Category: CEE Speakers 2024

Nitin Shakdher is a professional institutional investor as the Founder & CEO at the Green
Capital Single Family Office with the core focus on PIPE (private investment public equity), debt,
private equity, venture capital, real estate, asset management, value investing & investment
research. He is part of the 3rd generation of the Shakdher Family.

The Green Capital Single Family Office is a buy side only SFO and has proprietary assets under
management of 300 million USD spread across India, UK, USA, France, Germany, Tokyo, Hong
Kong, Singapore & Dubai.

Kurt Schappelwein has been with Raiffeisen KAG since 2005. He leads the Multi Assets
department (since 2021) and serves as Deputy Chief Investment Officer as well as Head
of the “Multi Asset Strategies” team (both since 2015). Together with his team, Kurt
Schappelwein formulates Raiffeisen Capital Management’s market strategy and is
responsible for the Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation of the firm. Additionally, he
leads the teams responsible for selecting external managers and managing asset
management portfolios. Moreover, he manages multi-asset solutions for institutional
investors and mutual funds. Since 2006, Kurt Schappelwein has been teaching as an
external lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt.
ESG Expertise and Development Work for Raiffeisen KAG: Kurt Schappelwein is a
graduate of the PRI Academy (Foundations in RI/Advanced RI Analysis). His ESG
expertise and development work for Raiffeisen KAG include the following tasks and
responsibilities: ESG integration in the Multi Asset area; leading participation in projects
for the development and advancement of the sustainable product range with a focus on
strategy implementation and derivatives usage as well as Multi Asset solutions in the
sustainability sector; development and operational management of tailored Multi-Asset
ESG approaches for institutional investors and mutual funds.
Participation/Involvement in Sustainability Committees: Kurt Schappelwein is a member of
the Sustainability Investment Committee. Prior to joining Raiffeisen KAG, Kurt
Schappelwein was an equity market analyst at an Austrian bank (1999-2005).

Education and Training:

• Degree in Economic Advisory Professions at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener
  Neustadt, graduated in 1999
• CEFA (Certified European Financial Analyst), CIIA (Certified International Investment
  Analyst)
• Member of ÖVFA (Austrian Society for Financial Analysis and Asset Management)
• PRI Academy, Foundations in RI/Advanced RI Analysis;
  Quote: “The investment solution of the future integrates ESG factors at all levels of the
  investment process and offers investors an attractive return perspective.”

Tilo is the Founder of PIABO, Europe’s leading growth communications agency. The world’s
most innovative companies and their investors rely on PIABO for impact-driven communication
services that attract and engage customers, investors, and the talent required to lead the
market. His passion is helping entrepreneurs get global exposure to their technologies, ideas,
and impacts.

Over 30 years of far-reaching experience in leading financial centers
Senior executive responsibilities held in America, Asia and Europe
Outstanding international expertise in Investment Banking, Private Banking, Risk & Asset Management, Hedge Funds, VC/PE etc
In-depth geographic knowledge of Emerging Markets (especially Central and Eastern Europe and Asia)
Establishment of new companies, special structures and operations as well as restructuring and re-alignment
Strategic thinking and implementation of ensuing policies
Experienced in acquisitions (M&A) as wells as disposals of business units

Ben Ruschin runs his single family office focused on VC and real-estate. He is Managing Partner
of the advisory firm Big Cheese Ventures, Co-Founder of the HR scale-up WeAreDevelopers and
holds a variety of private & public sector board seats. Ben is a “Forbes 30 Under 30” list-maker
and former European Digital Leader of the World Economic Forum.

Oksana is Head of Fund and Co-Investments at Lennertz & Co., a multi-family office with a
strong alternative investment platform based in Hamburg. She focuses on the manager
selection of US and European private equity, venture capital and blockchain venture
managers, co-investments and overall fund of funds portfolio construction. Ms. Tiedt has
over 20 years of private equity and venture investing experience having worked at Bain
Capital, Velocitas Partners and Swift Capital Partners. She started her career at Goldman
Sachs. Ms. Tiedt received her MA from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced
International Studies (SAIS) and her BA from Willamette University.

Donatella was elected Chairwoman of the Executive Board of the Flick Family Trust in 2011. Till June 2023 as CEO and Managing Director of the Flick Family Office, she
oversaw a dedicated team of asset management professionals for the management of the
wealth of the Flick Family while pursuing asset allocation strategies on a global basis both
in the liquid and illiquid space. She also acted as Will Executrix for the Flick Family till
January 2024.

Since 2014 she has been a Member of the Supervisory Board of AMG Critical Materials
NV, a leading critical material company listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. She
serves as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee as well as Member of the Selection and
Appointment Committee.

Since 2014 she has been a Member of the Supervisory Board of AMG Critical Materials
NV, a leading critical material company listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. She
serves as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee as well as Member of the Selection and
Appointment Committee.

Since 2014 she has served as Board Member of the Organization for International
Economic Relations (OiER) based in Vienna. The OiER focusses on building partnerships
in key future-oriented areas like sustainability, innovation, communication, energy and
mobility.

Donatella also served as non-executive Director for GCS Business Capital (2006-2014); a globally operating M&A Company based in Chicago (USA). From January 2008 to 2011 Donatella also worked for Merrill Lynch as a Managing Director advising UHNW individuals and family offices and managing actively the trusted wealth. As Executive Director at Lehman Brothers in Germany (2001-2006) she led all major global cash equities and equities derivatives products. 1998-2001 she served as Director, Co-Head of Cash Equity Advisory for Southern Europe at Deutsche Bank in London, advising Institutional Investors in their pan-european Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation. She spent the first 11 years of her career as a stock broker at the Headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt.

She studied in Heidelberg, Triest and specialized in New York at NYU. Donatella is fluent in five languages – Italian, German, English, Spanish and French.

She has been selected “Top Italian Female Executive” by Italy’s Ministry for Equal Opportunities (2009) and was awarded the Honor of the Order of “Cavaliere dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana” for outstanding professional achievements (2007).

Samo Lubej started his career as a start-up manager, serial entrepreneur, continued as an
investor and business angel. After successfully selling stakes in several companies, he focused
on investing and managing his family fortune and assets of other successful entrepreneurial
families within the Prosperita (Multi) Family Office.

Since 2002, Björn is passionate about founding and invested in companies on a mission to
deploy innovative technologies improve human health. Björn believes that through improving
human health, societies become stronger and more peaceful. He and his family are significant
shareholders in public healthcare companies as well as multi-national industrial holdings.
Personally, Björn is an active investor and board member in over 50 private health-tech
companies in Europe and US.
Since 2012, Björn is the co-founder and serves as CFO, CBO, MD, Board Member at
Caresyntax Corp. Since 2011, he is the co-founder and serves as Managing Director at
surgical.ai; a specialist healthcare AI investment vehicle with >$150m AUM. He serves as
Board Member at Daslab Advanced Diagnostics GmbH and Lillian Care GmbH. Prior to forming
surgical.ai and Caresyntax, Björn worked in private equity and management consulting in
healthcare sectors.

Tomas serves as an investment manager at SPM, a Prague based family office, founded by
Slavomir Pavlicek and Marek Spanel, the two founders of Bohemia Interactive, a renowned
Czech video game development company. As a part of one of the major family offices in the
Czech Republic, Tomas focuses primarily on managing private equity and venture capital
investments. Additionally, Tomas holds a position on the board of directors at SPM MEDIA, a
media and technology holding company, where he oversees operations.
Tomas earned his master’s degree in accounting and financial management from Brno
University of Technology. In August 2024, he will begin a full-time MBA program at Columbia
University in the City of New York.