Conference Highlights 2023

Olivier Audemars

Olivier Audemars is the great-grandson of Edward Auguste Piguet, co-founder of Audemars Piguet. Raised near Le Brassus, the birthplace of the family business, Olivier was deeply influenced by his grandfather's passion for watchmaking and his commitment to the Vallée de Joux.

Although Olivier pursued a career in materials science, co-founding Qualimatest in 1989, his strong connection to his family’s legacy drew him back to Audemars Piguet in 1997. Elected to the Board of Directors in 2003 and later becoming Vice-Chairman in 2014, Olivier has upheld the spirit of independence and excellence that defines the brand. He is dedicated to preserving the craftsmanship and values of his ancestors while driving innovation within the company.

Olivier's contributions extend beyond watchmaking. He has fostered collaborations with cultural institutions, joining the Board of the Claude Nobs Foundation in 2016 and the Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York in 2021. His passion for the arts led him to play a key role in the Montreux Jazz Digital Project and PLATFORME 10, promoting interdisciplinary artistic endeavors.

Committed to his community, Olivier also serves on the Board of the Ensemble Hospitalier de la Côte and founded the Mikado Foundation in 2023 to support medical research. In his spare time, Olivier enjoys mountain sports and reflects on the complexities of time and space through his interest in cosmology and quantum physics.

Dr. Falko Paetzold

is the Initiator and Managing Director of the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP) at University of Zurich. CSP is a spin-off from the Next Gen Impact Investing program that Falko co-initiated at the Initiative for Responsible Investment at Harvard University.

Before CSP, Falko was a fellow at Harvard, a postdoctoral researcher at MIT Sloan, Sustainability Analyst and M&A Consultant at Bank Vontobel, and partner at the sustainable investing consultancy Contrast Capital. Falko founded GreenBuzz, an international network of sustainability intrapreneurs.

Falko is an advisor on impact topics at organisations ranging from the Swiss Association of Wealth Managers, the sustainability fintech start-up Inyova, the foundation for music schools Zurich (MKZ), the sustainability fund manager ACATIS Fair Value, the bank ZKB, the wealth manager Riedweg & Hrovat, and the sustainability-intrapreneur community GreenBuzz Zurich.

Falko enjoys sports in the mountains, ranging from mountain biking over freeride snowboarding to ski touring

Dominic Hofstetter

Dominic Hofstetter is the Executive Director of the TransCap Initiative, whose mission is to build the field of systemic investing, a new investment logic for funding systems transformation. He initiated and incubated the TransCap Initiative when he was the Director of Capital and Investments at EIT Climate-KIC, Europe’s largest climate innovation initiative, where he was responsible for building the organization’s nascent investment function. Before joining EIT Climate-KIC in 2015, Dominic had worked as an entrepreneur at the renewable energy start-up Electrochaea, as a private equity investor at Hudson Clean Energy Partners, and as a finance professional in the institutional asset management division of Credit Suisse. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an MSc from the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford.

Alexa Firmenich

Alexa Firmenich is an investor, consultant and facilitator focused on climate and biodiversity. She is the co-director of SEED, a new center of the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich. SEED is developing the world's most holistic measure of biodiversity that reflects multiple scale’s of nature's complexity for any location on the planet, with the goal to steer financial and political decision-makers to crystallise the value of nature into the global economy. Alexa is also the founder of Ground Effect, an animist investment vehicle that supports early stage nature-based solutions, scientific research and new economic models. Parallel to this work she is trained as a group facilitator in leadership development and ecological pedagogy, designing multi-day learning journeys through her role at Leaders' Quest.  She is also an author, podcast host of Lifeworlds, a founding board member of Terra Habitus, a Mexican environmental fund that operates large-landscape conservation and watershed restoration, and a wilderness guide. 

Philipp Fertig, CFA

Philipp Fertig has been serving as Head of Securities at the Silence Family Office AG since Oct 2018. Prior to this role, he worked as an Equity Analyst at Hauck & Aufhäuser. During his tenure at the private bank, he was responsible for the buy-side analysis of the technology, industrial, retail, and banking sectors. At the Family Office, Fertig oversees the management of liquid assets, including strategic asset allocation and the monitoring of asset managers. He has been a CFA Charterholder since 2018.

Carl Wieandt

is CEO and Delegate of the Board of Directors of single-family office suscap advisors ag
in Zurich. Suscap is an acronym for sustainable capital protection, the mission of the family office.
On behalf of the sole shareholder, Carl has been building the suscap Family Office since 2015. In
addition to this role Carl has many years of experience as a board member and investment
committee member of other family companies.
Prior to joining suscap, Carl was amongst others a Partner at McKinsey & Company, Executive
Director at Goldman Sachs and a member of Lazard's management team for the German-speaking
region. Both during his tenure as banker and consultant Carl has worked extensively with Private
Equity sponsors. Carl has lived and worked in five financial centers around the world.
Carl is a Certified International Wealth Manager (CIWM), a Certified Options and Futures Trader
(Eurex) and Certified Exchange Traded Funds Specialist (Deutsche Börse). He holds a master’s degree
in business administration and finance from the Université de Fribourg, Switzerland.

Malgorzata van Zyl, CFA

is a seasoned institutional and impact investor. Over the last 10 years in her role as the CIO at a Single Family Office, Malgorzata headed the asset allocation and investment selection in both liquid and private markets, and held multiple board positions. Prior to that she advised Ultra High Net Worth individuals (Credit Suisse, Zurich) and European institutional investors (UBS & CAIB, London), on tailored investment strategies. Additionally, she co-founded More 2 Life for impactful community support and empowerment through education.

A multi-faceted career of 30 years in the wealth management industry, fostering strategic and operational excellence as advisor, coach, project leader, and manager of origination as well as back office units provided Marius with a wealth of cross-functional experiences and professional knowledge.

Today, Marius serves as Chief Operating Officer of Parkview, a global Multi-Family Office, which he co-founded in 2011, and he is a Senior Advisor and Associate Partner at Cambridge Family Enterprise Group, a global organization, founded in 1989, devoted to helping families achieve multigenerational success for their families, enterprises, and financial wealth.   

Marius is a trained economist and certified expert in information technology with an MBA from INSEAD. He is both, a CFA and CAIA charter holder and earned a certificate in Advanced Risk and Investment Management of Yale School of Management/EDHEC.

Marc Buchli 

With over 23 years of experience, including 17 years in Asia, Marc is an accomplished asset management professional. Currently, as Co-CEO at Flick Family Office & Foundation, he is responsible for steering the strategic direction, ensuring operational excellence, and driving investments across diverse asset classes, strategies, and global markets. Through a blend of analytical prowess, entrepreneurial spirit, and innovative thinking, Marc thrives in navigating the complexities of ever-evolving investment landscapes. Prior to his current role, he held key positions at Silverhorn Group, Credit Suisse, and UBS. Marc holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Finance from University College, Dublin.

Maria Obrecht, CFA

Maria has 20 years of experience in investment management, advising both institutional and private clients across various asset classes. In her current role, Maria is focused on expanding UBS's client franchise with ultra-high-net-worth entrepreneurs, their operating businesses and their family offices. Maria spent the majority of her career to date at Goldman Sachs in New York and Zurich. Additionally, she has developed expertise in fund selection at Rothschild and infrastructure investing at Partners Group.

Maria holds a Bachelor degree from Smith College, USA, and an MBA from London Business School and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She is also a CFA Charterholder.

Dr. Kurt Moosmann

Dr. Kurt Moosmann is a highly regarded expert with over 30 years of experience advising business-owning families, family offices, and entrepreneurs globally. He founded Moosmann Advisors in 2014 and previously co-founded Dara Capital, a multi-family office with locations in Zurich and New York. Dr. Moosmann has held leadership roles at Quilvest Switzerland and Deutsche Bank’s International Wealth Planning Division.

Today, he serves as Executive Vice-Chairman of Elsa Peretti Holding Ltd., the family office of the late jewelry designer Elsa Peretti, and Vice-Chairman of the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation. Since 2019, he has been President of Switzerland’s Single Family Office Association (SFOA). A native Swiss-Canadian, Dr. Moosmann holds a Doctorate of Law from the University of Zurich and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

Felix Oeschger

Felix Xaver Oeschger is a Senior Family Officer Executive with a distinguished career in the financial sector. He currently holds an executive position as CIO/COO at Gaydoul Group and is board member of the Swiss Single Family Offices Association (SFOA).

 Previously, Felix was Head of Zurich at Julius Baer, where he was in charge of the firm's operations and client services in the region. Prior to joining Julius Baer, Felix was Head of Private Client Services in Zurich at Lombard Odier, where he contributed to the bank's growth and client development strategies in German-speaking part of Switzerland

Stefan Larson, Ph.D.

Stefan joined Sectoral in 2018 and is currently a Venture Partner in the firm’s venture capital group. He serves as a director on the boards of Contineum Therapeutics, Prilenia Therapeutics, Lenz Therapeutics, and Amolyt Pharma. Stefan graduated in 1997 from McGill University with a B.Sc. in Biology, and in 1999 from University of Toronto with an M.Sc. in Molecular and Medical Genetics. He completed his Ph.D. in Biophysics at Stanford University in 2004. Prior to joining Sectoral, Stefan was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and later Venture Partner with Versant Ventures, where he led the establishment of their Toronto-based Discovery Engine and was the founding CEO of Northern Biologics. He was also a cofounder of two medical device companies: Perimeter Medical Imaging, and Tornado Spectral Systems. He began his career at McKinsey & Company in San Francisco and Toronto.

Frank Lipowski

Frank Lipowski has been working as a Portfolio Manager and Analyst at Flossbach von Storch since 2009.Prior to this he worked in portfolio management and the execution desk at Partners Group AG in Switzerland from 2007 until 2008.From 2003 until 2007 Mr Lipowski did a traineeship in Portfolio Management at Lupus Alpha Asset Management in Frankfurt. He studied Business Administration at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and the University of Colorado (2003 – 2007).

Luca Evangelisti

Luca joined Jupiter in 2013 and is an Investment Manager & Head of Credit Research in the Fixed Income team. He was previously a credit analyst before taking on the role of Head of Credit Research in 2019. He has been managing the Jupiter Financials Contingent Capital Fund since July 2020. Prior to joining Jupiter, Luca was a financial analyst on the Southern European team at Goldman Sachs before moving to Moody’s Investors Service as an associate credit analyst in the banking team. Luca has a bachelor degree in Business Administration (summa cum laude) and a master degree in International Corporate Finance (summa cum laude) from Luiss Guido Carli University.

Philip Best

Philip Best is the Chairman of QUAERO CAPITAL’s Board. He is also a Founding Partner of the company and a Portfolio Manager.

Philip started his career as a fund manager at Warburg Investment Management in 1983 initially as a trainee, then managing the Mercury European Income Fund. In 1987, he joined Enskilda Securities as a broker specialising in European small cap companies. In 1994 he established and ran the Paris office of The Europe Company Limited, a specialist research-driven European small cap brokerage (purchased by Jefferies & Co in 2000).
In 2003, Philip launched The Argonaut Fund, a fund he still manages today.
Philip graduated from Oxford University. He worked in London and Paris before he settled in Geneva. He is bilingual in English and French.

Marc Saint John Webb

Marc joined Quaero Capital SA in 2006 as portfolio manager.
He started investing in European equities in 1987, when he joined Warburg Securities in Paris. He subsequently worked as a research analyst for Schelcher Prince before moving on to small cap stock picking at Oddo. In 1997, he joined CCF Elysées Bourse as Head of the Small Caps Division, where he developed a new research product dedicated to smaller companies. He oversaw a number of IPOs and raised further capital for listed smaller companies. In 2001, he co-founded IXIS-Rothschild Midcaps, a Paris-based joint venture specialising in corporate brokerage and research on French mid-sized companies.
Marc studied at Aston Business School in England, the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain and INSEAD in France. He holds the diploma of the SFAF (the French Society of Financial Analysts).

Laurent Stöckli

Laurent joined Quaero Capital SA in August 2017 in the role of Research Analyst. He is Senior Research Analyst.

 He started his career working for a Swiss-based Hedge fund as research analyst and then Portfolio manager. Several years later, he joined the international family office, Stanhope Capital, with responsibility for the portfolio management in Geneva for Ultra High Net Worth Individual clients.

 Laurent holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland.