Fund Finder Middle East

Ritz Carlton DIFC, Dubai

October 1st, 2025 - 8:30am to 2pm

Fund Finder Middle East Workshops aim to help you efficiently select your Investment Products.

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What can you expect from this event?

Format

A concise and targeted half day event in a pressure free, relaxed, and educational environment.

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Speakers & Topics

A maximum of 6 selected sponsors present their strategies & products to fund selectors from across the GCC.

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Audience

A specialized event designed to expose fund selectors to new investment products whilst enabling them to exchange ideas and network with their peers from across the region.

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Fast, efficient workshop format

The workshops will take place at the Ritz Carlton DIFC and will see 6 sponsors each presenting 3 times over the course of a half day.

3 rooms, 3 moderators, 10-12 fund selectors per room. Sponsors present once in each room for half an hour.

This is an event where sponsors are invited to present on overall strategies or on specific investment products.

When not presenting, sponsoring groups are welcome to sit in on other presentations, or network in the lobby.

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MICHAEL GRIFFERTY

OSCAR ORELLANA-HYDER

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Neutral market experts moderate the workshops

Speakers & Topics

Oliver Maris

Investment Specialist

Efficient innovation in Healthcare: The Medtech Opportunity

The medtech sector is redefining how we live, age, and heal—offering investors a

rare blend of innovation, resilience, and growth. The MIV Global Medtech Fund

unlocks this potential by investing in the world’s leading medical device companies,

guided by deep industry expertise and an agile strategy that balances opportunity,

stability, and the future of healthcare

Olivier Maris joined the Asset Management division of Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd in 2022. Starting as an investment specialist in the Multi Asset & Systematic team, he quickly moved to focus on thematic equity strategies.

Prior to his current role, Olivier worked as a portfolio manager and investment writer at Julius Baer. Olivier holds a Master in Management, specialising in Finance and Investments, from IE Business School, Madrid.

Mithran Sudhir

Head of Fundamental Equity Client Portfolio Management in EMEA

India Equity: Unlocking Value in a Diverse and Dynamic Market

Overview of Fundamental Equity as an asset class and the benefit and

opportunities of having an allocation to India equity in client’s portfolios, why

now in the current macro environment i.e favourable fundamentals, earnings

growth

Overview of GSAM’s Fundamental Equity platform and our offerings

(snapshot of the team, philosophy, investment opportunity, investment

strategy, key characteristics and differentiators, investments to date).

Mithran is head of Fundamental Equity Client Portfolio Management in EMEA

for Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He coordinates the strategy,

business expansion and client communication efforts for the Fundamental

Equity business in the region. He is also a senior client portfolio manager,

leading our Emerging Market Equity strategies efforts and advising

institutional, third party and high net worth clients on gaining appropriate

access to long-term secular growth themes.

Prior to joining Goldman Sachs Asset Management and the Fundamental

Equity team in 2013, Mithran was an investment advisory analyst with RBS in

their Private Banking division.

Mithran received a B.Com (Hons.) degree from Narsee Monjee Institute of

Management Studies in 2010 and qualified as an accountant with the

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in 2012. He was awarded

the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter in 2016 and the CFA

Certificate in ESG Investing in 2022.

Stuart Empson

Investment Director

Increased Income, Resilience and Diversification Whilst Keeping Pace with Rising Markets

Against a geopolitical backdrop that threatens to change the rules of the game, how can investors achieve increased income, resilience and diversification in their equity portfolios without sacrificing market upside?

In this session, we’ll explore how:

Equity markets have evolved in the face of a new world order
Income investing can enhance resilience and diversification
A differentiated, non-traditional income sector approach can help keep pace with rising markets

Stuart acts as the commercial bridge between Aviva Investors' equities investment teams and external stakeholders. He leads the equity product strategy, shaping and promoting the firm’s active equities philosophy across Global, Sustainable, and UK strategies.

Since joining Aviva Investors in 2015 as an RFP Writer, Stuart has worked across the firm’s institutional and distribution channels, including flagship multi-strategy portfolios. Previously, he held roles in Client Relationship Management and Business Development at Fitch Learning (formerly 7city Learning).

He holds a BSc in Economic Science from the University of Manchester and is a CFA® charterholder.

Duncan Robertson

Portfolio Manager, Asia ex-Japan Equities

The end of US exceptionalism and implications for Asian Equities

Trump’s erratic policymaking and the ensuing uncertainty is already having a

profound impact on the US economy and has seen a weakening of the dollar.

If this marks the end of US exceptionalism, it will have far reaching

consequences around the world, but perhaps no more so than in Asia. With

its varying stages of economic development, contrasting growth models,

distinct demographic profiles and range of geopolitical alignments, Asia’s

diversity brings dynamism, resilience and opportunity. It also provides ample

scope for active managers to generate alpha by targeting economies with

powerful structural advantages, and by focusing on what each country does

best. Duncan Robertson will discuss where he sees the most attractive

opportunities look ahead over the next 12 months.

Duncan is Portfolio Manager of TT’s Asia and Global Smid-Cap Strategies.

Before joining TT in 2014, Duncan was a Senior Portfolio Manager of the

Global Emerging Markets Fund at USS Investment Management. He

graduated from the University of Bristol with a BSC in Economics and

Finance. Duncan is also a CFA Charterholder.

Eric Papesh

Portfolio Specialist

Isolating Fundamental Insights for Better Investment Outcomes

T. Rowe Price’s Structured Research Strategies provide direct access to the insights

of our global equity research team in broadly diversified, risk-controlled portfolios.

For more than 25 years, investors in the strategy have seen higher risk-adjusted

returns compared to passive alternatives across a wide range of market

environments.

Structured Research isolates fundamental stock-specific insights within a straight-

forward and transparent framework to serve as an all-weather core solution for long-

term success.

Eric Papesh is a portfolio specialist in the U.S. Equity Division. Eric is based in

London and represents several U.S. equity strategies offered in the Europe, Middle

East, and Africa and Asia-Pacific regions.

Eric's investment experience began in 1994, and he has been with T. Rowe Price

since 2014, beginning in the ISG division as a portfolio specialist. Prior to this, Eric

was employed by Russell Investments as an analyst focusing on U.S. equities within

the firm's Investment Management and Research division.

Eric earned a B.A. in business administration, with concentrations in finance and

information systems, and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington.

Sefian Kasem

Global Head of ETF & Indexing Investment Specialists

Steady Growth, Strong Principles: Multi-Asset Portfolios the Shariah Way

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Sefian Kasem is the Global Head of ETF & Indexing Investment Strategists and Lead Investment Specialist Portfolio Advisory & OCIO at HSBC Asset Management. He is based in London and worked for HSBC Group for over 17 years.

Prior to joining HSBC Asset Management, Sefian worked for HSBC Global Banking and Markets, where he held a portfolio management position within Cross-Asset Trading, worked in Global Credit Trading and also worked as an Asset Allocation Strategist within HSBC Global Research. Prior to joining HSBC, Sefian worked at Credit Suisse within the Fixed Income Portfolio Management team. Before that he also worked as an analyst for a Fund of Hedged funds.

He joined the ETF & Indexing team in 2020, bringing extensive global macro expertise as well as cross asset experience, and recently expand his remit to the Portfolio Advisory & OCIO services as a Global Lead Investment Strategist. He holds a PhD in Mathematical Finance from Imperial College in London and a degree Economics and Finance at the London School of Economics.

A hand-picked group of fund selectors

The Audience

Investment professionals from Global & Local Banks - Family Offices. UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar.

Invited fund selectors

Delegate passes will be issued on a strict invitation-only basis, where only key decision makers are able to attend.

Free flights and accommodation

All delegates from outside of Dubai are entitled to free flights and accommodation. Up to 25 non-Dubai delegates are flown over for each event.

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All of Fenwick Media's events and projects in the Middle East are done in partnership with Allfunds.

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