Navigating through the Changing Sustainability Perceptions: Asset Owners’ Perspectives 

Mirjana is Chief Executive Officer for the CFA Society Switzerland, one of the largest CFA Institute societies globally. She is responsible for implementing the Society's overall strategy and management. Core to her mandate is continuing to deliver outstanding member value, providing quality, independent and reliable content and resources for multiple key stakeholders and promoting high ethical standards in the investment industry. In her leadership role, Mirjana oversees all the Society’s staff and operations. 

Before assuming a role of CEO of CFA Society Switzerland, Mirjana was co-leading the University Relations Commitee where she was responsible for the strategy development and execution of the CFA Institute Research Challenge. Mirjana also worked with volunteer committees to execute successful Swiss Pensions and Generations Conferences. She further developed and maintained various initiatives in an ongoing effort to deliver, improve and refine Society's programs to its members.

Mirjana is a trained neurobiologist and has previously worked as a scientific advisor and program director in a NPO, family office and at the University of Zurich and University of Groningen. 

Dimitri Senik, CFA, leads the Investor Trust Services at PwC Switzerland. With 27 years of professional experience, he provides assurance services to investment managers and investors with respect to investment process and governance, investment performance and risk management, compliance with the GIPS standards, and ESG Investing. 

Dimitri Senik is also a member of the Investment Committee of the Pension Funds of PwC Switzerland. He has been a long-standing volunteer in the global standard-setting bodies of CFA Institute and currently chairs the GIPS Technical Committee and the ESG Examination Subcommittee of CFA Institute and also the ESG Committee of CFA Society Switzerland. 

Dimitri is a CFA Charterholder, Chartered Certified Accountant and a holder of the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.

Jean-Pierre Danthine is Honorary Professor at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – College of Management of Technology) and UNIL (University of Lausanne) and Honorary Director of the Enterprise of Society Center (E4S).

He was previously President of the Paris School of Economics and member of the Board of Trustees of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London.

He was a member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank from January 2010 to April 2012 and its vice-chairman from May 2012 until he retired on June 30, 2015.

Before joining the SNB, Jean-Pierre Danthine was Professor at the University of Lausanne and Managing Director of the Swiss Finance Institute.

His publications have appeared in Econometrica, the Journal of Political Economy, the Review of Economic Studies, the Journal of Finance and other leading international journals.

Christina Böck has more than 30 years of professional experience in asset management and institutional investing. She serves as an independent investment expert on committees of institutional investors and advises them on strategic investment issues, with a particular focus on private market investments.

Christina began her career in 1994 as a fixed-income portfolio manager in Paris where she subsequently held positions at BIP and AGF (Allianz–PIMCO Group) before moving to AXA Investment Managers. There, she spent 15 years in various leadership roles—both in Paris and Zurich—initially as Head of International Bonds, then as CIO Switzerland, and later as Head of Solution Strategists for Central Europe.

From 2016 to 2018, Christina significantly shaped the investment strategy of Profond Pension Institution as Chief Investment Officer (CIO). She then became a Partner at INDEFI, where she was responsible for business development in the DACH region. Most recently, she led the Strategy & Business Development team at Helvetia Asset Management before becoming an independent advisor.

She holds a degree in Business Administration (Diplom-Kauffrau) from the University of Münster and earned a diploma from HEC Paris (Hautes Études Commerciales), specializing in finance.

In addition, Christina is a sought-after speaker at industry events in Switzerland and Germany and regularly publishes articles on current topics in the investment industry. She teaches investment management at a university of applied sciences and at a professional training institute.

Her commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion complements her professional profile and is reflected in her regular participation in events and discussions focusing on the role of women in the financial industry. Her deep expertise and fluency in German, French, and English round out her profile and make her a highly regarded expert on the international financial stage.

Dr. Agnes Neher is Chief Sustainability Officer at the Helvetia Baloise Insurance Group, where she advances the Group Sustainability Strategy with climate strategy as a core element. Her responsibilities include also responsible underwriting across the Group and non-financial reporting. Previously, she was Head of Responsible Investment at Baloise and worked at Bank J. Safra Sarasin as an ESG Analyst and Corporate Sustainability Manager. 

Agnes Neher holds a doctorate from the University of Hohenheim on the materiality of non-financial risks in financial markets. She earned a Diploma in Economics from the University of Tübingen and an MSc in Philosophy of Social Sciences from the London School of Economics. She also lectures at Swiss universities.

François is Head of Sustainability at Assura, where he leads or co-leads key initiatives across three areas: insurance activities, corporate operations, and institutional investment. He joined Assura in 2023 after ten years in an audit and consulting firm. He began his career in an investor relations firm serving asset managers and family offices.

François holds an EMBA in Corporate Finance, a Master’s degree in Psychology, and the CFA Institute’s Certificate in Sustainable Investing.

Natalia has got over 24 years of experience in consulting and insurance industries. She has been with Generali over 8 years having previously held managerial positions within consultancy (Big 4). 

Before joining Generali, Natalia has got several years of investor relations position in an industrial company engaging in its first sustainability reporting and working on the narrative to be communicated to the external stakeholders. At Generali, Natalia is responsible for building and implementation of sustainability strategy for investments (across all asset classes, ie financial as well as real estate and mortgages), developing and continuously working on the overall sustainability strategy within Generali Switzerland in close collaboration with the Group. Furthermore, Natalia was part of the working group for Greenwashing training delivered across all continents for Generali Group.

Natalia is a member of the BoD and Chairwoman of Audit and Advisory Committee of Fortuna Lebens-Versicherungs AG, Liechtenstein. She is also a member of the Executive Board of Swiss NP (National Partners) for Impact Investing, initiated by SSF (Swiss Sustainable Finance) main objective of which is to increase flows of capital towards ambitious sustainable development agenda.

Aurélie Madé is Senior Portfolio Manager and Regional Head of Private Credit Portfolio Management at Partners Group, based in Zug, Switzerland. She has close to twenty years of experience in investment management and is responsible for overseeing private credit portfolios across a range of sectors and regions.

In addition to her portfolio management responsibilities, Aurélie serves as the Sustainability Champion for Partners Group’s Private Credit business and as Chair of the EMEA Investment Committee and Board Member of PG Impact, the firm’s employee-led NGO dedicated to advancing social and environmental impact.

Prior to joining Partners Group, Aurélie held roles at Barclays Capital in London, Leonteq, and responsAbility Investments in Zurich, where she managed impact private debt funds focused on sustainable agriculture, microfinance, and renewable energy in emerging markets.

Aurélie holds a Business School Diploma from INSEEC in France and a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. She is a CFA and FRM charterholder, a member of the CFA Switzerland Sustainability Committee, and is currently completing her Executive MBA at IMD in Lausanne.

Alexandre Micheloud is a Client Advisor and Impact Investment Specialist at Cape, where he advises private clients, families, and entrepreneurs on long-term growth of their wealth. Cape provides comprehensive wealth management services, including strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction, and bespoke investment solutions. Within this holistic approach, Alexandre has developed particular expertise in Sustainable and Impact Investing, supporting clients who wish to align their investments with their values.

Cape Capital is an independent wealth manager overseeing assets for a select group of clients - providing investment management, advisory, and bespoke solutions tailored to their individual objectives. While our approach is holistic across all asset classes, we also offer deep expertise in Sustainable and Impact Investing for clients whose strategies and values align with this focus.

Alistair Bool, CFA is Head of Responsible Investment at the Constanter which is a charitable foundation founded by, and part of, the wider network of philanthropic organisations established by the Brenninkmeijer family business owners. 

Having studied environmental impact at Oxford University, and training as a lawyer at Allen & Overy, Alistair has worked in financial services in Switzerland since 2002, initially at Man Investments and latterly at Credit Suisse where he was COO of the Liquid Alternatives group within the private banking division.

ClaudeRisto Väyrynen is Co-Founder of The Impact Office (TIO), a Geneva-based coalition of more than 60 family office principals who believe families have a unique unfair advantage when it comes to driving impact.

With a background in family business, investment, and community building, he works with families to turn long-term thinking, shared values, and private capital into action. A fourth-generation chairman of his family’s Finnish bakery business, former Managing Partner at a Geneva investment firm, and former Head of the World Economic Forum’s Family Business Community, Risto also serves on the Family Business Network’s Council of Wisdom, co-founded unFAIR Capital, hosts Helsinki’s annual House of Impact (HOI), and holds an MBA in Family Business from EDHEC. 

Patrick joined the UBS Optimus Foundation in July 2024 as the Strategic Partnerships Director. He brings extensive experience in private sector development and impact finance, particularly in frontier markets. In his role, he is responsible for developing and nurturing collaborations to co-create impactful programs, mobilize expertise and resources, and deploy innovative instruments aimed at scaling solutions and maximizing impact.

Throughout his career, Patrick has worked in academia and across both private and public sectors, gaining over 20 years of experience in addressing contemporary challenges, with a focus on climate change, mission-driven companies, and startup acceleration. Before joining the Foundation, he held positions at the United Nations, where he designed and implemented flagship interventions.

Patrick holds a degree in engineering, complemented by a PhD in environmental sciences. He is fluent in English, French, and Spanish, and his work is widely published, with more than 20 peer-reviewed articles to his name.

Philipp Müller joined Blue Earth Capital as Chief Executive Officer in October 2025. He brings over two decades of experience in impact investing and institutional asset management. 

Before joining Blue Earth Capital, Philipp served as CEO of BlueOrchard Finance Ltd from 2020, having joined the firm in 2018 as Head of Investment Solutions. Earlier in his career, Philipp was Senior Vice President of Investment Solutions at Partners Group, where he focused on designing and implementing tailored investment strategies for institutional clients. 

Philipp holds an MBA from ETH Zurich and a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Zurich.

Pierre Charles G. Rousseau is an impact entrepreneur and investor with over 35 years of experience in financial services, including two decades in Asia-Pacific. After a successful international banking career, notably helping lead BNP Paribas’ expansion in global markets across the region and pioneering electronic trading systems in the 1990s, he shifted his focus toward sustainable finance and regenerative business models.

He is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Nomad Plastic Ltd, a Hong Kong-based regenerative enterprise tackling plastic pollution while promoting sustainable cruise tourism in Indonesia through its flagship venture, Nomad Archipelago. The company combines circular pyrolysis technology with community-based tourism to protect biodiversity and support coastal livelihoods.

Pierre also serves as senior advisor to multiple sustainability-driven initiatives, including Blue Alliance and Plastic Odyssey Factories, and supports innovative finance platforms such as Catalytic Finance Foundation and Digital Climate Group. As an Associate Fellow of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, he contributes to advancing sustainable business strategies. Through impact investing and advisory roles, Pierre continues to bridge finance, climate action, biodiversity conservation, and social inclusion to craft the resilience of the economy of the future.