Mark Bodger has over 25 years of experience helping finance teams transform their planning, budgeting, and reporting processes through technology. As Director at ICit Business Intelligence, Mark has led the implementation of over 1,000 Corporate Performance Management (CPM) projects across 500 organisations, partnering with leading software providers Workday and IBM.
A qualified CIMA accountant, Mark combines deep finance expertise with a passion for innovation – helping CFOs and FP&A leaders streamline processes, improve data-driven decision-making, and unlock growth. His focus is on empowering finance teams to move beyond spreadsheets and embrace modern planning solutions that deliver agility, insight, and control.
Nadine Esposito is the Founder of Wellthspan Advisory, a Swiss-based think-and-do tank pioneering the integration of health, wealth, and longevity literacy into wealth preservation and succession strategies. With a background in risk and investment governance in the Swiss banking sector, Nadine helps institutions and families develop innovative frameworks for cross-generational wealth transfer that account for demographic change, healthspan dynamics, and longevity risk.
Her work bridges finance, demographics, and behavioral science, focusing on how structures, next-generation education, and adaptive financial planning can enhance both financial resilience and legacy continuity in an era of 100-year lives.
Stamatios (Stam) Kalogrias is a Mechanical Engineer with an MBA and years of experience managing an architectural firm. As co-founder of Cabins Sleeping, a design-forward micro-hotel concept in Athens, he explores how tech, automation, and emotion can reshape hospitality’s real return — E-ROI: Emotional Return on Investment.
Denis Oevermann is heading the Investment Strategy at Bitcoin Suisse, driving the firm’s House View, client advisory, and proprietary market intelligence frameworks.
He brings a decade of experience in crypto assets, has a background in Economics and holds a Master of Finance in Asset Management and Quantitative Finance from the University of Amsterdam, with published research on crypto asset valuation and DeFi metrics.
Dr. Alexander Lennart Schmidt, a distinguished European scholar born in Germany and based in Amsterdam, is Professor of Technological Innovation at Hotelschool The Hague (The Netherlands). With a rich academic background, including a PhD from the VU University in Amsterdam, Dr. Schmidt specializes in disruptive business models and technological innovations within the hospitality industry.
His positions at various universities across Europe have been marked by significant contributions, particularly in understanding the intersection of digital technologies, such as robotics, artificial intelligence, and immersive technologies, with business model innovation. His research, recognized for its practical applicability, offers management tools tailored for navigating the challenges of continual industry disruption.
An advocate of cross-industry collaboration, Dr. Schmidt’s work explores the transformative impact of digital technologies, propelled by market players outside traditional industry boundaries. Dr. Schmidt identifies as an insightful innovation enthusiast, tirelessly pushing the boundaries of possibility. His interactions with students, founders, and seasoned managers have sharpened his skills in delivering personalized education and training formats. His passion for innovation and entrepreneurship has inspired many innovation-makers.
