Michael Bänziger is the Chief Investment Officer at Generali Switzerland, bringing over fifteen years of expertise in insurance asset management. He oversees the management of approximately CHF 20 billion in traditional and unit-linked assets, focusing on fixed income, equity, and real estate investments.

Before joining Generali, Michael worked at Zurich Insurance, where he held various roles in the Finance and Investment Management departments, significantly contributing to the implementation of global investment strategies and the development of innovative financial solutions.

Michael holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne and is a CFA Charterholder.

Christof Bertschi is a Corporate Finance Manager at Swiss Finance & Property Group. He advises Swiss real estate funds, companies and foundations on strategic capital market topics and supports them in fundraising activities.

Prior to SFP, Christof worked in Geneva as Portfolio Manager for a family office and in London in consulting (HVS) and corporate finance (IHG plc).

Christof is a graduate from EHL Hospitality Business School and CFA Charterholder since 2018.

Beatrice Stadler has been Senior Investment Manager at the Vita Collective Foundation since 2021. She is responsible for the real estate and sustainability strategy and is a member of the Real Estate Investment Committee of the Zurich Investment Foundation.

Beatrice has in-depth knowledge of the Swiss real estate market and many years of experience in the field of capital investments.

She holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Zurich and is a CAIA Charterholder since 2016.

Zoltan Szelyes is the owner of Macro Real Estate, an independent advisor to investment managers and institutional investors for real estate investments in Switzerland and globally. He is also Head RE Indirect for Dicoval, a Swiss single-family office.

Before that, he was Head of Global Real Estate Research at CSAM. Between 2007 and 2014 he worked for the Swiss National Bank. As part of the executive management of the SNB Stabilization Fund, he has substantially contributed to its successful execution, as the transaction concluded with a profit of 3.8bn USD for the SNB.

Zoltan started his professional career as a research analyst at Credit Suisse in 2004.

Andreas is the Head of Investment Research at Complementa. In his current role he advises institutional clients on their strategic and tactical asset allocation. In addition, he is one of the co-authors of the annual Complementa pension fund study. He is also author of various articles for the VPS pension magazine as well as publications for Complementa.

Before joining Complementa he worked for the private equity team of a family office. Prior to that he worked for UBS and Credit Suisse in various roles.

He holds a Master’s degree in accounting and finance from the University of St. Gallen. He is a CFA and CAIA charterholder.