Benjamin Böhner

Business Development Private Markets, Bellevue Asset Management

Benjamin Böhner joined Bellevue Asset Management in 2021 and is responsible for the business development of Bellevue Private Markets. Prior to that, he worked for Credit Suisse for more than 10 years in various management positions in investment advisory and product management, most recently as Head of Advisory Solutions. Böhner holds a Master's degree in Business Administration & Finance from the University of Hagen and is a CFA Charterholder.

Philippe A. Naegeli

CEO, GenTwo

GenTwo, the builder of off-balance-sheet securitization platforms, provides innovative Securitization-as-Service for asset managers, banks, family offices, and venture capital investors. Not only bankable but also non-bankable assets can now be issued easily through a conventional investment product with a Swiss ISIN. GenTwo’s co-founder and CEO Naegeli is an experienced business leader and investor with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and extensive experience in trading, investment and merchant banking, corporate governance and structuring new strategies and products. Important milestones in his career include the management of various strong companies, including Forstmann & Co. in the USA.

Dr. Frédéric Sonney

Alternative Investment Manager, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Dr. Frédéric Sonney is an alternative investment manager in the Asset Management & Trading Division at Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BCV). He joined BCV in 2006, holding roles as a quantitative analyst and then as a fixed-income portfolio manager. 
Frédéric holds a PhD in financial economics from the University of Neuchâtel and the Swiss Finance Institute, a master's degree in economics and finance from the University of Geneva, and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Geneva. 
He has taught portfolio optimization in the Master in Finance program at the University of Neuchâtel since 2006. He also taught corporate finance in the University of Geneva's Executive MBA program until 2012. 

Thomas Breitenmoser

CFA, CAIA, Head Investment-Consulting/Controlling, Member of the Executive Board, Complementa

Thomas Breitenmoser studied economy and business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Zurich and completed a dual degree Executive MBA in Asset and Wealth Management at the University of Lausanne and Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA). He holds the titles of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). 

Before joining Complementa in 2016, he held management positions at Swisscanto/ZKB, JPMorgan Asset Management, Merill Lynch Investment Managers and Credit Suisse. In addition, he was Chairman of the Foundation Board as well as president of the Investment Committee of JPMorgan Chase Suisse Pension Fund.

With his team he is responsible for projects & mandates and participates in management meetings of institutional investors.