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Fabio Osta, MD, Head of the Alternatives Specialists Team in EMEA Wealth. In his role, Fabio and his team are responsible for leading client strategy, business development and strategic partnerships with a focus on Private Markets and Hedge Funds in the EMEA region. Fabio chairs the Wealth Alternatives Committee and is a member of the EMEA Wealth Executive Committee. Since joining BlackRock in 2013, Fabio has held numerous leadership roles including Head of Alternatives Solutions distribution in EMEA, Head of Alternatives in France, Belgium and Luxembourg and Head of Alternatives distribution for Family Offices in EMEA. Prior to joining BlackRock, Fabio held leadership positions in investor relations and business development at BNP Paribas Asset Management (Fauchier Partners) in Paris and London. He began his career in 2002 at Merrill Lynch in the Global Private Client group in Barcelona and London. Fabio earned a Masters in International Business and Finance from Grenoble Graduate School of Business and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in 2002. He is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Jorn Krenn is a Managing Director in the Secondary and Portfolio Finance team where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in Europe. He joined Carlyle AlpInvest in 2012 in Amsterdam, relocated to New York in 2015, and returned to Amsterdam in 2018. Prior to joining Carlyle AlpInvest, Jorn was an analyst in the Corporate Finance Group at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Jorn received a MSc in Financial Economics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.

Mattias focuses on the European primary portfolio and is involved in the sourcing, screening, execution, monitoring, and exiting of growth and buyout co-investments. Prior to joining Adams Street Partners, he was a Managing Director in the Private Equity Advisory & Asset Management division of the StepStone Group where he led European primary, secondary, and co-investments. Previously, he was a Principal in the Private Equity Secondaries group of Greenpark Capital, as well as a Private Equity Analyst at Lehman Brothers. He was also a Sergeant with the Amphibious Battalion of the Swedish Marines. Mattias is a member of Adams Street’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Committee.

H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak is the CEO and Board Member at SVC. He is the Chairman of Saudi Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCPEA) and a Board Member of Middle East Venture Capital Association (MEVCA). Nabeel is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Capital Market Authority (CMA). He is a Board Member of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) Investment Company (SIC). He is a member of the Board Executive and Investment Committee at Cultural Development Fund (CDF). Nabeel is a member of the Board Executive and Credit Committee of Small and Medium En​​terprises Loan Guarantee Program (Kafalah). He is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Research, Development and Innovation Authority (RDIA). Nabeel is a Member of the Supervisory Committee of Fuel Initiative (Deep Tech Fund of Funds) part of National Technology Development Program (NTDP). He is a Board Member of Badir Fund for Startups and SMEs, managed by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development. Formerly, Nabeel was the Founding Executive Dean of Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College (MBSC) of Business and Entrepreneurship in partnership with Babson College. He was an Executive Advisor at the Ministry of Economy and Planning and an Executive Advisor at Deloitte. He was a member of the Investment Committee at KAUST’s Innovation Fund. He was a Board Member of Oqal Angel Investors Group. He was a Board Member and the Chairman of the Investment Committee at King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Innovation (Mawhiba). Nabeel is the former Co-Founder and Director of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) GIS Technology Innovation Center. Nabeel was a Member of the Executive Committee of King Faisal International Prize. Nabeel received an Executive Education in “International Board Directors Program (IDP)” from INSEAD in 2021, Executive Education in "Venture Capital and Private Equity" from Harvard University in 2019, an Executive Education from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in "Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program" and "Management, Innovation, Technology" in 2017, a PhD in Design Computing from Carnegie Mellon University in 2002, and a Master of Architecture (Computing in Design and Planning) from the University of Colorado in 1997.

Marcus joined FERI in 2005. As Head of Alternative Investments, he is responsible for Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Investment Solutions, Manager Selection and positioning of FERIs Alternative Investment Division including client reporting. Additionally, he is Member of the Board at FERI (Luxembourg) S.A., FERI’s fund management company subsidiary. He started his career in 1994 as an advisor to UHNWI before moving to London in 1998 joining the Investment Banking division of Robert Flemings Ltd. (acquired by JPMorgan). Until 2003 he was a Director within the Global Equities department of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in London. He has over 30 years’ experience in capital markets, corporate transactions, manager selection and investment allocation across asset classes. He has written several articles and book chapters on Alternative Investments and Hedge Funds which have been published in professional journals and industry magazines. Marcus holds a master’s degree in Finance/Capital markets and International Management / Economics from Humboldt University Berlin in addition to a two-year apprenticeship as a bank manager. He is married and father of three children. FERI is a specialist in Alternative Investments and one of the largest Investment Management firms in Germany based in Bad Homburg managing approximately EUR61bn including EUR18bn in Alternative Investments. FERI invests in Hedge Funds (UCITS and offshore) and Private Equity funds for Institutional Investors and UHNW / family offices mainly for German-speaking clients in Europe. FERI allocates to Alternative Investments since 1999 and has built up one of the largest Alternative Investment teams in Europe with approximately 50 employees.

Kirsten joined Octopus Ventures in 2021 to launch First Cheque Fund, its first dedicated pre-seed fund. Before joining Octopus Ventures, Kirsten was the managing director of CyLon, Europe’s first deep tech and cyber security accelerator programme investing in and supporting more than 60 startups, including Tessian and Immersive Labs. Kirsten was also part of the original team at Seedcamp Investment Management. During her five-year tenure, she travelled extensively across Europe meeting the best local entrepreneurs and backed some of Europe’s trailblazers, such as Wise, UiPath and Revolut. Before launching First Cheque Fund, Kirsten dabbled as an angel investor and enjoys nothing more than helping founders on their growth journey.