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Thomas Breitenmoser studied economy and business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Zurich and completed the dual degree Executive MBA in Asset and Wealth Management at the University of Lausanne and Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA). He held management positions at Swisscanto/ZKB, JPMorgan Asset Management, Merill Lynch Investment Managers and Credit Suisse. He was also president of the Foundation Board and the Investment Committee of JPMorgan Chase Suisse Pension Fund.

Arista Dharsono is responsible for sustainability at Asia Green Real Estate. She has 15 years of experience in sustainable real estate operations and project management in both Asia and Europe. Prior to her current role in the firm, she led the Asia Green Real Estate operations team in Jakarta and worked in sustainable real estate at Allianz Commercial in Munich. Arista Dharsono holds an MBA degree from the Liverpool John Moores University, a Master in Engineering from the Stuttgart Technology University of Applied Sciences, and a Bachelor in Architecture from Parahyangan Catholic University. With Bahasa Indonesia as her mother tongue, she speaks fluent English and is proficient in German.

Olivier P. Müller is moderating this event in his capacity as volunteer Zurich Chapter Executive at CAIA Association. Professionally, he is in the fund structuring business which he is building up. Previously he was at Credit Suisse where he held several leadership positions in investment solutions and equity research. Earlier positions included investment strategy, product management and portfolio management. Olivier P. Müller holds a MSc in Business and Economics, is a CAIA Charterholder, and has the CFA, CIPM and FRM designations.

After graduating in economics in 1995, Thomas Veraguth started his professional career at Credit Suisse as an industry analyst. After more than nine years of experience he joined an independent asset manager in Zurich. His main tasks were structuring tracker certificates and managing funds. He worked also as a head of research for Vietnamese securities. Thomas Veraguth joined UBS Wealth Management Research (WMR) in 2009. He currently works as a global real estate analyst and strategist and is head of CIO Swiss & Global Real Estate Strategy. Thomas Veraguth has also been a lecturer in economics and bank management at the Kaleidos University of Applied Science in Zurich.