Erhard was appointed Global Head of Portfolio Management in 2024 with responsibility for the implementation and communication of equity factor and systematic Multi Asset strategies globally. In his role, he oversees the client portfolio management activities with team members in Melbourne, Tokyo and Frankfurt and the portfolio construction and trading team based in Frankfurt and New York. He also serves as a member of the IQS Global Management Team (GMT) responsible for strategic planning and direction for the IQS group and coordination of research and portfolio management activities. Erhard joined Invesco in 2017 as a portfolio manager focusing on balanced accounts and capital protected products. Furthermore, Erhard contributed throughout his career to the sustainability efforts focusing on integrating ESG aspects into the systematic investment process. He started his career as a portfolio manager in Deutsche Asset Management’s institutional Multi Asset and Risk Overlay team. Erhard holds a Master’s degree in Theoretical Physics from the Humboldt University Berlin.

Ivan Durdevic, executive director, is Head of ETF Distribution for Switzerland, Germany and Austria at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, based in Zurich. In this role, Ivan is responsible for leading and further developing J.P. Morgan Asset Management's ETF business in all three countries. Before joining the firm in 2018, Ivan worked at Amundi for over 7 years; first as Senior Client Relationship Manager for ETF & Indexing in Germany, and more recently as Deputy Head of ETF, Indexing and Smart Beta Sales Switzerland. Previously, he was with BlackRock Germany as Senior Business Development Associate for the iShares products and with NOMURA Bank Germany as Equity & Equity Linked Products Sales. The business economist started his career at INVESCO Germany.

Olivier Paquier is Global Head of ETF Sales at AXA IM. Prior to joining AXA IM, Olivier led JP Morgan Asset Management’s ETF Distribution team for continental Europe before being appointed Head of EMEA Distribution for ETFs. Before that, Olivier was in charge of SPDR ETF distribution in France, Monaco, Spain and Portugal at State Street, covering all client types whether institutional or intermediaries. He also led the distribution team in France for State Street Global Advisors, covering active and passive strategies. Olivier started his career in 2007 at NYSE Euronext as a Product Manager working on ETFs, warrants and certificates. He joined Amundi in 2008 as Product Specialist on ETFs.
Olivier holds a Master’s degree from the Sorbonne University (Paris) and an MBA from the Paris School of Business.

Cristian Balteo leads an international team of Investment Specialists at Nordea Asset Management (NAM), focusing on the Multi-Asset Team’s risk premia portfolios. His team engages with and supports some of the world’s largest institutional and wholesale investors, covering the full spectrum of NAM’s quantitative solutions. His experience and expertise span from unconstrained multi-asset, liquid alternative, fixed income, and equity strategies to multi-factor, equity-enhanced indexation portfolios (including UCITS funds, segregated mandates, and active ETFs). Cristian joined NAM in 2013. Before assuming his current role in 2021, he worked as Senior Investment Specialist covering a wide range of multi-asset, equity, and fixed income strategies and later as a Sales Director for the Iberian market. Prior to NAM, he spent six years as a Fund Selector at a leading Spanish independent financial advisory firm and four years as an Equity Trader. Cristian holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies (Magna Cum Laude) from Universidad Central de Venezuela, an MSc in International Relations from IBEI, and an MBA from ESADE Business School.