Hassan Al Thawadi is the Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the Qatari government entity that oversaw and implemented coordination at national and international level for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – the first FIFA World Cup in the Middle East and the Arab world. The SC continues to oversee and administer legacy matters within Qatar and beyond.
Kunle Apampa is Head of Client Solutions at Capricorn Investment Group, one of the largest mission-aligned investment firms globally managing $9B+ in assets on behalf of families, foundations, and institutional investors. Kunle is responsible for the institutional growth of Capricorn as a purpose-built Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO).
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.
Prior to joining EnCap in March 2007, Mr. Burroughs spent four years working in UBS Investment Bank’s Global Energy Group. While at UBS, Mr. Burroughs worked on over 20 capital markets transactions raising over $11 billion in capital and worked on several M&A advisory assignments. Prior to joining UBS Investment Bank, Mr. Burroughs spent three years at Sanders Morris Harris, Inc., an investment banking firm in Houston.
Ricky Caplin is globally recognized as a leading entrepreneur who has launched and led multiple organizations that have created thousands of jobs, including The HCI Group – one of the largest global healthcare IT consulting firms. Following a March 2017 merger between The HCI Group and Tech Mahindra, Caplin became one of the top global executives at Tech Mahindra, a global technology company with 117,000+ employees. Under his leadership, the combined companies are thriving through their continued support of the adoption of digital technologies in the healthcare space.
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.
Kash Chandarana is an investor, a hotel and real estate asset and investment manager with finance led investment, operations and transactional experience gained over 30 years. He charted his career and work path choices to maximise the full circle of mixed-use real estate know-how that involves significant elements of operations and
brand led businesses.
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.
A prolific stage actor, Brian Cox has won two Olivier awards for Best Actor in Titus Andronicus and Rat In The Skull. His other theatre credits include The Great Society and That Championship Season on Broadway, King Lear at The National Theatre, The Music Man, Art, St. Nicholas, Rock n Roll, and Uncle Varick, amongst many others.
Named Entrepreneur of the Decade by Profit Magazine in 2011 as one of eleven remarkable Canadian CEOs, Stephan Crétier is the founder, chairman, president and CEO of GardaWorld Security Corporation, a $5 billion integrated security services provider with more than 132,000 dedicated professionals operating worldwide.
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.
Lex began his career at Goldman Sachs in NY and London in 1992 where he ran the proprietary trading desk. In 2002 he moved to GLG partners where he ran the European Opportunities Fund. Since 2006 he has been with Rinkelberg Capital, a Dutch SFO based in London where his current focus is on sourcing investment deals. Lex is the founder of the SFO Alliance which is the largest peer-to-peer community of SFO investment executives and principals with assets over $400m.
Olivia Dell is a Next-Gen Investor, Partner at Regeneration.VC, and the Founder of The Cometa Collective and NOVA Impact, an intergenerational network of Investors, Entrepreneurs, and Philanthropists dedicated to supporting the Innovation Ecosystem.
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.
Jeffrey F. DiModica, CFA, has been the Company’s President since 2014 and served as an external director of the Company from its inception in 2009 to July 2014. In his current role he leads and serves as a member of the investment committee of each of the Infrastructure Lending, Property Investing and Investing & Serving which have a
collective $28 billion of assets under management.
Introduction: Raymond DiNunzio spends his time focusing on digital transformation and technology applications for family offices. As one of the founders and overseers of TOS Advisors, he leads a pioneering firm that provides cutting-edge family office infrastructure services in a wholly digital environment as a service. With a background in the financial sector and expertise in emerging technologies, Raymond brings a depth of knowledge to his role as a board advisor and technology tester for various organizations.
Victor Dodig leads a team of over 47,000 team members globally who live CIBC’s purpose every day – to help make our clients’ ambitions a reality.
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 Deputy Premier, Minister for Financial Services & Commerce and Investment, Innovation & Social Development, following his election to the Cayman Islands House of Parliament on 14 April 2021.
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.
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.
John Friedman is the Senior Advisor to Gore Range Capital. John has been the Founding and Managing Partner of Easton Capital Investment Group. Prior to founding Easton Capital, John was the founder and Managing General Partner of Security Pacific Capital Investors. Security Pacific Capital Investors was a $200 million private equity fund geared toward expansion financings and recapitalizations. Before he joined Security Pacific, John was a Managing Director and Partner at E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., Inc., where he spent eight and a half years. Previously, John was an attorney with Sullivan and Cromwell. During his career, he has invested in over 100 transactions.
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.
