Private Markets Conference 2022: Seizing The Opportunity

Pieter De Weerdt is the Executive Partner of Antarctica Asset Management Ltd. Since 2007 he also serves as independent IC member of a large European PE investment vehicle. In that capacity he has assisted in investing over 2.5 bio Eur in PE across the globe. He previously worked for ABN AMRO (1995-1999). His last position was Head of European Bond Trading (Amsterdam) where he was mainly in charge of the conversion to Euro and the restructuring of the European offices ahead of the Pan-European market. He was also responsible for all trading and back-book positions in the Euro zone. Previously he headed the bond trading desks of the Belgian (Brussels) and French (Paris) branches of ABN AMRO. Prior to ABN AMRO Pieter worked for JP Morgan in Brussels where he was responsible for Belgian Government bond trading and marketing (1991-1995).

Prior to banking he practiced as a lawyer at a Belgian law firm. Pieter holds a degree in Law from the University of Leuven (KUL) (1984-1989) and pursued a specialization in finance at the University of Louvain-La-Neuve (IAG2D) (1990-1991).

Eli Lee is Head of Investment Strategy at Bank of Singapore and he plays a central role in developing asset allocation and thematic strategies across global asset classes for the Bank.

He is a key member of Bank of Singapore’s investment committee, which determines the Group’s overall investment strategy and direction, and serves as a member of the OCBC Group Wealth Panel. He also previously led the Special Situations Research team at OCBC Investment Research. As an investment thought leader, Eli’s independent perspectives are often sought after by international media, including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and CNBC.

With close to two decades of industry experience, Eli began his investment career at the Wellington Management Company in Boston. He graduated from Harvard University with an MA in statistics.

Bee Leng is responsible for Bank of Singapore’s research and strategy in Alternatives. She also contributes to the Bank’s house views on market outlook as well as the development of the global asset allocation.

Bee Leng has more than 15 years of experience in macroeconomics and research. Prior to joining Bank of Singapore, Bee Leng was part of the macro strategy team in Temasek Holdings, focusing on emerging markets. She was previously a government economist and served in Singapore's Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Trade and Industry in a variety of research and policy roles.

Bee Leng received a BSc in Economics (First Class Honours) from the University College London, and an MSc in Economics for Development from the University of Oxford.

Bahren Shaari was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Singapore on 1 February 2015. Prior to this appointment, he was the Senior Managing Director and Global Market Head of Southeast Asia. He has more than 30 years of banking experience. In 2016, he was conferred the Singapore Institute of Banking and Finance Distinguished Fellow award, in recognition of his significant contribution to the financial industry and outstanding leadership capabilities.

Bahren was appointed to the National University of Singapore’s Board of Trustees on 1 June 2021 and has been a non-executive and independent director of Singapore Press Holdings since April 2012. He also serves as a director on the board of SPH Media Holdings. Bahren is a member of the Council of Presidential Advisers and served as an alternate member from April 2017 to January 2020.

Bahren was conferred the Public Service Star Medal in 2018. He was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2008.

Bahren is married with three children and graduated with an accountancy degree from the National University of Singapore.

Dwight Scott is the Global Head of Blackstone Credit. Mr. Scott oversees the management of Blackstone Credit and sits on the investment committees for Blackstone Credit’s energy funds, performing credit funds and distressed funds. Prior to his current role, Mr. Scott managed the energy investing activity at Blackstone Credit, where he remains active. Before joining Blackstone Credit, then known as GSO Capital Partners, in 2005 Mr. Scott was an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of El Paso Corporation.

Prior to joining El Paso, Mr. Scott served as a Managing Director in the energy investment banking practice of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Mr. Scott is currently a Director of GEP Haynesville. He is a member of the Wall Street for McCombs Advisory Board and the Trout Unlimited Board. Mr. Scott graduated from the University of North Carolina and the University of Texas’ McCombs School of Business.

Mr. Donohoe is a Partner and Co-Head of U.S. Real Estate in the Ares Real Estate Group. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation. Additionally, Mr. Donohoe serves on the Ares Real Estate Group Global Investment Committee and Ares Real Estate Debt Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2019, Mr. Donohoe was a Managing Director for Commercial Real Estate Debt in AllianceBernstein's Real Estate Investment Group. Previously, Mr. Donohoe was a Senior Professional at Ranieri Real Estate Partners. In addition, Mr. Donohoe spent 10 years at Deutsche Bank, where he focused on originating, structuring and closing of first mortgage loans, B notes and mezzanine debt. Mr. Donohoe holds a B.A. from Middlebury College in Political Science.

Wayne is the Founder and Executive Chair of MaxCap Group, responsible for business strategy, execution, key stakeholder relations and capital raising. He has over 15 years of real estate and finance experience having worked on all sides of the table as an originator, lender, asset manager, real estate investor and developer. As well as Project Manager and Property Manager. Wayne Is on the Executive Committee of YPO Australia and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a Senior Associate of the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA).

Shawn serves as the Chief Investment Officer and Head of Funds Management for Nuveen Real Estate's ~$90 billion Americas platform. He leads a team of seasoned portfolio managers in driving investment performance and partnering with our clients on their current and prospective real estate investments. In addition, as Chief Investment Officer, Americas Shawn oversees the end-to end investment process. He is a member of the Global Executive Leadership Team and Americas Investment Committee.

Prior to joining the business in 2015, Shawn served as a managing director on the capital markets team of Grosvenor Fund Management. Shawn has also worked as an officer in Morgan Stanley’s real estate investment banking group. Additional experience includes positions at Lazard, JPMorgan and Sullivan & Cromwell. He entered the industry in 1998.

Shawn graduated with a B.A. from Columbia College of Columbia University, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.

Benett Theseira is a Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific at PGIM Real Estate. Based in Singapore, Benett is responsible for the development and oversight of PGIM Real Estate’s businesses in Asia Pacific. Benett is a member of the Global Management Council, the Global Investment Committee and the Asia Pacific Investment Committee.

Before joining PGIM Real Estate, Benett was the President of MEAG Pacific Star Asia and Pacific Star Capital where he was responsible for the Investment and Fund Management business in Asia for over 6 years. Prior to this, he spent 9 years with the CapitaLand group and held various roles including Managing Director, Europe and Chief Corporate and Investment Officer for the Ascott Group Limited (CapitaLand's then publicly listed serviced apartment arm).

Benett is a Colombo Plan Scholar and started his career with the Singapore Government in the Ministry of Law where he held the position of Assistant Commissioner of Lands.

In addition to his professional roles, Benett serves as a Justice of the Peace in Singapore, a Trustee and former President of the Eurasian Association, Singapore and sits on the advisory boards of several Singapore Government agencies. He is also a Global Governing Trustee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Chair of ULI Singapore.

Rene Lubianski is a Managing Partner in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group. In this role, Mr. Lubianski is responsible for corporate development, capital raising, co-investments, investor relations and other strategic initiatives for Brookfield's infrastructure funds. Previously, Mr. Lubianski oversaw product development and fundraising for Brookfield’s infrastructure, private equity and renewable power investment strategies.

Prior to joining Brookfield in 2010, Mr. Lubianski worked at a global investment bank in its financial advisory group, focused on infrastructure investments.

Mr. Lubianski holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Chee Jiun Wen heads the Private Markets & Alternatives team at Bank of Singapore, where he is responsible for the origination, due diligence and advisory of private markets funds and direct co-investment solutions, as well as other alternative investment solutions such as hedge funds. He joined from Julius Baer, where he focused on fund selection and advisory in Asia. Jiun Wen has prior experience at Partners Group and Cambridge Associates, assessing and selecting fund managers, providing consulting and investment solutions across asset classes and developing strategic partnerships in Asia. He started his career in Goldman Sachs and has a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Warwick.

Yvonne joined Bank of Singapore in July 2019, as Head of Real Estate Advisory and Investments after spending 4 years with CBRE as Executive Director, Global Capital Markets in CBRE, where she focused on the identification of new capital sources by leveraging the CBRE global platform to source, underwrite and execute cross border transactions. She is also responsible for the CBRE Capital Advisors business in China, Hong Kong and Singapore that provided capital raising services and structuring of real estate transactions. Yvonne has approximately 20 years' experience across the real estate spectrum, focusing on origination, underwriting investors' returns, due diligence and structuring real estate investment opportunities for clients globally.

Prior to joining CBRE, Yvonne was Head of Asia Real Estate at Citi Private Bank's (CPB) Global Managed Investments team, which provides real estate investment solutions for the private bank's ultra-high net worth global clients. The team held a leading track record in the placement and management of US$12 billion in real estate private equity capital since 2005. She was nominated to represent Citi Private Bank as Advisory Board and Investment Committee Member into five of the Asia-focused funds.

Yvonne Chan is a multi-hyphenate – a versatile news presenter and skilled moderator with 20 years of hosting live events and moderating panel discussions. She has led many high-profile conversations including ministerial forums discussing issues in geopolitics, finance, renewable energy, and topics related to ESG and sustainability. Most recently, she was the moderator for a discussion on the new economy featuring philanthropist and former New York City mayor, Mr Michael Bloomberg, and senior management of UBS Group. She has chaired many keynote dialogues for the finance sector featuring speakers such as Singapore minister for manpower, Mr Tan See Leng, Speaker of Parliament, Mr Tan Chuan Jin, and Mr Ravi Menon, MD of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Yvonne was also the host and moderator for a series of conversations with the PAP in an online programme titled, STRAIGHT TALK with PAP, during Singapore's General Elections 2020 period. In this series, she interviewed senior ministers and the party's new candidates about a wide range of issues and topics concerning Singaporeans.

Prior to switching careers to the media industry, Yvonne was a Management Associate with HSBC Singapore before moving on to work at HSBC London’s group management office. She graduated with a degree in Economics (Hons) from the National University of Singapore.

Doug Ostrover is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Owl, a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and a member of the firm’s board of directors. Doug is also a Co-Founder of Owl Rock Capital Partners, serves as Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Owl Rock Advisers and is a member of the Owl Rock Investment Committees. In addition, Doug served on the boards of ORCC and ORCC II from 2016 to 2021, on the board of ORTF from 2018 to 2021 and on the boards of ORCC III and ORCIC from 2020 to 2021.

Prior to co-founding Owl Rock, Doug was one of the founders of GSO Capital Partners (GSO), now Blackstone’s alternative credit platform, and became a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone upon its acquisition of GSO in 2008 until 2015. Prior to co-founding GSO in 2005, Doug was a Managing Director and Chairman of the Leveraged Finance Group of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB). Prior to his role as Chairman, Doug was Global Co-Head of CSFB's Leveraged Finance Group, during which time he was responsible for all of CSFB's origination, distribution and trading activities relating to high yield securities, leveraged loans, high yield credit derivatives and distressed securities. He was a member of CSFB's Management Council and the Fixed Income Operating Committee. Doug joined CSFB in November 2000 when CSFB acquired Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ), where he was a Managing Director in charge of High Yield and Distressed Sales, Trading and Research. He had been a member of DLJ's high yield team since he joined the firm in 1992.

Doug received a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business.

Michael Fosnaugh joined Vista Equity Partners in 2005. Mr. Fosnaugh is Co-Head of the Flagship Fund and sits on its Investment Committee. Additionally, Mr. Fosnaugh serves as a member of Vista’s Executive Committee, the firm's governing and decision-making body for matters affecting its overall management and strategic direction, and Vista’s Private Equity Management Committee, the firm's decision-making body for matters affecting Vista's overall private equity platform. Mr. Fosnaugh currently sits on the boards of Acquia, Alegeus, Applause, CentralSquare, EAB, Greenway Health, Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ: IAS), Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF), Ping Identity (NYSE: PING), PlanSource, SmartBear, Stats Perform and TripleLift. He was also actively involved in the firm's investments in Advicent, Forcepoint, Mediaocean, MRI Software, Numerator, SirsiDynix, Sunquest Information Systems, Websense and Zywave. Mr. Fosnaugh is Co-Head of the Chicago office.

Prior to joining Vista, Mr. Fosnaugh worked in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group at SG Cowen & Co., where he focused on the software, services and financial technology sectors. While at SG Cowen, Mr. Fosnaugh advised clients on buy-side and sell-side transactions, public and private equity financings, and other strategic advisory initiatives.

Education:

A.B. in Economics from Harvard College, cum laude

Monti Saroya joined Vista Equity Partners in 2008. Mr. Saroya is Co-Head of the Vista Flagship Fund and sits on its Investment Committee. Additionally, Mr. Saroya serves as a member of Vista’s Executive Committee, the firm's governing and decision-making body for matters affecting its overall management and strategic direction, and Vista's Private Equity Management Committee, the firm's decision-making body for matters affecting Vista's overall private equity platform. He currently sits on the boards of Advanced, Allvue Systems, Apptio, Cvent (NASDAQ: CVT), Datto (NYSE: MSP), Drift, Finastra, Gainsight, iCIMS, Infoblox, Mindbody, Olive, Pipedrive, Pluralsight, PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), Salesloft, Solera, TIBCO, Upside and Xactly. Mr. Saroya is also actively involved in the firm's investments in Jio and Vivid Seats (NASDAQ: SEAT) and was actively involved in the firm's investments in Marketo, SumTotal, The ACTIVE Network, Transfirst, Turaz and Zywave.

Prior to joining Vista, Mr. Saroya worked as a senior research analyst for JMP Securities, where he provided research for buy-side clients on public on-demand (SaaS) companies. Mr. Saroya previously worked as an associate for the enterprise software/applications team. Before his time with JMP, Mr. Saroya worked for Siebel Systems in a sales capacity for the CRM On Demand division. Prior to Siebel, Mr. Saroya worked for Cisco Systems in various operations roles.

Education:

B.S. in Computer Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, magna cum laude

Sandeep Naik is a Managing Director and Head of General Atlantic's business in India & Southeast Asia. He is also a member of the firm's Management and Portfolio Committees. Before joining General Atlantic in 2012, Sandeep served as a Partner and Co-Head of India for Apax, leading investments in the healthcare, financial and business services and retail and consumer sectors. Earlier in his career, he was Global Marketing Manager at Medtronic Inc., a scientist at Mayo Clinic, and a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. He is also the Co-Founder of InfraScan Inc., a medical device business focused on detecting bleeding inside the brain using a handheld device. Sandeep was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and has served on the Global Agenda Council of New Order of Economic Thinking.

Audrey is a Managing Director based in Cambridge Associates' Singapore office, where she works with institutional and private clients on designing, building and overseeing customised private investments portfolios. She also contributes to the firm's private investments manager research. Audrey worked in Cambridge Associates' Singapore and Menlo Park offices from 2007 to 2018 and re-joined the firm in 2021.

Prior to re-joining Cambridge Associates, Audrey was Senior Vice President, Asia operations at HarbourVest partners where she oversaw and coordinated operations and investor relations support across Asia Pacific. She also served as an Alternatives Director at Schroders where she worked with clients on their private asset investments. Audrey's previous experience also includes sales and trading at UBS in New York, corporate finance at HSBC and corporate development at Providian Financial (now JP Morgan Chase) in the San Francisco bay area.

Education

MBA, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
BA, Economics and Telecommunications, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, Indiana University, Bloomington