Scott Greenberg, CAIA, Chapter Head

Scott is responsible for building partnerships with institutional investors across Manulife’s private markets platform which spans: agriculture, timberland, real estate, infrastructure, private equity, private credit. Scott previously served as a vice president on the institutional sales team at Nuveen marketing alternative and traditional strategies to US investors. Prior to joining Nuveen, he was a relationship development associate at GE Asset Management working with European and Middle Eastern institutional investors.

The Future of Tokenisation in Alternative Investments

Description: Tokenisation is the process of creating a digital representation of a non-digital asset, with the potential to democratize access to alternative investments. Joanne Murphy, Jack Wu, CFA, Emmanuelle Pecenicic and Adrian Lai take a focused look at Tokenisation and discuss the recently published research on The Future of Tokenisation in Alternative Investments by CAIA Association, BNP Paribas Asset Management and Liquefy to better understand the broad spectrum of Tokenisation across all of the categories broadly defined as being “alternative”.

European Green Deal & Implications for the Real Estate Sector

Description: The European Green Deal (EGD) is paving the way for stricter regulations and targeted measures towards a zero-carbon economy. The real estate sector is an integral part of the EGD by prioritizing on existing buildings, which generate circa 40% of total energy consumption and 36% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. The goal is to kick-start a major Renovation Wave across Europe focusing on improving the sustainability levels of buildings in line with the principles of circular economy.

The African Infrastructure Paradox: Opportunities and Challenges, Session 1 of a Series

Economic development in Africa is limited by the availability and quality of key infrastructure, including road and rail transportation, energy and water. Closing this infrastructure gap is paramount to a bright future for the African economy and making it more attractive to investment capital in diverse industries. Our expert panelists took a look at what lies ahead for the savvy investor in Africa, the role of private players and how they, together with the public sector, are shaping the future of the continent.

Rick Roche Discusses the Evolution of Machine Learning in Investment Strategies

Description: "The Evolution of Machine Learning (ML) in Investment Strategies" is an insider’s look into the opaque world of AI/ML-powered investing strategies. The presenter will separate fact from fiction and hype from reality. After a cursory Overview of AI/ML origins and widespread adoption, you'll hear how leading-edge asset managers are deploying machine learner algorithms and alternative investment data (Alt-Data) to monetize differentiated sources of potential alpha.

Ryan O'Connell, CFA, CAIA

Looking at some of the past Member spotlights was quite an intimidating task as there are some really talented Charterholders out there with incredible professional resumes. While I certainly don’t want to downplay my past professional accomplishments, I have a unique and interesting story to tell about my choice and path to pursue the CAIA Charter.

The African Infrastructure Paradox: Opportunities and Challenges - Session 1 of a Series

Description: Economic development in Africa is limited by the availability and quality of key infrastructure, including road and rail transportation, energy and water. Closing this infrastructure gap is paramount to a bright future for the African economy and making it more attractive to investment capital in diverse industries. Our expert panelists took a look at what lies ahead for the savvy investor in Africa, the role of private players and how they, together with the public sector, are shaping the future of the continent.

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