Seminar 'Geopolitics and the Future of Global Investing: How to Position your Portfolio for 2027'
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Bob Homan
Chief Investment Officer, ING Investment Office
Bob Homan is sinds 2008 Hoofd van het Investment Office van ING en daarmee eindverantwoordelijk voor het beleggingsbeleid van ING voor haar Nederlandse klanten. Hij startte zijn carrière bij de Postbank en werkte voor zijn overstap naar ING bij diverse vermogensbeheerders. In de media is hij het gezicht van ING wanneer het om beleggen gaat. Homan studeerde Economie aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. -
Luc Aben
Chief Economist, Van Lanschot Kempen
Luc Aben has been working in the field of asset management and asset advice in the Netherlands and Belgium since 1992, including 23 years at Van Lanschot Kempen. He started his career as an Equity Analyst, gradually moving towards macroeconomics and investment strategy. Since 2012 he is Chief Economist of Van Lanschot Kempen. In this role he is co-responsible for allocation choices in asset management and investment advice. He also provides economic input for steering the bank's own balance sheet. -
Norman Villamin
Group Chief Strategist
Norman Villamin joined UBP in November 2015 as Head of Investment Services and Treasury & Trading of UBP Zurich, shortly after which he was appointed Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Wealth Management. In 2023, he assumed the global role of Group Chief Strategist in which he is responsible for elaborating the Bank's long-term investment strategy and developing investment convictions for the Bank’s Global Investment Committee. Villamin has over 20 years of experience managing wealth both on an advisory and a discretionary basis. He was previously Chief Investment Officer for Coutts International, Head of Investment Analysis & Advice for Citi Private Bank in the Asia-Pacific, Head of Asia-Pacific Research for HSBC as well as Head of Asia-Pacific Strategy for Morgan Stanley based in Hong Kong and Singapore. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a master’s in Business Administration from the University of Chicago. -
Salman Ahmed
Global Head of Macro and Strategic Asset Allocation, Fidelity International
Salman Ahmed joined Fidelity in August 2020 as Global Head of Macro and Strategic Asset Allocation. Previously, he was co-chair of Global Investment Committee and Chief Investment Strategist at Lombard Odier IM (LOIM). Before spending nearly 8 years with LOIM, Ahmed was head of Global Macro at Edf trading between 2009 and 2012. He also spent nearly 5 years with Goldman Sachs International as a global economist within the global macro team. He began his career in finance with Watson Wyatt (now Towers Willis Watson) in 2001. Ahmed holds a PhD and MPhil in Economics & Finance from University of Cambridge. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan, in 1999. -
Vera Fehling
Chief Investment Officer Western Europe, DWS Group
Vera Fehling joined Western Europe, DWS, in 2011 with 4 years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she served as a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager. Before joining, she worked as a Fixed Income Analyst at BHF Bank and in Covered Bond Research at Commerzbank Fehling has a Master's Degree in Mathematics from Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz; Certified International Investment Analyst. -
Volkert de Klerk
CIO, Roots Investments
Volkert de Klerk has been CIO at Roots Investments since 2016. He is also a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Ubbo Emmius Fund (endowment of Groningen University). Previous roles were at MN (head of manager selection Private Equity and Real Assets) and SNS Reaal (Managing Director of all Investment Funds). From 1998 to 2009, de Klerk worked as Director Multi Management and Director Institutional Clients at ING IM Europe. He started his career at Robeco. De Klerk studied Economics at the University of Groningen and Finance and Investments at the University of Exeter, UK. -
Wouter Sturkenboom
Chief Investment Officer
Wouter Sturkenboom is Chief Investment Officer at Providence Capital. In this role, he is responsible for the firm's investment activities, including investment strategy, asset allocation, and manager selection.