WORLD-CLASS SPEAKERS

Industry experts and keynotes will lead the discussion, with opportunities for delegates to share their opinions and ideas.  CAIS25 will provide a thought provoking take on the future of the alternative investments industry and how family offices should consider the future of investing.

2025 2024

2025 GUEST SPEAKERS

H.E. Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi

UAE Minister of Investment
MD & Group CEO, ADQ

Robert Andjelic

CEO
Andjelic Land Inc

Ross Aron

CEO
National Security Group

Bernadette Carey

Partner
Carey Olsen

Dr. Keith D’Amelio

Founder & Principal
Heretic Performance

Carlos de Serpa Pimentel

Partner
Appleby Group

David Dorfman

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
BroadLight Capital

Mike Fonseca

Founder
The Fonseca Group

Vicente Fox Quesada

President, Mexico
2000-2006

Andrew Gould

Partner & Chairman
CSL Energy Council

Rt. Hon Stephen Harper

Chairman and CEO
Harper & Associates

Cassandra Heilbronn

CEO
Private Family Office

Spike Hughes

Founder and CEO
Cohesion

Tom Jenkins 

Chair of the Board
OpenText 

Chris Kelly

General Partner
Kelly Ventures

Chris Kelsey

President
Dart Interests

Michael Langer

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
T.Rx Capital

Jon Ledecky

Co-Owner
New York Islanders

Melissa Li

MD & and Co-Head, Financials & Private Capital
CIBC Capital Markets

Zev Mandelbaum

President
Altree Developments

Vikram Mansharamani

Economist & Author

Matthew McGrath

Founder and CEO
Emissary Partners

Peter McKelvy

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Northern Re

Spring McManus

Art Advisor

Alex Meshkin

CEO
Adia Health

Alan Milgate

Senior Partner
Rawlinson & Hunter LLP

Julian Morris

Economist and Policy Analyst
Cayman Islands

Sam Nazarian

Founder & Global Hotelier

Kevin M. O’Connell

Founder & CEO
Space Economy Rising

Michael O’Sullivan

Economist

Shervin Pishevar

Serial entrepreneur & investor

Mike Pompeo

70th Secretary of State
United States

Michael Redd

Olympic Gold Medalist, NBA All-Star, Investor, Entrepreneur

Robert Roman

Co-Founder HartBeat Ventures &
CEO, MGO Private Wealth

Joshua Rubenstein

Partner & National Chair
Katten, Private Wealth

Tony Sage

Executive Chairman
Cyclone Metals

Rob Samuels

Vice President
MARA

Dr. Armen Sarkissian

Former President
Republic of Armenia

Vartan Sarkissian

CEO & Co-Founder
Sarkissian Family Office

Donald Sheets

Lecturer
Harvard University

Dr. Avery Shenfeld

Chief Economist
CIBC

Fernando Silva

Partner
Lockton Companies

Carlos Simonsen

Co-founder & Managing Partner
Upload Ventures

Alex Spiro

Partner
Quinn Emanuel

Ndamukong Suh

Entrepreneur, real estate
developer, investor & athlete

Bjoern von Siemens

CFO
Caresyntax

Peder Wallenberg

Partner & Executive Director
Cohesion

Jerry Wiant

Head of Financial Institutions Corporate & Investment Banking
Truist Securities / New York