Pandemic. Spiraling inflation. Geopolitical tensions around the globe. Climate change... All these crises coupled with the exponential development of AI are shaking up the traditional investment paradigms we have become accustomed to since 2008 -  be it the TINA predicate, the resilience of the balanced 60/40 portfolio, the dependency of global growth on fossil energies...

In this context, when a financial compass is more than ever welcome, we would like to highlight Asia which we firmly believe stands out as a huge investment opportunity, especially through the prism of Alternative investment.

Thanks to its Asian roots, the Singaporean-based Conduit Group regulated with dual licences in Singapore and with a strategic alliance onshore in China, will be eager to share with you three of its core Asia & Alternative co-investment strategies.


Programm Details

08:30
Registration & Breakfast
09:00
Conduit Group: who we are
Benoit-Gilles Cambier, CEO Conduit Suisse
09:05
Conduit Asia Wealth Fund: Capturing the Asian opportunity
Jesse Aarnio, CIO Conduit Asset Management
09:25
Kenno Asia Top Picks Fund: Capturing the Vietnam opportunity
Mikael Nastamo, CEO Kenno Group
09:45
Auctus: Capturing the Physical Precious Metals opportunity
David Mitchell, Managing Partner Auctus Metal Portfolios
10:00
End of event and networking
Speakers
Benoit-Gilles Cambier

Benoit-Gilles Cambier

CEO, Conduit Securities Suisse

Benoit-Gilles Cambier is a seasoned financial specialist with a strong technical background and a proven track record of setting up and growing new businesses across various locations and multicultural teams. He has spent 22 years in investment banking serving in various roles (quantitative research, trading, structuring and senior management) within the Structured Products universe in Prague, Paris, NY, London, Singapore and Madrid. He was part of the management committee of Standard Chartered FIC Global and of Santander FIC Europe.

In 2016, he embraced the FinTech ecosystem both as a consultant and a private investor and joined the Conduit group in September 2018 as the CEO of Conduit Suisse in Geneva.


BG holds a master’s degree in Engineering from the French "Grande Ecole" Télécom Paris as well as a MSc in Financial Mathematics from Université de Paris.

Jesse Aarnio

Jesse Aarnio

CEO & CIO, Conduit Asset Management

Jesse is a founding member of Conduit Group and serves as CEO and CIO of Conduit Asset Management.

•Prior to Conduit, Jesse managed a Family Office in Finland for 15 years.

•Alongside his Family Office work, Jesse launched and ran a multi-strategy Hedge Fund from 2007 to 2016.

•Before that Jesse worked for the largest alternatives management firm in Finland from 2003 to 2007.

•Between 1996 and 2003 he was employed at a leading Finnish investment bank across a broad range of products.

•Jesse has fund management experience in Equities, Fixed Income, Credit, Derivatives, PE, VC, Commodities and Currencies.

Mikael Nastamo

Mikael Nastamo

CEO, Kenno Group

Mikael Nastamo has led Kenno since 2014, overseeing its transition from the Asian arm of a Finnish family office to a boutique fund manager. He has over a decade of experience investing in Vietnam and has successfully navigated the country’s rapidly growing economy and dynamic capital markets. His three-year board tenure at VNDirect Securities and his career in equities and entrepreneurial wealth have equipped him with a profound understanding of shareholder value creation and active ownership in developing markets.

David Mitchell

David Mitchell

Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Auctus Metal Portfolios

David is a co-founder and partner at Auctus Metal Portfolios, where he holds the roles of Strategic Operations Solutions Advisor and Chairman.

His professional journey began in the early 1980s, working as a computer coder for NM Rothschilds before transitioning to their Treasury division, working on the Money Market and FX desks.

Over the course of his career, David ascended to the position of chief dealer at prominent institutions such as Swiss Bank Corp, Bank of America, HSBC, and ultimately HypoVereins bank. His responsibilities encompassed overseeing emerging markets and G7 in FX and Forwards. In the latter part of his career, he assumed the role of head of the Proprietary Trading desk.

In late 2006, David departed from investment banking to establish his own company, dedicated to investing and managing both his family's funds and those of multiple clients. Notably, he achieved significant success in investment and trading during the Global Financial Crisis from 2008 to 2010, expanding client portfolios across several asset classes.

Motivated by a steadfast commitment to his very long-term macro-economic outlook, David returned to Singapore, where he embarked on founding several enterprises. Among them are IPM Group Singapore, Auctus Metal Portfolios Singapore (in partnership with GBA Australia), and Bullion Software Solutions Singapore.

Breakfast & Briefing: 'Asia and Alternative: Capturing the opportunity'
additional info

This breakfast meeting has only a limited number of seats.

It's free for both members and non-members, and registration is mandatory.