James Rasteh is the founder of Coast Capital, an investment management firm with an engaged approach to investing in public companies. Coast Capital works with a collection of leading CEO’s and sector experts to identify, conduct due diligence on, and help to create value from the companies that it invests in. Coast actively works to improve the ESG metrics of its invested companies.
Robert is the consummate behind the scenes private wealth manager. He maintains a minimal public profile while orchestrating pioneering wealth planning strategies and investment portfolios for a premier roster of CEOs and founders, high-net-worth individuals and families, and top-earners in entertainment, sports and media.
Anthony Rosenthal is a seasoned professional and the Managing Director of Vesper Investments Limited, a firm he founded in 2010. With a robust background as a Chartered Accountant complemented by an MBA, Anthony’s expertise in finance is both broad and deep. His career commenced in investment banking, focusing on Corporate Finance and Private Equity, laying a strong foundation for his later endeavours.
Christof is an internationally renowned economist, specializing in macroeconomics and energy economics. His skillset reflects experience acquired in senior roles across academia, policy, and business; he delivers bespoke advice to companies and governments. His commercial expertise lies in energy and asset allocation.
Mr. Santor is the Founder and CEO of Productivity Media (PMI).
Dr. Armen Sarkissian served as the President of the Republic of Armenia from 2018 to 2022. From 1996 to 1997, he also served as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. In 1992, Armen Sarkissian was appointed as the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United Kingdom and simultaneously served as Armenia’s Senior Ambassador in Europe.
Vartan Sarkissian manages the Sarkissian Family Office and is the Co-Founder and CEO of ATOM (Advanced Tomorrow), an organisation that bridges the East and the West, connects polarised actors and governments, navigating complex geopolitical and business environments.
Ambassador Josette Sheeran is a decorated diplomat, humanitarian and technology leader recognized in 2011 by Forbes as the 30th most powerful woman in the world.
Avery Shenfeld is Managing Director and Chief Economist at CIBC, having been with the firm since 1993. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. A sought-after commentator with a focus on North America, Avery follows economic developments and their implications for financial and asset markets. He has multiple awards for forecast accuracy in the US and Canada from Dow Jones Market Watch, Bloomberg Markets and Consensus Economics. His prior background includes experience in management consulting, on the economics faculty at the University of Toronto, and lecturing in the summer program at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Jason Singer is Partner and Global Lead for Product Development & Innovation in the Client and Product Solutions group at Apollo. Prior to joining in 2021, Jason worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) for 22 years. At GSAM, he was Managing Director and Global Head of Product, leading the Public Capital Markets team within GSAM’s retail client business. Jason also held various portfolio management and business development leadership roles across the Global Fixed Income team.
Mark Tatum was appointed NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer on Feb. 1, 2014, following unanimous approval by the NBA Board of Governors.
Prior to serving as Marathon’s chief executive officer, Thiel co-founded and served as chairman of Sprocket, a blockchain and cryptocurrency technology and financial services company whose mission is to reduce the risk and friction of cryptocurrency trading across marketplaces, regions and exchanges by establishing a federation of exchanges that together create a single aggregated global trading marketplace with large scale liquidity, rapid execution, minimal counter-party risk, and price transparency. Prior to that, Thiel served as chairman and chief executive officer of Local Corporation, an $80 million Nasdaq-listed leader in online local search and digital media, mobile search monetization and programmatic retargeting markets with over 240 million unique annual visitors.
Vignesh Vijayakumar serves as COO/CFO for a prominent single family office in Dubai investing across all asset classes. Previously, Mr Vijayakumar served as COO for Miras Management, an intergenerational institutional size family office managing a multi asset portfolio for nearly five years. Mr Vijayakumar built his family office wealth management career with Northern Trust in the Global Family Office Group in London advising UHNW and billionaire family offices as well as with Royal Bank of Canada in the Channel Islands and London. Mr Vijayakumar is a Fellow member of CPA Australia, Qualified TEP from Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners and a Qualified Chartered Accountant. Mr Vijayakumar is a frequent speaker in Industry events and sits in the Investment Committees and is often seen as the thought leader in the Middle Eastern family office segment.
Ralph Winter is the Founder and Principal of W5 Group. He is a global real estate investor and entrepreneur spanning various industries. He is most well-known for his pioneering vision to invest, develop and manage student housing and micro apartments in Europe before the became mature, institutional asset classes. Ralph amassed a portfolio more than 40,000 units and generated over 30 billion euros of investment transaction volume through multiple market cycles and across the capital structure. Through his seasoned career, he has developed relationships with the world’s leading operating partners throughout Europe and the United States.
Mark Yusko is the Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Creek Capital Management. He is also the Managing Partner of Morgan Creek Digital. Morgan Creek Capital Management was founded in 2004 and currently manages close to $2 billion in discretionary and non-discretionary assets. Prior to founding Morgan Creek, Mr. Yusko was CIO and Founder of UNC Management Company (UNCMC), the Endowment investment office for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before that, he was Senior Investment Director for the University of Notre Dame Investment Office.
Bear Grylls OBE, has become known worldwide as one of the most-recognised faces of survival and outdoor adventure. The BAFTA award winning TV host began his journey in the British Special Forces (21 SAS) before becoming one of the youngest-ever climbers of Mount Everest.
