Private Markets Forum 2026

April 27 – 29, 2026
Four Seasons Hotel, Montréal QC

Private markets investing has been shaped by a variety of economic, climate and technological factors. How can institutional investors navigate the complex landscape and seize opportunities? What strategies are experts deploying in achieving their fiduciary responsibilities?
Join us at the Private Markets Forum 2026, from April 27th to 29th at the Hotel Four Seasons Montréal QC to find out! Connect with your peers, foster and build relationships with other experts, and create conversations that could change the industry.

Featured Speaker

Dan Alamariu

Chief Geopolitical Strategist

Alpine Macro

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Advisory Board

Jeff Chan

CFA

Director, ESG Investing

Canada Post Pension Plan

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Tanya Carmichael

ICD.D

Founder

Roxborough Advisory

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Serra Erdogmus


Chief Investment Officer

Canadian Medical Protective Association

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Koblavi A. Fiagbedzi

MBA, CFA, CAIA

Portfolio Manager, Head of Real Assets

CBC Pension Plan

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Peter Martin Larsen


Senior Managing Director, Private Market

University Pension Plan Ontario

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Victoria Tellez


Director, Research

FCLTGlobal

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Offsite Networking Dinner

Join us for an evening at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Founded in 1860, the Montreal Museum of Fine Art's collection showcases Quebec and Canadian heritage, Indigenous art and international art.

This off-site experience will include exclusive access to the Torlonia Collection from Italy, featuring remarkably beautiful bas-reliefs, mythical figures and captivating portraits. The evening will conclude with a seated dinner in the Glass Court, bathed in natural light and opening out onto the city skyline, as well as the wonderful, storeys-high Leonard Cohen mural.

The Event Experience

Participate in peer-to-peer discussions addressing forward-looking topics facing institutional investors

Network with institutional investors and your peers through a series of breaks and roundtable exchange discussions

Hear from a vast array of industry experts through interactive discussions

Extend connections at the off-site reception and dinner

Interact with speakers and make connections through use of an event app

Ways to Participate

Speak

Propose a speaker for a topic aligned with the conference theme

Attend

Complimentary passes available for qualified institutional investors

Sponsor

Limited sponsorship opportunities available for provider firms

Dan Alamariu

Chief Geopolitical Strategist

Alpine Macro

Prior to joining Alpine Macro, Dan spent eight years with UBS, as an Executive Director, responsible for country sovereign risk analysis for the Americas. Before UBS, Dan was a Director at Eurasia Group in various roles, including in global comparative analysis, and ran product development. He has also worked at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, and at Deloitte Consulting. Dan pursued postgraduate studies in International Relations at the London School of Economics, holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University, and a BSFS from Georgetown University.

Jeff Chan

CFA

Director, ESG Investing

Canada Post Pension Plan

Jeff Chan is Director, ESG Investing at Canada Post Corporate Pension Plan. In this role, Jeff leads all aspects of the plan’s ESG efforts including ESG integration, stewardship efforts and the implementation of the plan’s climate change strategy. Prior to this role, Jeff was Director, ESG at a large Canadian asset management firm where he developed and led the implementation of the firm’s ESG strategy and roadmap, including policy and process creation. Jeff also played an integral role in ESG product development and ESG-related client servicing.

Jeff is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has completed a Master of Science in Sustainability Management from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Science (Life Sciences) from McMaster University. Jeff also holds the FSA Credential from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR) Certificate from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).

Tanya Carmichael

ICD.D

Founder

Roxborough Advisory

Tanya Carmichael is a keynote speaker and the founder of Roxborough Advisory, a coaching and advisory practice that helps investment organizations unlock the potential of both human and institutional capital. She works with pension funds, asset owners, private equity firms, and industry associations to strengthen strategy, execution, and culture — building resilience and performance by design.

Previously, Tanya led a $12B global private equity portfolio as Managing Director and Head of Global Funds at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. She is a former Chair of the ILPA Board, a past member of the UN PRI Private Equity Steering Committee, and currently serves on the board of the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO).

Tanya holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Western University and a B.A. (Hons.) from Queen’s University. She also holds the ICD.D designation from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and is a BOS360 Certified Business Coach.

Koblavi A. Fiagbedzi 

MBA, CFA, CAIA

Portfolio Manager, Head of Real Assets

CBC Pension Plan

Koblavi Fiagbedzi joined the CBC Pension Plan in 2018 and is currently Portfolio Manager and Head of Real Assets. The Real Assets portfolio is 14.5% of Plan AUM. In his role, Koblavi leads strategy development, investment activity, ongoing monitoring, and risk management functions of the portfolio. Real asset investment activity is executed via direct, JV/co-investment, secondary and Fund structures globally. In addition, Koblavi provides support to the larger team for private equity and private debt investments.

Koblavi began his career at the Bank of Canada in 2004 where he worked on long term research and model development. Later, he joined Export Development Canada “EDC” as an Economist where he focused on current analysis and transactional guidance for political risk insurance, sovereign, and project finance loans in several key markets. When he joined the International Business Development Group at EDC in 2008, Koblavi led EDC’s corporate strategy for emerging markets and conducted due diligence and sourcing for project finance, corporate debt, political risk, and credit insurance. In 2012, Koblavi joined the CMPA Investment Fund where he focused on transaction and portfolio management for the private market portfolio in private debt, private equity, and real assets.

Koblavi earned his BBA (Honors) from Acadia University and MBA from the University of London. Koblavi is also a CAIA and CFA charter holder.

Peter Martin Larsen

Senior Managing Director, Private Markets

University Pension Plan Ontario

Peter Martin Larsen is UPP’s Senior Managing Director, Head of Private Markets, responsible for UPP’s Private Markets portfolio comprising the infrastructure, real estate, private equity, and private debt asset classes. Prior to joining UPP, Peter held senior investor roles at one of Europe’s largest institutional investors, PensionDanmark, and advisory firm and investment banking positions at PwC and Macquarie Capital. Peter has served on the Boards of Directors of multiple large infrastructure companies, and currently sits on the Investment Committee of the Danish Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Investment Fund, a DKK 5bn public-private partnership contributing to the realization of the 17 UN SDGs through investments in developing countries. Peter has Master’s Degrees in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and the University of Copenhagen.

Victoria Tellez

Director, Research

FCLTGlobal

Victoria Tellez re-joined FCLTGlobal in 2023 following her time at the TPG Rise Fund, where she helped maximize impact for the world’s largest private equity impact investing platform. In this role, Victoria conducted impact and ESG assessments to inform capital allocation decisions in education, life sciences, healthcare, financial inclusion, and climate sectors.

Prior to TPG, Victoria was part of the FCLTGlobal team for four years as a Senior Research Associate and is thrilled to continue contributing to its mission as Associate Director.

Victoria holds a B.S. in Labor Relations from Cornell University and a M.Sc. in Social Policy from The University of Pennsylvania, where she was the singular recipient of the Wilson-Spigner Social Policy Excellence award.