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John serves as President for the CAIA Association, overseeing the industry leading CAIA Charter, thought leadership and content development, operations, and CAIA's Asia Pacific strategy. John has devoted over 25 years to the asset management industry to recover the narrative of the value that the investment profession bring to society. He is a staunch public advocate for market integrity, long-termism, investor outcomes, diversity, human dignity and educational standards, as necessary ingredients to building a sustainable and healthy profession. John previously served as Managing Director for the Americas for CFA Institute, a region comprised of 40+ countries from Canada, the U.S., Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Bowman joined CFA Institute in 2004 after holding several industry positions. He served as a portfolio manager at Mellon Growth Advisors (MGA), where he was responsible for portfolio construction and stock selection for the MGA International Growth and MGA Global Growth strategies. Bowman also served as a portfolio manager for the International Growth Opportunities Strategy at State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) in its Global Fundamental Strategies Group. John is a prolific writer and commentator, frequently appearing in industry and business publications such as the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Pension and Investments, Financial Advisor, The Independent, Wealthmanagement.com and CNBC. Bowman earned a BS in Business Administration from Mary Washington College and is a CFA charterholder.

Lukas Erard is a seasoned business executive with 20+ years of experience in the financial industry, alternative investments & private banking. He has founded several successful companies, is a proven expert in private equity & real estate and passionate about supporting young start-ups with unique business ideas.

Currently, he is heading the distribution unit (ex-US) for the Unified Global Alternatives group at UBS. In this role he oversees investment specialists for hedge funds & private markets across the Wealth, Institutional & Wholesale channels. In addition to his current role at UBS, he is the founder and board member of several entrepreneurial companies.
 

Julien Froidevaux is a banking and investment professional with more than 30 years of experience. He has held senior managing director positions at Lombard Odier, HSBC, Bank of China, and UBS. His career started at Arthur Andersen in 1991. Currently, Julien leads a team at Piguet Galland & Cie in Geneva that provides services to financial intermediaries and high-net-worth individuals.

Emmanuelle Sée is Head of Equities at Swiss Life Asset Managers France. She joined Swiss Life Asset Managers in 2022 to consolidate the equity range and support the deployment of the “quantamental” strategy through thematic funds dedicated to the environment and climate.
Before joining Swiss Life Asset Managers, Emmanuelle Sée began her career in Investment Banking at ICBC and Bank of China as an Analyst and subsequently joined the Amundi Group (Tokyo,  Paris), where she held various management positions, notably dedicated to ESG/ impact solutions from 2014 to 2021. She spent almost ten years at the Amundi Group, initially as Multi Asset Manager. The management of her multi-asset flagship earned it a five-star rating by Morningstar. She specialised as a Global Equities Impact Thematic Manager at CPR-AM (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Amundi Group). She was particularly dedicated to climate, environmental and social solutions. She has 15 years of experience in quantitative and fundamental (“quantamental”) management.
Emmanuelle Sée holds a master’s degree specialized in finance from the National Institute of Oriental Languages (INALCO – Langues O’). She also holds three bachelor’s degrees in Chinese, Japanese and International Business.