Her Royal Highness Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud was appointed Ambassador to the United States
on February 23, 2019, by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. She is the
first woman in the country’s history to serve in the role of Ambassador. She presented her credentials to
President Donald Trump on July 8, 2019.
Art Bilger is the Founder & CEO of WorkingNation. He launched the not-for-profit media enterprise in 2016 with a very specific goal in mind: to educate the public about the changing nature of work caused by advancing technology, longevity and globalization, and highlighting solutions to workforce issues resulting from these changes.
Clara Brillembourg is a Partner at Foley Hoag LLP, where she specializes in counseling sovereign States in international disputes against other States, foreign investors, and U.S. plaintiffs, as well as representing companies in international commercial arbitration. She was awarded 2021 “MVP of the Year” for International Arbitration by Law 360.
Bernadette is the head of Carey Olsen’s Cayman Islands Trust and Private Wealth team and has a broad private client practice advising on wealth structuring and estate planning matters, including the administration, restructuring, and termination of trusts, as well as probate and testamentary issues. She also has significant experience in trust litigation, regularly appearing before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on multi-party non-contentious applications and contentious trust disputes, as well as in respect of estate litigation and other cross-border private client disputes.
As founder and CEO of Armour Cybersecurity, David Chernitzky brings more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and in building global technology, sales, and operational teams. A former officer in the elite technology unit of the Israeli Defense Forces intelligence corps, David has deep expertise in creating best-in-class technologies and platforms that serve as the foundation for Armour Cybersecurity’s solutions and services for enterprises and specifically, the company’s leadership in the emerging and small-to-midsized business market.
Mr Connolly is also a professional independent, non-executive director, licensed by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. He acts as a trusted fiduciary on a wide range of alternative investment vehicles, including private equity funds, hedge funds and crypto-currency funds.
Rachel Curran is a lawyer by training, with nearly fifteen years of experience providing strategic and policy advice to the Prime Minister of Canada and federal and provincial Cabinet ministers. She worked as a senior associate with Harper & Associates Ltd., and as an instructor with Carleton University’s Riddell Program in Political Management. She also appeared as a regular panelist on CBC’s “Power and Politics”, commenting on issues of policy and politics. Rachel is currently Head of Public Policy, Canada for Meta Platforms Inc.
Mark is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of metaverse investment firm DIGITAL. The firm invests across the following sectors: accelerated computing, gaming and entertainment, crypto, social networking, artificial intelligence, extended reality, cybersecurity, creator tools, spatial computing, and immersive learning.
Mark A. DeSario is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of BRCM. Mr. DeSario has 30+ years of experience in the real estate and asset management industries and has led the formation of companies both in the United States and abroad.
Robert Doar became the 12th president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), one of the nation’s oldest and most respected public policy think tanks, in July 2019. Since becoming president of AEI, he has recruited dozens of leading scholars and fellows across multiple issue areas and launched a new research division focused on social, cultural, and constitutional studies. By supporting the extensive work of AEI scholars in areas including foreign and defense policy, education, the reform of key institutions, the US economy and poverty studies, he has helped to solidify AEI’s position as a leading voice on the major issues facing the United States.
Scott is the Managing Partner of Fremont Private Holdings, the direct investing arm of Fremont Group, the family office for the San Francisco-based Bechtel family. Fremont Private Holdings acquires and builds operating businesses, primarily in the industrial and business services sectors.
The Honourable André Ebanks, MP, is the Minister for Financial Services and Commerce; and the Minister for Investment, Innovation, and Social Development, following his election to the Cayman Islands House of Parliament on 14 April 2021.
Lucas was born in Rio de Janeiro, and grew up between Spain and Brazil. Lucas started his first tech company in high-school, and most recently was the CEO for Brex’s startup division, overseeing 50% of the company’s P&L across engineering, product, design, sales, partnerships, and operations.
Mark is the founder and CEO of Time Partners. He has been involved in the private equity industry, working as an adviser to private equity groups and investors for 35 years. At Time Partners, he specialises in advising institutions and families in strategic thinking , private capital and long term investing, with a focus on building and scaling PE fund investment portfolios to create rolling portfolios with compounding capital gains over time.
Senator Gramm joined Lone Star Global Acquisitions as Vice Chairman in December of 2012. He served as Vice Chairman of UBS Investment Bank from December 2002 to December 2011. At UBS he provided senior leadership in such landmark IPOs as Visa, the China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), the China Merchants Bank and LGPhillips in Korea. He was instrumental in the follow-on equity offering for the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the privatization of Telstra in Australia and the sale of 20% of Akbank in Turkey to Citibank.
Michael B. Greenwald is a thought leader on the future of money and fintech innovation as well as a former U.S. financial diplomat, professor, and author with over 15 years of experience in finance, corporate and family office strategy, public policy, national security, intelligence, and diplomacy.
For nearly a decade The Right Honourable Stephen J. Harper led Canada through the world’s most complex geopolitical, economic and security challenges as the country’s 22nd Prime Minister. He created the modern Conservative Party of Canada, won three successive national elections, and was the longest serving Conservative Prime Minister since Canada’s founding Prime Minister in 1891.
Cassandra is the CEO for the Palmeraie des Cygnes Family Office, headquartered in Saudi Arabia, where she is responsible for overseeing strategy, investments, reputational management, and general operations internationally.
Prior to her move to Saudi Arabia, Cassandra was an Australian based lawyer in Sports and Corporate Risk, where she advised on litigation and commercial matters in sports, entertainment and insurance. Cassandra’s practice also involved strategic advice to Boards and CEOs on governance and risk management issues.
She was the President of Women Lawyers Association of Qld (WLAQ) from 2016 to 2018, previously held directorships at Surfrider Foundation and Squash Australia; and was an Advisory Board Member for Brisbane Heat (Queensland Cricket). In May 2021, she was appointed as a Member of the Legal Commission of the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). In 2022, she was named a WLAQ Honorary Member, the youngest to be awarded such membership in the association’s history. In 2017, Cassandra was named in the Top 20 under 40 in Queensland Business Monthly and has been listed as a Who’s Who of Australian Women on multiple occasions.
Dr. Mark Jackson is the Senior Quantum Evangelist at Quantinuum. He received his B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Duke University and Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Columbia University. He then spent 10 years researching superstring theory and cosmology, co-authoring almost 40 technical articles. He is Adjunct Faculty at Singularity University and a Director of Astronomers Without Borders.
Anna Mason is the managing partner at Ingeborg Investments, a SFO focused on female founders and venture fund managers. Ingeborg invests in the full female experience – and values innovation that empowers and improves motherhood, career, financial security, women’s health and better living. Anna leads the day-to-day activity of the investing platform, including deal sourcing, portfolio management, investment recommendations and industry relationship management.
Steve is the CEO of Cayman Finance, the industry association for financial services in the Cayman Islands, as well as a recovering accountant, entrepreneur and author.
Alan Milgate is Senior Partner of Rawlinson & Hunter LLP in the Cayman Islands (“R&H”) and specialises in private client services including international trust structures, family office services, private trust companies and purpose trusts, estate planning and wealth management for HNW individuals.
Julian Morris is a Cayman-based economist and policy analyst with 30 years’ experience working with think tanks, businesses, and governments. The author of over 100 scholarly articles and policy papers and the editor of several books, Julian’s diverse recent work includes studies on: the role Cayman plays in facilitating global economic growth and good governance; the effects of a global minimum corporation tax; bottom-up mechanisms for reducing carbon emissions; real-time payments and financial inclusion; and a primer on NFTs.
Sharon Novak has over twenty years of experience as a founder and luxury goods brand president, COO and strategic advisor.
