Tristan Blood
Partner
Goldman Sachs

Tristan is head of Private Wealth Management (PWM) Capital Markets, Equity Structuring and Managed Strategies in EMEA within Asset & Wealth Management. He is responsible for advising high net worth individuals and family offices on designing, executing and managing their investment strategies and transactions across asset classes. Tristan also oversees the portfolio management of option overlay strategies, structured note investment portfolios and all capital markets trading activities for PWM clients in EMEA. Additionally, he is head of Client & Platform Strategy for PWM EMEA, a member of the firm's UK Consumer Duty Oversight Committee and the PWM Business Selection Group. Previously, Tristan was in charge of the Equity Solutions Group, and prior to that he managed the Securitized Derivatives business in PWM EMEA. He joined Goldman Sachs as an analyst in 2005 and was named managing director in 2015.

Tristan earned a BSc in Business, Mathematics and Statistics from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2005.

Jacques Els
Head of Wealth and Investment South Africa
The Standard Bank

Jacques Els is the Head of Wealth and Investment South Africa at the Standard Bank Group. As a seasoned executive with over 30 years of global financial services experience in both emerging and developed markets, Jacques has held senior management positions at Moody’s, N.M. Rothschild and Sons, Absa Capital, Nedbank Capital and Citi.

Jacques’ experience has been gained in various capacities in the fields of private wealth, institutional wealth and corporate and investment banking in South Africa, Sub-Sahara Africa, the Asia Pacific region and the USA. His areas of specialisation include strategy formulation and implementation, credit analysis, debt advisory and debt structuring, business development and customer relationship management.

Jacques holds B.Proc (Law) and M.Comm (Business Management) degrees from the Rand Afrikaans University and has an Executive Diploma in Directorship from Singapore Management University.

Pablo Figueroa
Director
Citi Private Banking

Pablo Figueroa is an experienced Investment Counselor Principal and Director at Citi Private Banking in Mexico City, with a strong background in Wealth Management focused on investment solutions across all asset classes in the LATAM and Mexican market. With over 14 years of expertise, he began his career at Credit Suisse, where he spent six years in the Front Office as an Investment Consultant.

Subsequently, at Santander, he played a key role in developing the ultra-high-net-worth offering for Mexican clients, where he crafted comprehensive investment strategies and established the Investment Consultant team. His experience includes significant involvement in discretionary mandates and advisory portfolios, showcasing a deep understanding of client needs and investment dynamics.

He holds a BA in Financial Administration and has earned the CFA ESG designation. Over the past two years, he has gained valuable experience judging financial awards, further contributing to his expertise in the industry.

Hannes Hofmann
Managing Director Global Head of the Family Office Group
Citi

Hannes Hofmann is a Managing Director at Citi Private Bank and Global Head of the Family Office Group.

Citi Private Bank’s Family Office Group serves over 1700 single family offices, private investment companies and private holding companies, including family owned enterprises and foundations, around the world. The team leverages Citi’s vast global network and resources, delivered through a personalized Private Bank experience, to provide sophisticated and tailored strategies that help address the unique and evolving needs of each family. The Family Office Group offers clients comprehensive private banking and family office advisory services, institutional access to global opportunities, and connections to a community of like-minded peers.

Hannes has an extensive global institutional wealth background. He joined Citi from J.P. Morgan where he spent over 20 years in numerous roles globally.
Most recently, Hannes was the Head of Multifamily Office and Intermediaries for the Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America regions. Previously, Hannes was Head of the Global Investment Opportunities Group in Asia, where he led teams in Singapore and Hong Kong that provided investment advice to sophisticated, trading-oriented clients in J.P. Morgan Private Bank Asia. He was also the Head of Investments in the U.S. Southeast region at J.P. Morgan.

Hannes holds an MBA from Stanford University, a Master’s degree from CEMS/London School of Economics, a Master's degree from the Vienna University of Business and Economics, as well as the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He is a former board member of the Wolfsonian Institute in Miami.

Christophe Lalandre
Executive Vice President, Middle East team
Lombard Odier

Christophe Lalandre has a Bachelor degree up to Doctorate level in International Economics and Finance at the Sorbonne University in Paris. He also holds the ESCP-Europe Diploma in Paris.

He began his career at BNP Paribas in Paris and then moved to London with a brokerage firm of the Group specialized in equity trading and asset management. After that, he was appointed in Paris as Head of “Special Clients Unit Team”. Finally he was promoted to Abu Dhabi in 1997 to set up the Private Banking unit for the Group.

He was then hired by Credit Suisse in Abu Dhabi in 1999 as Head of the Bank locally until 2004, date at which he was called to Geneva to be in charge of the team covering the GCC Countries.
He received the recognition of Credit Suisse Top Client Advisor for EMEA Region in 2007 and Investment Banking Success Collaboration in 2009.

He joined Lombard Odier in 2010 as Head of the UAE and Oman markets from Switzerland.
He was transferred to Dubai in 2013 as Managing Director of Lombard Odier in the United Arab Emirates, and is currently Senior Executive Officer of Lombard Odier Branch in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), covering the GCC Region.

Verónica López‐Ibor
Global Head of Products and Investments
Santander Private Banking

Veronica is a highly accomplished professional with a distinguished career spanning over 25 years in the financial sector, focused on private banking. She began her journey at UBS as a portfolio manager, she was an active member of the investment committee.

She later moved to Credit Suisse, assuming the role of Head of Discretionary Management where she was responsible for overseeing the department’s investment decisions, with a focus on creating tailored Solutions to meet the diverse needs of high‐net‐worth clients.

At Banco Santander, Verónica has held key leadership roles, playing an instrumental part in the Development and Management of products and services within the International Private Banking division. Her Work extended across various departments, including investment platforms, alternative investments, real estate, trading and capital markets, and Wealth Management.

Currently, she serves as the Global Head of Products and Investments in Private Banking, whre she drives the strategy to deliver innovative investment Solutions to clients worldwide. Her extensive experience and deep industry knowledge have established her as a key figure in the private banking sector.

Jackie Mau
Head of Global Private Banking
HSBC China

Based in Shanghai, Jackie is leading the Global Private Banking China onshore business, growing the teams across coverage, products and business management to build a differentiated private banking franchise for HSBC in China. His teams span across six cities and provide onshore private banking services and bespoke wealth management solutions to serve the increasingly sophisticated HNW/UHNW clients.

Jackie has over 20+ years of financial markets experience. Before moving to China in 2021, Jackie was the Regional Head of UHNW for Asia at Global Private Banking.

Jackie graduated with an Executive MBA degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario.

Olivier Paccalin
Head of Wealth Management Solutions
Societe Generale Private Banking

Olivier Paccalin began his career in 1998 at the Head Office of Societe Generale Private Banking where he contributed to the creation of the Business Line.

In 2005 he joined SGPB France, in charge of the marketing of the Portfolio Management Solutions. In 2007 he developed the bank’s Investment Consulting team, which consolidated the Advisory Managed activity in 2009. In 2011 he was appointed local head of Investment Solutions (now WMS) with additional responsibility for financing, life insurance and real estate before being appointed Chief Investment Officer for SGPB France in 2012.

In September 2015, he was appointed Head of Wealth Management Solutions for Societe Generale Private Banking and joined the Executive Committee of the private bank. In summer 2019, he extended his prerogatives by taking over the supervision of the Private Bankers activity in addition to investment solutions, as Head of Commercial and Solutions.

Olivier Paccalin is a graduate of the Paris Dauphine University, member of the SFAF and is a certified by the Certified International Investment Analysts.

Olivier Pagès
Chief Innovation Officer & Chief of Staff
CMB Monaco

Olivier Pagès holds major roles as Chief Innovation Officer and Chief of Staff at CMB Monaco, playing a pivotal role in the strategic, operational, and cultural transformation of the Principality's leading private bank. As a member of the Management Committee, he is at the center of defining and implementing the company's strategy and key priorities.

With over 15 years of extensive experience in private banking, financial services, and consulting, Olivier has notably led advisory services at KPMG as Head of Financial Advisory Services and served as Business Delivery & Control Lead for the EMEA region (Monaco, Switzerland, Dubai) at Barclays Wealth Management.

He plays an active role in the Monegasque Association of Financial Activities, chairing the working group on digital activities.

A graduate of EDHEC Business School, Olivier has also enriched his academic background with a certification in "Disruptive Strategy" from Harvard Business School. His career and skills make him a key player in the innovation and development of CMB Monaco.

Soumya Rajan
Founder & CEO
Waterfield Advisors Private Limited

Soumya Rajan is the founder of Waterfield Advisors, India’s largest independent Multi Family Office and Wealth Advisory company and brings over 25 years of experience in financial services. At Waterfield, Soumya advises several of India’s leading business families on their global investments, issues related to succession and the continuity of their family enterprise, corporate and family governance, business strategy and philanthropy. The company presently advises on global assets of ~US$4.3 bn and is one of the most awarded Wealth Management firms in the country. She was recently featured in the Forbes India Most Powerful Women List 2021 and is one of India’s top 100 women professionals in Finance. She also serves on the Board of several non-profit organizations in the education and healthcare space. Soumya was awarded the Radhakrishnan Scholarship to study at Oxford University, U.K, where she completed her Masters in Mathematics and holds a B.A (Hons) in Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi.

S. Ganashyam
Managing Director & Co-CEO
Spark PWM Private Limited

S. Ganashyam is a distinguished leader in the private banking and financial services sector, with over three decades of experience that spans portfolio management, investment advisory, and multi-family office services. As Managing Director & Co-CEO at Spark PWM, he plays a key role in shaping the firm's strategic direction and driving its success.

Throughout his career, Mr. Ganashyam has held leadership roles at several renowned financial institutions, including Centrum Wealth, HSBC, Anand Rathi, and ABN Amro. His expertise in wealth management, financial planning, and risk assessment has positioned him as a trusted advisor to high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as a leading voice in the evolution of the multi-family office concept in India.

Mr. Ganashyam holds the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the U.S., underscoring his deep expertise in investment analysis and portfolio management. At Spark PWM, Mr. Ganashyam leads a team of seasoned professionals, driving innovation in wealth management solutions. He is recognized for his ability to navigate complex market conditions with astute insights and for implementing best-in-class practices in investment advisory.

Throughout his distinguished career, he has been acknowledged for his thought leadership and contributions to the industry, mentoring the next generation of wealth managers and consistently delivering superior results for clients.

Julian Thurston
Head of Strategy, Marketing and Client Management
Deutsche Bank’s Private Bank

Julian is the Head of Strategy, Marketing and Client Management for Deutsche Bank’s Private Bank which covers wealth management clients globally across 70 markets and private and retail banking in Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium and India.

Prior to this role, Julian was responsible for Strategy & Marketing for Wealth Management and also roles in Group Strategy, Investment Bank and Finance. Prior to DB, Julian was on a graduate scheme for a FTSE 100 company.