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Currently works as a Chief Commercial Officer and heads the product strategy at Indus Valley Partners. In addition, Over 15+ years Gaurav has also advised and closely worked with over 30+ Buy Side Asset Managers on Digital Transformation initiatives across Front, Middle and Back Office and helped funds define and deliver Strategic platform objectives including process re-alignments. Prior to joining IVP, Gaurav spent initial years with SAP Labs, on market risk management offering for investment institutions and thereafter with Citi India on development of Operations and Transaction banking solutions. Gaurav graduated from University of Delhi, India with a major in Information Technology. 

Rob Knight is a consulting Managing Director who specialises in operations and regulations. She is also a NED on the Board of East London Business Alliance and special advisor to two California based start-ups. Rob’s unique professional background spans successful leadership roles within large international businesses, leading teams in Asia, Europe, India, UK and USA. She was Head of Global Business Services at Barings (subsidiary of MassMutual), sitting on the firm’s  Operations Leadership Team, Pricing Committee and Client Asset Oversight Working Group. Her global teams supported investment strategies for USD 280B+ of private and public assets. She has a keen interest in automation and data science to create more efficient and scalable workflows. 

Rob served as Chairperson for the UK Investment Association’s Trade & Transaction reporting Committee until 2022, where she contributed to engagement with European and UK regulators. Prior to joining Barings, Rob led the fiduciary management team for Citigroup – Asset Management Unit in London.

In 2007 Rob co-founded the award-winning Barings’ See The Possibilities student programme for university and college students. This program introduces students to the financial services industry, while opening doors to entry level Analyst roles. 

She holds a MBA, the CFA UK: Investment Management Certificate, and is a member of the Chartered Governance Institute

Ijeoma is a strategic advisory consultant on digital assets and artificial intelligence and a co-Director of the Digital Economy Initiative, an independent think tank focused on US and UK digital assets public policy. She previously was Digital Currency Risk Management Lead and an Executive Director at JPMorgan where she co-designed the financial services group’s first global digital currency risk management and governance framework and opined on and vetted digital assets-related business proposals.  She also previously advised JPMorgan’s Chief Investment Office, Corporate Treasury, Investment Bank and Asset Management division in London on various other matters including investments, capital raisings, restructuring funding lines and regulatory and compliance matters.  She was also a member of the Board of Directors of Aldermanbury Investments Limited, a JPMorgan subsidiary.  

Ijeoma also focuses on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) risks, legal and governance issues and is also an expert on existing digital assets risks, regulation and public policy in the US and UK and the gaps that exist in the legal frameworks.  She speaks regularly on digital assets and AI issues at conferences and institutions in the US and Europe and has also written a number of papers on the existing US and UK digital assets public policy and proposals for comprehensive legal and regulatory frameworks for the digital assets sector.  She was a subject matter expert invited by the UK Financial Conduct Authority to its first ever Crypto Sprint where it brought in experts to advise the regulator on what its approach to digital assets should look like in the future and has provided input to UK and US authorities on legal and regulatory proposals relating to digital assets.

Ijeoma was listed in the 2020 FTSE Board Report’s 100 Women to Watch list, named Investment Woman of the Year at the 2020 Woman in Investment Awards, won the Outstanding Contribution of the Year Award at the 2021 Women in Finance Awards, was listed as one of Brummell Magazine’s 2022 Inspirational Women in the City, PitchBook’s 2022 and 2023 Female Founders and Investors to Know and Innovate Finance’s Women in FinTech Powerlist 2022.  She was also featured in the June 2023 edition of The Banker magazine, and The Block’s July 2023 list of 9 Power Players Shaping the UK's Growing Crypto Agenda and was appointed to the President’s Council of Cornell Women in 2024.
Ijeoma holds a B.A. and M.P.A. from New York University and a J.D. from Cornell University.

Robert founded Hawser Consulting in 2021 to provide bespoke investment product consultancy to asset managers. Previously he worked for several large corporations, and he has over 23 years of experience in the design, development and cross border distribution of investment funds.

Prior to joining CGAM in 2015 Chris was an Operations Officer at State Street Bank. He has held operational roles servicing Investment Trust and Institutional Pension Fund clients.

Richard Kauppert studied business informatics and has worked in the fund industry for more than 30 years, since 1 July 2004 as Managing Director in Germany for Profidata AG. During this time, he was instrumental in setting up the Profidata AG office in Frankfurt am Main, was responsible for the implementation and rollout of the XENTIS software solution to capital management companies and custodians and advised Profidata's customers on the introduction of new innovative products and processes. Since 2020, he is responsible for the newly founded Profidata Managed Solutions AG, which provides cloud and business services to the funds market.

Prior to joining CGAM in 2015 Chris was an Operations Officer at State Street Bank. He has held operational roles servicing Investment Trust and Institutional Pension Fund clients.

Sahem joined M&G Investments in May 2021 and leads the Private Assets Strategy & Consulting team. He has over nine years’ industry experience and is passionate about driving positive change within businesses with extensive experience across Private Equity, Private Debt, Infrastructure and Real Assets. 

Sahem is responsible for working alongside Senior Leaders within the Private Assets organization to shape the strategy & vision, lead target operating model reviews & design as well as managing key initiatives focused on strategic & scalable growth. He is also a Diversity & Inclusiveness ambassador at M&G Investments.

Claire is the Chief Technology and Operating Officer at Savills IM. In this role, she is responsible for the Global  Operating Platform and procedures as well as the digital capabilities used to better serve Savills IM’s clients. Claire is also a member of external European Industry Technology committees. Claire joined Savills IM in 2022 having held similar roles at Aberdeen Standard Investments and the Cromwell Group

Matthew is a Senior ODD Analyst at Investcorp-Tages, a multi-manager investment firm, investing across alternative investments on behalf of institutional investors. Investcorp-Tages is an experienced provider of seed and acceleration capital to emerging alternative fund managers.

As part of the investment team, Matthew is responsible for the operational due diligence of new and existing portfolio investments. Previously, Matthew has worked at Kedge Capital, CQS, TwentyFour Asset Management and Wells Fargo, across operational due diligence and operations roles.

He holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance in Emerging Economies from the University of Reading and a Bachelor’s degree in Management and Business Administration from Henley Business School.

Alessandro is a senior member of Aon's Operational Risk Solutions and Analytics Group focused on carrying out Operational Due Diligence reviews of Investment Managers across all asset classes.
 
Before joining Aon in 2016, Alessandro spent two years at BlueBay Asset Management. Alessandro started his career in 2010 as an Analyst in the Global Markets division at Citigroup.
 
Alessandro is a CAIA Charterholder.

Jonida is a Senior Manager in the Investment Management & Private Equity practice of Deloitte UK, based in Jersey.
She has over 19 years’ experience in financial services focusing on audit and assurance services to private equity and debt funds, and banks.

Jonida is one of Deloitte’s Private Equity specialists, playing a central role in the practice resources on venture capital and growth equity funds, where she leads the sector group identifying the latest trends and developments in the market.

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Mohsin serves as Deputy Head of Operations at Bridgepoint Group, a leading multi-asset private asset manager with over $80 billion in assets under management (AUM) across Private Equity, Credit, and Infrastructure. In this role, he oversees all middle and back-office operations and drives key operational and financial transformation initiatives.

Before joining Bridgepoint, Mohsin held various leadership positions in corporate finance, fund operations, and private assets at prominent firms including Fidelity International, ICG PLC, BNP Paribas, and Deloitte. His broad expertise spans the private asset spectrum, particularly in streamlining operational efficiency and enhancing financial strategies.

Mohsin holds an Honours degree in Accounting from Oxford Brookes University and is a Fellow Certified Chartered Accountant (FCCA).

Outside of his professional responsibilities, Mohsin is deeply committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within the finance and investment sectors. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Unfold, a mentoring charity based in Westminster, London.

Andrew Putwain is the Managing Editor of Clear Path Analysis’s two market website Insurance-Investor.com and FundOperator.com. He joined the company in early 2022, and prior to that was an oil market journalist for I.C.I.S, part of Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions Group, focusing on the Middle Eastern/North Africa and CIS regions. Other previous roles include Editor at Reactions, part of Euromoney, and on the editorial team at Axco Insurance Information Services. He has also had positions at NS Media, HennikGroup, The Institute of Civil Engineers Publishing and ESG Investor

Anna Colombatti is a Chartered Investment professional with broad experience in Asset Management and Financial Services as an executive and non-executive. Anna has two decades global experience in the selection, allocation and oversight of investment products, firms and service providers. She is passionate about digital transformation, AI, sustainability and D&I. Currently, Anna is the functional COO for the Front Office department of the AXA IM multi managers business, responsible for investment, operational and ESG research, due diligence and all global operational initiatives.

Responsible for investor relations, compliance, operations and finance. Prior to joining Snowball in 2017, he had a twelve-year career in corporate banking working at Santander, CaixaBank and MUFG as a senior member of the credit team. He is also the trustee and treasurer of Westway Community Transport and Urban Eye.

Andrew Putwain is the Managing Editor of Clear Path Analysis’s two market website Insurance-Investor.com and FundOperator.com. He joined the company in early 2022, and prior to that was an oil market journalist for I.C.I.S, part of Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions Group, focusing on the Middle Eastern/North Africa and CIS regions. Other previous roles include Editor at Reactions, part of Euromoney, and on the editorial team at Axco Insurance Information Services. He has also had positions at NS Media, HennikGroup, The Institute of Civil Engineers Publishing and ESG Investor

Andrew Putwain is the Managing Editor of Clear Path Analysis’s two market website Insurance-Investor.com and FundOperator.com. He joined the company in early 2022, and prior to that was an oil market journalist for I.C.I.S, part of Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions Group, focusing on the Middle Eastern/North Africa and CIS regions. Other previous roles include Editor at Reactions, part of Euromoney, and on the editorial team at Axco Insurance Information Services. He has also had positions at NS Media, HennikGroup, The Institute of Civil Engineers Publishing and ESG Investor

Cornelia Frentz leads the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund’s ESG team. Among other things, her team conducts the ESG due diligence of potential investment targets, carries out the fund’s ESG monitoring and accounting, writes ESG reports and takes care of compliance with regulatory requirements.

 Cornelia is an equity investment professional with 10+ years’ experience in the management of shareholdings and strategic projects in Europe and the Americas with a focus on the financial services industry. She is experienced as board member and in the realm of political decision-making. She majored in commercial law and international business.