Alexander Bebov has over 30 years of experience in asset management and investment banking including the USA, Europe, CEE, CIS countries, South Africa, Central and Southeast Asia and Middle East. He also has more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector.

He has held positions including VP at Schroder Salomon Smith Barney, Citigroup, JP Morgan, Prudential, and Chemical Bank (bought Chase).

Alex is a regular speaker at LP and asset management conferences (SuperReturn Infra, North America in Miami, Superreturn Asia in Singapore, Funds Forum Monaco, PEI Berlin/Singapore, etc.) and has been quoted numerous times in Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Euromoney, and Global Finance.

Member of Harvard Alumni Association.

Maya Vasileva comes with strong background ex-London City in asset management, corporate finance, M&A, and capital markets, gained through her work in London (Bear Stearns, Standard Bank) and CEE. She played a key role in major financial processes, including the DSK Bank transaction under J.P. Morgan’s leadership, and has worked on syndicated loans, quasi-sovereign debt issues, and strategic banking mandates. Her expertise includes due diligence coordination, investor relations, valuation, market research, and debt and equity transactions. Maya has also contributed to major energy sector projects, such as the Energo-Pro €130 million bond, Stirom S.A., Energy Holding’s €1.05 billion eurobond issuances, etc. She holds a Master’s degree in Marketing and Finance from the University of Exeter.

Peter Krastev is an experienced senior financial professional with extensive expertise in AM/IB, brokerage, corporate advisory, and capital markets across the Central and Eastern Europe. His main areas of experience include financial advisory for corporates, providing strategic support for their funding requirements, and trading as a securities broker on the Bulgarian and Romanian Stock Exchanges (IPO Partner role). He has been involved in high-profile corporate advisory projects, including the NPP Belene project, a EUR 7bn transaction led by HSBC.

He is a certified securities broker on the Romanian and Bulgarian Stock Exchanges, certified Agent by the Romanian Central Depositary.

Gavin Ryan has over 30 years of experience as an emerging markets private equity and infrastructure fund manager and investment expert across Europe, Africa, and the MidEast. He has managed major funds, including CEE AG, a €2.5bn RES asset manager, George Soros $200m European PE Fund, and Advent International’s $30m country fund. Gavin advises PE funds and LPs across EMEA, focusing on enhancing GP operations, serves as a Non-Executive Director, and has held board positions in several companies and banks. Gavin worked with HSBC IB, the British Foreign Office, Nomura International, and Price Waterhouse. Holds an MA in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, an MBA from McGill University, and a Certificate in FinTech Studies from the University of Oxford.

Marija Jevtić has over 20 years of financial advisory experience gained at Deloitte, DIV Smart, and BAC.

She spent 10 years at Société Générale in asset management (as a portfolio manager of a voluntary pension fund) and in risk management (as Head of Small Business and Retail Risk Management).

She has also worked with BAC on numerous transaction advisory projects.

Her experience includes M&A, strategic and business planning, due diligence, valuation, and related financial advisory services.

Horace began his career in Private Banking at Bank of America, gaining broad experience in wealth management, family office services, and client strategy. He later joined Morgan Stanley’s Structured Derivatives Desk, where he focused on the design and distribution of structured notes for IRAs, financial advisors, and institutional investors. With expertise that spans private banking, structured products, and sustainable investing, Horace is committed to connecting investors with opportunities that deliver strong returns and create long-term impact in clean energy and innovation.

Hristo Popov is an investment banker, entrepreneur and investor with nearly 2 decades of experience in M&A, founding, scaling, and exiting ventures across CEE, UK, US and GCC. He led fundraising and corporate development at Dronamics, a European aerospace technology company, and previously co-founded Britos Brewery, along with a number of digital companies, gaining hands-on experience in FMCG, deeptech R&D and scaling, industrial manufacturing, financial services and strategic partnerships.  Lately he is working with founders on scaling strategies, capital raising, and international expansion.

Radka Ganeva Nikolova brings extensive executive experience in asset management, banking, and investment finance, with a proven track record leading organizations through growth, restructuring, and strategic transformation. Her career includes serving as VP of Strategic Planning, being on the helm of the biggest privatization deal with DSK Bank, CEO and Managing Director of a pension and asset management company, CFO of DZI Bank. She joined BAC as a CFO of the first REIT in Bulgaria. She specialized in Concordia University, and is a member of CPA Order, Canada.

Dejan Tesic, PhD has over 25 years of experience in commercial/investment banking, ITC/fintech technologies. He has held top executive positions in leading Serbian banks including Komercijalna Banka, Banca Intesa, AIK Banka and Piraeus Bank He also served as a Board Member of MasterCard CEE. Dejan has extensive experience in banking sector restructuring across the region, leading several acquisitions and post-acquisition transformation processes. His track record includes numerous corporate and project finance transactions. Active in the local capital market, he was also member of the governance bodies of Intesa Eurizon and Kombank Invest funds. Dejan holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Managerial Economics from the University of Belgrade. He also brings hands-on experience in M&A within the renewables sector and company operations management.

Attorney at law with experience in the field of civil and commercial law, capital markets and banking.