Allianz : Joaquin Ardit: Joaquin is a lead portfolio manager. He joined Allianz in 2012 as a fixed income investment manager for the Life and Health insurance companies of Allianz Germany and has been leading private debt as an asset class. Previously, Joaquin worked as a fixed income derivatives structurer for JPMorgan in London (UK). Joaquin holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid (Spain), a Master’s in Finance from Imperial College London (UK) and an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York (USA).

 

Ardian : Benjamin Kennedy joined Ardian in June 2022 to head the Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund, a €1bn infrastructure fund focused on investing in renewables and the energy transition globally. Before joining Ardian, Benjamin was the Head of Onshore M&A and Business Development at Ørsted covering the US and European markets. At Ørsted, Benjamin led or charted the strategy for Ørsted’s renewable platform investments in the U.S., Ireland, France and Germany, established Ørsted’s Spanish renewable platform, and was responsible for joint venture and business development activities across Ørsted’s onshore markets. Prior to Ørsted, Benjamin was a Managing Partner at the M&A advisory DGCapital, where he led transactions and co-managed the U.K. office. Before this, Benjamin worked in infrastructure and industrials investment banking at Bank of America and Robert W. Baird. Benjamin has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. in Analytical Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business. Benjamin is based in London.

 

Berenberg : Nicolas joined Berenberg 2018 and is today Berenberg’s Head of Fund and Portfolio Management for Infrastructure & Energy. Prior to this, he gained several years experiences in leveraged buy-out transactions and in project finance in the renewable energy sector at Berenberg and ODDO-BHF. Nicolas holds a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Ulm and the University of Adelaide.

 

PPI  : Jonas Ganz est responsable de la recherche chez Perréard Partners Investment, une société spécialisée dans la gestion des risques de change pour les investisseurs institutionnels suisses, qu’il a rejointe en 2020. Ses principales responsabilités incluent le conseil aux clients dans l'implémentation de solutions de couverture des risques de change sur mesure et la coordination des efforts de recherche au sein de l'entreprise.

Avant de rejoindre Perréard Partners Investment, Jonas a travaillé en tant que chargé de production pour divers cours en ligne portant sur la gestion des investissements, dispensés par l’Université de Genève et le Swiss Finance Institute. Ces cours s'adressaient tant au grand public qu'aux membres des conseils de caisses de pension suisses.

Jonas est titulaire d’une Maîtrise en Finance de l’Université de Genève avec une spécialisation en Gestion de Fortune.

 

Property One : Mathieu Müller, CIIA, CAIA, is an experienced investment professional and Relationship Manager for Institutional Investors at Property One. With a background in asset management, financial technology, and banking, he combines entrepreneurial experience with extensive expertise in the Swiss investment landscape.

 

Retraites populaires : Nicolas Schaeppi est un membre du comité d’investissement de Retraites Populaires. Il est responsable des placements privés, des infrastructures et des investissements en immobilier indirect. Avant de rejoindre Retraites Populaires en 2010, M. Schaeppi a travaillé plus de 4 ans auprès de Deloitte en qualité d’expert-comptable. Il a commencé sa carrière auprès d’UBS en poursuivant sa formation en cours d’emploi. M. Schaeppi, CAIA, est diplômé de la HEIG-VD avec un Bachelor of Science HES-SO en Economie d’entreprise.

 

Barings : Chris Ellis is a member of Barings’ European High Yield Investments Group and is responsible for the portfolio management of numerous strategies. Chris has worked in the industry since 2008. Prior to joining the firm in 2013, Chris worked for Deloitte in the Transaction Advisory Services team. Prior to this, Chris worked within Assurance Services, focusing on the Banking and Capital Markets sector. Chris qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2011 and holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Business Studies from the University of Warwick.