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Milan Kulich joined Advent in 2007 and focuses on the healthcare and retail and consumer sectors in particular in the CEE region. Prior to Advent, he worked at Deloitte leading M&A and valuations projects across several CEE countries. Milan has an MBA from INSEAD, a BSc in Business Administration from City University, Washington and a BA in Economics from University of Matej Bel, Slovakia Milan’s investments include Concardis GmbH, Devin, Douglas Holding, Nets, NielsenIQ, Partner in Pet Food, Takko and Zentiva.

Executive Partner of the leading €165mn PE fund in the Baltics INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund managed by the leading asset management group in the Baltics – Invalda INVL, active since 1991. Currently serves as deputy chairperson of the largest environmental management group’s AS Eco Baltia supervisory board and chairperson of supervisory board of its subsidiary AS PET Baltija. Before joining INVL was one of the leading M&A experts in Lithuania with extensive experience in transaction structuring and negotiations, who advised local and international clients on deals with the combined value of almost €2 billion. Deimante enjoys travelling, reading and doing sports (kitesurfing, snowboarding and running) in her free time.

Senior Mandate Manager, Mandate Management – Equity, European Investment Fund (EIF) Michal is responsible for the management of several EIF-advised investment programmes, particularly the multi-country Central Europe Fund of Funds, the European Angels Fund and the ESIF-funded VC programmes in the Czech Republic and Croatia, helping build innovation ecosystems across the CEE space. Michal has over 10 years of experience working in development finance and in developing innovative financial instruments. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the Saint Petersburg State University.

As a founding partner at Speedinvest, Daniel covers limited partner relations and fundraising both on the fund and portfolio levels. Daniel started his professional career as a stockbroker and private banker with ErsteBank in Vienna and Credit Suisse in Zurich. In 2000, he teamed up with Oliver Holle and Werner Zahnt in their Fintech startup, offering mobile payments to the media, entertainment and information industries. In 2006, they sold their startup NASDAQ listed VeriSign in a €55 million exit. Daniel holds a Master’s Degree in management and finance from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Daniel is a passionate skier.

Petr is an Investment Director at Schroders Capital covering private equity secondary investment activities in Europe, with a focus on lower mid-market GP-led transactions. Before joining Schroders Capital in 2017, Petr spent 4 years at Montana Capital Partners where he was an Associate conducting due diligence on secondary opportunities globally. Petr holds a Master degree in Quantitative Economics and Finance from University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Jan is a founding partner of Credo Ventures. He started his entrepreneurial journey during his university studies, mainly because no other career choice offered such independence and opportunity to learn new things. He co-founded an event management company and got his first exposure to tech as a co-founder of a software house. After his company was acquired, he started angel investing and providing consultancy services related to capital raising and acquisitions. He was an Investor at Poland based VC/PE group MCI Management before starting Credo Ventures with his long-time business partner Ondrej in 2009. As an investor, Jan is a generalist who stays curious and interested in all verticals. He is always looking for new solutions to existing problems and values authenticity and constructive relationships with founders. He enjoys spending time traveling with his family, practicing all kind of sports and he is an avid aviator. Arguably he has been behind the controls of most types of flying vehicles with only a handful of them (including spaceships) still remaining on the list. Jan graduated from the University of Economics in Prague and is a Kauffman Fellow, a highly sought-after program and network dedicated to the world of innovation investing.

Gabriel Kamensky is a Director in the BlackRock Private Equity Partners group within BlackRock Alternative Investors. Based in Zurich, he is responsible for investing in private equity funds, executing co-investment projects and direct growth investments in Europe. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2012, he worked at Swiss Re Private Equity Partners and Horizon21 as a member of private equity investment teams. Gabriel earned an MSc in International Business from University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and a Master’s degree in Corporate Management from University of Economics in Slovakia.

Head of CEE & Baltics