Dr Jón Danielsson
Reader in Finance; Co-Director of London School of EconomicsJón Danielsson is one of the two Directors of the Centre and Reader in Finance at the London School of Economics. Since receiving his Ph.D. in economics of financial markets from Duke University in 1991, Jón’s work has focused on how economic policy can lead to prosperity or disaster. He is an authority on both the technical aspects of risk forecasting and the optimal policies that governments and regulators should pursue in this area. Jón has written three highly regarded books: The Illusion of Control (Yale University Press, 2022), which was included on the Financial Times “Best books of 2022” list; Financial Risk Forecasting (Wiley, 2011); and Global Financial Systems: Stability and Risk (Pearson, 2013). He has also contributed numerous academic papers on systemic risk, artificial intelligence, financial risk forecasting, financial regulation and related topics to leading academic journals, including Review of Financial Studies and the Journal of Econometrics. At the LSE he teaches courses in technical risk forecasting and on how the global financial system operates. He has also worked for the Bank of Japan and the International Monetary Fund. His practical and authoritative perspective on financial risk and the financial system means he is regularly interviewed by media organisations including the BBC, Financial Times, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
Francois-Serge Lhabitant
Chief Executive Officer/Chief Investment Officer at Kedge CapitalFrancois-Serge LHABITANT is the CEO and CIO of Kedge Capital where he runs a multi-billion portfolio allocated primarily to hedge funds (private and public markets) and risk-controlled strategies on behalf of a small group of investors. His funds have won several awards for their performance and risk-adjusted performance. On the academic side, Francois-Serge is currently a Visiting Professor of Finance at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (China). He was formerly a Professor of Finance at HEC Lausanne and the co-director of its Master in Banking and Finance, and an Associate Professor of Finance at the EDHEC Business School (France).
Francois-Serge holds an engineering degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, a B.Sc. in Economics, a M.Sc. in Banking and Finance, and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Lausanne, and a LL.M. in Tax Law from the University of Geneva. He is the author of several books and articles in the areas of risk management, asset management, alternative investments (hedge funds, commodities), tax law and emerging markets.
Oliver Gottschalg, Ph.D.
Professor at HEC School of ManagementProfessor Oliver Gottschalg is part of the Strategy Department at HEC School of Management, Paris. He holds a Wirtschaftsingenieur Diploma from the University of Karlsruhe, an MBA from Georgia State University and a M.Sc. and PhD degree from INSEAD. His current research focuses on the strategic logic and the performance determinants of private equity investments. His work has been published in leading academic journals and in various publications for practitioners and was featured over 100 times in the business media (press, radio, TV and online) in the past 2 years. His book on ‘Private Equity Mathematics’ is one of the bestselling books with PEI Media. He regularly presents his research at academic conferences and private equity symposia and serves as an advisor to leading investors in the private equity industry. He repeatedly served as an advisor to policy makers at the national and European level in the context of the ongoing debate about a possible need for regulation of the Private Equity industry. His company Gottschalg Analytics is the leading provider of standardized independent PE Track record analytics and validation services, currently advising approx. 20% of the market of fundraising PE Fund Manager worldwide.
Nils Rode
Chief Investment Officer at SchrodersNils Rode is the Chief Investment Officer of Schroders Capital. He is a member of Schroders Capital’s Management Committee and a member of the Investment Committee. Before joining Schroders in 2005, Nils was a Vice President with private equity backed SkyOnline, a US-based IT and telecommunications company, where he worked in the areas of finance and strategy from 2003 to 2005. From 1995 to 2002, Nils was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company in Germany, where he was the lead manager for several strategic, organizational and operational improvement programs for private and publicly listed companies in the technology and financial services sector. Nils is also the author of a book on strategic management of knowledge based businesses. Nils holds a Master’s degree from ESCP Europe in Paris, Oxford and Berlin where he was a Siemens Scholar. He also holds a PhD in Economics from the Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany and a Specialization Certificate in Data Science from Johns Hopkins University and Coursera.
Antti Suhonen
Professor at Aalto University School of BusinessAntti Suhonen is a Senior Fellow at the Department of Finance at Aalto University School of Business, having previously served as Professor of Practice in Finance in 2014-2023. He also works as a consultant and adviser in the financial services sector, with a focus on alternative investments, quantitative investment strategies, and derivatives. His teaching and research interests include credit and fixed income markets, alternative investments, and risk premia strategies. He has published several peer-reviewed academic articles on alternative risk premia and private credit investments and is a frequent commentator in the media and in financial industry conferences.
He previously held various derivatives structuring, product development, sales, and trading roles in investment banking over two decades, most recently as Managing Director at Barclays Capital in London.
He holds an M.Sc. (Economics) and a Ph.D. (Finance) from Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration.
Jonas Madsen
Managing Director, Head of Private Credit at Nordea Asset ManagementJonas Madsen is the Managing Director and Head of Private Credit at Nordea Asset Management (NAM). He joined Nordea in 2012 from a boutique M&A house, where he worked with mergers and acquisitions. At Nordea, Jonas expanded his expertise to include advisory, origination, and execution of various types of complex and event-driven transactions in the Investment Banking division. He was responsible for and involved in numerous transactions, such as M&A, restructurings, and general financings with all types of debt and hybrid instruments across diverse sectors, while also building and leading the Corporate Rating Advisory service across the Nordic region.
In early 2020, Jonas transitioned to NAM to spearhead the development of the private credit offering, with a focus on the establishment of its loans and direct lending platform. Today the platform includes two direct lending funds and a fund of funds. He brings deep capabilities in credit analysis, financial modeling, and structuring, combined with strong negotiation and execution skills, making him a key figure alongside the team in expanding NAM’s credit solutions.
Jonas holds an M.Sc. in Applied Economics and Finance from Copenhagen Business School.
Thomas Walther Jørgensen
Senior Portfolio Manager at VellivThomas Walther Jørgensen is Senior Portfolio Manager at Velliv Pension og Livsforsikring A/S. He joined Velliv (fka Nordea Life and Pension) in 2018 from another danish pension company where he worked as Credit Portfolio Manager as well. Prior to that Thomas worked at Ørsted and FIH Erhvervsbank A/S always with focus on credit and bank analysis . At Velliv, Thomas has focus on credit markets and day to day responsibility for corporate credit Investments (private and public markets) ex US and European High Yield and Investment Grade, Private Debt, Opportunistic Credit, Structured Credit, Commercial Real Estate etc.
Thomas holds an MS in Economics (cand. polit.) from University of Copenhagen
Deborah Shire
Deputy Head of AXA IM Alts at AXADeborah Shire is Deputy Head of AXA IM Alts.
Deborah was appointed Deputy Head of AXA IM Alts in 2020. AXA IM Alts is a global leader in alternative investments, with €184bn in assets under management across Real Estate, Infrastructure, Alternative Credit, Private Debt and Private Equity.
AXA IM Alts has an established position in real estate (#1 real estate investment manager in Europe, #9 worldwide), infrastructure (#4 global infrastructure debt capital raiser) and private debt (#1 CRE debt capital raiser globally, #4 global private debt capital raiser).
Deborah oversees the Alternative Credit business, which employs more than 70 professionals in Europe and the US. In 2000, Deborah co-founded the Alternative Credit platform, growing it from a €3.5bn business to one of the largest managers of alternative credit assets in Europe today, managing €49bn for 150+ clients. In her role, Deborah leads the development and launch of a performing and diversified product range including leveraged loans, ABS, CLOs, ILS, Mortgages, Regulatory Capital and Impact investment. The Structured Finance business recently received the following awards: US CLO Manager of the year (from Credit Flux), Senior CLO Investor of the year (European Securitization Awards) and 3 Environmental Finance Awards in the Health, Education and social inclusion categories.
Between 2011 to 2014, Deborah served as a Global Head of Business Development within the Real Assets team at AXA IM, in this role she was responsible for Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Marketing & Communication and Business Development. Deborah was also a member of the Management Board of AXA IM – Real Assets and was instrumental in the creation of the CRE debt platform, now firmly established as a global leader in its field today.
Deborah has extensive experience working for AXA group and held various positions both in the Finance and Quantitative Management departments before moving to AXA IM Structured Finance in 2000.
Deborah joined AXA in 1996 and has had over 28 years of experience.
Deborah holds a Diploma of Financial Analyst from the French Society of Financial Analysts (SFAF) and is a graduate of Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace in Engineering.
Torben Skødeberg, CFA
Capital FourTorben Skødeberg, CFA, co-founded Capital Four in 2007. He is a PM and member of the Investment Committee for Private Debt, Leveraged Loans and High Yield. Prior to Capital Four, he was at Nordea Investment Management, where he had day to day portfolio management responsibilities for some of Nordea’s High Yield / Hedge Fund portfolios and covered several industry sectors as a research analyst.
Torben joined Nordea from SEB Asset Management Copenhagen, where he was responsible for risk management.
Prior to SEB Torben worked at Nordea Group Treasury, where he developed credit risk models. He holds a MS in Mathematics and Economics from Copenhagen University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Henrik Olejasz Larsen
Chief Investment Officer at SampensionHenrik Olejasz Larsen is the Chief Investment Officer at Sampension
Prior to joining Sampension in 2007, Henrik was the Chief Risk Officer at ATP until 2005. Before that he was the Head of Structured Finance at Carnegie Bank, Denmark until 2001. He has also held roles at Danske Bank as the Head of Treasury, JØP as CEO and BRFkredit as Head of Treasury and Funding.
Henrik Olejasz Larsen holds a MA (Economics) from the University of Copenhagen and has been an external lecturer in Finance since 1987.
Tatiana Lazareva, CFA
Senior Alternatives Specialist at Franklin TempletonTatiana Lazareva, CFA, is responsible for Benefit Street Partners and Alcentra fundraising in Nordics. She joined from Schroders Capital in London and has seventeen years of experience in client-facing and solutions roles across investment banking and asset management. During her career, she worked with institutional and intermediary clients (family offices, wealth managers, private banks, pension schemes, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds), raising assets for public and private investment strategies.
Thomas Deinet
Executive Director of Standards Board for Alternative InvestmentsThomas Deinet was appointed Executive Director of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), previously known as the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) in September 2008. In 2007, Thomas joined the Hedge Fund Working Group to project manage the development of practice standards proposed by a group of 14 leading hedge fund managers that led to the establishment of the HFSB.
Before joining the HFSB, Thomas was a senior manager at Oliver Wyman, the management consulting firm, where he extensively worked with major financial institutions in Europe in both asset management as well as corporate and investment banking. He joined Oliver Wyman in 2002 after working as an analyst in energy trading for a major commodities trading firm.
Thomas is a regular speaker at hedge fund and regulatory conferences, and represents the SBAI at the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
He is a holder of a Master Degree in Industrial Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany and an MSc from Purdue University, USA. Thomas Deinet is a CFA charterholder.
Stine Lehmann Schack
Head of Frameworks and Governance, Responsible Investment at Danske Bank Asset Management
Sandra Metoyer, CFA
Strategic Head of Sustainable Investments at Velliv
Kenneth Winther
Chief Investment Officer at RealdaniaWork experience
CIO at Realdania, 2020, Head of Investments at Tryg Invest, 2017 - 2020, Senior Vice President at Tryg Forsikring, 2010 - 2017, Investment strategist at Tryg Forsikring, 2010 - 2010, External Associated Professor at Copenhagen Business School, 2010 - 2021, Lead Portfolio Manager at Capinordic Bank, 2009 - 2010, Head of Equity research and Senior Equity Analyst, Capinordic Bank, 2006 - 2009, Financial Analyst at GP Børsmæglerselskab, 2006 - 2006
Present positions of trust
Board member at Nissen Family Group, 2024 - , Board member at Nissen Family Group Investment, 2024 - , Deputy chairman of The Pension Fund Architects & Designers (PAD), in 2024 and Board member, 2023 - , Commitee member of Fund & Family Offices Network at CFA Society Denmark, 2023 - , Advisory board member of FAURBY capital, 2021 - , Board member/Director at WISTOV, 2013 - , Advisory Board member at Institutional Investor Conferences, 2012 - , Board member of Videncentret Bolius, 2022 - , Board member of Realdania By & Byg, 2020 - , Director of Realdania Invest, 2020 -
Education
Board work in financial institutions – Pension Funds and Insurance companies (CBS Executive), 2024, Board certificate, KPMG, Horten, Amrop & Board Assure, 2019, Transformational Leadership, University of Cambridge – Judge School of Business, 2019, High Impact Leadership, University of Berkeley, – Haas School of Business, 2016, High Performance Teams, CBS Executive, 2015, Master of Science in Finance and Accounting, SDU-Odense Universitet, 2006.
Thomas Kyriakoudis
Partner, Co-head Private Credit Solutions at LGT Capital PartnersThomas Kyriakoudis (British) is a Partner at LGT Capital Partners in London, and is the co-head for our Private Credit Solutions team. He is responsible for origination, due diligence, execution and monitoring of private credit transactions. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, Mr. Kyriakoudis was a Partner and CIO at Permira Credit, one of Europe’s largest private credit managers. As one of the two initial partners, Mr. Kyriakoudis helped to build the business from the ground up to around EUR 10 billion in assets under management. During his 13 years at Permira, Mr. Kyriakoudis was a member of all Permira Credit Investment Committees, founded the structured credit business, was co-portfolio manager of the CLO business and led a significant number of direct lending transactions. Prior to Permira, Mr. Kyriakoudis worked on the structured credit trading desk of Morgan Stanley in London. Mr. Kyriakoudis holds an MA in Business Administration from the London Business School and an MSC in Engineering from Cambridge University.
Steen Blindum
Chief Analyst for Strategic Asset Allocation and Portfolio Construction at LD FondeSteen Winther Blindum is Chief Analyst at LD Fonds (EUR 6 billion AuM) where he is currently responsible for strategic asset allocation and portfolio construction process.
Previously he held different positions at Nordea and most recently as Chief Investment Strategist for strategic asset allocation and the development of capital market assumptions. Steen has also served as a trusted advisor for UHNW individuals and family offices.
Before this Steen also worked for Mckinsey & Co. as management consultant.
Steen holds a master’s degree (Cand. Polit.) and a Ph.D. in econometrics from the University of Copenhagen.
Pia Bastrup
Chief Portfolio Manager at AP PensionPia Bastrup is Chief Portfolio Manager at AP Pension (USD 28 Billion AUM). Previously she was the Chief Portfolio Strategist of Alternatives Investment at PenSam where she oversaw the development of the Fund's various alternative asset classes. Before this Pia was the head of US real estate at PFA and also held roles at the International Woodland Company and EKF. Pia holds a Diploma from the Technical University of Denmark and a Master's Degree from the University of Southern Denmark.
Christian Folke, CAIA
Partner at Secure SpectrumChristian Folke is a Partner and Head of Alternatives at Secure Spectrum, a Danish asset manager overseeing EUR 6 billion across public and private markets for a diverse group of investors, including high-net-worth individuals, pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, and family offices.
In this role, he focuses on fund investments and co-investments across a variety of asset classes, including Private Equity, Private Credit, Infrastructure, and Real Estate. Since 2019, Christian and his team have underwritten more than EUR 700 million in Private Credit fund commitments and co-investments, and he serves on the LPAC of several funds.
He originally joined the team in 2014 at Kirstein, where the team spun out in 2017 to form Spektrum, which was later acquired by Secure in 2021 to create Secure Spectrum. Prior to his time at Kirstein, he was an analyst at Alm Brand.
Christian holds a Master's degree in Finance and Accounting from Copenhagen Business School, obtained in 2013, and has been a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) since 2018.
Cecile Ferrie-Davies
EVP, Portfolio Manager at PIMCOMrs. Davies is an executive vice president and portfolio manager in the London office, focusing on European distressed and tactical credit opportunities. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2021, Mrs. Davies was a partner and portfolio manager for Hayfin’s special opportunities and tactical credit strategies. Hayfin is a €20bn alternative credit platform focusing on European direct lending and special credit opportunities. Prior to this, Mrs. Davies worked as an investment professional at Silver Point Capital both in London and in Greenwich, CT focusing on public and private restructuring situations. Mrs. Davies started her career in Morgan Stanley’s leveraged finance division. She has 19 years of investment experience and holds a MSc in Finance from French business school ESCP.
Anton Vorobets
Founder & CEO of Fortitudo TechnologiesAnton Vorobets holds a degree in quantitative economics from Aarhus University, which he has supplemented with machine learning courses from the University of Copenhagen. His professional experience includes roles at Nordea Markets and Danske Bank Asset Management, where he worked quantitatively on strategic and tactical asset allocation. A common theme in both Anton's education and work experience is his development of software for quantitative investment analysis. Over the past 3.5 years, he has been developing software for institutional investors as the founder of Fortitudo Technologies.
John Hydeskov
Head of Investment Risk and Strategy at AkademikerPensionJohn Hydeskov is Head of Investment Risk and Strategy at AkademikerPension / Pension for Academics. He is responsible for overall risk monitoring, portfolio construction, strategic initiatives, and member of the Investment Committee. Previously he was Deputy Chief Investment officer at Velliv, responsible for equity, bonds, credit and FX areas, and has also worked at P+, where he was Head of Liquid Investments and Chief Risk Officer. Before that he was chief quant analyst at Nordea Markets, portfolio manager at ATP Alpha, chief analyst at Danske Bank and economist at the Bank of England and Danmarks Nationalbank.
John holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen.
Linda Lötscher
CRO, Partner at SIGLO Capital Advisors AG
Mattias Ledunger, CFA, FRM, CAIA, SCR
Chief Executive Officer at PraktikertjänstMattias Ledunger, Chief Investment Officer at Praktikertjänst, Sweden’s largest private dental and health care group. With 13bnSEK AuM, Ledunger oversees the portfolios of in-house pension trusts, group treasury portfolio, investment vehicles, and captive insurance. Holdings span direct investments in bonds, equities, real estate, and select alternatives like private debt & equity, as well as funds and derivative overlays.
Ledunger has managed hedge funds, pension trusts, fund of funds, mutual funds, P&C and Life Insurance portfolios, and investment companies. At PwC, he co-directed the pricing team for the Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Estate wind-down project in Zürich. His responsibilities included valuing a significant portion of Lehman's Exotic Equity Derivatives portfolio and negotiating with major European and US banks.
He holds certifications as a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), and Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR). He co-founded the Swedish CFA Society and served as a board member for both the Swedish and Swiss CFA Societies. Ledunger is an active volunteer contributor to CFA Institute and CAIA.
Peter Lytje
Chief Risk Officer at Industriens PensionPeter Lytje is the Chief Risk Officer at Industriens Pension, where he joined in 2021 from the portfolio construction and investment risk team at Velliv. Prior to that, Peter held positions as Chief Analyst at Danske Bank Asset Management and Danica Pension, where he provided advisory services on strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction, financial risk management, capital planning and Solvency II.
Peter Lytje holds an M.Sc. in Economics from University of Copenhagen.
Andrew Beer
Managing member at Dynamic Beta investments LLCAndrew D. Beer is the co-founder of Dynamic Beta investments, a specialist in hedge fund replication.
Andrew Beer has almost 30 years of experience in the hedge fund industry. Over the last decade and a half his singular focus has been to identify strategies to match or outperform leading hedge funds with low fees, daily liquidity and less downside risk. DBi has been a Partner of iM Global Partner since 2018 and is a pioneering hedge fund replication firm.
Andrew began his hedge fund career in 1994 when he joined the Baupost Group as a generalist portfolio manager. During the 2000s, he co-founded Pinnacle Asset Management, a fund of hedge funds focused on fundamental commodity investing, and Apex Capital Management, a single manager hedge fund that specialized in relative value arbitrage. In 2006, Andrew set out of solve a vexing issue for allocators: is it possible to deliver hedge fund alpha with low fees and daily liquidity? Over the past decade and a half, this question has led to research on multi-manager mutual funds, alternative risk premia, 13F copycats, global absolute return strategies and the broader liquid alternatives space. Today, DBi manages approximately $2 billion in three factor-based hedge fund replication strategies, which are offered through four UCITS vehicles (including the SEI Liquid Alternative fund, the recipient of numerous industry awards), two US ETFs and several other vehicles.
Ingrid Frissen
Senior Portfolio Manager at LGT Capital PartnersIngrid Frissen is Senior Portfolio Manager on the Liquid Markets Multi-Manager team at LGT Capital Partners in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland. Prior to joining the firm in 2007, she worked at Unigestion in Geneva where she was a vice president covering event driven and equity long/short strategies. Ms. Frissen started her career in 1999 at Scotia Capital Markets in Toronto, Canada where she was an analyst in the investment banking division. In 2001, Ms. Frissen joined the proprietary trading desk at TD Newcrest, Toronto Dominion where she was an investment analyst. She subsequently joined Talisman Capital Partners in 2002 as an analyst/portfolio manager. Ms. Frissen received her degree in Economics from the University of Antwerp in 1997 and an MSc in Finance from HEC in Montreal, Canada in 1999. She is fluent in English, German, French and Dutch.
Teis Knuthsen
Chief Investment Officer at Kirk KapitalTeis Knuthsen has been the Chief Investment Officer at Kirk Kapital A/S since the spring of 2018. In addition to being an active financial commentator, he has been affiliated with Copenhagen Business School (CBS) as a lecturer in portfolio management, ESG, and risk factors since 2014. Prior to joining Kirk Kapital, he held several senior positions at institutions such as Saxo Privatbank, Nykredit Asset Management, Danske Bank, SEB Merchant Banking, and First Chicago Capital Markets. All his roles have been within the areas of Asset Allocation, FX, Fixed Income, strategy, and analysis. Teis Knuthsen holds a Master’s degree in Economics (Cand. Polit.) from the University of Copenhagen, obtained in 1991.
Anders Blomgreen
Vice President, Portfolio Manager at Jyske BankAnders Blomgreen is Vice President and Portfolio Manager in the Strategic Investment team at Jyske Capital, the asset management arm of Jyske Bank.
He and his team have dual responsibility for strategic asset allocation of Jyske Banks multi asset portfolios and, alternatives within these portfolios and for direct distribution to clients.
Before joining Jyske Capital in 2013, he worked 5 years in PKA’s investment department, with a focus on listed equities and liquid alternatives.
Anders holds a MSc in Finance and International Business from University of Aarhus.
Magdalena Högberg, CFA
Head of Asset allocation, Liquid markets and Analysis at AP4Magdalena Högberg, CFA is the head of Asset Allocation, Liquid markets and Analysis at the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4) in Stockholm. She leads a team of 19 specialists responsible for global equities, fixed income, currency, hedge fund manager selection, portfolio analysis and asset allocation at AP4. Ms Högberg holds a Master of Science in Engineering Physics from The Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden and a Master of Science in Business and Economics from Stockholm University, Sweden.
Christoph Junge, CAIA
Head of Alternatives at Velliv, Pension & LivsforsikringConference host