Advisory board

Fred is a serial entrepreneur and a global civil servant (United Nations mainly), who has committed his 25 years professional experience to international relationships and development cooperation. Expert in peace issues, sustainable development, CSR and fundraising, he has held important global leadership responsibilities in the public, private, philanthropic and intergovernmental arenas, lead four successful Nobel Peace Prize winning positioning strategies, but also and foremost became a recognized strategist, efficient lobbyist and king-maker appreciated by many former and current world leaders. He is the President of “Global Lobby” and of “Yes You Can”, as well as advises multiple governments, corporations and foundations worldwide.

Mr. David Arkless is a world-renowned expert on labor market trends and also has widespread experience of helping countries develop their economic and labor market strategies. In 2011, he became Vice- President of Ciett, the international confederation of private employment agencies. He has in depth experience of developing corporate and international affairs and as such has been called to advise the governments of China, Mexico, Vietnam, Serbia and Singapore, as well as the US Department of State, the European Union and the cities of Shanghai, Tianjin, Dalian and El Paso/Juarez regarding skills, talent, employment, social policy and economic development. In May 2010, he became Vice-President of the China International Council for the Promotion of Multinational Corporations (CICPMC) in Beijing and is an advisor to and supporter of the All-Party Political Group on East Asia, empowering the Asian diaspora in UK society and building links between the East Asian and UK business communities.

Holmes Stoner Jr is the Founder/Chairman of the Pacific Rim Chamber of Commerce and Business Council from 1989 to the present time (pacrimbc.com) (pacrimcc.org) His responsibilities are to oversee and establish best practices for small and micro businesses (over 400,000) worldwide. In 2002 he established the Green Alliance International to educate and reward small business to become better environmental citizens and do more for sustainability in the 21st Century. He is a strong advocate of Green Initiatives and Sustainability around the world.

Luiz Fernando C. Macambira is a Brazilian-born entrepreneur, former commodity trader, investor, advisor, executive editor and publisher. He is the Publisher, CEO and Editor of the Monaco, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg editions of the iconic FORBES magazine, part of Forbes Media, a global media company with tradition of authoritative business journalism, focusing on news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurial capitalism, leadership and affluent lifestyles . He began his career in Miami, Florida as a commodity trader , later becoming one of the founders of a commodity trading firm, which achieved a dominant position in several coffee markets. In partnership with one of the world’s biggest green coffee exporters the company has been credited with having nearly cornered the coffee market in Russia in the nineties. He is a member of a number of Advisory Boards and he is fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish and conversational level of Russian and Italian.

Based in Geneva and Monaco, Walter is co-founder of Phimpact Investments, a Social and Environmental Impact Investment group specialized in sustainable investments, technology for good fund raising and strategic acquisitions for selected projects and family groups. Walter has more than 30 years of experience in, private Equity , Venture Capital and Direct Investments. He led more than 60 successful acquisitions, 29 M&A deals, and more than 40 Venture Capital investments, leading personally more than 30 successful exits through strategic buyers. Prior to Phimpact, he developed his career at international organizations like Merrill Lynch, ABN AMRO and Citicorp, in New York, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, London and Geneva. He was part of the founding team of Citicorp Venture Capital (CVC) and Citicorp Capital Investors pioneers in the industry . He has participated in more than 39 fund raising process for different direct investment vehicles, VC`s , Private Equity and Real Estate Investment Funds. As General Partner , he was appointed as board member in more than 30 privately held and listed portfolio companies, including three where he acted as CEO. Philanthropic fund raiser for foundations and endowments. PAD from the IAE Business School, Master in Finance and Graduate in Economics from the UBA. Global CEO Program IESE, Spain. Post graduate in Philosophy and Strategy.

Alex is a highly experienced adviser on Strategy and Market Development for the past 40 years. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB and SM in Chemical Engineering) and Harvard Business School (MBA). He started his career in management consulting with McKinsey & Company in Paris ,France and travelled to over 50 countries. Alex resides in Monaco and is currently the Co-President of the Harvard Club of Monaco and member of the Monaco Economic Board.

Mr. Gibson-Moore has had a 30-year career in banking general management as well as corporate finance, investment banking and asset management. He has specialised in private equity and institutional asset management since 2000. From 2009 to 2014 he was Managing Director and Regional Representative of LGT Bank covering the MENA region. The LGT Group is privately owned by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein and focuses word-wide on institutional and family office asset management. Before joining LGT Group, he was Chief Executive Officer Middle East for the Robeco Group. He set up Robeco’s regional office in Bahrain with responsibility for their institutional asset management business in the MENA region. Clients included all the regional sovereign wealth funds, government institutions, banks and family offices. From scratch AUM of over $7bn were achieved. Mr. Gibson-Moore was a Member of the Middle East Advisory Board of the Robeco Group from 2008 - 2014. He was previously 15 years with Chase Manhattan Bank (subsequently JPMorgan Chase) where he was Chairman of the Boards of Chase Manhattan Bank in Switzerland, Luxembourg and Jersey and Swiss Country Manger. In addition, he was Head of the Europe, Middle East and Africa Division for 8 years and was subsequently responsible

His tireless entrepreneurial spirit has led him to found and chair the Board of The Abrahamic Business Circle based in the United Arab of Emirates, an organization of high-profile individuals that shared the same vision in fostering economic diplomacy through business and trade. Recently, Dr. Nagel appointed as the Governor of Cevitas Dei, an Institute of History and Archaeology of Jerusalem promoting the Abraham Legacy, he has been one of the founders of this mission. Before devoting himself to business and entrepreneurship, Mr. Nagel’s academic background in Economics and Law has been forged in university centres in Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain. Amongst other relevant activities, he is an active member of the Scientific Committee of the Chair in Security at the Andorra’s Universitat Europea. Additionally, he is the co-founder of a Spanish investment bank specialized on cross-border transactions and debt restructuring. In 2016, he went above and beyond the call of duty to help others and he founded a Charity Trust in order to combat the social exclusion caused by over-indebtedness and give support to basic overall financial education and awareness.

Nicole Sabeti is a well-known animal rights advocate and charity founder who advises in animal and environmental friendly founding and investments. She is the CEO and founder of several companies like Iman Fine Arts Interior Design where luxury residential and commercial architecture and design have been realized environmentally friendly and without animal-related products. She serves as executive partner of APEX CAPITAL VENTURES HOLDING.LTD where she advises on animal and environmental respecting projects for its clients. Nicole is the author of 4 books, she was featured in her own TV Show and is currently the executive director of the Animal Eden Foundation Germany.