Our annual conference featuring a variety of panel discussions focusing on key issues of the year relevant to the Family Office. It brings together family offices across the globe to consider, debate and reflect on the key issues of the year past and the year ahead.
Anatole is co-founder, chairman and chief economist of Gavekal. Before founding Gavekal he worked for 30 years as an economic journalist and commentator at the _Financial Times_, _The Economist_, and the London _Times_. He is also chairman of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, a foundation created to reform academic economics after the 2008 global financial crisis. His book _Capitalism 4.0_, on the post-crisis transformation of the global economy, was nominated for the 2011 Samuel Johnson Prize.
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Eric Sarasin
White Sail Consulting
Fireside chat with Bjoern Von Siemens and Eric Sarasin on entrepreneurship. 'Fostering Entrepreneurship in the Family Office'
After being educated in the US (Babson College), and working for Citibank NA for 5 years, he joined the family-owned Bank Sarasin in 1988. He spent 27 years at the Bank being Partner and heading Private Banking. In 2012 the Bank was sold to the Safra family from Brazil and Eric staid for another 2 1/2 years as Deputy CEO. In 2014 he left the Bank and started his own family office which has activities (Eric's) in 7 boards of directors. 15 investments in Private Equity, and several philanthropic institutions in Switzerland and abroad. He lives in Zurich, has been married for 38 years to Esme (American/British), and has four grown-up children. His hobbies are Golf, Yoga, Soccer, and film.
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Michael O'Kane
New Zealand Bullion Depository
New Zealand, Gold and being Discreet
Michael is a Kiwi (New Zealander) and has spent the past 30 years working in the finance and treasury sectors.
He helped create the New Zealand Mint Bullion exchange in 2004, and was Head of the Bullion Department, prior to leaving to establish the New Zealand Bullion Depository in 2012. Michael has worked closely with UHNW families and individuals providing them with world class service in New Zealand.
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Corporates
Company backgrounds and useful links.
Gavekal
Anatole Kaletsky
Geopolitics and Defence
Gavekal is a financial services firm specializing in institutional financial research, fund and private wealth management, and portfolio construction tools. They are headquartered in Hong Kong with a research hub in Beijing.
The company operates on three core principles: prioritizing client interests, maintaining healthy profitability, and fostering a rewarding work environment. Gavekal believes that understanding client needs through continuous engagement is paramount, with many of its best ideas stemming from client collaboration. This client-centric approach, supported by a dedicated and talented global team, has been the foundation of Gavekal's sustained performance for over two decades.
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Jersey Finance is a not-for-profit organisation that works closely with key partners to represent and promote Jersey as a forward-thinking international finance centre (IFC). We have a presence in Jersey, London, Dubai, Johannesburg, Hong Kong SAR, New York, Shanghai and Singapore.
As an award-winning IFC, we understand the key drivers that make Jersey a destination of choice for family offices. With key aspirations and insights, we are able to support them in achieving their future wealth ambitions.
Jersey can support family offices to grow and protect their wealth, through the Island’s solid infrastructure, specialist advice and its wide range of products and services.
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White Sail Consulting
Eric Sarasin
Fireside chat with Bjoern Von Siemens and Eric Sarasin on entrepreneurship. 'Fostering Entrepreneurship in the Family Office'
The company advises on Private Equity, Wealth Management and Family Offices.
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New Zealand Bullion Depository
Michael O'Kane
New Zealand, Gold and being Discreet
Strategically located in one of the safest countries in the world, New Zealand Bullion Depository provides private offshore gold storage for discerning individuals and groups. NZBD was created with the goal to provide the safest, discreet, secure precious metals storage service in the world.
