is Chair of Nomura Asset Management (UK), Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk Committee at Rothesay Life and Executive Fellow and Chair of the AQR Asset Management Institute at London Business School. He was until April 2017 member of the Management Board of NN Group and CEO of NN Investment Partners (previously known as ING Investment Management). He has more than 30 years of professional and leadership experience in global finance and asset management with organizations such as BlackRock, Barclays Global Investors, Kedge Capital and WestAM. Stan was also one of the early partners at BARRA (now MSCI BARRA) where he started and ran the non-US operations for 20 years.

Over the years, Stan Beckers has served as a member of the investment committee of several pension funds and on the supervisory boards of KAS Bank and Robeco in the Netherlands. He has taught at various Universities such as UC Berkeley, VU Amsterdam, Cass Business School, London School of Economics and KULeuven. Stan has published over 50 papers in various academic journals such as The Journal of Finance, JFQA, The Financial Analysts Journal and The Journal of Portfolio Management. He has a PhD in Finance from the University of California in Berkeley.

is Chair of Nomura Asset Management (UK), Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk Committee at Rothesay Life and Executive Fellow and Chair of the AQR Asset Management Institute at London Business School. He was until April 2017 member of the Management Board of NN Group and CEO of NN Investment Partners (previously known as ING Investment Management). He has more than 30 years of professional and leadership experience in global finance and asset management with organizations such as BlackRock, Barclays Global Investors, Kedge Capital and WestAM. Stan was also one of the early partners at BARRA (now MSCI BARRA) where he started and ran the non-US operations for 20 years.

Over the years, Stan Beckers has served as a member of the investment committee of several pension funds and on the supervisory boards of KAS Bank and Robeco in the Netherlands. He has taught at various Universities such as UC Berkeley, VU Amsterdam, Cass Business School, London School of Economics and KULeuven. Stan has published over 50 papers in various academic journals such as The Journal of Finance, JFQA, The Financial Analysts Journal and The Journal of Portfolio Management. He has a PhD in Finance from the University of California in Berkeley.

is the Global Co-Head of Multi-Asset Solutions (BAAM) where he oversees and leads BAAM’s investment activities.

Prior to joining Blackstone in 2021, Mr. Dowling led Brown University’s endowment, including as Chief Executive Officer from July 2018 to July 2020 and Chief Investment Officer from June 2013 to July 2018.  Mr. Dowling also served as interim Chief Financial Officer of the University from May 2019 until January 27, 2020, leading all finance and treasury functions and cash and debt management.

Before joining Brown University, he was the founder and chief executive officer of Narragansett Asset Management, where he managed funds for institutions, pension funds and endowments. Mr. Dowling has also worked for First Boston and Tudor Investments.

Mr. Dowling has both a BA and MBA from Harvard University.

is the Global Co-Head of Multi-Asset Solutions (BAAM) where he oversees and leads BAAM’s investment activities.

Prior to joining Blackstone in 2021, Mr. Dowling led Brown University’s endowment, including as Chief Executive Officer from July 2018 to July 2020 and Chief Investment Officer from June 2013 to July 2018.  Mr. Dowling also served as interim Chief Financial Officer of the University from May 2019 until January 27, 2020, leading all finance and treasury functions and cash and debt management.

Before joining Brown University, he was the founder and chief executive officer of Narragansett Asset Management, where he managed funds for institutions, pension funds and endowments. Mr. Dowling has also worked for First Boston and Tudor Investments.

Mr. Dowling has both a BA and MBA from Harvard University.

is a professor of finance and Vice Dean Education at EBS Business School. He serves as an academic director of Master in Finance program and head of chair of finance. He received a PhD degree in economics and finance from Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. He has been a visiting research scholar at NYU and at UC Berkeley. He also serves as a visiting professor at NYU Abu Dhabi.

The general focus of Prof. Karapandža’s research and teaching activities is investments, empirical asset pricing, and portfolio management. In his recent papers, he studies return predictability of equities, new methods to test return predictability, the role of information on return predictability, and the use of big data to generate robustly predictable portfolio alphas.

Prof. Karapandža’s work has been featured in top media outlets like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Der Spiegel. He advised members of the US congress on the topics of regulating cryptocurrencies and other blockchain related technologies. He was elected favorite professor by the EBS Business School’s student body for his teaching nine years in a row — in 2009 through 2018. What makes him really proud is that he was elected an honorary member of the EBS student-body association.

Currently at EBS Prof. Karapandža is teaching an undergraduate class in Investments, MBA class in Finance, Executive MBA course in Corporate finance and a graduate class in Asset Pricing/Derivatives and Fintech class. At NYU Abu Dhabi he is teaching a Fintech course as well as NYU Stern course on Foundation of Financial Markets.

Prof. Karapandža serves on the board of directors of RS2. A Global Payments Software and Managed Services Provider RS2 is a publicly listed company trusted by Banks, Processors and Payments Service Providers to process over USD$235 billion worth of payments transactions per year. RS2’s BankWORKS is a comprehensive modular payment system used by more than 130 institutions and some of the world’s most innovative and successful payments companies like Barclays and First Data.

Prof. Karapandža serves as a mentor at Plug and Play accelerator.

is Managing Director at Neckermann Strategic Advisors, a consultancy with a focus on new mobility trends and their strategic impact. He is also COO of the mobility scale-up, Splyt Technologies.

Lukas has 20 years of leadership experience in automotive, media, and financial services.

After beginning his career at a small commercial radio station in Ithaca, NY, Lukas joined BMW in Munich. Working in BMW’s Central Marketing area, he co-developed the first BMW.com website, helped launch the innovative Z8 sports car, and – as an internal consultant – recommended pricing, communication, and positioning strategies.

He joined Allianz Group in 2002, initially reporting to the Group’s CEO, Michael Diekmann, and then taking on various head-office and regional line leadership functions, last as Executive Board member and Director of Underwriting, Marketing and Sales for the UK and Ireland’s leading credit-insurance company, Euler Hermes UK plc. After completing a significant innovation and strategic change program, Lukas left the company to focus on smart cities and mobility.

Lukas was a founding member of TheOScarProject – the world’s first open-source car project and is currently advisor to several urban mobility startups: NEXT Future Transportation Inc., Flock, and Eliport. Lukas is an Instructor at New York University (NYU) and a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science and Technology Studies from Cornell University, and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Lukas has written three books, “The Mobility Revolution” (2015), “Corporate Mobility Breakthrough” (2016), and “Smart Cities, Smart Mobility” (2017), which is available in four languages.

is Managing Director at Neckermann Strategic Advisors, a consultancy with a focus on new mobility trends and their strategic impact. He is also COO of the mobility scale-up, Splyt Technologies.

Lukas has 20 years of leadership experience in automotive, media, and financial services.

After beginning his career at a small commercial radio station in Ithaca, NY, Lukas joined BMW in Munich. Working in BMW’s Central Marketing area, he co-developed the first BMW.com website, helped launch the innovative Z8 sports car, and – as an internal consultant – recommended pricing, communication, and positioning strategies.

He joined Allianz Group in 2002, initially reporting to the Group’s CEO, Michael Diekmann, and then taking on various head-office and regional line leadership functions, last as Executive Board member and Director of Underwriting, Marketing and Sales for the UK and Ireland’s leading credit-insurance company, Euler Hermes UK plc. After completing a significant innovation and strategic change program, Lukas left the company to focus on smart cities and mobility.

Lukas was a founding member of TheOScarProject – the world’s first open-source car project and is currently advisor to several urban mobility startups: NEXT Future Transportation Inc., Flock, and Eliport. Lukas is an Instructor at New York University (NYU) and a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science and Technology Studies from Cornell University, and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Lukas has written three books, “The Mobility Revolution” (2015), “Corporate Mobility Breakthrough” (2016), and “Smart Cities, Smart Mobility” (2017), which is available in four languages.

is Chief Investment Officer of Man Group and a member of the Man Group Executive Committee. He is also a member of the Man Group Responsible Investment Committee. He was previously CEO of Man AHL from 2013 to 2017, and CIO of Man Systematic Strategies from 2010 to 2013.

Before joining Man Group in 2007, Sandy spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs where he was a Managing Director in charge of the Fundamental Strategy Group. He also ran Equity Derivatives Research at Goldman Sachs in London and New York.

Sandy is a co-inventor of the VIX index. He is a board director of MSCI Inc and sits on the MSCI Advisory Council and the Jesus College Cambridge investment committee. Sandy is a governor of the Southbank Centre in London and is a founding patron of the London Cycling Campaign.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Natural Sciences and Economics from the University of Cambridge and a Licence Spéciale from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

is Chief Investment Officer of Man Group and a member of the Man Group Executive Committee. He is also a member of the Man Group Responsible Investment Committee. He was previously CEO of Man AHL from 2013 to 2017, and CIO of Man Systematic Strategies from 2010 to 2013.

Before joining Man Group in 2007, Sandy spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs where he was a Managing Director in charge of the Fundamental Strategy Group. He also ran Equity Derivatives Research at Goldman Sachs in London and New York.

Sandy is a co-inventor of the VIX index. He is a board director of MSCI Inc and sits on the MSCI Advisory Council and the Jesus College Cambridge investment committee. Sandy is a governor of the Southbank Centre in London and is a founding patron of the London Cycling Campaign.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Natural Sciences and Economics from the University of Cambridge and a Licence Spéciale from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.