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Tuesday, July 7, 2026 The Conduit, London

Meet Our Speakers

The voices shaping the future of alternative investment data. We are thrilled to welcome a distinguished lineup of industry leaders, innovators, and experts to the stage.

These speakers bring a wealth of experience from across the global financial landscape to share their insights on automation, institutional strategy, and the road ahead.

Jan-Philipp Wiencke

Jan-Philipp Wiencke

Head of Investment Office Operations - HPC

Jan-Philipp Wiencke is the Head of Investment Office Operations at Hasso Plattner Foundation, where he has spent over five years building and refining the operational infrastructure of the investment office.

In this role, he oversees the processes, systems, and governance frameworks that underpin the Foundation's investment activities.

Prior to joining HPC, Jan-Philipp spent more than six years at KPMG, where he developed deep expertise in financial advisory and professional services.

He holds the CFA charter and is a graduate of ESCP Europe, where he completed a double degree — an MSc and a Master Grande École.

David McDonough

David McDonough

Finance Managing Director | Fund Finance Secondaries & Primaries

David is a Managing Director in Ardian's Fund Finance team, with 12 years of experience at the firm.

He has spent the majority of his tenure focused on all aspects of the secondary business and, in recent years, has also become primarily involved in the semi-liquid strategies.

Giles Travers

Giles Travers

Head of Platform Management

Giles Travers is Head of Platform Management at LGT Capital Partners, focused on the firm's use of technology, data, analytics and automation across its investment, investor and operational platforms.

Prior to joining LGT Capital Partners, Giles held senior industry roles advising alternative investment managers and limited partners on technology, operations and strategy.

Karen Sands

Karen Sands

Chief Operating Officer, Private Equity, Federated Hermes

Karen is the COO of Federated Hermes Global Private Equity business.

She has overall responsibility for ensuring a best-in-class organisational infrastructure for clients, investment teams and business development activities.

Her role also involves growth strategy design and implementation including the planning and prioritisation of strategic initiatives.

Karen sits on the Federated Hermes Private Markets Management Committee and is a member of the private equity Senior Management Team.

Karen previously worked in finance at Matrix Property Management and began her career at Equity Asset Management.

Karen is Chair of Invest Europe's Professional Standards Committee, and she is Vice Chair of the UK Private Capital Accounting, Reporting & Governance Committee.

She is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Karen holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Criminology and a Master of Arts in Psychoanalysis.

At the Real Deals 2021 'The Drawdown Awards', Karen received the accolade of 'COO of the Year' and was named on 'The Drawdowns' inaugural list of Operational Leaders in 2025.

Charlotte Cruickshank

Charlotte Cruickshank

Global Head of Fund Onboarding & Solutions

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We'll have representatives from across the business—from AI engineering to relationship management—on-site and ready to chat.

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Executive Leadership

  • Jason Eiswerth CEO
  • Zack Helgeson Head of Product
  • Christopher Jones Chief Revenue Officer
  • Betsy Daitch Head of Marketing
  • Tim Loughrey Global Head of Client Experience

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  • Hamish Warnock Head of Relationship Management, EMEA
  • Oliver Wedlake Director, EMEA
  • Patrick Wong Account Executive, Institutional Investors - Nordics
  • Jordan-Ross Olloe Senior Business Development, Strategic & Enterprise
  • Gaultier Nguimbi Business Development, Wealth Management & Family Offices
  • Saalah Maye Business Development, Institutional Investors & Wealth Management
  • Frances Brian Head of Institutional Investors, EMEA
  • Kelley Megale Head of Wealth Management, EMEA
  • Christian Mussard Head of Single Family Offices, EMEA
  • Toby Bailey VP of Sales, EMEA
  • Rob Calder Senior Account Executive, EMEA
  • Elliot Green Relationship Manager, EMEA

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  • Con O'Donnell Sales Engineer, EMEA
  • Adharsh Venkatesh Sales Engineer, EMEA

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