FOE Bahamas 2019 - Speakers

FEBRUARY 14-18, 2019

Welcome to Family Office & Sports Experience. We are excited to be hosting an informative Experience at the Luxurious Baha Mar Resort & Casino in Nassau, the Bahamas from February 14th – 18th, 2019. This carefully curated Experience ensures a natural networking environment where authentic relationships and friendships are built.

Family Office & Sports Experience
Speakers & Agenda

Thursday February 14, 2019
Afternoon: 2:00pm - 6:00pm 

Guests Arrival and Check-in
Experience Hotel: Grand Hyatt Baha Mar
We have an international group of guests flying in, we ask those arriving early to relax, unwind and enjoy the Baha Mar Resort. 

Evening: 7:00-9:00pm 

Location: Baha Mar Convention Center at Baha Mar 
Room: The Spanish Wells Room 

Directions: Guests should follow signs to the Baha Mar Convention Center, upon arrival you will see additional signs to our Welcome Reception. 

Experience Registration
Guests can collect registration information at the Welcome Reception.

Welcome Reception
Guests will enjoy our Welcome Reception on Thursday evening on the Palm Lawn by the pools at the luxurious Grand Hyatt Baha Mar. Guests will enjoy live music, passed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Whilst networking with old friends and meeting new ones. 

Friday February 15, 2019
Morning: 8:00am - 3:10pm
Location: Baha Mar Convention Center - Baha Mar Resort
Conference Room: New Providence Room

Family Office & Sports Conference
We look forward to welcoming you to our 3rd Family Office & Sports Conference. Once again, this Experience brings influential people together in an intimate setting with high-profile speakers to discuss our industry’s most topical sessions. 

Family Office & Sports Conference Agenda 
Networking Breakfast
Time: 8:00am - 8:45am
 
Guests will enjoy a hot buffet breakfast while networking ahead of the conference kick off.

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Time: 8:45am - 9:00am
Wendy Craft, Chief of Staff, Fulcrum Equitiies 

Wendy Craft will be our conference host and will welcome our guests and provide opening remarks for the day.

Why Do Business in The Bahamas?
Time: 9:00am - 9:20am
Dionisio D'Aguilar, Minister of Tourism & Aviation, The Bahamas

The Bahamas Minister of Tourism will share insights into the Bahamas Lifestyle, culture and history, and the financial advantages of doing business in the Bahamas. 

Investment Migration - A Growing Impact on Global Wealth
Time: 9:20am - 9:40am
Meir Rabkin, Private Client Advisor, Henley & Partners

The emergence of residence- and citizenship-by-investment programs over the past decade is having a growing impact on global wealth migration trends. Henley & Partners are an industry leader in residence and citizenship planning, providing services to clients across the globe. Meir will provide detailed insight into the benefits of dual citizenship and the growing trend of wealth migration to countries such as Australia.  

Fireside Chat: Family Office Insights
Time: 9:40am - 10:00am

Arthur Bavelas, CEO of Bavelas Group & Founder of Family Office Insights

As a globally recognized entrepreneur, author, and family office investor, Arthur Bavelas is a pioneer in developing one of the first private opportunity review networks. Family Office Insights is a voluntary, “opt-in” collaborative peer-to-peer community of single family offices, qualified investors and institutional investors. Learn about and from the investor community that seeks to help protect, expand, and nurture wealth for multiple generations.

Break
Time: 10:00am - 10:10am

Guests will take a ten minute break.  

Sports Franchise Ownership Panel
Time: 10:10am - 10:50am
Matt Hulsizer Managing Member of the General Partner, PEAK6 Investments LP
Maureen Hanlon President at Onexim Sports and Entertainment Holding USA
Paul Conway Co-Found of Pacific Media Group Ltd.
Nishant Tella Principal at Poverni Sheikh Group

The notion of sports as an asset class may seem foreign to some. Our panelists will share their expertise in and connection to the game, the opportunities for investment and the challenges of owning a high-profile asset.  

Social Impact: Changing The Face of Finance
Time: 10:50 - 11:10am
Morgan Simon Founding Partner, Candide Group

Morgan Simon has close to two decades of experience making finance a tool for social justice. In that time she has influenced over $150B and is a regularly sought out expert on impact investing. Investors will learn what your money can do for the world — without hurting your investment returns.

Investment Opportunity: World's Greenest Brewery
Time: 11.10am - 11:25am
Kent Broo - Founder Broo Limited

There is no sustainability issue more vital to a brewery than water stewardship. Investors will learn how Australian brewer Broo Ltd plans to construct the world’s ‘greenest’ brewery. The facility will run on a mixture of solar, wind and biogas energy to create 480 million bottles of ‘carbon neutral’ beer per year. 

Mama Hope: An Advocate for Global Communities
Time: 11:25am - 11:40am 
Nyla Rodgers CEO & Founder at Mama Hope

Mama Hopes mission is to help communities achieve lasting, self-directed prosperity by challenging a broken aid system — one that perpetuates poverty and disempowerment. Mama Hope directly supports projects in education, health, women’s empowerment, agriculture and beyond — that are 100% community-led. Learn how you can get involved and make a difference.

Break 
Time: 11:40am - 11:50am

Guests will take a ten minute break. 

The Future of Real Estate
Time: 11:50am - 12:20pm 

Mike Mangione Director at Group RMC USA
Evelyne Massa Investor Relations at Group RMC
Tim O'Neill  Chief Investment Officer at NP-International

Our panelists will share their expertise and insights on the opportunities and challenges of the current real estate market in terms of market trends, opportunity zones, affordable housing and best practices for co-investment. 

Impact Investment Opportunity: a Mining Solution
Time 12:20pm - 12:40pm 
Norm Roberts Deputy President, Global Gold Mining & Sales Pte. Ltd.

Guests will learn about a mining investment opportunity that makes an impact on the local community while generating ROI.

Lunch 
Time: 12:40pm - 1:10pm (30 minutes)

Guests will enjoy a Caribbean style next working lunch.

The Silent Rise of The Female Driven Economy
Time: 1:10pm - 1:25pm
Danielle Kayembe, CEO & Founder, GreyFire Impact

Women represent the largest disruptive force in business — and the business world is unprepared. Currently women are the largest unserved market in business as a result of coded patriarchy — the assumption of male as default and exclusion of female perspectives in nearly every domain. Put very simply, most of the structures, design, technology and products we interact with are designed with male as the default. This has led to an echo chamber in the business environment. Danielle will share the opportunities in the the largest unaddressed market in business.

Philanthropy: Empowering Local Communities
Time: 1:25pm - 1:55pm
Siddhant Chopra Head of Strategy at Niraj Cement Structurals Ltd
Jhana Senxian CEO, Sustainability Guild International
Nyla Rodgers CEO & Founder at Mama Hope
Jeff Rodgers Marketing Director, Sports Tourism, MOT

A panel of next generation family and philanthropic leaders will share how their family legacy or their personal passion has helped shape their path and is empowering their community. 

When, Why, and How to set up Offshore
Time: 1:55am - 2:10pm
Paul Winder, Head of Fiduciary Products and Markets Deltec Bank and Trust Limited

The Bahamas has experienced more than 80 years of financial services history, and today the sector directly and indirectly contributes up to 36% of GDP. The Bahamas’ reputation as a financial center in great part is due to the comprehensive financial products offered by the institutions and advisors located here, coupled with their ability to provide the necessary service expertise. The Bahamas also provides international clients a jurisdiction to mitigate global political risk in their wealth planning and is is a preferred location for the ownership of intangible assets – and the operation of corporate offices and businesses involved in international trade.

Fireside Chat: Sport Meets Tech
Time: 2:10pm - 2:30pm
Jeremy Pressman 
Partner at ADvantage Sports Tech Fund / Professional Athlete

ADvantage invests in early-stage technology companies aimed at shaping the future of sports. Guests will learn how the two worlds' of sport and innovation come together.  ADvantage is the first truly global sports tech fund and focuses on sports tech startups from Series A onwards. The fund is backed by leAD Sports, an initiative spearheaded by the grandchildren of Adi Dassler to further sports innovation.

Fireside Chat: Daphna Ziman
Time: 2:30pm - 2:50pm
Daphna Ziman 
President at Cinemoi North America, LLC
Stefanie Crosby President Triumspear International

Daphna Ziman is a filmmaker, founder of a music label, philanthropist and author living in Beverly Hills, CA. She is known internationally and in the Halls of Power in Washington, DC, for her creative and unusually successful work on behalf of saving abandoned children. Dahpna will share her iconic story  of building Cinemoi into an “Exquisitely Innovative” Network Dedicated to Curated Films, High Couture and International Lifestyle. Having earned such enthusiastic supporters as Martin Scorsese, Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Jane Birkin, Michael Caine and so many more.

Keynote: Paul Hutchinson
Time: 2:50pm - 3:10pm

Paul Hutchinson Co-Founder, Owner at Bridge Investment Group

Paul Hutchinson is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 successful companies. His expertise includes business development, marketing and finance. He sold a large marketing company at the age of 29 and used the experience and money to start a real estate investment fund that now has over $10 Billion of assets under management and over 1,000 employees in 27 states.

Paul is the founder of The Child Liberation Foundation (CLF) and works closely with Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), The Nazarene Fund, and the adoption foundation Children Need Families. Paul has been personally involved in the rescue of hundreds of children from slavery and has raised or donated millions of dollars to stop child trafficking worldwide. 

Closing Remarks 
Evening: 7:00pm - 9:00pm 
Location: SLS Monkey Bar Terrace (Outside) - Baha Mar Resort

Friday Night Soiree
Guest will enjoy an alfresco evening on the Monkey Bar Terrace at the SLS hotel. Guests will enjoy music, passed hors d’oeuvres and open bar in a private setting.

Saturday February 16, 2019
Morning: 9:00am - 2:00pm

Free Time
Guests will have a free morning to socialize and enjoy everything Baha Mar Resort and the Bahamas has to offer.

Afternoon: 2:00pm - 7:00pm 
Transport: Bus leaves for the boat promptly at 2:00pm at the Hyatt Hotel Entrance 

Private Sail
Guests can spend the afternoon sailing on board our private catamaran across the crystal blue waters of the Bahamas. Guests will have the opportunity to snorkel and swim, with time to stop and enjoy the ocean throughout the afternoon. Refreshments and snacks will be served on board.

Evening: 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Location: Swimming Pigs Bar - Baha Mar Resort

Viewing Party
Guests will enjoy the Viewing Party on Saturday evening, featuring the 3 point contest and the State Farm Dunk contest at the Swimming Pigs. Guests will enjoy live music, passed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.

 

Sunday February 17, 2019
Day: 9:00am - 7:00pm

Free Time
Guests will have a free day to socialize and enjoy everything Bah Mar Resort and the Bahamas has to offer.

Evening: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Swimming Pigs Bar - Baha Mar Resort

Viewing Party
Guest will enjoy the Viewing Party on Sunday evening, with live music, passed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Whilst watching Lebron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and other top NBA All-Stars play in the most anticipated basketball game of the year.

Monday February 18, 2019
Guest check out and departure