Barbara Alemanni
Professor of Financial Markets and Institutions, University of Genoa and SDA- Bocconi
In 2005, Barbara Alemanni joined the University of Genova, Italy, as Professor of Financial Markets and Institutions. She serves as a member of the Board of Directors and the International Relations Committee. She is also Adjunct Professor of the SDA Bocconi School of Management of Milan, Scientific Advisor to the Italian Pension Fund Promotion Strategy (MEFOP) and a member of the Group of Economic Advisors (GEA) of ESMA. In 2017, she was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
Since 1994, Barbara has provided advisory services and training to several Italian and international banks, asset managers, to the Borsa Italiana S.p.a., and to the European Commission. Her main areas of specialisation are asset management, behavioural finance and regulation of financial markets. From 1994 to 2005, Barbara was Researcher and Associate Professor of Financial Markets and Institutions at the University Bocconi of Milan.
Barbara holds a M.Sc. in Finance from the City University Business School in London, and a Bachelor in Economics from the University Bocconi of Milan.
Alida Carcano
Founding Partner and CEO, Valeur Investments
Alida Carcano is the founding partner and CEO of Valeur Investments, an Asset and Private Wealth Management company with offices in Switzerland Italy and Luxembourg.
She is also founding partner of LAGOM Family Advisors, a multi-family office structure providing services related to managing families’ wealth.
Before creating her own company in 2009, she covered several positions at Credit Suisse, UBS, LODH and Deutsche Bank. She gathered experience both in Europe and Asia; in 2003 she was promoted to Managing Director and member of the Global Executive Council of Credit Suisse.
Alida graduated in economics Magna cum Laude at Bocconi University in Milan. She has been a CFA Charterholder since 1994 and has volunteered in many roles within CFA Institute. In 2005 she was elected to the Board of Governors for a three year term.
Over the years she has been invited to speak at several conferences and has been a mentor for students of her Alma Mater. She has a particular interest in foreign languages and literature.
Alessandra Manuli
CEO/CIO, Hedge Invest SGR
Co-Chief Executive Officer (Investments) since 2005, she has been fund manager, member of the board and of the investment committee of Hedge Invest SGR since 2001. Alessandra is also a member of the board of AM Holdings S.p.A., Manuli Rubber Industries S.p.A. and Terme di Saturnia S.p.A.
Before co-founding Hedge Invest SGR she worked in London as a senior analyst for Rasini & C., a specialist consulting firm, from 1999 to 2001.
Together with her sister Elisabetta, Alessandra co-authored the book: “Hedge Funds - Advantages of an Alternative Investment”, published in 1999. A registered financial analyst at the IMRO since 2000, Alessandra graduated in Business Administration at Bocconi University, Milan in 1999, with the dissertation: “Management policy of hedge funds: a comparing analysis”.
Marialuisa Parodi
CIO, Soave Asset Management Ltd
Investment manager with more than 20 years’ experience of working in international and multicultural environments, mainly as global fixed income fund manager, macro analyst and strategist. Marialuisa served on several Investment Committees in the UK, Italy, Switzerland and France, focusing on both institutional and private clients.
Committed to gender equality, in the last 10 year Marialuisa has been actively promoting initiatives and projects to empower women, including the Forum 54 Donne Elettrici Political Agenda in Tessin. She has served as President of BPW (Business Professional Women) Club Ticino and as member of the national BPW Equal Pay Day Task Force (2013-2016); she is currently Vice President of FAFTPlus, the 60 years old Federation of Female Associations of Tessin, now open for membership to all institutions, private and public, willing to promote gender diversity and inclusion.
Marialuisa is a member of the Consultative Commission of SUPSI- DEASS, Dipartimento Economia Aziendale, Sanità e Sociale and a member of CFA Institute Association, Italian Society. She has Italian and Swiss nationality, lives in Ticino, is married and mother of two sons.
Marco Alazraki
Managing Partner, Hedge Invest (Suisse) SA
Mr. Alazraki, a Swiss citizen, is currently Managing Director and member of the Board of Directors of Hedge Invest (Suisse) SA. He joined Hedge Invest (Suisse) SA in 2012 as Investor Relation manager responsible for the private and institutional investors of the company.
Prior to joining Hedge Invest (Suisse) SA, Mr. Alazraki worked as investor relation manager at Hedge Invest SGR (Italy) from 2007 to 2012. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Alazraki worked respectively as analyst and sales at Mondo Alternative Spa (Milan). Mr. Alazraki first work experience was in 2004 as an intern at the marketing department of BPU Pramerica Sgr, Milan.
Mr. Alazraki, graduated in Financial, Banking, and Insurance Sciences at the Catholic University (Milan).
