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The ALTSSG 2025 was developed as a local, investor-centric and education-focused one-day forum, co-hosted by the CAIA Association and CFA Society Singapore. With their guidance and oversight, this one-day event features leading practitioners from the fields of venture capital, cannabis, cryptocurrency, AI, private equity, private debt, hedge funds, real asset investing and other sectors of the alternative investment market. We'd like to thank the board members and Staff from the CAIA Association and CFA Society Singapore for their support of the alternative investment industry, and hands on development.
ALTSSG was developed for:
· Institutional Investors
· Family Offices
· Asset Managers
· Investment Consultants
· Portfolio Managers
· Research Analysts
ALTSSG provides your company with an opportunity to market your brand and services to a highly engaged group of institutional investors, allocators, family offices and financial advisors who are evaluating and investing in alternative investments.

OUR SPEAKERS
Speakers

Yoshi Kiguchi
Pension Fund of Japanese Corporations
Chief Investment Officer
Yoshi focuses innovative strategies and products with the investment horizon structures. He has more than 35 years of experience in investment and risk management. Before that, Mr. Kiguchi was a managing director of Russell Investments in Japan, where he supervised several teams, and delivered a wide range of consulting and solutions to the institutional clients including Toyota, Fujitsu, NEC, Sekisui, Toray, and Mazda. He joined Russell as a consultant in 1998.Prior to joining Russell, Mr. Kiguchi was with Sumitomo Life for ten years. He was placed in charge of corporate strategy, equity investments, researching capital markets, including private equities, and performing quanti-tative risk management and ALM.B.S., Precision Machinery (Robotics), the University of Tokyo, 1988.

Li Ping Tan
Singapore Institute of Technology
Chief Investment Officer, Investment Officer
Li Ping joined Singapore Institute of Technology in 2013 to help set up the Investment Office and manage the university’s endowment fund. Previously, she had worked in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital raising and capital management for OCBC Bank, as well as business development and M&A for Sembcorp Ltd, where she began her career in 1995.

Craig Roodt
Australian Super
Governance Lead - Investment Mandates
Craig Roodt has over 20 years’ experience focusing on investment governance and investment risk management. Currently working with AustralianSuper as Governance Lead for Internal Mandates; Craig was previously the Head of Investment Risk at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and a Director in Deloitte’s Investment & Wealth Advisory practice. His experience includes developing key parts of the investment prudential framework in Australia, including SPS 530 Investment Governance and the Good Practice Guide to Unit Pricing; and developing and improving investment governance and risk frameworks, policies and processes at asset owners and asset managers.

Nadiah Abdul Hamid
KWAP
Head, Real Estate Investments & Acquisitions
Nadiah Abdul Hamid is Head of Real Estate Investments & Acquisitions at KWAP, responsible for shaping and executing KWAP's Real Estate investment strategy. She leads direct asset initiatives, fund investments, co-investments, and joint ventures across core and value add sectors, overseeing global mandate execution and portfolio optimisation. Nadiah has driven the launch and management of a global real estate fund programme, led a RM2.0 billion real estate mandate, Dana Pemacu and strategic joint venture investments across APAC, Europe and Australia. She serves as an Investment Committee representative on platforms alongside global investors and holds LP advisory seats on selected funds, providing ongoing governance, co-investment approval oversight and performance stewardship. Earlier in her career she led and managed KWAP's private equity portfolios.

Gareth Nicholson
Nomura International Wealth management
Chief Investment Officer and Head of Discretionary Portfolio Management
Gareth works with Nomura’s Global Markets and Investment Banking teams to enhance product offerings and deliver solutions-driven coverage for high-net-worth clients, external asset managers, and family offices. With 16+ years in financial markets, he specializes in DPM strategies for fixed income, equity, and multi-asset portfolios. Previously, he led Fixed Income DPM at Bank of Singapore and held roles at Aberdeen Standard Investments and Deutsche Asset Management.

Eileen Yeo
Mornington Services
Chief Executive Officer
Eileen is the CEO of Mornington Services Pte Ltd, a Single Family Office based in Singapore. Since 1999, the Family Office is focused principally on providing oversight for investments and comprehensive wealth management services for the Tahija Family. Prior to joining the Family Office, Eileen had a multi-discipline career, spending 16 years in investment banking across Asia with Goldman Sachs, UBS and DBS and 5 years as CEO for Marionnuad France, the selective luxury retail business in France with CK Hutchison Group. Currently, she also serves as independent director and member of Audit Committee of the Singapore Eye Research Institute of SingHealth in Singapore and member of the SGX Listing Advisory Committee of the Singapore Exchange Limited.

Sridhar Chityala
Vedas Group - the Chityala Family Office
Chairman
Sridhar Chityala is a globally recognized leader in the financial services industry with over 40 years of experience, having held senior executive leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase (JPMC), Citi, Wachovia/ Wells Fargo, and National Australia Bank

Nilar Ispahany
Zeteo Wealth
Founder & Principal
Nilar Alom Ispahany is the founder and principal of Zeteo Wealth Partners, an independent boutique advisory firm providing investment advice to private investors across public and private markets. Zeteo constructs portfolios that drive alpha through active management, with a disciplined focus on protecting family wealth during volatile and uncertain times. The firm leverages access to private opportunities, hedging strategies, and dynamic risk management to help clients achieve their investment objectives through market cycles. Learn more at www.zeteowealth.com.

Rebekah Woo
Farro Capital
Managing Director, Private Markets and Funds
Originally from Singapore with a business family, Rebekah has more than 20 years of global multi-asset investing in funds, co-investments and directs across government, institutions such as J.P. Morgan, CDPQ, Fosun and multibillion dollar family offices In US and Asia. Rebekah is currently Managing Director, Private Markets and Funds with Farro Capital, a multibillion dollar multi family office with presence in Singapore, Dubai and India. With degrees from LSE, Yale, CFA, CAIA, Rebekah is a recognised adjunct trainer at Business Families Institute (BFI), Wealth Management Institute (WMI) as well as Board Director / Committee member at leading organisations and companies, such as BANSEA, Singapore Institute of Directors (SID).

Karen May Lam
Future Fund
Investment Manager, Credit Team
Karen May is an Investment Manager in the Credit Team at the Future Fund, overseeing both liquid and private credit markets. She joined in 2016 after extensive bank risk and capital management experience at ANZ Banking Group. Karen May holds a Bachelor of Science and Commerce from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University, and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (“CAIA”), serving on the CAIA Australia Chapter Executive Committee.

Carol Seah
WYNNES Family Office (Multi-family office)
Founder, and Chief Executive Officer
Carol is the Founder and CEO of the WYNNES Family Group which includes Financial Advisory and Family Office. The Group serves families in business in developing strategy, setting up family office and nurturing their next generation for family success. WYNNES, established in 1998, is making a difference in families through financial advisory, with focus on fundamentals in managing family wealth.

Mohd Sedek Bin Jantan
IPP Wealth Managers
Director – Investment Strategist & Country Economist
Mohd Sedek Jantan is a macroeconomist and investment strategist with expertise in labour markets, monetary and fiscal policy, and international trade. He is Director, Investment Strategist & Country Economist at IPP Wealth Managers, where he provides strategic insights on market developments and investment trends. He also serves on the Executive Committee of The Economic Club of Kuala Lumpur, is a TEDx speaker, and delivers a weekly market commentary on Astro Awani. A Bloomberg economic forecaster with the closest track record (mean absolute error: 0.28), he is a regular commentator across Malaysian media, offering analysis of regional and global markets. His PhD research on ageing economics has been cited in tier-1 journals and featured by MIT’s AgeLab, while his master’s research on white-collar remuneration was conducted in collaboration with Harvard Business School. Ranked among the top 2% of authors globally on SSRN, he is placed 37,527th out of over 2.1 million authors, underscoring his impact across academia and industry.



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Our Sponsors
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CAIA Association
CAIA Association is a global network of forward-thinking investment professionals, redefining the future of capital allocation in a world where traditional and alternative converge. United by a commitment to improving investment outcomes, we lead with authority, educate to inspire, and connect people who turn insight into action. To learn more about the CAIA Association and how to become part of the most energized professional network shaping the future of investing, please visit us at https://caia.org/.

CFA Society Singapore
Founded in September 1987, CFA Society Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Society of Financial Analysts – SSFA) is a professional society that brings together practitioners in the investment and fund management industry in Singapore. Its principal objective is to promote and uphold professional standards and ethical practice in financial analysis and investment management in Singapore. CFA Society Singapore is the first CFA Member Society of CFA Institute to be established outside North America and, today, it is the 7th largest member society of CFA Institute with more than 4,000 members. CFA Society Singapore is a founding member of the Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS). The Society runs a whole host of programmes for members, CFA candidates, and also the investment community, including Professional Development talks and seminars, Networking sessions, CFA information sessions and examination review classes, and Career Development talks.
Platinum Sponsors

La Trobe Financial
Founded in 1952, La Trobe Financial is a leading Australian Credit Asset Manager. With $18 billion AUM, La Trobe Financial has 530 staff in offices spanning Melbourne, Sydney and Shanghai. La Trobe Financial holds active investments from 3,300 financial advisers, and maintains deep relationships within Australia’s private wealth market. In 2023, La Trobe Financial launched La Trobe Global Asset Management, bringing unique-to-market global products to Australian investors.

Leadenhall
Leadenhall Capital Partners is an asset management company active in life and non life insurance linked investments. Leadenhall currently manages a range of open and closed ended funds and managed accounts. Leadenhall is a joint venture between MSI, one of the largest financial services groups in Japan, and 10 partners. Headquartered in London, Leadenhall has offices in the United States and in Bermuda and is regulated as an asset management company by the U.K. FCA and by the US SEC.

P/E Investments
Based in Boston, MA, P/E Investments offers a suite of absolute return strategies in foreign exchange, global macro, commodities, managed futures, alternative return capture, tail risk hedging, and active international equity management. Many of these strategies can be “Capital Efficient”, and historically have provided “uncorrelated alpha” to most other investments in institutional portfolios, over time. Utilizing an adaptive proprietary investment process, P/E Investments manages $19.3 Billion for investors, including several U.S State and County Retirement Systems, Corporate Pension Plans, Religious Organizations, National Endowments and Foundations, and other institutional investors across the globe. P/E Investments’ team of investment professionals brings extensive experience in fundamental and quantitative analysis - applied to asset allocation, portfolio construction, and risk management.
Gold Sponsors

Abbey Capital
Abbey Capital is an investment manager specialising in liquid alternative strategies. We are a team of thoughtful individuals with conviction that the funds we manage can make a difference to our investors’ portfolios. We are experts in what we do. The funds that we manage have been trusted by global investors since 2000 seeking to diversify portfolios and mitigate against downside risks, and are constructed with a focus on compounding returns over time.

Preqin
Preqin empowers financial professionals who invest in or allocate to private markets with essential data and insight to make confident decisions. It supports them throughout the entire investment lifecycle with critical information and leading analytics solutions. Preqin has pioneered rigorous methods of collecting private data for over 20 years, enabling more than 200,000 professionals globally to streamline how they raise capital, source deals and investments, understand performance, and stay informed. Acquired by BlackRock in 2025, Preqin complements the existing Aladdin technology platform to provide investment solutions for the whole portfolio. For more information visit www.preqin.com.
Silver Sponsors

Edelman Smithfield
Edelman Smithfield is a global financial communications consultancy within the Edelman network. We partner with financial services firms to protect their reputation and promote their brands. We are also the top advisor in M&A, IPO, restructuring, investor relations, and shareholder activism for companies navigating the capital markets. Our advisors are former buy- and sell-side professionals who have deep sector expertise to help clients solve complex issues and enhance valuation.

FPG AIM Capital
FPG AIM is a a global financial services company with a focus on asset based finance. FPG AIM provides sourcing, structuring, arranging, M&A and advisory services to investors, banks and companies active in the aircraft, shipping and marine container industries. Established in 2012, FPG AIM has arranged over USD 13 bln in Japanese lease transactions with FPG for clients worldwide on aircraft, vessels and marine containers, in conjunction with over 25 banks. With offices in the Netherlands, Singapore and Dubai, FPG AIM is able to provide its services globally.
Networking Sponsors

3forge
3forge is a global technology innovator specializing in real-time data streaming and low-code enterprise application development. Headquartered in New York with offices in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Orlando, 3forge provides a unified platform for rapid, scalable application building. Development teams gain full control over integration, processing, and visualization, enabling role-specific dashboards and connectivity to virtually any data source. Built for financial services, 3forge delivers reliable, high-performance solutions that transform fragmented workflows into unified, responsive systems.

Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management is a global systematic investment manager headquartered in Boston, with affiliates in London, Singapore, and Sydney. Established in 1986, the firm is recognized as a pioneer in the field of systematic investing. Acadian’s Singapore office opened in 1999 – their first international presence, signifying a commitment to the country and region. As of December 31, 2024, Acadian managed US$117 billion in assets for investors worldwide. Acadian is privileged to partner with 6 of the world’s 20 largest asset owners and 27 of the top 50 U.S. retirement plans. Flagship strategies include Global, Emerging Markets & International (Global ex-US) equities across various tracking error targets and market capitalizations, and available in long-only or extensions (130/30).

CenterSquare
Founded in 1987, CenterSquare Investment Management is an independent, employee-owned real asset manager focused on listed real estate, private equity real estate and private real estate debt. As a trusted fiduciary, our success is firmly rooted in aligning our interests with those of our clients, partners and employees. CenterSquare is headquartered in suburban Philadelphia, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London and Singapore. With $15 billion in assets under management (December 2024), CenterSquare and its affiliates are proud to manage investments on behalf of some of the world’s most well-known institutional and private investors.

Sculptor Capital Management
Sculptor Capital is a global diversified alternative asset management firm providing a range of products across Multi-Strategy, Credit, and Real Estate. Sculptor’s distinct investment process combines deep fundamental research, a dynamic approach to portfolio construction and fully integrated risk management. Our sophistication, scale, technology and infrastructure enable us to deliver for our clients by taking advantage of attractive investment opportunities wherever and whenever they arise. Being nimble, rigorous and challenging conventional wisdom has always been the cornerstone of our success.
Key Discussion Topics
KEYNOTE OPENING: SHAPING A FUTURE-READY INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
A look at how investors are building resilient and agile portfolios to thrive amid shifting macroeconomic conditions.
NAVIGATING MARKET VOLATILITY AND THE RISE OF PRIVATE MARKETS
Exploring Singapore’s expanding private market opportunities across PE, credit, real estate, and thematic mega forces in APAC.
PRIVATE CREDIT – CHALLENGES, RISKS, AND OPPORTUNITIES
An overview of the emerging APAC private credit market, its growth potential, and key strategic considerations for investors.
REAL ASSETS: ENERGY, REAL ESTATE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Assessing opportunities and risks in real assets, from real estate to infrastructure, and their evolving role in portfolios.
CLOSING KEYNOTE: THE PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION OF 2030, THE FUTURE OF INVESTING
A forward-looking discussion on how alternative-driven strategies will shape institutional portfolios of the next decade.
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