Partners Group Private Wealth Middle East Forum 2026

Wednesday 11 November 2026, 15:00 onwards

Registration

Event venue

The Atrium Building, Gate District, DIFC

Trade Centre - DIFC - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Dubai

Agenda

15:00-15:30 Welcome Reception & Registration

15:30-15:35 Opening Remarks

15:35-15:45 Keynote: Partners Group Update

  • Roberto Cagnati | Partner | Incoming Co-CEO

15:45-16:15 Spotlight Session: Private Markets Outlook for 2027 – Beyond the Headlines: Where are the Opportunities?

  • Anastasia Amoroso | Chief Investment Strategist

16:15-16:30 Panel Session: The Middle East Infrastructure Opportunity: Where Global Capital meets Regional Ambition

  • Suhail Albaz | Chairman Middle East, Africa & Central Asia

  • Ismail Afara | Head of Infrastructure Investments, Middle East

  • Moderator: Frank Kane

16:30-16:45 Spotlight Session: India Equities: The Buyout Advantage

  • Murali Nair | Senior Investment Leader | Private Equity, India

16:45-17:00 Q&A Session

17:00-17:15 Closing Remarks

17:30-19:30 Cocktail Reception at La Nina, DIFC

Speakers

Roberto Cagnati

Roberto Cagnati, Partner, Incoming Co-CEO

Roberto Cagnati is Co-Head of Partners Group's Clients Pillar, which comprises three departments: Business Development, Portfolio Solutions, and Product Solutions. He is also a member of the Executive Team and the Global Portfolio Committee. With 26 years of industry experience, Roberto has been with Partners Group since 2004 and prior to joining the firm, he worked at Deutsche Bank Asset Management and Credit Suisse Private Banking, both in the alternative investment space. He holds a Master's degree in Economics, specializing in statistics and financial markets, from the University of Konstanz, Germany.

Anastasia Amoroso

Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist

Anastasia Amoroso is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist at Partners Group. In this role, she provides macroeconomic, private markets, and portfolio management insights to investors. She joined Partners Group from iCapital, where she served as Chief Investment Strategist for the prior four years. Earlier in her career, she held senior roles in investment strategy and portfolio management at J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch, bringing over 20 years of experience in the asset and wealth management industry.

Suhail Albaz

Managing Director, Chairman Middle East, Africa and Central Asia

Suhail Albaz is Managing Director, Chairman Middle East, Africa and Central Asia, based in Dubai. He leads Partners Group’s activities and is responsible for the overall business strategy and client engagement activity of the firm in the region. He joined Partners Group in 2023 with significant experience in building & managing teams, businesses and complex client relationships. Prior to joining Partners Group, Suhail most recently held leadership positions at Natixis Investment Managers and Columbia Threadneedle Investments. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Economics from the Queen Mary, University of London along with masters’ degrees in Computer Science and Middle Eastern Politics History & Economics from University of Kent and SOAS, University of London.

Ismail Afara

Head of Infrastructure Investments, Middle East

Ismail Afara has recently been appointmented as Head of Infrastructure Investments across the Middle East. He is responsible for overseeing regional investment origination and asset management across Partners Group’s private markets asset classes, with a primary focus on infrastructure.

Ismail has been part of the European infrastructure leadership team since 2016 and brings substantial investment experience across Digital, Energy, Transport and Social infrastructure.

Murali Krishnan Murali Nair

Senior Investment Leader, Private Equity India

Murali is part of the Private Equity India business unit, based in Mumbai. He has been a part of the investment team across verticals including Services (Infinity Fincorp, Aavas, Ecom Express), Goods & Product (Vishal) and Technology (CSS Corp and Straive) and currently serves as an investor nominee director on the board of firm's portfolio company Infinity Fincorp. He has been with Partners Group since 2016 and has >12 years of private equity industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Multiples Alternate Asset Management in the private equity investment team in Mumbai as well as at Morgan Stanley and Macquarie in the investment banking divisions. He holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, India, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from BITS Pilani, India.