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Maria Aguilar-Wittmann is Co-Head of the Infrastructure Funds, Co-Investments and Secondaries team at Allianz Global Investors. 

Maria joined AllianzGI’s team in 2017, shortly after the inception of the Infrastructure Funds, Co-Investments and Secondaries strategy. Covering the digital infrastructure sector, she has been essential to the success and deployment of the AGDIEF fund series which has attracted over EUR 2.5bn in client commitments to date. 

Before joining AllianzGI, Maria Aguilar-Wittmann was with EQT Infrastructure and Macquarie for six years. She has played an important role in building out AllianzGI’s indirect infrastructure equity platform into the successful franchise with more than EUR 12bn of AuM it is today. 

In December 2023, Maria Aguilar-Wittmann was recognized by Infrastructure Investor as one of the “Rising Stars – 20 under 40”.

Marc C. Ganzi is Chief Executive Officer at DigitalBridge and has been an investor and operator in the digital infrastructure sector for more than 30 years.  Mr. Ganzi has led DigitalBridge’s transformation to become a premier platform for digital infrastructure and real estate investment.

Mr. Ganzi originally founded Digital Bridge Holdings in 2013 and, as its CEO, built the firm into a leading global manager of digital infrastructure assets with more than $20 billion in AUM, until its merger in July 2019 into the current public company, DigitalBridge Group, Inc.

Previously, Mr. Ganzi founded Global Tower Partners (“GTP”), which grew to become one of the largest privately-owned tower companies in the U.S. under his leadership before being acquired by American Tower Corporation in 2013 for $4.8 billion. At GTP, Mr. Ganzi executed a series of strategic acquisitions, build-to-suit agreements with wireless carriers and financings in the credit markets.

Prior to the formation of GTP, Mr. Ganzi worked as a consulting partner for DB Capital Partners from 2000 to 2002 where he oversaw the institution’s investments in the Latin American tower sector. Before joining DB Capital, Mr. Ganzi co-founded and served as President of Apex Site Management, one of the largest third-party managers of wireless and wireline communication sites in the United States. In 2000, Apex merged with SpectraSite Communications to create one of the largest telecommunications site portfolios in the United States at the time.

In 1990, Mr. Ganzi served as an assistant Commercial Attaché in Madrid for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Foreign Commercial Service Department. He also served as a Presidential Intern in the White House for the George H.W. Bush administration with the Office of Special Activities and Initiatives for the Honorable Stephen M. Studdert in 1989.

Mr. Ganzi received a Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School of Business in 1993. He was a Board Member of the Wireless Infrastructure Association from 2008 to 2017 and served as Chairman from 2009 to 2011. He is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee of the Federal Communications Commission.

Having begun his career as a lawyer working for some of the top London and offshore law firms, Stuart has since garnered over 15 years’ leadership experience in the investor services space, including both operational and client-facing roles. 

Before IQ-EQ, he was Group Head of Institutional Services for another prominent administrator. Stuart joined us in January 2018 as Group Managing Director of Corporate Services and since then has held a series of leadership positions, most recently Head of Alternative Assets. 

He holds deep industry expertise across the alternative assets sphere and works closely with investors, both private and institutional, to help them access private markets either through direct structures or as a limited partner.

Expert insights: 

Stuart offers specialist knowledge in a range of areas including private funds, real estate, digital assets and sports investing. 

He regularly shares his insights into the latest investment and structuring trends and how they’re playing out in key regions globally.

Edward Nwokedi is the Founder and CEO of RedSwan Digital Real Estate, a pioneer in tokenizing over $9B in commercial real estate, and the Executive Director of Sales of RedSwan Markets, LLC. 

With over 20 years of experience in CRE and capital markets, he has built an SEC/FINRA-compliant marketplace that expands access to security token offerings for real estate. 

Formerly the Executive Director at Cushman & Wakefield, he oversaw $2.7 billion in multifamily transactions in Texas. 

Edward holds a Series 82 and Series 65 FINRA license, an MBA from St. Mary’s College in California, and a B.S. from the University of Michigan. 

He also serves on the advisory board of the Bauer Real Estate Program at the University of Houston.

Hanna Sundqvist is Head of Private Credit, Europe at Moody’s, where she leads thought leadership, client engagement and strategic development across private credit markets. 

Her work focuses on credit risk, portfolio resilience and the interaction between macroeconomic conditions and private market investments, with particular expertise in private credit, leveraged finance and asset-based strategies.

Hanna regularly contributes to Moody’s research on private credit, corporate credit risk and European market developments.  

She has over a decade of experience across credit risk and analytics, having worked across Moody’s, S&P Global and in banking.

She is based in London and works closely with global teams across research, analytics and market strategy.

As Head of Private Wealth for EMEA Joseph leads coverage of private clients across the region and coordinates with the other regional leaders in New York and Singapore.

Joseph’s JLL career began in 2005, in London, before moving to Montréal, where he played a pivotal role in establishing our Canadian Capital Markets team. 

Between 2018 and 2024 Joseph was based in Paris, overseeing international capital coverage for the French market. 

Joseph has transactional experience across all of the major asset classes in multiple jurisdictions allowing him to leverage his considerable experience to best advise our private clients.

Amilcar Grot is a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Real Assets team, bringing a global perspective to private real assets and real estate investing across the full risk spectrum, from core to opportunistic strategies. 

His work spans the identification, execution, and active stewardship of investments across both primary and secondary markets.

Operating across funds, joint ventures, and direct real estate investments, Amilcar focuses on aligning capital, strategy, and partnerships to build resilient portfolios in an evolving market environment. 

Known for his rigorous and inquisitive approach, he combines disciplined investment judgment with a strong belief in collaboration as a driver of long-term value.

Beyond his investment role, Amilcar serves on the Advisory Board of several funds, including Adicosy Robard, is a member of the Management Board of INREV—the European association for institutional investors in non-listed real estate—and is a past member of AFIRE, the global association for cross-border real estate investors. 

He is a diplomatic and engaging communicator who actively contributes to industry dialogue and thought leadership.