IPEM Wealth Awards 2025 | IPEM | 27 January 2025 | Palace of Festivals and Congresses of Cannes, Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, 1 Bd de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France

The Awards, a key component of IPEM Wealth 2025, honor individuals and organizations driving the democratization of private markets and wealth. Join us in recognizing the leaders shaping the future of private capital.

The Awards celebrate excellence in the private wealth sector by recognizing outstanding achievements across 7 categories:
• Best Private Market product 2024 - UHNWI / HNWI (for fund and asset managers, min investment is >€100,000)
• Best Private Market product 2024 - Mass Affluent (for fund and asset managers, min investment is <€100,000)
• Best Fund Manager 2024 (for fund and asset managers)
• Best Wealth Partnership 2024 (for a duo or +, composed of a fund / asset manager + a distributor)
• Best Private Bank 2024 (for private banks or affiliated wealth managers, addressing the UHNWI / Family Office market)
• Best Wealth Manager 2024 (for wealth managers or equivalent, addressing the HNWI / mass affluent market)
• Personality of the year 2024

2025 Speakers

Alex Abell
Managing Partner, Rcp Advisors

Caroline Abensour
Head of Business Development Direct Lending, Five Arrows

Alice Albizzati
Founding Partner, Revaia

Peter Arnold
Head of European Private Assets, Lbp Am

Maurizio Arrigo
Global Co-Head of Private Equity, Pictet

Gaetan Aversano
Deputy Head of Private Markets Group, Ubp - Union Bancaire Privée

Charles Avery
Reporter, New Private Markets, Pei Group

Roy Awad
Managing Partner, White Peaks Capital

Amit Bahri
Partner and Co-Head of European Direct Lending, Goldman Sachs Alternatives

Gabriele Balagna
Principal, Amundi Alpha Associates

Stéphane Barret
Head of Private Capital Group & Global Head of Tmt Sector, Credit Agricole Cib

Julien Baudinaud
Partner, Accuracy

Christophe Bavière
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Eurazeo

Jean-Francois Beaudoin
Senior Partner, Latour Capital

Nicolas Beaugrand
Partner & Managing Director, Alixpartners

Marco Belletti
Ceo, Azimut Libera Impresa Sgr S.P.A.

Yuri Bender
Editor-In-Chief, Professional Wealth Management, Financial Times

Stéphanie Bensimon
Member of The Executive Committee, Member of The Board of Ardian France and Head of Real Estate, Ardian

Rodolphe Besserve
Managing Partner, Pe Fund, Arbevel

Malgorzata Bobrowska
Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Resource Partners

Daniel Boege
Partner & Head of Buyout, Golding Capital Partners

Edouard Boscher
Head of Private Equity, Carmignac

Charles-Edouard Bouée
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Adagia Partners

Jean-Baptiste Bourdié
Managing Partner Otentiq Private Markets, the Wealth Unit of Access Capital Partners, Access Capital Partners

Marine Braud
Founding Partner, Alameda Sustainability Advisory

Benjamin Brochet
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Crystal & President Asset Management, Crystal

Coburn Brooke
Co-Founder & Partner, Capitol Meridian Partners

Agathe Bubbe
Director - Wealth Solutions - Investor Relations, Eurazeo

Guillaume Cadiou
Ceo, Groupe La Française

Valérie Calenda
Managing Partner - Head of Innovation, Mérieux Equity Partners

Joaquin Camacho
Managing Partner, Serena Industrial Partners

Luigi Capezzone
Cio and Head of Investment Strategies, Banca Generali

Nicolò Castagna
Emea Head of Infrastructure, M&a and Transaction Solutions, Aon M&a and Transaction Solutions

Alice Cavalier
Partner & Co-Head of Capital Solutions, Arcmont

Claire Chabrier
Managing Partner - Private Equity, Amundi Alternative and Real Assets

Hélène Champollion
Founding Partner, Alameda Sustainability Advisory

Guillaume Chinardet
Deputy Head of Private Credit & Senior Managing Director, Ardian

Lorenzo Cirio
Senior Vice President, Co-Investments Team, Capital Dynamics

Richard Clarke-Jervoise
Managing Director, Oddo Bhf

Shane Clifford
Head of Global Wealth, Carlyle

Antoine Colson
Ceo and Managing Partner, Ipem

Guillaume Courault
Délégué Général, Affo - Association Française Du Family Office

Darius Craton
Director, Private Capital Advisory, Raymond James

U. Haskell Crocker
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Wave Equity Partners

Frederick Crot
President, Affo - Association Française Du Family Office

Catherine Cutts
Digital Operating Partner, Kkr

Antoine Dary
Partner, Verto

Stephanie Daul
Vice President, Primaries, Harbourvest Partners

Olivier Dauman
Executive Director - Global Head of Investor Relations Private Markets, Cfm Indosuez Wealth Management

Andrew Davies
Head of Cvc Credit and Co-Head of Private Credit, Cvc

James Davison
Partner, Dentons

Louis De Clercq
Investment Team, Imocobel

Raffaele De Courten
Founding Partner, Alto Partners Sgr S.P.A.

Pierre-Marie De Forville
Co-Founder & Ceo, Ivesta Family Office

David De Graaf
Partner, Gilde Healthcare Partners

Edouard De Jenlis
Md, Hoak

Benoit De Kerleau
Managing Partner - Global Head of Strategy, Business Development & Special Projects, Flexstone Partners

Josselin De Roquemaurel
Partner and Co-Managing Director of Lbo Expertise, Weinberg Capital Partners

Chiara De Simone
Executive Investment Director Private Debt & Co-Head of Belgium, Tikehau Capital

Thomas De Villeneuve
Ceo, Seven2

Theo Delia Russell
Deputy Head Private Banking Division and Management Committee, Mediobanca

Cyril Demaria-Bengochea
Head of Private Markets Strategy, Bank Julius Baer

Adrien Desbois
Investment Manager, Eif - European Investment Fund

Pierre-Olivier Desplanches
Co-Founder, Archinvest

Raphaela Dr Schröder
Senior Investment Manager Private Markets, Maerki Baumann

Stefano Drago
Founding Partner, Mid-Market Fund, Pai Partners

Alejandra Duran Gil
Partner, Quadrille Capital

Emmanuelle Duten
Events Manager, Les Echos Capital Finance

Raphael Eber
Partner - Ceo, Stonehage Fleming

Patrick Eisenchteter
Managing Partner, Motion Equity Partners

Michael Elio
Partner, Stepstone Group

Barbara Ellero
Partner & Head of Private Capital, Anthilia

Davide Elli
Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Fideuram Asset Management

Paul Edouard Falck
Director of Private Wealth Solutions, Reach Capital

Alix Faure
Chief Sustainability Officer, Sienna Investment Managers

Jan-Marc Fergg
Global Head Managed Solutions & Esg, Hsbc Private Bank

Mercedes Fernandez Elias
Managing Director and Partner, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Secondaries Team, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Cyrille Flichy
Head of Private Equity Investments, Banque Cantonale De Geneve

Mihai Florian
Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets, Rbc Bluebay Asset Management

Caroline Folleas
Partner, Head of Healthcare, Cathay Capital

Marco Fontana
Managing Director, Kkr

Montserrat Formoso
Head of Private Markets - Alter Forum, Fundspeople

Véronique Fournier
Head of Emea Wealth Distribution, Apollo

Dominique Gaillard
Executive Chairman, Armen

Luke Gillam
Partner, Head of Senior Direct Lending, Albacore Capital Group

Frédéric Giovansili
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Tikehau Capital

Saam Golshani
Partner, White & Case

Gorka Gonzalez
Managing Director - Head of Retail, Bpifrance

Jose Luis Gonzalez Pastor
Managing Director, Neuberger Berman

Alvaro Gonzalez Ruiz-Jarabo
Head Private Equity, Andbank

Swetha Gopinath
Private Equity Deals Reporter, Bloomberg News - Londres

Oliver Gottschalg
Professor Hec, Dean Trium Emba and Founder of Peracs, Afp Habitat

Alessandro Graziano
Chief Investment Officer, Ing Bank/riverrock

Michael Gubbels
Partner, Dawson

Olivia Gueguen
Co-Head of Dentons Europe's Private Equity and Venture Capital Group, Entons

Curt Gunsenheimer
Managing Partner, Iris Capital

Will Harman
Principal and Global Margin Expansion Lead, Apax

Joshua Helfat
Head of Private Investments for Global Alternative Investment Solutions, Jp Morgan Private Bank

Tim Henning
Ceo, Privatize

Hylke Hertoghs
Managing Partner, Marktlink Capital

Alexis Hojabr
Partner, White & Case

Richard Hope
Global Co-Head of Investments and Head of Emea, Hamilton Lane

Stéphanie Hospital
Ceo & Founder, Oneragtime

Milissa Hutchinson
Head of Us Wealth Distribution, Macquarie Asset Management

Thomas Hutin
Senior Managing Director & Head of Cybersecurity France, Fti Consulting

Daniel Imhof
Managing Director, Head of Client Solutions Emea, Icapital

Ewa Jackson
Managing Director, Client & Product Solutions Group, Apollo

Tatiana Jama
Founding Partner, Sista Fund

Zoe Jeanroy-Broz
Senior Vp Investment Team, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Simon Jennings
Head of Private Client Group Emea & Apac, Harbourvest Partners

François Jerphagnon
Member of The Executive Committee, Managing Director of Ardian France & Head of Expansion, Ardian

Samantha Jérusalmy
Partner, Elaia

Raluca Jochmannn
Managing Director, Head of Private Markets Solutions, Allianz Global Investors

Emmie Jones
Partner, White & Case

Annabelle Judd
Managing Director, Campbell Lutyens

Amy Jupe
Managing Director External Investing Group (xig), Goldman Sachs Alternatives

Kamil Kaczmarski
Partner Insurance & Asset Management and Private Capital, Oliver Wyman

Amit Karna
Partner, Keensight Capital

Sebastian Klare
Managing Director, Aurelius

Korbinian Knoblach
Partner and Co-Head of Private Equity, Trill Impact

Géraldine Lanthier
Investor Relations Partner, Mbo+

Morgan Laughlin
Managing Director, Global Head Data Center Investments, Pgim

Agathe Laurent
Head of Private Equity Origination & Development, Natixis Wealth Management

Florent Lauzet
Group Partner Siparex Eti, Member of The Executive Committee, Siparex

Jean-François Le Ruyet
Senior Advisory Partner, Quilvest Capital Partners

Lisa Lee
Deputy Editor, Creditflux

Xavier Leroy
Member of The Executive Committee - Head of Advisory Services, Ethifinance

Emanuele Levi
Partner, 360 Capital

Lorenzo Levi
Managing Director, Operating Partner and Global Co-Head Portfolio Management - Direct Private Equity, Cdpq

David Liebmann
Deputy Sales Director Europe, Utmost Wealth Solutions

Agnes Lossi
Partner, Indefi

Pierre-Antoine Machelon
Managing Director, Eiffel Investment Group

Nicolas Macquin
Chairman Co-Founder, Archinvest

Boris Maeder
Managing Director and Head of International Private Wealth Distribution, Coller Capital

Wadih Manneh
Head of Private Markets, Arab Bank (switzerland) Ltd

Cyril Marie
Executive Vice-President Strategy and Corporate Development, Wendel Group

Ben Marrel
Ceo & Co-Founder, Breega

Alexandre Mars
Founder & Ceo of Epic Foundation, Blisce/ & Infiиite

David Martin
Co-Head of Iberia & Co-Head of Tikehau Capital’s Private Equity Regenerative Agriculture Strategy, Tikehau Capital

Sylvia Martinez
Private Markets Director, Banco Sabadell

Luc Maruenda
Partner - Head of Wealth Solutions - Investor Relations, Eurazeo

Jean-Philippe Mas
Journalist, L'agefi

Victor Mayer
Managing Director and Head of International Private Wealth, Pantheon

Craig Mcglashan
Europe Editor, Pei Group

Rajaa Mekouar
Ceo, Calista Direct Investor

Marc Ménasé
Founding Partner, Founders Future

David Merriman
Partner, Head of Private Debt, Beechbrook Capital

Diana Meyel
Managing Partner and Coo, Cipio Partners

Barry Miller
Ceo of Ares Private Markets Fund, Ares Management

Nicolò Miscioscia
Partner & Head of Private Markets, Decalia Sa / Decalia Sim

Kaveri Misra
Director, Digital, Emk Capital

Laurence Moore
Senior Banker Infrastructure Investors, Credit Agricole Cib

James Morris
Commercial Director, Gen Ii

Olivier Mougenot
Managing Partner, Wind

Nicolas Moura
Cfa - Research Analyst, Emea Private Capital, Pitchbook

Lee Murray
Event Director, Healthcare Business International

Tarun Nagpal
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, S64

Agnès Nahum
Managing Partner, Access Capital Partners

Edouard Narboux
President, Aether Financial Services

Peter Beske Nielsen
Global Head of Private Wealth, Eqt

Ellen Marie Nyhus
Ceo Elevate, Verdane Capital

Fabio Osta
Managing Director, Blackrock

Szymon Ostrowski
Managing Director, Newport Logistic Fund

Emmanuel Parmentier
Managing Partner, Indefi

Patricia Pascual Ramsay
Ceo of Alantra Asset Management, Alantra

Stig Pastwa
Senior Advisor, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Viral Patel
Ceo of Bxpe, Blackstone

Erwan Paugam
Head of Private Wealth Solutions and Managing Director, Ardian

Steffen Pauls
Founder and Ceo, Moonfare Gmbh

Lucas Pech
Senior Investment Manager, Lombard Odier Investment Managers

Mathieu Perfetti
Head of Private Markets, Societe Generale Private Banking (luxembourg)

Adrien Perret
Executive Director, Fonds De Réserve Pour Les Retraites (frr)

Frédéric Pescatori
Managing Partner, Bridgepoint

Andrea Pescatori
Ceo, Ver Capital Sgr

Stephane Pesch
Ceo, Lpea - Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

Rémi Pesseguier
Managing Director, Singulier

Xavier Petet
Partner, White & Case

Jocelyn Pidoux
Head of Asset Manager Solutions Emea, Icapital

Markus Pimpl
Co-Head Private Wealth Europe, Partners Group

Laurent Plantier
Managing Partner, Frenchfood Capital

Amit Popat
Partner & Global Head of Financial Institutions, Mercer Investments

Ian Prideaux
Investment Committee Member, Basteir Limited

Roberto Quagliuolo
Deputy Head of Private Equity, Tikehau Capital

Maxence Radix
Ceo & Co-Head Flex Equity, Capza

Bertrand Rambaud
Chairman, France Invest

Philip Rauh
Head Operations & Products, Infrastructure Equity, Swiss Life Asset Managers

Maëlle Reichenbach
Director, Montana Capital Partners

Thomas Renaudin
Deputy Ceo, Private Corner

Laurence Renondin
Head of Investments, Even Family Office

Christian Resch
Partner, Emea Growth Equity, Goldman Sachs Alternatives

Thibault Richon
Managing Director and Head of Multi-Strategy Infrastructure, Swen Capital Partners

Julien Rigon
Partner / Head of France, Kartesia

Charles Roberts
Chief Investment Strategist, Ark Invest

Claire Roborel De Climens
Global Head of Private & Alternative Investments, Bnp Paribas Wealth Management

Nicolas Rochon
Founder & Ceo, Rgreen Invest

João Miguel Rodrigues
Partner, Private Capital and Wealth Management, Oliver Wyman

Philippe Roesch
Managing Partner, Riam

Marc Romano
Head of Impact Private Equity, Mirova

Angela Roshier
Head of Value Creation, Cvc Dif Capital Partners

Anne-Laurence Roucher
Deputy Ceo, Head of Private Equity and Natural Capital, Mirova

Katie Royals
Managing Editor – Pam Insight, the Wealth Net

Charlotte Salmon
Principal, Indefi

Martina Sanow
Partner & Head of Hg Wealth, Hg Wealth

Christian Schneider-Sickert
Founder & Ceo, Liqid

Andre Schnurrenberger
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Novantigo

Jakob Schramm
Partner & Head of Private Credit, Golding Capital Partners

Corinne Schreiber
Managing Director, Investor Relations, Astorg

Michele Semenzato
Managing Partner, Wise Equity

Mark Serocold
Head of Emea Wealth Management Solutions, Ares Management

Deborah Shire
Deputy Head of Axa Im Alts and Member of Axa Im Management Board, Axa Investment Managers

Michael Sidgmore
Partner & Co-Founder of Broadhaven Ventures and The Agm Studio, Founder of Alt Goes Mainstream, the Agm Collective

Stavros Siokos
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Astarte Capital Partners

Liam Smith
Director, Energy Infrastructure, Actis

Veera Somersalmi
Director of Investor Relations for Europe, Bpifrance

Audrey Soussan
General Partner, Ventech

Paul Spendiff
Head of Business Development, Gen Ii

Matteo Squilloni
Head of Climate Transition (private Equity Funds), Eif - European Investment Fund

Pierre Stadler
Head of Thematics – Private Equity, Pictet

Mara Stock
Partner, Capiton Ag

Frédéric Stolar
Managing Partner & Cofounder, Altaroc

Kitson Symes
Partner, Singulier

Tanguy Tauzinat
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Trajan

Greta Teot
Head of Private Markets, Mediobanca

Hervé Thiard
Head of Distribution – France, Belux, Pictet Asset Management

Erik Thijs Wedershoven
Director & Head of Esg, Npm Capital Nv

Pauline Thomson
Head of Data Science and Managing Director - Infrastructure, Ardian

Marianne Tordeux
Public Affairs Director at France Digitale and Counselor at The French Economic, Social and Environmental Council, France Digitale

Aglaé Touchard Le Drian
Managing Partner and Co-Head of Raise Impact, Raise

Harrie Van Rijbroek
Senior Director Private Equity, Pggm

Igno Van Waesberghe
Managing Partner, Aquiline Capital Partners

Viktoras Vatinas
Head Private Markets Investments, Bank Julius Baer

Elise Vaudour
Senior Managing Director, Head of Wealth Funds, Macquarie Asset Management

Eduardo Velasco
Partner, L Catterton

Ivan Vercoutere
Managing Partner, Cio, Lgt Capital Partners

Danijel Visevic
General Partner, World Fund

Guillaume Vitrich
Partner, White & Case

Michel-André Volle
Head of Investor Relations, Meridiam

François-Xavier Vucekovic
Chief Investment Officer, Edmond De Rothschild Private Equity

David Walsh
Managing Director, Ecp

Volker Wende
Partner, Swancap Partners

Jake Williams
Head of International Product Strategy, Wealth Management Alternatives, Franklin Templeton

Alisa Wood
Partner, Kkr

Mark Woolhouse
Ceo and Co-Founder, Treble Peak

Dr. Serge Younes
Global Head of Sustainability, Investindustrial

Jingyu Zhuang
Senior Investment Manager, Vencap

Olivia Zitouni
Group Head of Coverage & Business Development Peres, Caceis

Eric Zuidmeer
Head Private Equity Solutions, Abn Amro Bank

Oliver Zwick
Corporate Funds Partner, Clifford Chance

2025 Sponsors

• Accuracy
• Aether
• AirFund
• Alameda
• Alantra
• Aon
• Ardian
• Ares
• Calista
• Campbell Lutyens
• Canoe
• Carmignac
• Cedrus Partners
• Credit Agricole Group
• Dentons
• EthiFinance
• Eurazeo
• Fluxtone Partners
• Franklin Templeton
• Gen II
• Goldman Sachs Alternatives
• Hogan Lovells
• Indefi
• Isomercapital
• Mayer|Brown
• McKinsey & Company
• Mountside Ventures
• MSCI
• Nataxis
• Neuberger Berman
• Notified
• OliverWyman
• Pictet
• Private Corner
• RBC Bluebay Asset Management
• RCP/Advisors
• Stepstone
• Tikehau Capital
• Tritonlake
• White&Case
• Winston & Strawn LLP