Alina Aroni is Senior Vice President at Lombard Odier. Based in London, she covers international entrepreneurs and tech founders, and assists them with achieving their personal wealth goals. Lombard Odier is an independent Swiss private bank with 225 year history. It is a pure play wealth manager who offers entrepreneurs innovative investment solutions and state of the art banking technology to preserve, grow and transfer wealth to future generations. Lombard Odier is the first wealth manager to be awarded B Corp certification, and is a pioneer in sustainability revolution. Alina has been in wealth management for over 15 years, while her background is in investment banking. She graduated from Bocconi University in Milan with a degree in International Economics and Finance.

Bradley (Brad) Doline is a partner in the London office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on advising start-ups and emerging companies, forming and representing private investment funds, and representing investors on their investment activities in a wide range of asset classes.

For his start-up and emerging companies practice, Brad guides companies through the entire company life cycle, from formation to exit strategies, and through the process of securing, negotiating and structuring financing. He regularly advises clients on the establishment of corporate entities and initiation of their business activities, including development of their capital structure, implementation of equity incentive plans, negotiation of employment agreements and protection of intellectual property assets. Brad advises on all forms of funding, including angel and seed round financings, early, mid and later stage venture capital financing, asset based and cash flow financing, and bridge loans and other convertible debt issuances through the use of a variety of investment structures. He also has particular expertise in representing non-U.S. founders and emerging companies in establishing U.S. holding company structures and accessing the U.S. capital markets.

Brad also represents venture capital funds, strategic investors, angel investors, family offices, and other investors in all aspects of raising and deploying capital in the emerging company and venture capital space. He also has significant experience representing institutional investors with their private fund investment programs with a particular expertise in counseling sovereign entities, including sovereign wealth funds, in connection with the expansion of their investment aims, formation and structuring of their sub-funds and special purposes vehicles, and organization of their cross-border structured investments.

Jon Lerner is a Partner at Smedvig Ventures, where he backs B2B software and AI-enabled companies and spends most of his time helping founders turn impressive technology into real businesses. He’s worked on both sides of the table — in consulting at Bain and in industry — and now works closely with Series A and B teams across Europe as they figure out how AI actually changes products, teams, and go-to-market, not just the pitch deck.

Daniel Matson is the Global Head of Private Assets and joined Lombard Odier in May 2025. Prior to Lombard Odier, Mr. Matson invested in global private markets on behalf of private banks, sovereigns, pension plans, and family offices since 2008. With experience across primary funds, direct investments, and secondaries, he has been active on over 50 LPACs and company boards.

Mr. Matson’s prior experience in private markets includes investment roles at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Credit Suisse, and StepStone. Prior to entering private markets, Mr. Matson was a M&A banker in London. He holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from Stockholm University, and a M.Sc. in International Economics from Stockholm School of Economics. 

Fredrik Nylander is an experienced executive and board leader with over 25 years in enterprise technology and global growth leadership. He currently serves as Chairman of Quinyx and TrueSec and holds advisory roles with several high-growth companies across cybersecurity, fintech, and AI.

Most recently, Fredrik was Senior Vice President at Workday, where he led Services and Sales organisations across EMEA and APJ. Prior to Workday, he held senior leadership roles at Microsoft, SAP and Oracle across Asia Pacific and Japan.

Known for his expertise in strategic transformation, private equity value creation, and CEO advisory, Fredrik works closely with leadership teams to drive commercial execution and governance excellence. He is passionate about innovation, resilience, and the role of technology in shaping sustainable businesses.