Caio Baruffaldi

Head of Private Debt Investments Luxembourg
Allianz Investment Management

Nicolas Bauknecht

Investment Consulting Analyst
Wüest Partner

Nicolas Bauknecht joined Wüest Partner's Investment Consulting division in March 2023. As Lead Analyst for Real Estate Private Debt, he is responsible for ongoing market research and risk assessment. He is also responsible for benchmarking and performance analysis across private and public asset classes. He is currently a PhD candidate in Economics and Finance at Bangor University (UK).

Dr. Kati Beckmann LL.M.

Partner/Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig Germany, LLP

Kati is a chair of Greenberg Traurig Germany's Private Funds Group. She provides regulatory and transactional advice on domestic and cross-border fund structuring, investments in and marketing of funds, as well as on regulatory requirements, serving debt, private equity and real estate funds, national and international sponsors, fund managers, insurance companies and other institutional investors.

Dr. Timo Blenk

Partner & CEO
Agora Strategy Group AG

Dr. Timo Blenk is a proven expert in geopolitics and security policy. Since 2018, he has been CEO and partner of Agora Strategy Group AG. Previously, Dr. Timo Blenk was Secretary General of the Swiss Political Science Association (2015-2018). Dr. Timo Blenk received his PhD from the University of St. Gallen with a dissertation on financial market regulation in the Eurozone.

Maximilian Cosack

Head of Private Assets
HUK Coburg Asset Management GmbH

As Head of Private Assets, Maximilian Cosack is responsible for the asset classes Infrastructure, Private Equity and Private Debt at HUK-COBURG Asset Management GmbH. Maximilian Cosack studied insurance economics (B.A.) at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and holds a Master's degree in Financial Law (LLM) from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Jeffrey F. Fastov

Senior Managing Partner
Affinius Capital Management LLC

Jeffrey F. Fastov, Sr. MD and Co-Portfolio Manager-Credit Strategies, at Affinius Capital Management. Prior to joining Affinius in 2013, Mr. Fastov ran the CRE lending businesses at Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs. He started his career at Moody’s where he established and led the CMBS group. Mr. Fastov received his B.A. from University of Rochester and his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Raphael Fishbach

Co-CEO
Mesa West

Raphael Fishbach is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Mesa West Capital. Mr. Fishbach has been a member of the senior leadership team since 2013 and serves on both Mesa West’s investment and management committees. He previously held positions at RCG Longview and Wells Fargo Bank and graduated from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration.

Richard Flohr

Partner and Debt Portfolio Manager
CrossHarbor Capital Partners LLC

Richard Flohr is a Partner and Portfolio Manager of the CrossHarbor Strategic Debt Fund. In this role he oversees operations of the Fund and serves as a member of the Fund’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining CrossHarbor, Richard was a Managing Director with the Prudential Mortgage Capital Company where he worked for 28 years.

Andrew Gordon

Managing Director, Fund Management
Invesco Real Estate

Andrew Gordon is responsible for managing the European debt business and developing and executing real estate debt strategies. Prior Invesco he managed GAM Investments European debt business and held roles at Renshaw Bay, Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays Bank and Ernst & Young.

Paul House

Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt
ESR Europe

Paul House is co-founder of the Commercial Real Estate business at ESR Europe and co-Portfolio Manager for the firm’s discretionary debt funds.   In addition, Paul is a member of the Investment Committee for the ESR Active Fund series, which are private equity funds active in investing into value add real estate equity opportunities across the UK and Europe.  Paul is a member of the CFA Institute and holds an MBA from Schulich School of Business in Toronto.

Manuel Köppel

Managing Director
BF.capital

Manuel Köppel is managing director of the institutional private debt manager BF.capital as well as CFO of BF.direkt. With a degree in business administration, he began his career in banking at LBBW where he was involved in various projects related to institutional asset management. At BF.capital he is responsible for the management of direct lending funds and institutional relationship management.

Cyrus Korat

Partner
DRC Savills Investment Management LLP

Cyrus Korat has over 25 years of real estate and debt capital markets experience and is a founding partner at DRC Savills IM. Prior to the establishment of DRC, Cyrus was a Managing Director and held senior management positions in the Fixed Income division of Merrill Lynch & Co.

Hanno Kowalski

Managing Partner
FAP Invest GmbH

Hanno Kowalski is responsible for FAP’s institutional investor business encompassing real estate debt as well as real estate direct investments. He has been overseeing FAP’s debt fund and institutional mandates since 2018. Working in the financial industry for more than 25 years, he has profound expertise in private wealth management, investment banking and asset management.

Sandra Ludwig

Managing Director
Institutional Investment Consulting Partners GmbH

Sandra Ludwig is Managing Director of the Consulting arm of Institutional Investment Partners (2ICP) since 2016. Her focus is on manager and fund selection for institutional clients for real estate debt and equity. Before that, she held various roles with GE Capital Real Estate and was responsible for the risk management of the 4 BN € German and CEE portfolio. Sandra is a CFA charterholder.

Phil Moore

Partner and Head of European Real Estate Debt
Ares Management

Mr. Moore is a Partner and Head of European Real Estate Debt in Ares Real Estate. He also serves on the Ares Real Estate Global Investment Committee (“IC”) and the Real Estate Debt IC. Prior to this, he was a Managing Director in The Carlyle Group's flagship Credit Opportunities Fund where he headed up the Real Estate investment activities for that strategy across Europe and North America.

David Mortimer

Co-Head of Real Estate Debt
Intermediate Capital Group GmbH

David is Co-Head of Real Estate Debt and joined ICG Real Estate in January 2016. He is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of ICG Real Estate's Debt strategies and management of its funds. David has over 20 years’ real estate and finance experience, is a qualified chartered surveyor, and holds an Honours Degree in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge

Sascha Pinger

Managing Director
WPV

Sascha Pinger is Managing Director at WPV. He joined WPV in 2009 and is responsible for the entire portfolio and IT. Prior WPV he worked for various asset managers in the role of account manager and was in charge of national and international institutional clients. Sascha graduated in business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Aachen and Prague.

Dan Pottorff

Managing Director and Head of Debt Investment
Tristan Capital Partners

Dan is Head of Debt Investment at Tristan. He is responsible for all of Tristan’s lending activities including the Tristan Income Plus Strategies (TIPS) fund series. Since its launch in 2021, the Tristan’s lending platform has arranged more than €1.0bn of debt financing across Europe and the UK.  Dan has a 19-year track record in real estate lending, structured finance and distressed investing. Prior to Tristan, Dan was Managing Director at LaSalle Investment Management, Debt & Special Situations.

Andrew Radkiewicz

Global Head of Debt Strategy
PGIM Real Estate

Andrew Radkiewicz is a managing director at PGIM Real Estate and global head of Private Debt Strategy and Investor Solutions. Andrew is responsible for developing and implementing real estate debt fund product architecture and strategic solutions for global investors. He is a member of the Global Management Council and Investment Committee, and the Global Operating Risk Committee.

Dan Riches

Head of Real Estate Finance
M&G Investments

Dan Riches is Head of M&G Real Estate Finance and responsible for all strategic and operational matters. He is a member of the Real Estate Finance Investment Committee. Dan joined M&G in 2010 and has been involved in the origination and execution of investments as well as capital raising for the Real Estate Debt Fund series which has raised more than EUR 4bn of investor commitments to date.

Anja Ritchie

Managing Director
StepStone Group Europe

Mrs. Ritchie is a member of the real estate team and a CAIA charterholder. Prior to joining StepStone, Mrs. Ritchie held several roles in Private Equity and Real Estate fund selection at Cara Investment GmbH, Bank of Oklahoma as well as at ClearRidge, a US boutique corporate advisory firm. Mrs. Ritchie holds an MSc from HHL in Germany and a BSc from the European University Viadrina.

David Rückel

Chairman of the Advisory Board and Managing Partner
PIA Pontis Institutional Advisors GmbH

David Rückel founded PIA in 2015 and manages all aspects of the business. PIA is a leading German and European placement advisor for real estate and infrastructure investment managers. PIA also creates real estate club structures, predominantly for family offices. He chairs the USA Conference and Real Estate Debt Conference and is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the German American Exchange.

Niraj Shah

Partner
Rockwood Capital

Mr. Shah is the Head of Rockwood’s Credit Strategies Team.  He is responsible for overseeing Rockwood’s credit and structured investment strategies and is also a member of the firm’s investment committees. Prior to Rockwood, Mr. Shah was at Citi where he was responsible for the pricing, structuring and distribution for the CRE group.  Prior to Citi, Mr. Shah was with PwC in its TS practice, providing M&A advisory services to private equity firms.

Claus Vinge Skrumsager

Managing Director
Morgan Stanley | Investment Management

Claus Skrumsager is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and Head of North Haven Secured Private Credit (“NHSPC”). He has more than 25 years of capital markets experience and joined Morgan Stanley Investment Management (“MSIM”) in 2017 to lead the establishment of MSIM’s European private real asset backed credit platform NHSPC and today manages over €2.5bn of committed third-party capital.

Rebecca Steinfeld

Investment Manager, Transactions & Strategy Real Assets
Helaba Invest

Rebecca is Investment Manager in Helaba Invest's Transactions & Strategy Real Assets department with focus on indirect Real Estate Private Debt investments. Before joining Helaba Invest, Rebecca worked in the Corporate Banking departments of Citigroup and DZ BANK in Frankfurt/M. Rebecca graduated from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management with a Master’s degree in Finance.

Daniel Stengel

General Counsel ECRED
AllianceBernstein

Daniel Stengel is General Counsel, European Commercial Real Estate Debt, at AllianceBernstein. Prior to joining AB, he was general counsel at Tyndaris Real Estate, a real estate debt fund manager. He started his career at Linklaters.
He studied law in Freiburg, Paris and Berlin and is qualified as a lawyer in Germany and England & Wales. He also holds an MA in philosophy from the University of Sydney.

Oliver Strumpf

Founder
FondsForum Platform

Oliver Strumpf studied Business Information and Real Estate Economics at the European Business School. After gaining professional experience at international real estate companies, he founded the FondsForum platform in 2012 and is setting up a unique network in the institutional real estate industry to enable a better understanding and communication between the parties within the investment branch.

Jeff Thompson

Co-Head & President
GID Credit

Jeff Thompson serves as Co-Head and President of GID Credit, and he has over 29 years of CRE experience. Prior to GID, he served as Head of Private CRE Debt for PIMCO Alternative Investment Strategies. Prior to PIMCO, he was Managing Director and Co-Head of Real Estate for Annaly Capital, and he spent 20 years at GE Capital Real Estate. He received a BA in Finance from the University of Toronto.

Dr. Gertrud R. Traud

Chief Economist and Head of Research
Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale

Dr. Gertrud R. Traud has been Helaba's Chief Economist since 2005, in 2006 she also became the Head of Research. Previously she worked for Julius Bär and Bankgesellschaft Berlin. She is a member of numerous committees, such as the supervisory board of DLE Group AG and the board of trustees of the Aventis Foundation. She is involved in social projects, including being patron of ZONTAlente.

Max von Below

Managing Director
Affinius Capital

Max von Below serves as Managing Director for Affinius Capital. He is based in Amsterdam and responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with institutional investors, their managers, advisors and consultants both domestically and internationally. Prior joining Affinius Capital he worked in similar positions on the Manager but as well on the Investor side and brings 20 years of work experience.

Anshumann Woodhull

Partner and Co-Head of Private Debt
PAG

Mr. Woodhull is a Partner and Co-Head of Private Debt for PAG Credit & Markets. He has over 25 years of experience in reorganizations, restructurings and corporate workouts. Prior to joining PAG in 2009, Mr. Woodhull was a Managing Director and Distressed Asset Trader at Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong branch from 2000 to 2009. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from University of Bristol.