic network makes GSE one of the top strategy advisors to governments. Since 2018, Reema has been a managing member of the United Nations Women in Science & Technology Platform. In 2017, She was awarded the 21st Century Icon Award in Finance by CNBC. In 2019, Reema started the "Green Sands Prize," which honors an individual or organization with the potential for profound impact. The Prize provides both a financial grant and partnership to advance the work of an exceptional individual or organization. The 2019 recipient of the award was a civil and climate entrepreneur Tenzin Seldon, the 2020 recipient was Kizzy Corbett a scientist who led the Coronavirus task force at NIH for the United States with Dr. Faucci.

Reema also hosts the annual "Green Sands Global Summit," an exclusive invitation-only meeting of 50 global leaders that span intelligentsia, business, and government to foster global cooperation across sectors, families, and governments. Reema is a trustee and chairman of the endowment at the SETI Institute (previously a division of NASA that was later structured as a stand alone non-profit while still mostly funded by NASA grants).

He has vast experience advising successful individuals and entrepreneurial families with Middle Eastern exposure on implementing inter-generational wealth transfer strategies and structuring their operational assets and global wealth. He is regularly involved in the ongoing management of such structures – as a board member, council member, guardian or protector.

Yann is recommended by all of Chambers & Partners Private wealth, Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite and Who’s who legal private client.

He was the Chair of STEP Arabia from 2015 to 2018, and is a Guest Lecturer at Fribourg University, Switzerland, LLM in International Business Law – Doing Business in the Middle East.

As a principal investor and entrepreneur, Petur’s career has spanned over two decades on 4 continents and in a diverse array of industries including media, publishing, land, farming, energy production, trading, online gambling and motorsports.

Petur is a creative deal architect with both a pragmatic and think big approach. From 2010-2015, Petur served as the chairman for Iceland of the Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organisation.

Petur studied economics at Bethany and French literature at the Sorbonne.

Her currency is the impact she can make. Her goal is to enable others to be the best version they can be. She founded several projects to make life for others easier or innovate:

As a dance teacher and graduate in business administration, she found herself later in the ShareEconomy and founded Mamikreisel. After 4 years of secondhand and 960,000 members in Germany, it was time for something new.

As an entrepreneur, she now takes care for questions about business modeling and financing of various startups that create impact such as the mission of the first German woman into space with initiative DieAstronautin to create role models for women and girls, With her own startup Fruitiverse she produces and sells the first real fruit gummis made of 100% fruit for joyful and healthy snacking for kids. With Next Entrepreneurs she brings entrepreneurial thinking and acting into the minds of schoolchildren from the age of 12 years with their nonprofit organization Next Entrepreneurs gUG.

In her free time, she engages for less food waste and founded Foodsharing München e.V. and for a fairer school system in Bavaria with Eine Schule Für Alle e.V.

As a mom of 3 children, it is not surprising that she solved her own care problem by founding her own Kita Karl & Liesl e.V. https://www.facebook.com/KarlundLiesl/videos/697610326946291/

Because being a role model she has the biggest effect on people she organizes since 5 years her open christmas dinner for everybody who wants to celebrate it not alone: www.diemacgyvers.de/2019/12/27/ein-moment-der-familie-bedeutet

In his role, Ismael focuses on assisting successful families, entrepreneurs and family offices across MENA managing risks and preserving wealth.

Ismael has been serving international families for over 14 years and currently acts as trusted advisor to a number of successful families across MENA. He has been successful in designing and implementing inter-generational succession, inheritance, governance, tax compliance and confidentiality strategies. He has contributed to building and currently serves Family Offices.

Ismael is a regular speaker in the GCC and beyond on topics such as family business and private wealth institutionalization, global tax transparency, succession planning and the role of the family office. The team that he leads won the “WealthBriefing MENA Tax and Accountancy firm of the year” award in 2017 and 2019.

He holds a Master Degree in Business Administration, HEC-Ulg School of Management (Belgium) and is a certified chartered accountant in Luxembourg (“expert-comptable”). He also holds an Islamic finance qualification, Institute of Islamic Banking & Insurance (UK), is a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) and holds a Certificate in Family Business Advising (CFBA, Family Firm Institute).

Prior to this, he served as a Portfolio Manager for General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) in Abu Dhabi. Amine has over 15 years’ experience of managing equities and fixed income portfolios across economic cycles, with a predominant focus on emerging and frontier markets. Previous public mandates have been ranked top quartile by Bloomberg in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Amine has extensive experience in setting up an integrated front to back asset management process to oversee multi-asset portfolios with large institutions, GPSSA among others.

Amine holds active board memberships of diverse institutions across Education, Fish Farming, Technology and Real Estate Investment.

Amine is a member of Young Arab Leaders, a government sponsored group with a mission is to develop and bring together a strong network of influential business leaders to serve as role models to the youth and young entrepreneurs across the GCC region. http://www.yaleaders.org/

Amine received his BBA in Finance from Al Akhawayn University, Morocco, and his MSc in Financial Analysis from Neuchatel University, Switzerland.

Prior to this, he worked at BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking within the Debt Restructuring advisory team, and was a Graduate Analyst at Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB). As well as holding the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Laith has an MSc in Finance and Investment from Nottingham University Business School, UK, and a BA (Hons) in Economics and Finance from Nottingham Business School, UK.

He started his career at an early age with multiple start-ups and gaining access to the business through his family office Al Nahla Group. Khaled joined dt in early 2018 as a Partner, and led business development and capital markets, assisting in increasing the company value by securing multiple investments, partnerships, and projects across 24 countries.

Khaled is active sustainability and renewable energy influencer, as he spoke at over 15 international conferences including B20 under G20, WFES, Intersolar and others in the past 2 years.

After graduating from the University of Miami B.B.A and Msc in 2016, Khaled gained great experience through courses at the United Nations, and Harvard Law, LBS, and believes learning is a lifelong journey.

He conceptually designed and realized countless successful and award winning marketing campaigns and sales activations for international brands and companies. As a Futurist and Blockchain enthusiast since the early days he is consulting companies on digital transformation processes and guides on impact and business models of upcoming technologies.

Currently, Mr. Feiler is focussing on the energy sector; as cofounder of a company aiming to disrupt energy markets worldwide by revolutionizing and shaping the future of renewable energy implementation with smart utility scale energy storage systems to realize sustainable smartgrids.

Through his extensive work with top tier families in the MENA region, he has significant experience in areas of family and ownership governance, succession and inheritance planning, corporate governance and family office set-ups.

Abdallah works with the principals of entrepreneurial families, often comprised of the shareholders or senior members of the family. He specialises in the design of ownership governance frameworks, drafting bespoke Family Constitutions/Charters and supporting their implementation thereafter. He also focuses on the development of next generation family members through educational workshops.

He has considerable experience in the assessment, and design of fit-for-purpose governance frameworks. This often comprises working with the board of directors and executive management of family businesses and private companies.

Abdallah has also worked in the corporate finance space within two big four firms before focusing on the wealth management industry. During that time, he has gained extensive transaction advisory experience ranging from equity valuations, building/developing financial models, financial due diligence, restructuring, and business plan development across various sectors.

He holds a Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) with a concentration in Finance from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.

In her capacity , Fairuz heads the UNICEF Dubai office and overseas UNICEF’s Gulf Area partnerships and resource mobilization operations for both private and public sectors.

Fairuz Prior to joining UNICEF, Fairuz served as UNRWA’s Sr. External Relations Officer and managed government relations for UNRWA in the Gulf region. She also served as the Director of Fundraising and Partnerships at Jordan River Foundation, a leading Jordanian NGO founded by HM Queen Rania Bin Abdullah. Fairuz spent 11 years of her career working for CARE USA. During her time with CARE, she held various senior roles in the USA, Egypt and Jordan. In her last five years with CARE, Fairuz was the Regional Director of Partnerships in the Gulf region where she established CARE’s presence in the Arab Gulf countries. As a volunteer for several philanthropic organizations, Fairuz served as a Chairwoman of Capoeira for Refugees, a UK Charity that teaches capoeira to children and youth who are the victims of conflict in the Middle East region. She also served as an advisory board member of Spark, a San Francisco based organization that supports women global issues.

Fairuz holds an MA in International Relations.

Previously, he was a serial entrepreneur and raised over €50 million from venture capital funds. He also led Intel's European Start Program and founded Intel Ignite, which was voted the best corporate startup accelerator for early stage startups. The program was first established in Israel and later expanded to the startup ecosystems in the United States and Germany.

Stephan Heller is the founder and CEO of FinCompare GmbH, a fast-growing online platform for SME financing since 2017. In 2015, he founded Watchmaster - a European trading platform for new and used luxury watches. He led the company as CEO for a year, helping to shape the digital transformation of the watch market. Prior to that, the Munich native, born in 1986, worked for the international discount portal Groupon for three and a half years. His last position was Head of Merchant Marketing in London from 2013 to 2015. There he played a key role in Groupon's success and strong growth in Europe.

He also worked as an investment analyst at Waterland, an investment company focused on medium-sized companies, and as a management consultant at Roland Berger, a global strategy consultancy. Stephan Heller also worked for BMW in Tokyo and for UBS in London.

He holds a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Vienna and a master's degree in international management from ESCP Europe in Paris, London and Berlin.

He rose from its graduate program to head out the energy proprietary trading desk in less than 4 years. In 2008, Ed joined Geneva Energy Markets (GEM) taking it to the biggest market maker, liquidity provider and proprietary trader in the energy space in less than two years. In 2011, Ed established the Hartree Partners’ energy arbitrage and market making business line (most profitable desk three years in a row). In 2013 Ed joined Oak Capital to expand its trading strategies across the whole commodities spectrum (headcount from 4 to 100+ during the mandate).

Ed discovered and started trading cryptos in 2016 and launched Tyr Capital Partners in 2018.

Ed graduated from Mc Gill, Canada (Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering) and INSEAD, France (MBA, 2001).

Sergei serves on the board of six software companies. Software developer by training Sergey holds broad skills in multiple tech disciplines such as AI, DLT, and business process automation, leveraged by considerable experience in intellectual asset management, investor relations, and corporate law.

Sergey launched a Single Family Office for a Russian technology entrepreneur back in 2018 and had been steering it for two years.

He has held multiple financial licenses, such as an exchange member and floor broker, and currently is registered with the NFA where he holds a series 3, owns a CTA and is a licensed Swap Dealer. Peter is also a co-founder and holder of copyrights, trademarks, and patents on the world renowned Hedging Platform known as the Tornado Bullion Cart ®. As a licensed floor broker, he was a filling floor broker in the silver pit when silver ran to $55 an ounce.

Peter currently manages a global cash desk which handles Refiners, Recyclers, Mining Operations and Coin & Bullion companies. He is constantly in demand for his insightful opinions drawn from his 38 years of metals trade to such news networks and magazines publishers as Econo-Times (Newsweek), Bloomberg News, WSJ, The Guardian, US News and World Report, Hard Assets, Kitco News, and Modern Trader magazine. You can follow his tweeter commentary at @Goldbug111 and @MetalZaner.

During his career he has gained wide experience in the financial services sector, working in almost every facet of compliance, legal and operations at a variety of investment firms; establishing himself as a multi-talented senior executive with an operational and commercial approach. Now an independent consultant and non-executive director to a number of financial services firms, Paul’s recent positions include CEO at Met Facilities LLP, a regulatory hosting platform and Group Chief Operating Officer at Exotix Partners LLP, an emerging market fixed-income and equities brokerage and research house and corporate finance advisor.

Paul is also a non-executive director and founding shareholder of a regtech software business, AxiomHq, providing compliance and assurance software to financial services firms; large and small.

She chose a different path, it was not easy, but she challenged the obstacles and is still in a challenge to reach what she aspires to.

During her studies, she began to volunteer with Takatof a Social Program. From there began the aspirations of Sheikha Jawaher to choose her career path which included a lot of social work. Her choices in entrepreneurship often includes working with others. Sheikha Jawaher graduated from high school in 2013 and completed her university studies but it was not enough., she started working in entrepreneurship in a simple way and within the family, From Abaya fashion shop to events organizing office, and finally real estate management offices, Sheikha Jawaher was not satisfied with this simple experience and insisted on working in the government sector, to expand her experience in the field of work, from one job to another in the field of marketing and human resources to public relations .. She was convinced that she learned the basics of work and entrepreneurship. That’s when she started her own career in the world of entrepreneurship, she knew that she had to learn from her mistakes. Where she believes that the human every day must learn something new.

Sheikha Jawaher is a 23 year old young woman who has established an institution to empower young inventors and innovators. Where their ideas do not remain on paper, but applied to the working fields, believing there are a lot of creative young people waiting for the right opportunity to achieve their dreams. Here begins a new chapter of the life of Sheikha Jawaher, new challenges and more achievements.

She is a respected speaker on the world’s most pressing issues – having notably addressed the leaders of more than 130 countries at the UN General Assembly, and publicly discussed achievement of the UN’s gender equality goals with former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Davos. Shanu has written on subjects ranging from technology to education, and from Brexit to globalisation, for publications across the world from the Sunday Times to Forbes and International Banker.

In addition to supporting the Duke of Edinburgh Award and the UN Global Accelerator – a programme designed to foster entrepreneurial ideas to tackle today’s economic challenges – Shanu, through the Hinduja Foundation, and alongside her father, has provided scholarships at Columbia University, Massachusetts General Hospital and Cambridge University.

Shanu is a Professor of Leadership at the University of Bolton's Institute of Management, and was a founding member of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco’s environment-focused Foundation. She works closely with, and is supported by, her sister Ms. Vinoo Hinduja, and her children Mr. Karam Hinduja and Ms. Lavanya Hinduja.

Since, Bilal is responsible for providing services including investment strategy, opportunity sourcing, deal closing (M&A), on-going monitoring of investments, Real Estate, Treasury, Tax and corporate structuring, investment & consolidated reporting, Bank and Trustee liaisons as well as Concierge (lifestyle) services

Prior to Quanon, Bilal had 10 years’ experience in the industry up to C level ranging from industrial trading, contracting, commercial, setting up, trouble shouting and turning around businesses.

Bilal holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the American University of Beirut, an MBA from ESCP, and a Diploma in Company Direction from the IOD London. Bilal Joined the Family Firm Institute and obtained his Advanced Certificate In Family Business Advising and Advanced Certificate In Family Wealth Advising. Bilal has several diplomas and certificates in corporate finance, M&A and Governance from Insead, London Business School and City. Joined STEP in 2018.

.........which was established in the early 1990s as a holding company to oversee the diversified interests held under sole ownership, joint ventures, and equity stakes of varying sizes. Hadi is an experienced businessman with extensive regional and international networks who has successfully propelled various start-up ventures into industry leaders with record-breaking growth and expansion within highly competitive markets.

He is also the Managing Director of Al Alawi Group of Companies founded in the early 1930s by his late father. Today the group has emerged as one of the most diversified and highly regarded business houses in the Gulf region and beyond. Mr. Al Alawi has been responsible for the strategic direction and the driving force behind the development of his family’s business. He is widely recognized for the role has played in expanding the group’s portfolio towards a more diversified and globalized model. His group of companies is well diversified and active in the fields of advertising, marketing public relationships, IT and telecom, construction, general contracting, electrical and mechanical divisions, manufacturing, printing, property development, real estate and investment, travel, and fashion.

Mr. Al Alawi is also the Executive Chairman of Fly.bh, the Chairman of Mackenzie Forbes Group, a Board Member of Innovative Film City, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Ebrahim Abdulaal Group of Companies, the Executive Chairman of Build Block Middle East, Founder and Board Member of Bahrain Family Business Association, a member and past President of the Manama Rotary Club, Founding Member of Manama Charity Fund, and a Board Member and a Shareholder of various companies worldwide. He is also a member of Advisory Committee for various organizations and he has been main speaker in a lot of international conferences and forums.

Additionally she currently serves as member of the Board of Trustees of Astia, USA a unique not-for-profit organization build on a community of over 3000 experts dedicated to propel women’s full participation as entrepreneurs and leaders in high-growth businesses, fueling innovation and driving economic growth, as member of the board of Trustees of First Light Trust, United Kingdom, a grass-roots, community-based charity which assists the 'hard to reach' veterans by providing physical, emotional and psychological aid, as Investment Partner at MedXperts, a Germany-based investment and consulting firm with the focus in the HealthTech and Life Sciences Sectors, as Investment Advisor at Bellwald Partner GmbH, Switzerland, the investment arm of a multi family office, as Strategic Advisor to Impact Investment Partners LLP, United Kingdom, specialized in investing in critical service sectors in emerging markets, as Advisor to Yunus Social Business GmbH, Germany, dedicated to setting up and investing in non-dividend companies created to solve sustainably social or environmental problems, as Member of the advisory board of Social Business Earth, Switzerland, dedicated to raise the awareness on Social Business and to create new social businesses that will benefit the poor and the disadvantaged in countries around the globe, as Advisor to Omnia Strategy LLP, United Kingdom & USA, a worldwide strategic 360° liaison agency for companies and investors, as Consultant to Shanghai Biomedical Enterprise LLC, Hong Kong, as Director Corporate Affairs at Cardionovum GmbH, Germany, specialized in Drug-Eluting technologies and biodegradable vascular scaffolds, and as Advisor to MedPrivee, Germany, which she co-founded in 2011. Ida is registered acquisition coach at High-Tech-Gruender-Fonds, Germany, which is managing two +250 mio € seed fonds and which has helped to start up more than 300 companies since 2005 in Germany, and serves as juror and coach at the European Venture Contest, which identifies each year the most promising European companies from the LifeSciences, ITC and CleanTech sector out of more than 700 companies.

Prior to her current roles she served as Investment Partner at Bellwald Partner GmbH, as Head of Business Development at NonWoTecc Medical GmbH, as Vice President Business Development at mNEMOSCIENCE GmbH, and as Director Business Development, Sales Manager and, Training and Education Manager at the KRAUTH group. Before joining the KRAUTH group, Ida served as European Marketing Manager at Medtronic Inc., and as Marketing Manager at both AVE GmbH and Cordis GmbH, the latter of which is where she started her career.

Prior to Lunatus she ran Novartis CH (Arabian Gulf, Near East & Iran) from 1996, growing the business 11 folds in six years before founding Lunatus in 2003.

With over 25 years’ experience working in the Middle East, Lina was has adapted to cultural diversity successfully steering Lunatus to become one of the Top 40 SMEs in the Gulf region.

Lunatus is the link between international healthcare companies and expanding markets of the Arabian Gulf and Middle East - offering a turnkey representation across all divisions, insuring successful launch and double digit growth .

Lina has turned Lunatus to be a multimillion-dollar company, 140 team members with branches in USA and Canada.

Lina was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year in 2018, and Lunatus is recognized and awarded A rating within the region.

He is also a board member in several regional companies with a footprint spanning from Algeria to Dubai in the sectors of agriculture, retail, contracting and construction. He started his career in the USA where he worked in several companies, among them Data-Tek as director of business development, a software company specializing in retail and route distribution software, and Bank Audi USA as senior vice president and head of the credit department. He returned to Lebanon in 1994 when he joined the Group as group CFO and started the group’s activity in the technology sector.

He has thousands of ideas and is always creating new ways of looking at the ordinary to make it better. His capacity to think quickly through options and synthesise outcomes makes him a powerhouse in any conversation. With a generosity of mind and heart, his eye is always on creating ways to help those in his community.

David’s unique perspective starts with his position as a second-generation family member. Having also founded several tech startups and not-for-profits, he has developed a sophisticated 360 degree understanding of families, governance, entrepreneurship, and intergenerational issues. Author of the best-selling book Transition: How to Prepare Your Family and Business for the Greatest Wealth Transfer in History, David now works with families and business owners, and is an acclaimed speaker.

David is married with five children.

His family champions a new way to develop, finance and grow startups as the most efficacious way to solve the big challenges of our time.

For 15 years, Kenneth developed the next growth ventures for big corporates, advised politicians on innovation strategy, and built R&D and Entrepreneur programmes for the Norwegian Government. He was repeat government appointed Strategy Review Auditor for Statkraft and Statoil and earned professional awards across technology, advertising, media, oil & gas, and professional services with several national TV and news appearances. He was named the 'most innovative person in Norway' by Google.

The Winther family established the Innovatorium Foundation, where it pioneered Scandinavian innovation and entrepreneurship in learning partnerships with global brands like Ferrari, Credit-Suisse, Banco Santander, and Real Madrid, training 1,500 Scandinavian executives and managers on innovation for impact.

The family now disrupts the approach of innovation, entrepreneurship and venture with the family owned award-winning and university endorsed impact venture system: Moonwalk. Moonwalk turns Epic Challenges of our time into Stellar Startups to transform 1 Billion Lives and create Superior Wealth, with 'Norway beyond oil' as its first challenge programme. A proprietary deal-flow of 5 growth companies and 13 seed stage startups are active on three continents.

Kenneth and his family moved from Oslo to London in 2018 to grow the impact ventures and expand Moonwalk operation from a London HQ.

He now works on conceptualising and documenting impact across 17 companies.

Herman has since the age of 14 participated in Moonwalk programmes, turning big challenges of our time into viable growth companies: He has provided Sub-Saharan Africa with off-grid electricity; freed women and children from everyday water collection; developed sustainable aquaculture; turned human waste into valuable resource; and reinvented learning and democratised health in various companies.

Herman graduated with honours from the Greener Earth Programme of the United States’ top boarding school, Phillips Exeter Academy.

He graduated top of class in Social Studies with special Headmaster commendation from Oslo Private High, the #1 ranked secondary school in Norway.

Based on own initiative and application and a WISC-test, he was allowed to skip 9th year of education and finished his mandatory education at the age of 17. Herman has been a student representative for Factory of Change, a Norwegian non-profit working for the improved wellbeing of children and youths in education and child services; he has participated in Polytechnic Society’s debate school; and is a brown belt in Shotokan Karate.

Herman recently finished is debut fiction novel, a coming-of-age story with themes of growing up and accepting responsibility over one’s own fate. He plays the guitar and lives in London with his family.

In his role, Ismael focuses on assisting successful families, entrepreneurs and family offices across MENA managing risks and preserving wealth.

Ismael has been serving international families for over 14 years and currently acts as trusted advisor to a number of successful families across MENA. He has been successful in designing and implementing inter-generational succession, inheritance, governance, tax compliance and confidentiality strategies. He has contributed to building and currently serves Family Offices.

Ismael is a regular speaker in the GCC and beyond on topics such as family business and private wealth institutionalization, global tax transparency, succession planning and the role of the family office. The team that he leads won the “WealthBriefing MENA Tax and Accountancy firm of the year” award in 2017 and 2019.

He holds a Master Degree in Business Administration, HEC-Ulg School of Management (Belgium) and is a certified chartered accountant in Luxembourg (“expert-comptable”). He also holds an Islamic finance qualification, Institute of Islamic Banking & Insurance (UK), is a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) and holds a Certificate in Family Business Advising (CFBA, Family Firm Institute).

He has spent the last 15 years focused on designing and delivering complex programs and initiatives across Strategy, Customer and Innovation that deliver results aligned to Purpose, with IBM UK and EY in the UK, Europe and Middle East.

Alex is passionate about working with start-up, scale-up and rapid growth businesses to help them innovate & grow. He believes that governments and corporates have a big role to play in nurturing these businesses’ in order to unlock tangible economic and social benefits.

Alex leads the EY team that operate the Mohammad Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF) Accelerator, a public-private initiative sponsored by the UAE Ministry of Finance. The Accelerator offers world-class services and coaching to member companies, to accelerate their businesses, elevate capabilities, unlock value and achieve scale. Via the Accelerator, Alex and his team identify, develop and nurture high potential innovators from around the world to thrive in the UAE.

He has wide-ranging experience in trading, investing and risk management. As a high-frequency macro event-driven trader he has helped a small private fund achieve a Sharpe Ratio higher than 4. He has deep knowledge of the market microstructure while also having a great understanding of global macroeconomic trends and cycles.

The Blocktrade CEO is shaping the disruption of the financial markets with his mission to develop platforms, tools, and methods that simplify investing in both primary and secondary markets for digital assets.

Toby is a worldwide leader in AI, IoT and Digital Transformation. Born and grown up in Germany and having lived on an island in New Zealand for over a decade before becoming a digital nomad, Toby is now based out of Singapore. His goal is to empower people to regain control of their digital lives by creating solutions that help to realize the importance of our attention and manage it with awareness to shape our destiny consciously.

Since then, he has put in place an institutional standard infrastructure, including a team of very talented individuals, to support the execution of a global mandate across all asset classes. Zaid has successfully established a global network of contacts across the investment ecosystem, which has helped Kimera secure access to premium transactions. Kimera leverages this network to maintain a healthy pipeline of opportunities throughout the year and invests across the life cycle of companies, from late seed stage to public equity. Private investments are made on both a direct basis and through funds whilst the public equity and bonds portfolios are managed internally (https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/cio-journeys/zaid-al-qaimi/).

Zaid is a member of the Advisory Board of Bloomberg’s recently launched GCC gender diversity initiative “A Fair Share”, in line with Kimera’s increasing emphasis on ESG and impact investing.

Following numerous inbound requests, Kimera has started to invite other investors to participate in the premium transactions it continues to source.

Zaid previously worked at ADIA for 16 years covering private equities, public equities and strategic investments. Prior to joining ADIA, he spent over a decade in management consultancy, audit and accountancy, including 5 years with PWC.

.......a sophisticated Saudi Arabian family investment office making investments globally in private equity, real estate, public equities and venture capital amongst others. Asher is based in Riyadh for more than 18+ years and has worked for PwC and Banque Saudi Fransi in the past. His last position was CFO for Morgan Stanley in Saudi Arabia.

Asher is or has been on the board of many companies, in sectors as diverse as aviation, energy, financial services, infrastructure, information technology and telecom amongst others, representing AlTouq Group’s global investments. His achievements include taking a company public, executing the first equity swap on Saudi stock exchange, several M&A transactions, trade sale exits as well as financial restructuring and advisory roles for subsidiary companies. He is also the chair of the board at a leading MENA asset manager in UAE.

Asher has written for various publications including recently co-authoring a chapter on the Gulf States in the Family Office handbook published in the UK. He has spoken at multiple seminars and conferences worldwide, on topics relating to investment banking, private equity, finance and family businesses topics, amongst others.

She ran for Miss Arab USA 2013 when she realized she wanted to be the voice for underrepresented communities. Dena then went on to work at Oprah Magazine, where she was able to use self-expression of fashion and editorial to celebrate her individuality. Ms. Mekawi has struggled with her own identity, as well as self-esteem issues that stemmed from the media that she consumed. She now uses her experience of self-discovery as an Arab American to work collectively, creating space for culture diversity. Dena has been chosen as a representative to the United Nations NGO, DGC which compliments her work as a Social Entrepreneur.

Dena Mekawi curates creative communication strategies, & partnerships to engage brands, advertisers and high profile individuals to create impact messages, using the power of their influence with a creative approach through her company, Style & Resilience. Ms. Mekawi works with family offices on identifying projects that have impact on the economy, as well as for humanity.

Ms. Mekawi has advised several United Nations Agencies, and has worked with private sector to create strategic communication strategies and partnerships. Ms. Mekawi was chosen to moderate International Day Of Peace 2016 alongside notable Goodwill ambassadors, DiCaprio, Stevie Wonder, and former Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon, Ms. Mekawi was also personally recognized by Michael Douglas.

An international change agent, Ms. Mekawi has built her company from the foundation of impact. Dena is involved in business development for high net worth and UHNWI, as well as partners of the royal family in the UAE. Ms. Mekawi serves as the bridge for multinational companies in the USA, as well as the MENA, and GCC region. Ms. Mekawi believes in the power of investing in human capital.

Ruchi did her MD from JNMCH, AMU and her full-time MBA from Stanford University and is a SSGSA Scholar. Ruchi also received her PMP Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation from Stanford University and was part of the Stanford BioDesign Exchange Team to China. Ruchi is a frequent speaker at various industry conferences and sits on several Corporate and Startup boards including Dana Group of Companies, UAE and Duluth Medical Technologies Inc, US. Ruchi has been recognized by Forbes Middle East as the “Next Generation Business Leader, Arab World” for 3 consecutive years 2017, 2018 and 2019. She has also been recognized by Campden Wealth as the “Women to Watch” in September’18 issue, and was conferred with the Yuva Ratna Award, 2018. Ruchi has also been recognized as “Top 75 Family Business Leaders” 2019 by Campden Research (UK).

Ruchi is currently the President, COO of Duluth Medical Technologies Inc, a Silicon Valley based Robotic Medical device startup. Duluth is focused to develop intelligent, agile and affordable surgical robots, to improve patient care. Ruchi has been working on medical devices right through her undergraduate college days and has presented various papers, publications on low-cost medical devices at international conferences. While at Stanford, Ruchi was part of the Stanford BioDesign Team and her team won the NIH grant for needs finding under the C-IDEA consortium at Stanford. Ruchi has also worked with Golden Seeds, a women focused Angel Network in New York and New Silk Route Growth Capital, a PE firm in Dubai, she has mainly focused on healthcare related investments at both these firms.

While still sitting on the board of her $500-million-a-year family business, Dana Group, Dr Ruchi Dana has managed to earn her MBA from Stanford and found three businesses: Jugaad, an on-demand last mile logistics provider in the UAE, Pik A Venture, a crowdfunding accelerator platform for South-East Asia and One Big Family, an app for the elderly. Still in her early thirties, Ruchi’s contributions to the family business include helping it diversify into value-added steel products, lubricants, retail, and hospitality sectors. Ruchi mentors startups/founders and also volunteers her time for Médecins Sans Frontières, TiE and AIF. Following her passion for Medical Devices, Ruchi is currently devoting her time to Duluth Medical Robotics and is looking for strategic partners, who can help realize her dream of making Robotic Surgeries more affordable and scalable.

..........with a special focus on alternative equity strategies in the hedge fund group for five years. From 2002 to 2012 Flurin worked at Man Group's (RMF) Multi Manager Business in London and Switzerland, responsible for analysis of equity hedge, emerging markets and global macro strategies and managing various multi manager portfolios. Prior to that, he spent five years in equity trading and derivatives market making at Bank Vontobel and Credit Suisse, Switzerland. He started his career at UBS Zurich trading G7 and emerging markets equities. Flurin holds an MBA (with distinction) from the Strathclyde University Glasgow.

He is a Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA) and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). Progressive Capital Partners Ltd is an independent Swiss investment boutique. Progressive has approximately USD 820 million assets under management focusing on Niche Alternatives and Liquid Alternatives strategies. The company aims to manage and create products with a low correlation to traditional investments. For specific requirements, the firm offers alternative mandates via its Customised Solutions offering. From the very beginning, Progressive's goal has been to promote alternative investments and to make them available to a broader investor base.

Progressive Capital has been operating successfully for many years and has consistently strived to enhance its product range to meet its clients' needs.

Opalesque, the first internet based media company focusing on hedge funds and alternative investments (2003), publishes six electronic publications to a global subscriber base of over 70,000.

The firm also produces the popular Opalesque.TV video series (www.opalesque.tv) with leading hedge fund personalities like Julian Robertson, Izzy Englander and many more.

His career includes a brief tenure at New Jersey based MPI after having served as Principal of a London based multi family office firm focusing on PE deals in the financial services industry. Mr Foroodian’s experience includes his roles as chief investment officer of Inflection Point Capital Management, Chief investment officer of Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Vice President of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Barclays Global Investors and Mackenzie Financial.

Mr Foroodian is a CFA charter holder. He completed his studies at the University of Oxford in Engineering, Economics & Management and has a MBA from Imperial College.

With an innate genius for remaining ahead of time and an aesthetic defined by classic sophistication, she has constantly fostered the upward spiral of her career with new benchmarks, innovative techniques and unforgettable images.

Nabila’s creations remain her own, fresh, unblemished by borrowed inspirations and always evolving. It is this originality that characterizes her cutting-edge brilliance. To invent and re-invent style constantly; to make fashion exciting rather than just enjoyable; to work her Midas touch and make statements.

Recognizing the demand in the market for state-of-the-art men’s grooming, N-Gents was launched in 2013. It now caters to an extensive clientele that encompasses avoid sartorialists, society movers and shakers to celebrities or simply put, men who like to look and feel good. N-Gents’ distinctive brand of old-school finesse serves them well.

The ‘Zero’ palette by Nabila is an ingenious, miraculous culmination of her three decades of expertise with state-of-the-art manufacture within European labs. In a handy, cleverly packaged box, it’s a first of its kind all in one face perfecting palette.

The product was initially developed purely out of necessity,” says Nabila. “I had dark circles and needed a pigment to cover them. When no product I used managed to blend effortlessly into my skin, I ended up creating one for myself.

Created with diverse skin tones in mind, the palette comes in seven different shades, running the gamut from very fair to very dark hues.

Work continues to evolve; creative, artistic, always in the spotlight, winning awards and accolades, gaining international significance and never stagnating. It is the chameleon-like ability to change and challenge herself that, three decades later, has made Nabila a powerhouse to reckon with. In her life, change is the only constant.

Clients of the firm include: family offices globally, governments, corporations. and sovereign wealth funds. With a diverse professional history alongside having lived across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the North America, Reema has cultivated a refined global perspective for business. Reema’s appreciation for socio political nuance in finding the gap between innovation and application is a core strength. She began her career with Merrill Lynch, then joined Pfizer, and Goldman Sachs. She founded Phyze LLC, a real estate holding company, and Fundeca, a media investment PE fund. She was also a Managing Partner at Capinvest, the Middle East investment advisory arm of United Overseas Bank of Singapore.

Core areas of focus are decentralized trust, mobility, human genome, fintech, and insurance industry. Reema’s recent tech investments have included Lyft, Pillpack, Spotify, Didi, Space X, N3N, and Coin Base.

"In today's global marketplace, international capital mobility and social cooperation are vital for true progress and sustained profitability."

In this position, he serves as an adviser and investor for start-ups moving within finance, food/agriculture, and industry – all of which are undergoing massive transformation due to the impact of advanced technologies.

In addition to his role with Pandan Ventures, Chris is also the founder and Managing Director of two3six; a company focused on the nexus of operations, technology, and analytics and volunteers with the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards supporting social & environmental impact businesses and CRIB, a non-profit focused on supporting female entrepreneurs.

Chris is also an operating adviser at Monk’s Hill Ventures, a series A-focused, SE Asian, venture capital firm. He is a member of the German Accelerator in South East Asia’s selection committee. He is also a mentor at the Chinaccelerator in Shanghai, China and the MOX accelerator in Taipei, Taiwan. In additional to these roles, he independently advises multiple start-ups in varying sectors within technology and business.

Outside the investment and technology spaces, Chris is a former US Air Force officer who focused on areas such as tactical communications and all-source intelligence. He also previously worked for the Under Secretary of Defence for Intelligence, providing technology advice and operational implementation recommendations.

Chris graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Business; majoring in Information Systems. He later completed his Master of Science in Information System from Bowie State University and did his MBA at the University of Maryland.

She currently works as the manager of strategic partnerships and alliances in King Abdullah financial district.

Alfozan is one of 360 global citizens chosen to tackle the UN sustainable developmental goals, she presented a project concerning (SDG1) ending extreme poverty in the UN headquarters in NYC. Furthermore, she is a delegate in an elite leadership program called The Prince’s Trust selected out of 10 thousand applicants and founded by the Prince of Wales; which aims to develop young leaders and help them evolve their local communities.

In addition, Lama is a Fencing player and a member of the national Saudi female fencing team; representing the kingdom in regional and international competitions, and paving the way for future Saudi females to participate in sports, she was nominated as a candidate to go to the Rio Olympics. In addition, she is part of the athlete committee that aimes to address main problems facing Saudi athletes today.

Moreover, Lama Co founded an NGO named” TALGA “ a name of a Saudi tree in the southern part of the country. It is designed to be a community boutique think tank for the purpose of providing culturally relevant sustainable solutions and consultancies to develop social and economic challenges by linking research to action. Lama’s ultimate goal is to be a true public servant and reflect a positive image about her country.

In her time between the United States and the Middle East, she has gained perspective on the fundamentals of respectful social interaction and focuses that insight into the online world. Her gift for finding actionable solutions to complex issues is why her intermediary skills are sought after by diplomats on both sides of the globe and now the Internet.

A true global citizen, Nasrine has frequently traveled between her two often conflicting worlds of the U.S. and the Middle East, to serve as a visionary liaison. She has gained perspective on the fundamentals of respectful social interaction and focuses that insight to both the virtual world and the real world—Her gift for finding actionable solutions to complex issues is why her intermediary skills are sought after by diplomats on both sides of the globe and now the Internet, and has met with leaders such as President Clinton, Prime Minister Siniora of Lebanon, and HRH and Vice President of the UAE, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. She also serves on numerous committees dedicated to such causes as reviewing scholarly publications, family business elements, and global understanding. She has served as the editor for Haute Living, where she launched their Dubai outpost and continued her passion for writing.

Nasrine holds a Master of Science in Information Systems and a Ph.D. in Technology and Education held a professorship at the University of Michigan and served as the Director of the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Orientation Program at the U.S. Department of State. She has had her research presented at the MIT LINC Project, World Bank, and the U.S. Department of Education. She is also the Happy Post Project, Ambassador to the Middle East, and represented the project at TEDxDubai in November 2011.

In 2017, Nasrine started her journey at Harvard Medical School’s esteemed program, mentored by Dr. Herbert Benson, where she earned her meditation certificate and has successfully intertwined yoga in early education in the Middle East. She will be launching her third book, during the summer of 2018.

Nasrine lives between Dubai and Washington D.C. with her husband of more than a decade and their child. A woman with many interests, when not working she can be found whipping up a gourmet meal with fresh, organic ingredients, from her garden or spinning old-school hip-hop tunes, hosting an elegant party for dignitaries, artists, (11-year-old’s) from around the world.

In 1988 Brendan commenced a 9-yr Maritime Career with the Royal Australian Navy, that included service throughout Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. After Naval service he broadened his experience by working in commercial shipping. This included, Harbour Services, Offshore Support and Remote area Logistics support.

A passion for Ocean Yacht Racing in 2001drew Brendan to join the Yachting community, though ironically, since this time all employment has been with Motor Yachts. This has included Captaincy of the Iconic MY OCTOPUS, construction and delivery of VAVA II (the largest private yacht construction project in the UK (2012)), construction and delivery of the 106m MY AMADEA and Captaincy of the industry disrupting MY ULYSSES / ANDROMEDA.

Brendan is also a qualified DPO and licensed Marine Pilot (2014). He has completed undergraduate studies in Oceanography and Politics of Marine Affairs and Post Graduate Studies in Maritime Law, and Business.

Brendan is active in the yachting community as a Board Member of the International Superyacht Society. Social contributions include; support for Ghami School in Nepal and annual fundraising for the Brain Tumour Foundation.

He is a physician and investor with a deep interest in machine learning, neurogenetics and computational drug discovery. He qualified as a Medical Doctor with a Distinction in Medical Sciences (MBBS) and graduated with Honours in Neuroscience (BSC Hons) from Imperial College London, where he led research elucidating the genes for intelligence.

By applying emerging computational methods to create maps of human gene expression, he is on a mission to halve the cost of drug development, make healthcare affordable, by discovering novel drug targets that not only relieve symptoms, but cure disease. Aside from his medical expertise, Dr. Chen has over a decade worth of experience in global capital markets. As Director of Crossbow Capital, he is passionate about understanding the world from first principles, and was an active investor in emerging technologies, focused on cultivating deep technological innovations that will democratise traditional industries.

He leads the Asia-Pacific Region of the Young Investors Organisation, and is a proud member of the Milken Young Leaders Circle. He was previously President of the Singapore Medical Society in the UK, served as a Platoon Commander during his two years in the Singapore Armed Forces, and hopes to integrate his varied experiences into saving lives and making the world a better place.

Zaid worked with Capital Guidance and its subsidiaries for 14 years. His areas of responsibility include corporate and business development across several business sectors. He has been involved in investment sourcing and property management as part of the Real Estate team in the US and Middle East; business expansion and international business development within Luxury Home Products; and GCC marketing and operations in International Financial Services. In addition, he is involved in corporate leadership development and co-leads the Families Committee.

Previously he was an Analyst at Yellowstone Capital, a Senior Fund Administrator at JPMorgan, and a Retail Associate with Provident Financial Group.

aid holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Indiana University and an Executive MBA from HEC Paris. Additionally, Zaid has successfully completed a number of executive courses at Harvard, Wharton, Georgetown, Cornell, Tsinghua and Singularity University. Additionally, he is an active member of the Family Business Network (FBN-Levant).

Zaid is passionate about working with communities on different projects and has worked with a number of NGO’s in different capacities from advising to volunteering. He is an enthusiastic supporter of community activities, education, and mentoring initiatives.

Daaboul is an active second generation Board Member of Daaboul Holding, and the Managing Director of Canex Aluminum, one of the main operational companies of the group. He started as a manager of a small business from the group of companies. Starting with a small business taught him entrepreneurship methods and approaches at its core. He performed all operations first hand; grew the small company he restructured in 2005 from a $600,000 turnover company to over $10 million before he stepped out.

Being part of a family business, he started performing feasibility studies and business plans for many new ventures for the family holding. Canex Aluminum, is a project he has been working on since 2009. It was more of an idea, which he was able to turn into reality by 2013. It is one of the most diverse aluminum extrusion companies in the MENA region, exporting 70% of its output to North America, Europe and the Middle East. During his aluminum carrier he registered a patent for a an aluminum facade system that gained recognition as one of the most environmentally friendly systems.

Daaboul loves spending times with his kids, enjoys experiencing different cultures through travel, and finds pleasure connecting with diverse families and individuals through various business networks of which he is a member of. He holds an MBA in Family Business from Kennesaw State University – Michael J. Coles College of Business, USA, and an Honours Bachelors of Administrative Studies specialized in Marketing from York University in Canada.

He has vast experience advising successful individuals and entrepreneurial families with Middle Eastern exposure on implementing inter-generational wealth transfer strategies and structuring their operational assets and global wealth. He is regularly involved in the ongoing management of such structures – as a board member, council member, guardian or protector.

Yann is recommended by all of Chambers & Partners Private wealth, Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite and Who’s who legal private client.

He was the Chair of STEP Arabia from 2015 to 2018, and is a Guest Lecturer at Fribourg University, Switzerland, LLM in International Business Law – Doing Business in the Middle East.

With Iraqi, Saudi and Norwegian heritage, her international experiences and perspective has shaped how she aims to scale global impact. From coding one of the first edtech game-based apps, to launching a global marketplace for learning with TeachMeNow, and now scaling a global B2B technology that digitally transforms the future of work with GetBEE, she has a proven track record of delivery, impact and results. Securing partnerships with Microsoft to Expo2020 and One Million Arab Coders.

Thea has been recognized with numerous awards including being an Expo2020 Global Innovator, The Cartier Woman’s Awards, INC. Arabia’s Top Female Startups, Mercedes Benz Brand Ambassador and top 10 Linkedin Power Profile all under the age of 30. Regularly quoted in international media in Forbes, Bloomberg, Skynews, The Financial Times, The BBC, Gulf News, to name a few. An advocate for women and diversity and how technology is and can be used as a force for good and social impact. With a belief that facilitating human connections through technology has a positive impact for people and the planet.

I was born and raised in Germany. After graduating high school I moved to New York City, where I worked as a photo-journalist for a group of local news publications. Following my time in NYC, I started my Bachelor studies at the University of Passau in 2005 and graduated with a B.A. in European Studies in 2007. Afterwards I studied for one semester international business and law at the University of Sydney, before my relocation to Tel Aviv in the end of 2007. There I studied mediation and conflict resolution at the university of Tel Aviv and have been working as a project and campaign manager until I started my own business and private concierge service in 2011.

In 2014 I returned to my hometown, located in the broader area of Düsseldorf, where I eventually continued perusing my concierge business. Since 2019 I work closely with the Swiss family office 360grad, which I am happy to represent at this conference.

He has more than 18 years of experience in asset management, private equity and investment banking.

Prior to his current position, Tariq held various roles at Emirates NBD, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Mubadala, Citigroup, Dubai Holding, Delta Airlines and UPS. Currently, he also sits on the Boards of ENBD REIT, DGCX, AXA GCIC and EPG (Emirates Post). Tariq holds a PhD in Economics from Imperial College London (UK) as well as graduate degrees from Columbia University (USA) and London Business School (UK), and an undergraduate degree from Clayton State (USA).

Synopsis: Abdullah Abu-Sheikh is a Jordanian entrepreneur and a visionary pioneer in inventing digital technologies for cultivating human resources, connecting human skills, and enabling youth with numerous empowerment programs and employment initiatives. His ability to turn opportunities into successful business propositions lead him to launch a unique platform that is disrupting the regional unemployment crisis and bringing heaps of careers opportunities.

He is also a recognized investment consultant who made a mark in the industry through several successful business deals in the Middle East and Africa. Career Highlights: His professional experience includes serving as the CEO of Air Rum as the General Manager and working as the Business Consultant Huawei Consumer Business Group.

He is also the Managing Partner at Enara Capital and the co-founder and Managing Partner at LuxDP, a renewable energy and power development company. Serving as the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at LuxDP, a renewable energy and power development company, Abu Sheikh secured a successful deal of 350 million USD with the Tanzanian government for an Energy and infrastructure Project.

Education: Abu-Sheikh graduated from Dalhousie University in Canada with a degree in International Business, Finance and Banking.

He started his career at an early age with multiple start-ups and gaining access to the business through his family office Al Nahla Group. Khaled joined dt in early 2018 as a Partner, and led business development and capital markets, assisting in increasing the company value by securing multiple investments, partnerships, and projects across 24 countries.

Khaled is active sustainability and renewable energy influencer, as he spoke at over 15 international conferences including B20 under G20, WFES, Intersolar and others in the past 2 years.

After graduating from the University of Miami B.B.A and Msc in 2016, Khaled gained great experience through courses at the United Nations, and Harvard Law, LBS, and believes learning is a lifelong journey.

A diversified and federally licensed cannabis holdings company based in Canada.

Karim holds an HBA from the University of Toronto and an MBA (with distinction) from the Schulich School of Business. Drawing on his global background, Karim’s professional experience encompasses the telecom, data analytics, and logistics industries. Karim has worked in both private growing businesses and established, publicly traded companies. Karim’s track record of success includes implementing ISO 9001 quality assurance standards for an international trucking firm and preparing USD 20 billion+ worth of bids for major Middle Eastern projects with AECOM.

Since New Maple’s founding, Karim has helped raise over $12 million in private capital, growing the company with an industry-leading team and securing access to over 1.4 million square feet of cultivation and processing space.

Yuri has 10+ years of expertise in big data, machine learning, leading research groups, neuroscience and tech entrepreneurship.

In 2015, Yuri сo-founded Cindicator. He is passionate about new challenges and revolutionary ideas.

Yuri is a member of the Global Shapers community and ambassador of both the Global Education Futures Initiative and the Seasteading Institute. He is a Blue Frontiers Advisor, as well as an avid traveller.

Being a trained surgeon, having chaired the Surgical Department of the University Hospital UKSH, Campus Kiel, Germany for 8 years, he took over the Dept. of Applied Cellular Medicine in order to translate basic scientific ideas into clinical application. Holding a variety of broad patent families, his major interest is in cellular medicine and R&D of supplement compounds which prevent chronic disease, postpone -and to some extent- reverse aging. Prof. Fändrich is also CEO / CSO and major shareholder of a small enterprise, “FF-Foerdeforschung GmbH (Ltd) nearby Kiel, Germany (24220 Flintbek), which develops medicinal supplements to restore microbiome functions in the gastrointestinal tract, for wound repair and to resolve scarring. In addition, Prof. Fändrich has established a private day-care Clinic for chronic diseases and antiaging at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is currently holding a guest professor status at the Faculty of Medicine, UiTM, Sungei Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia (since 2015). He is also advisor and consultant for the Military Hospital RSPAD, Jakarta, Indonesia and currently member of the advisory board for the Ministry of Health, Indonesia, under the minister, Dr. Terawan.

Prof. Fändrich has published and edited numerous articles and books which mainly focus on immunomodulation of autoimmune diseases and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as cancer. He chairs the European Society of Applied Immunology Clinic for Applied Cellular Medicine / CACM as president since 2014. His academic vita comprises numerous international nominations, (e.g.tenure professor Chair for Biomedicine at the Royal Free University for Biotechnology College, London, UK) and national and international awards including the Outstanding Physics Award, University of California, USA, Walter- Brendel-Award for outstanding achievements in the field of Transplantation of the German Research Society, the von-Langenbeck Award of the German Society of Surgery, the Rudolf-Pichlmayr-Award for outstanding research in the field of peptide and stem-cell mediated tolerance induction, the Medicine Faculty Award for the best PhD. thesis, and the Georg-Heberer-Award, donated by the Chiles Foundation Portland, Oregon granted for the published Nature Medicine Article, “Preimplantationstage stem cells induce long-term allogeneic graft acceptance without supplementary host-conditioning. Besides, he is member of numerous academic societies, editorial boards, and foundations.

During his career he has owned, managed, renovated and sold commercial and residential properties in the Tri-State area, including ownership and management of 100+ commercial, specialty and residential units. In addition, he has invested more than $250 million in the construction of hotel ventures, including eight hotel properties with 1000+ rooms in the Tri-State area.

Pisciotta’s focus is on identifying and acquiring off-market, under-valued and distressed properties and then adding value by investing substantial equity in each project in a general contractor role.

In addition to his real estate holdings, Pisciotta was the Vice President of New World Mortgage, a mortgage bank with 25 offices in NY and banking licenses in 32 states. He was also Vice President of Geneva Settlement Services, a title and settlement company that served the New York area.

His specialties include: financial analysis and forecasts of assets and instruments; preparation of action plans; investment decisions based on feasibility studies, construction planning, cash flow analysis, industry and economic conditions; and complex asset and instrument acquisitions and restructuring.

Currently, his companies concentrate on the ground-up development and management of flagged airport, business and suite hotels with limited to mid-range services.

Previously with Colliers International, a NASDAQ listed commercial real estate consultancy, advising institutional asset owners and multinational companies. Mentor for TechStars Colliers PropTech Accelerator, a global initiative to develop and bring to market new property technologies. Philip is also an Advisor to Genesis Block, a leading Digital Assets OTC trading centre in Asia.

Philip has spoken on international media and conferences including Bloomberg Daybreak Asia, Private Equity Real Estate (PERE), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Chartered Alternative Investment Association (CAIA), Coindesk Asia, Singapore Venture Capital Association, Asian Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV).

Prior to joining the Zug Office, Christian worked for Falcon Private Bank in Zürich and Bank Frick in Liechtenstein where he was responsible for establishing Crypto Corporate Banking and OTC services which rapidly became the fastest growing offering at both institutions.

As managing director of a privately owned company, Christian led a team of 3 in the UAE, providing bespoke solutions and services for family offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and for UHNWIs in Liechtenstein, Switzerland. Services included the management of clients’ personal passion investments such as horse breeding and crypto currencies. As a natural step from having led the business development initiative to build a presence for SEBA in the UAE over the last months, Christian has been appointed Branch Manager for the SEBA Abu Dhabi branch, license has been applied for and is pending with the regulator.

As a Certified Crypto Finance Expert (CCFE), Christian holds both a degree in Software Engineering from the Minerva Institute (now Kalaidos) in Zürich Switzerland and a certification of Introduction to Digital Currencies from the University of Nicosia.

His professional experience has taken him from the Swiss National Bank to the world of crypto-currencies via major banks and asset management. Market finance and macroeconomics are the research topics that mark out his career. Before joining SEBA, Yves worked at Ethenea Independent Investor, Pictet & Cie, UBS and the Swiss National Bank.