Manuela M. Fröhlich

Co-Founders & Partner, Fondsfrauen GmbH

Manuela M. Fröhlich ist eine erfahrene Führungspersönlichkeit in der Finanzbranche und Mitbegründerin des führenden Frauennetzwerks in der DACH-Region und Luxemburg. Mit mehr als 35 Jahren Erfahrung im internationalen Bankgeschäft und Asset Management gilt sie als Vorreiterin in der Umsetzung von herausragendem Kundenservice und globalen Vertriebsstrategien für liquide und alternative Anlagen.

Ihre Führungsqualitäten und ihre Erfahrung machen sie zu einer gefragten Moderatorin und Diskussionsteilnehmerin, die Branchenforen und Konferenzen Substanz und Dynamik verleiht.
 

Nalaka De Silva

Head of Private Market Solutions, abrdn

Nalaka is Head of Private Markets Solutions at abrdn and is responsible for developing and implementing diversified investment strategies across the Private Markets - spanning Private Equity, Infrastructure, Private Credit, Real Estate and Natural Resources on a global basis. Nalaka joined abrdn in 2012.  Prior to this, Nalaka held senior roles at Australian and European Investment management firms. He has lead M&A activity, off-market acquisitions and divestments of assets, offshore and onshore capital rising in both debt and equity markets. Nalaka is a Qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a postgraduate degree in Commercial Law and Accounting from the University of Wellington.

Henry Wolter

Manager Client Advisory, AQ Investment AG (Member of Aquila Capital Germany)

    Over 15 years of experience in the financial industry
    With Aquila Capital since 2019
    Responsible for the wholesale business in Switzerland, in particular support for banks and independent wealth managers 
    Within Aquila, significantly responsible for making private markets investments in sustainable infrastructure available to qualified private clients. Active involvement in the first ELTIF 2.0 on the market.
    Before joining Aquila Capital, he worked in client advisory at Oldenburgische Landesbank AG in northern Germany
    Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Business Administration at the Universities of Bremen (DE) and Trento (IT)
 

Lars Fahnenbrock

Global Head of Alternative Investments, HSBC

Lars Fahnenbrock is the Global Head of Alternative Investments, Business Development in our Asset Management Wholesale division, working from Frankfurt and has been working in the financial industry for more than 21 years. He is responsible to give external and internal clients access to our global Alternative Offering. Before he joined HSBC almost a year ago he worked for Deutsche Bank where he was responsible for the Private Markets and Single Family Office business in Germany and for Credit Suisse where he was heading the Investment Consulting & Solution in the DACH region. He has a degree at a University of applied science in International Business, Finance in Germany and a University BBA in Financial Management in the US.

Philippe Bens

Head of Regional Coverage Switzerland, CACEIS