Nadège Dufossé has been the Global Head of Multi-Asset at Candriam since 2021. She is in charge of establishing the broad Asset Allocation investment strategy applied across Candriam and the management of Multi-Asset funds.

She began her career as a sell-side Equity Analyst at Exane BNP Paribas in Paris in 1997. In 2007 Nadège joined Candriam as a Multi-Asset Fund Manager based in Luxembourg. In 2011 she became a Senior Asset Allocation Strategist and developed the cross-asset research and communication. Nadège subsequently took the role of Head of Asset Allocation at Candriam in 2014, building a very strong track record for Multi-Asset risk-profiled and flexible funds.

Nadège graduated from HEC Paris. She is a CFA Charterholder and also holds a financial analyst diploma from the French Society of Financial Analysts.

Ermira Marika is the Head of Developed Markets Credit at Pictet Asset Management since 2022. She has been working in Fixed Income for 19 years. Before her current position she was the Head of the CHF Bonds since 2013. Prior to that Ermira was a quantitative analyst in the Fixed Income team responsible for developing fixed income solutions.

She started her career at Pictet Asset Management as a quantitative analyst in equities strategies.

Prior to Pictet Asset Management, she gained experience in various companies including UBS and Morgan Stanley Capital.

Ermira Marika holds degrees in Business Administration and Economics and Finance from the University of Geneva and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

Jim Leaviss is the CIO of Public Fixed Income in M&G Investments.

Echo Chen joined Pictet Asset Management in 2014 as a specialist trader for Chinese bonds and transitioned into an investment analyst role in August 2019. Before joining Pictet, Echo was a Trader for onshore RMB credits, government bonds and ETF products at Taikang Asset Management Hong Kong. Her role included the market analysis and daily updates on market liquidity, yield curve and credit yield levels. In addition, she managed daily trading for USD and CNH portfolios. She started her career in the same company in 2011 where she was a Product and Marketing Officer.

Echo holds a Bachelors of Economics and Law from the Peking University, a Master of Philosophy from the University of Hong Kong and a Master of Finance from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She is also a CFA charterholder. Echo is a native Mandarin speaker and fluent in English.

Nicholas Anderson is a portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined the firm in 2016 as an equity research analyst, was promoted to senior equity research analyst in 2020, an associate portfolio manager in early 2021, and portfolio manager in late 2021.

Nick holds an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Robertson Scholar. Prior to joining Thornburg, Nick worked for Prudential plc and Eastspring Investments in Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Singapore. He is a CFA charterholder.

EVA Marina Ovejero is a renowned expert in wealth management, with over 24 years of experience in the financial service industry. She specialized in portfolio management, lending solutions and wealth planning strategies. Eva Marina is Managing Director at Alex. Brown, a division of Raymond James, and offers a comprehensive range of services with a boutique style in one of the best capitalized investment firms in the USA. Highlighting her distinguished career, she has been recognized among Forbes’ ranking of America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors and Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State in 2023 for the third consecutive year.

Mustafa Arikan is an equity research analyst for Thornburg Investment Management. He joined Thornburg in 2013.

Mustafa holds an MBA from University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Management, with dual concentration in operations management and finance. He received his BS in mechanical engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Prior to his current role at Thornburg, he worked on the firm’s marketing team in various roles.

Michael es gestor de inversores en el equipo de Renta Variable Estadounidense de Baillie Gifford. Tras haber formado parte de la empresa desde el 2009 hasta el 2014, en el 2022 regresó a Baillie Gifford para dirigir la estrategia US Alpha. Asimismo, investiga posibles inversiones para el equipo de Crecimiento Sostenible. Mientras estuvo fuera de Baillie Gifford, Michael trabajó como gestor de inversiones en Marathon Investment Management. Se licenció en letras con honores por la Universidad de Oxford en el 2008. Además, ostenta la certificación CFA.

Robert Costello is a client portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He serves as a liaison between the portfolio management team and key investment decision makers, communicating process and results of the firm’s fixed income investment strategies. Rob joined Thornburg in 2021.

Prior to Thornburg, Rob spent nine years at Putnam Investments, serving as a senior investment director with a focus on the firm’s multi-sector fixed income products. In this capacity, he was responsible for communicating strategy, performance, and positioning to clients and prospects, as well as developing and launching new fixed income strategies. Prior to Putnam, Rob was a vice president in BlackRock’s Global Client Group, serving as a client relationship manager to public and private pension plans, corporations, foundations, and endowments. Rob holds a BA in economics from Dartmouth College.