Marc Schreier has more than 20 years of experience in finance, including over 12 years in private markets and alternative investments, five of which with Helvetia Baloise Group. He has extensive experience across private debt, infrastructure, private equity and other alternative asset classes.

As Senior Portfolio Manager for private debt strategies, he is responsible for manager selection and monitoring, as well as the development of investment solutions for internal and external clients. Previously, he worked for a large Swiss public pension fund, an investment boutique and a global bank.

He holds a Master's degree in Banking and Finance from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and is a CFA, CAIA and CESGA charterholder.

Dr. Christoph Gort is Investment Managing Director and a member of the Executive Management Team at Cambridge Associates AG in Zurich. He advises institutional and professional investors in Switzerland, serving as CIO, lead adviser or primary contact for the development and implementation of alternative investment strategies and portfolios.

In 2010, he co-founded SIGLO Capital Advisors, a specialist adviser in areas including insurance-linked securities, private debt, drawdown management and impact investing, which was acquired by Cambridge Associates in November 2024. Previously, he worked for the Pension Fund of the City of Zurich and Harcourt Investment Consulting.

He studied economics in Bern and holds a doctorate from the University of Zurich, specialising in behavioural finance.

Christine Schmid is Chief Investment Officer at Servisa, a collective pension foundation serving approximately 5,000 Swiss SMEs. Previously, she was Deputy CEO and a member of the Executive Board at additiv, a global provider of wealth technology solutions.

She spent more than 20 years at Credit Suisse, where she held several senior leadership positions, most recently as Head Investment Solutions Switzerland. In this role, she was responsible for investment revenues across advisory and pension solutions, as well as sustainability offerings for private and institutional clients.

Earlier, she served as Global Head of Equity and Credit Research and held senior roles in research and asset management.

She holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Zurich and is a CFA charterholder.

Dr. Claudia Emele is CEO of Avadis Investment Foundations and has more than 25 years of experience in asset management, investment consulting, banking and insurance. At Avadis, she focuses on the management and strategic development of the investment foundations, including sustainable investments and product development.

Previously, she served as Managing Director of Ortec Finance Switzerland and held senior management positions at Complementa Investment-Controlling and Syz Group.

Earlier in her career, she worked in institutional investment and client advisory roles at Lombard Odier, Allianz Global Investors, Pictet and PPCmetrics. She also lectures on institutional asset management and responsible investing.

She holds a Master’s degree and a doctorate in economics from the University of St. Gallen.