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Martin focuses on the development of institutional client and consultant relationships within the DACH region, and works with other members of the Investor Relations Team to serve the needs of Adams Street Partners’ clients. Prior to joining the firm, Martin was a Managing Director with AllianceBernstein, leading and managing AB’s business with institutional investors and financial intermediaries, fund of funds, banks, and family offices in Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg. He was also responsible for promoting and introducing the equity, fixed income, and alternative investment services to professional investors. Before joining AllianceBernstein, he held management positions with AXA Investment Managers and Commerz International Capital Management.

Louise DOUCET is a Sustainability Director at Ardian, based in Paris. Ardian is a private market investment firm with USD 160bn of AuM and operates internationally in Private Equity, Fund of funds, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Debt. Based in its Sustainability team, Louise is focusing on the origination and structuration of ESG & Impact products and solutions for Ardian’s international client base. Before joining Ardian, she has been working for 12 in Corporate & Institutional Banking, including 7 years in Sustainability. Louise has been servicing Financial Institutions across various roles ; Coverage, Advisory, Debt Capital Markets and Structured Finance.

Dr. Tanja Emmerling is a partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds and leads the Berlin office. She has been active as an investment manager in the Digital Tech area of the fund since 2014 and is very interested in topics such as Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Mobility & Logistics, IT-Security, Blockchain and SaaS. She is also active as a start-up mentor and is committed to strengthen the role of female investors in these areas. Before joining HTGF, she worked for more than six years in a media company and was responsible as Head of New Ventures for incubations in B2B.

Andreas Esau is an Executive Director and Alternatives Specialist for Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He joined Morgan Stanley in 2009 and has 12 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, Andreas was a portfolio specialist for the Morgan Stanley Private Markets Solutions. Previously, Andreas was a summer analyst at Morgan Stanley Investment Management on the Consultant Relations Team. Prior to joining the firm, Andreas was a research analyst at S&L Investment Banking Services and a student research assistant at the Max Planck Institute as well at the CNRS. Andreas received a B.Sc. in Biotechnology from Imperial College London. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Anna Olsson is the ESG Director at CapMan, a Nordic Private Markets investor. CapMan is an active owner of unlisted companies, real estate and infrastructure and offers access to investment solutions. Before CapMan, she worked at the sustainability consultancy ISS ESG, most recently responsible for the ESG Specialist team in the Netherlands, Nordics, UK & Ireland. Prior to that, she has held sustainability analyst and project management positions for sustainability consultancies and NGOs.

Vahit Alili is an Investment Director at the Private Equity team of Schroders Capital, the private markets investment division of Schroders Group. Vahit Alili joined Schroders Capital in 2019 and spearheads the firm’s European buyout and growth investments in the Healthcare industry. He joined Schroders Capital after 10+ years in European Healthcare Investment Banking, most recently with Lazard and Deutsche Bank. Since joining, Vahit has worked on a range of successful investment projects including buyout co-investments, direct growth investments as well as fund and secondary investments.