Unified Global Alternatives Summit London 2026

Andrea Albert is Head of Hedge Funds and UGA Client Solutions for EMEA, Switzerland, Latin America and Canada at UBS Asset Management. He is responsible for the strategic development and distribution of UBS's hedge fund and alternative investment capabilities across these regions, working closely with institutional and intermediary clients on portfolio construction and customized alternative investment solutions.

Prior to his current role, Andrea was Head of Business Development for EMEA at UBS O'Connor, UBS's in-house alternative asset manager. Before that, he advised Global Family Offices and institutional investors on hedge fund investments and bespoke portfolio solutions and worked within UBS Investment Bank's Cross Asset Sales team serving some of the firm's largest clients across EMEA.

Andrea joined UBS through the Graduate Talent Program and holds a Master of Science in Finance from ESADE Business School and a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Bocconi University. 

Ilias Benjelloun is Head of Portfolio for the Macquarie Infrastructure Fund (MIF). Since joining Macquarie in 2010, he has played a pivotal role in investment and asset management within Macquarie Asset Management’s infrastructure business. Throughout his tenure, Ilias has held senior roles in London and Sydney, focusing on utility, transportation, digital, green energy, and waste infrastructure investment opportunities. During his time in Sydney, he gained extensive experience in the power grid sector, holding board positions across two distribution and transmission businesses in New South Wales and South Australia. Ilias holds a Bachelor of Science in international business from Maastricht University and a Master of Science in finance from EDHEC Business School.

Erik Bissonnette is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the Direct Lending Investment Team. Erik is also Co-Head of Technology Investing and a member of the Technology Lending Investment Committee for Blue Owl Technology Credit Advisors. In his role, he oversees strategies with over USD 25 billion in AUM, focused on making debt and equity investments in established enterprise software and technology companies.

Neil is Head of Private Markets Distribution for the UK market. In his role, Neil is responsible for positioning the full Private Markets offering with UBS clients, including Private Equity, Private Credit, open-ended ‘evergreen’ funds and UK tax efficient private investment products. Neil joined UBS in 2012, and prior to his role in the Private Markets Team was Head of Wealth Planning Solutions in the UK. Neil previously worked for 11 years at Barclays Bank, starting as a graduate trainee and gaining experience in roles across both the Retail and Wealth divisions. He holds a Degree in Economics, the CMI Diploma in Leadership & Management, and is also a qualified Financial Planner.

Emma Corbishley has been in the role of Private Equity Advisory Platform Lead in the newly formed Unified Global Alternatives (UGA) since January 2025. She is responsible for curating the private equity advisory platform of closed-end feeder funds and open-end evergreen funds, in collaboration with internal stakeholders. She also leads the sourcing and due diligence of open-end private equity funds and is a member of the Private Equity Investment Committee.

Previously, Emma was an Investment Director within UBS Global Wealth Management, covering Private Markets. She joined the UBS Private Markets Investment Team in 2018.
Prior to that, she was a Fund Selector within UBS Global Wealth Management’s Fund Investment Solutions team covering long-only mutual funds and UK commercial real estate open-end funds.

Emma started her career in 2010 at EY, where she was a member of the Financial Services Transfer Pricing team. She is a CFA Charter Holder.

George Costa leads the global flagship private equity discretionary program, Multi-Vintage Private Equity (MVPE), that targets hard-to-access buyout & growth primary funds and direct opportunities in the lower and mid-market.

George has tenured more than seven years at UBS where he is a member of the Private Equity Investment Committee.

George is responsible for sourcing investments and portfolio management for MVPE globally, and co-leads the European investment team out of London.

With a core focus on the lower and mid-market, his role covers primary investing as well as co-investments and GP-led secondaries.

Prior to UBS, George held investment and client service roles at Mercer (fka Pavilion Alternatives Group and Altius Associates).George joined the UBS Private Markets Investment Team in 2019 and started his career in Private Equity in 2014.

Prior to the UGA Merger (now USD 159bn AuC), George was part of the original UBS Global Wealth Management team that deployed ~USD 18-20bn p.a. and grew the business at 30%+ AuC CAGR.

Note: As at March 2026

Scott Crabill is a managing partner at Thoma Bravo. Since joining in 2002, he has played a critical role in the firm’s growth and evolution into one of the world’s largest software investors. Scott co-leads the firm’s application software investing efforts and currently sits on the boards of ABC Fitness Solutions, Imprivata, JD Power, Jeppesen ForeFlight, QAD and RealPage. Over his more than two decades at Thoma Bravo, Scott has served on the boards of over 25 portfolio companies and has led over 15 exits. Beyond his investing work, Scott is deeply committed to philanthropy. In 2018, he and his wife, Angela, co-founded the Crabill Family Foundation, which works to advance equitable access to healthcare, education, housing and the arts in their hometowns of San Francisco, CA, and Springfield, Ohio, as well as other communities close to their hearts. Scott also serves on the board of the California Pacific Medical Center Foundation, the capital-raising arm of Sutter Health in San Francisco. Scott holds a BS in industrial engineering and an MBA, both from Stanford University, and has remained an active member of the Stanford community throughout his career. He currently serves on the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council, where he contributes expertise on strategy and operations. He began his career in corporate finance at Alex. Brown & Sons, before moving into private equity roles at J.H. Whitney and Summit Partners, where he focused on software and technology investments – experience that laid the foundation for his work at Thoma Bravo. A recognized leader in software private equity, Scott has been featured in prominent news outlets and podcasts, including Capital Allocators, and regularly hosts software CEOs and founders on Thoma Bravo’s award-winning Behind the Deal podcast.

Alessio Di Vito, Managing Director, joined CVC in 2017 and is a senior member of the Private Credit team based in Milan. Prior to joining CVC, he was at Deutsche Bank, where he worked as an Investment Analyst in the distressed trading team in London. Alessio holds a MSc in Finance from Bocconi University.

Bruce Flatt is the Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Corporation, a global investment firm focused on alternative asset management, wealth solutions, and its operating businesses, with over $1 trillion in assets under management. He is a member of Brookfield’s Executive Committee.

Mr. Flatt joined Brookfield in 1990 and became CEO in 2002. Under his leadership, Brookfield has developed a global operating presence in more than 30 countries.

Mr. Flatt also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Brookfield Asset Management and has served on many public company boards over the past three decades.

Victoria Hagmann is Head of UBS Global Wealth Management UK, Jersey & Guernsey and previously served as UBS Global Wealth Management Head of Europe North HNW and Head of UK International Business.

She is member of Wealth Management EMEA Management Forum and of the Executive Committee of UBS AG London Branch (AGLB).

Victoria is also a member of the Board of Optimus Foundation UK leveraging our global philanthropic platform to connect and make a positive social impact

Prior to this, Victoria held different roles at UBS Wealth Management ranging from complex projects driving client development, distribution management, regulatory-induced and technology-based changes across Switzerland, Europe, Emerging Markets and APAC. Victoria Hagmann holds a masters degree in Business Administration Banking and Finance, she is a mother of two children and speaks fluent English, German and Italian.

Pete McConnon joined ExodusPoint’s Fixed Income business as Senior Managing Director in September 2023. Prior to joining ExodusPoint, Pete was the Head of London Macro and a member of the Macro Management team at Balyasny Asset Management (BAM), based in London. Pete began his career at J.P. Morgan in swaps trading after earning an economics degree at Harvard. He continued in trading with Bank of America in London, eventually running the proprietary team in rates as well as market making operations. Pete moved to the buy side as a partner with BlueCrest in 2004. He remained at BlueCrest until 2010, during which time he served in various roles including Portfolio Manager, Head of Marketing, and Co-Head of the newly opened New York office. After BlueCrest, Pete spent several years with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) as a Senior Portfolio Manager.

James is the Head of Advisory & Sales for the UK and Jersey. Before rejoining UBS in 2025, James led A&S at Credit Suisse from 2019 and served as a Senior Manager and Board member for Credit Suisse UK Ltd. Prior to his initial move to UBS in 2007, James worked at Barclays Wealth for six years. With over 25 years of experience in wealth management, James has an established reputation for managing investments, advising clients and leading complex teams.

Alex Murray is a Director of Infrastructure Research and Strategy as part of Unified Global Alternatives (UGA), within UBS Asset Management (UBS-AM).

Alex joined UBS-AM in April 2025. In his current role he conducts sector and thematic research on the unlisted infrastructure asset class, informing investment strategies that anticipate market and industrial return drivers.

Prior to joining UBS-AM, Alex was a Vice President and Head of Real Assets at Preqin, a leading data provider on private markets where he helped establish a commercially successful institutional research product. Alex was formerly a Senior Analyst in the Infrastructure and Projects Authority within the UK Cabinet Office where he led the monitoring of UK PPP investments.

Prior to this he was a tenured academic at University College London’s Bartlett Faculty, after starting his career with KPMG Corporate Finance in London.

Note: As at March 2026

Declan O'Brien is a Senior Portfolio Manager within the Multi-Managers Infrastructure team in Unified Global Alternatives (UGA), based in London. UGA combines the manager selection capabilities from across UBS’ Asset Management and Global Wealth Management businesses to serve the needs of its UHNW, institutional and wholesale clients globally.

Declan joined UGA in July 2025 and is responsible for managing and overseeing investments in infrastructure funds, secondary transactions and co-investments. Prior to joining UGA, Declan spent ca. 8 years within UBS’ direct infrastructure business, initially as Head of Infrastructure Research (2017-2023) before joining the Energy & Transport Transition team, focused on delivering fleet decarbonization at scale. As Head of Infrastructure Research, Declan was responsible for providing quantitative and qualitative analysis of infrastructure investment markets across debt and equity and was a voting member on the respective investment committees.

Prior to UBS, Declan was responsible for Legal & General Investment Management’s research and strategy in the infrastructure sector. His previous roles were with Moody's Investors Services in London and Madrid (2009-2015), where he covered credits across the energy, transportation and telecommunications sectors; and at KBC Bank N.V. in Dublin and Sydney (2004-2008), where he structured and originated project finance transactions with a strong focus on the energy transition.

Declan is a member of the ACCA and holds a CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.

Saleh Panahi is a Senior Managing Director in the Private Equity Group in London, where he focuses on investments in the Energy Transition, Industrials, Media & Education industries. Since joining Blackstone in 2012, Mr. Panahi has been involved in a number of investments and currently serves on the boards of Adevinta, Desotec, Enstall, Qlar (FKA Schenck Process) and Sediver.

Mr. Panahi is a member of Blackstone’s Diverse Professionals Network EMEA Task Force, and represents Blackstone on the Futures Committee of Impetus, an organization supporting underprivileged youths in the UK.

Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Panahi worked at Lazard in the German M&A team.

Mr. Panahi received a Master degree (Dipl. Kaufm.) from the University of Mannheim.

Mitesh Parikh is the Co-Head of Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income (“DMFI”) at Schonfeld. Mitesh joined the firm in 2021 and oversees DMFI business development and informs DMFI capital allocation decisions. He serves on the firm’s Global Investment Committee. Prior to joining Schonfeld, Mitesh founded and managed Matador Investment Management, a global discretionary macro investment firm. Prior to founding Matador, Mitesh was a Managing Director at Balyasny Asset Management where he led the firm’s macro emerging portfolio manager program and was a member of the firm’s macro investment committee. Mitesh began his career at Goldman Sachs where he served as a Managing Director and Global Head of G10 F/X Trading. Mitesh received a BASc in International Management, Economics and American Business from Manchester University.

Kris is the Hedge Fund Specialist for UK & Jersey, responsible for fund distribution and advising clients in relation to alternative investments.

Kris has over 21 years of experience in the hedge fund industry and joined UBS in October 2022 from London & Capital, an independent wealth manager, where he was initially the Senior Hedge fund Analyst and later became the Head of Alternative Investments. Prior to that, Kris held hedge fund analyst roles at Momentum Global, PAAMCO and KBC Alternative Investment Management.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Manchester and is a CFA charter holder.

Caroline Rouse is a Managing Director in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group. In this role, Ms. Rouse is responsible for portfolio management initiatives for Brookfield Infrastructure Income including asset allocation and portfolio construction. Ms. Rouse is also responsible for origination and execution of infrastructure investments for the broader platform. Prior to joining Brookfield, Ms. Rouse was a Vice President in the Project, Infrastructure, and Principal Finance group at Goldman Sachs and held various roles in infrastructure finance and debt capital markets at J.P. Morgan. Ms. Rouse graduated summa cum laude with a BA from Yale University and holds an MPhil with distinction from the University of Cambridge.

Joe Sciortino is the Head of Private Credit at Unified Global Alternatives (UGA), based in New York. UGA combines the manager selection capabilities from across UBS’s Asset Management and Global Wealth Management businesses to serve the needs of its UHNW, institutional and wholesale clients globally.

Joe manages market research and due diligence across UGA’s private credit strategies. Joe’s credit team invests across the liquidity spectrum focused on corporate credit, structured products, specialty lending, real estate and insurance strategies.

He is also the Chairman of the UGA Private Credit Investment Committee and co-portfolio manager for all credit products and customized mandates within the multi-manager business.He was previously Head of Investments for the Americas for UBS Hedge Fund Solutions (HFS), and a member of the HFS Management as well as the Senior Investment Forums and Review Committee.

During his tenure at UBS, he has overseen the launch of several products and customized client accounts.

Prior to joining UBS in 2006, Joe was a Senior Investment Analyst at Lake Partners, Inc., a multi-billion-dollar consultant specializing in alternative investments, where he was responsible for manager research, portfolio management and directing the junior research analysts.

Note: As at March 2026

Dean has over twenty years of experience in the investment industry. In his role as an economist, he is responsible for formulating the macroeconomic views for Europe and the UK and translating this into investment strategies across the fixed income and currency markets. He joined UBS in 2014 and prior to this held positions as an economist / strategist at HSBC and Barclays. Dean holds a Masters in Economics from the University of London and is a CFA an CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) charterholder.

Claire Tucker is a member of the UGA – Hedge Funds Investment Committee and is primarily responsible for manager research, performing investment due diligence on prospective and existing hedge fund investments, while also contributing to asset allocation and portfolio management decisions.

Prior to joining UBS in 2013, she spent two years as an Analyst on the European Rates Research team at RBS Markets where she covered fixed income and cross-asset derivatives in EUR, GBP, USD and JPY (2011-2013).

Note: As at March 2026

David is an Associate Director in the Private Markets Distribution Team within Unified Global Alternatives for the UK, Jersey and Guernsey markets. In his role, David is responsible for positioning the full Private Markets offering with UBS clients.

David joined UBS in 2019, and prior to his role in the Private Markets Team he was a senior member of the UK Execution Trading Desk.

David previously worked at Hargreaves Lansdown for 3 years predominately on the Dealing Desk covering Equities, Fixed Income and Funds.

He holds a Degree in Business and Marketing from the University of the West of England and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.