Partner, Territory Leader, Regional Assurance and Asset and Wealth Management Leader, PwC Cayman Islands
Partner and Wealth & Asset Management Sector Leader for EY in the Bahamas, Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands
Executive Vice President – Group CIO & Digital Channels, Cayman National Corporation
Chairman, Cayman Finance
Since 1989, Mr O’Dea worked for Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Limited in various capacities. He ended his executive career with a stint as Managing Director Cayman and President & Chief Operating Officer, BNTB Group. In April 2016, he retired from executive responsibilities with Butterfield Group and assumed a non-executive role as Director of BNTB Board and Chairman of Butterfield’s Board. Throughout his career, Mr O’Dea has also served in various associate and government positions, including President at the Cayman Islands Bankers’ Association and the Chamber of Commerce.
Senior Partner, Rawlinson & Hunter
Alan is Senior Partner of Rawlinson & Hunter, specialising in private client services including international trust structures, private trust companies and purpose trusts, estate planning and wealth management.
He advises on the establishment and ongoing administration of Cayman Islands trusts and companies, including acting as a director of a number of private trust companies, other regulated entities and client companies. Alan is the Chairman of The R&H Trust Co. Ltd. and The Harbour Trust Co. Ltd., duly licensed Cayman Islands trust companies.
Alan is a qualified Chartered Accountant (Canada), Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder. Alan is a Past-Chairman of the Cayman Branch of STEP, a Member of STEP Global, Past-Chairman of the Cayman Chapter of AIMA and member of the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants.
Partner, Deloitte
Anthony Fantasia is the leader of the Cayman Tax Practice and has worked with some of the largest asset management firms.
Anthony has over 22 years of public accounting experience, which has been focused on the US taxation of alternative investment products, including hedge funds, private equity funds, family investment partnerships, offshore funds and fund-of-funds. He facilitates tax reporting, provides tax advisory services, assists with tax efficient structuring and advises clients on the Automatic Exchange of Information, OECD Country by Country Reporting and the Economic Substance requirements.
Partner, Appleby
Caroline is a partner within the Corporate department of Appleby in Cayman. Her practice areas include asset and project finance, corporate and fund finance, restructuring and mergers and acquisitions, structured finance, private equity and bond offerings.
Caroline regularly represents an extensive list of financial and private equity institutions as well as corporations. Her vast experience reaches across capital markets, corporate, aircraft and shipping.
Caroline holds an LLB (Honours) from the University of Bristol and is ranked in the 2024 edition of The Legal500 as a “Leading Individual – Banking, Finance & Capital Markets‘ and as ‘Highly Regarded’ and a ‘Women Leader’ in IFLR1000’s 2023 Capital markets and Banking law rankings. She has also been recognised by Who’s Who Legal with respect to Aircraft Finance.
Caroline is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association and the Law Society of England and Wales. She is also the current Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands and a notary public registered in the Cayman Islands.
Partner Funds, Corporate, and Private Client, Ogier
Giorgio joined Ogier in 2002 and became a partner in 2006. His practice spans Ogier’s Corporate, Investment Funds, and Private Wealth groups. He is currently co-head of Ogier’s global Latin American practice and Head of Ogier’s Private Client and Trusts Group in the Cayman Islands. Before Ogier, Giorgio practiced at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York (1998 to 2002), Pinheiro Neto – Advogados in Sao Paulo (1994 to 1995) and Linklaters in London and Paris (1992 to 1994 and 1995 to 1997).
Giorgio received his Diploma de Estudios Hispánicos from the University of Málaga, Spain in 1986; Bachelor of Law, with Honours, from the University of London, King’s College, in 1990; Maîtrise en Droit, avec mention, from the University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, in the same year; and Master of Law from University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor in 1992.
Giorgio is a member of STEP and a Notary Public in the Cayman Islands and a member of the Cayman Islands Law Society, the Law Society of England and Wales and the New York Bar Association. He is fluent in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
Partner, Territory Leader, Regional Assurance and Asset and Wealth Management Leader, PwC Cayman Islands
Graeme Sunley is PwC Cayman’s territory leader as well at the asset management leader for PwC Cayman and the wider network of PwC firms across the Caribbean. He was admitted to the PwC Cayman partnership in 2006. He has more than 20 years of professional experience with PwC, the last 18 of which have been with PwC Cayman. His client portfolio comprises alternative investment funds with a variety of different investment strategies and legal structures. He works with major fund administrators, legal counsel and fund governance firms.
Dart Enterprises, Director
For 20 years, Jackie Doak has been involved in creating exceptional places, experiences and opportunities with the Dart organisation. She is a director at Dart Enterprises Ltd., where she provides strategic guidance to real estate, hospitality and retail businesses.
Working in partnership with private and public entities to promote the Cayman Islands overseas, Jackie serves on the Board of Directors for the Cayman Islands Family Office Association. She leads Dart’s efforts to attract investors, cultivate new businesses and diversify the Islands’ economy. Jackie also serves on the Board of Directors for the Kenneth B. Dart Foundation and the R3 Cayman Foundation.
Beyond Cayman, Jackie serves on the Board of Directors for the U.S.-based Dart Interests, directs Dart’s global communications and is part of a group of advisors responsible for designing and implementing the long-term strategy for Dart’s worldwide landholdings, investments and conservation initiatives.
Global Managing Partner, Maples Group
Jonathan Green is the Global Managing Partner of Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm. He advises on all aspects of investment funds, specialising in private equity and hedge fund formation and has extensive experience in corporate, partnership and trust structures, establishing and operating fund platforms, advising on fund regulatory matters, structuring downstream transactions and advising funds on matters arising throughout their life cycle.
Jonathan joined the Maples Group in 2003 and was elected as a partner in 2007. He previously worked for Latham & Watkins, London and for Simmons & Simmons in London and the United Arab Emirates. Jonathan has been recommended in Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and Who’s Who Legal.
Jonathan is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association and the chairman of the legislative sub-committee that developed the Limited Liability Companies Law, 2016 and he has been at the very centre of helping the Cayman Islands government draft the law and successfully launch the Cayman Islands LLC in July 2016.
Partner and Wealth & Asset Management Sector Leader for EY in the Bahamas, Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands
Jeff is Country Managing Partner at EY Cayman Ltd. and Sector Leader for Wealth & Asset Management for the EY Region of the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands. He has over 20 years of experience with the EY organization, the majority of which have been in the Cayman Islands office.
Jeff’s career has been focused in the financial markets area, serving asset managers, hedge funds and private equity funds. His clients encompass start-ups to global multibillion-dollar hedge fund complexes.
Jeff graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Accountancy, from Babson College. He is a Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Massachusetts Institute and New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Area Vice President, Personal Banking & Country Head, RBC
As Area Vice President and Country Head, Khadene takes full responsibility for the Cayman market, steering it into its next phase of growth, focusing on strengthening relationships with the Government, regulatory bodies, and the community.
With a career of over two decades in the financial services industry, Khadene brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of strong business performance and leadership to her role at RBC and to the Cayman Finance Board of Directors.
In addition to her most recent role as Branch Manager, she also held the role of Private Banker with RBC Wealth Management and prior to this, senior roles in Marketing and Change Management at other Financial Institutions across the Cayman Islands.
Director, H&C Corporate Services Limited
Leon den Exter is Director of Fiduciary Services at H&C Corporate Services Limited. Prior to this Mr. den Exter served as an independent director in the fund governance group at DMS Governance Ltd., providing client service delivery for a wide range of investment funds. Boards served on included long/short equity, geographical focused funds, private equity and broad exposure to fund of funds, managed futures and structures included master/feeder funds, partnerships, advisory committees and investment management companies.
Prior to DMS he was employed at Maitland Administration Limited, where he was Operations Manager overseeing the fund administration service. Assets under administration while in this role were approximately $24 billion. Mr. den Exter has a broad range of experience in fund accounting and registrar/transfer agency service with related anti-money laundering policies and procedures.
He began his career with Deloitte, performing audits of clients in the investment, insurance and banking industries. Mr. den Exter is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA) and has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He is also a Registered Director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, a member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Partner and Head of Cayman Islands Corporate Department, Conyers
Matthew Stocker is a Partner and Head of the Cayman Islands Corporate practice. Matthew joined Conyers in 2013, prior to which he was a partner in another leading Cayman firm. He has over 20 years of legal experience including 15 years as a Cayman Islands attorney.
Matthew has a broad corporate and finance practice and has significant experience in most areas of offshore transactional work with a particular focus on investment funds and structured finance.
Partner, Walkers
Melissa Lim is based in Walkers’ Cayman Islands office as a partner in the Global Investment Funds Group. She has extensive experience in a broad range of investment fund structures including private equity funds, hedge funds, technology and venture capital funds, cryptocurrency funds and unit trusts. Melissa regularly acts for leading investment banks, investment managers, private equity houses and corporate trustees, advising on the structuring and formation of funds, their downstream transactions and exit mechanisms. Her practice involves advising on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, preference share issues, corporate restructurings and other corporate transactions, and FinTech transactions. She also advises on finance transactions (in particular, capital commitment subscription financing and LBO financing) and related issues of security creation and perfection.
Managing Director, Butterfield Bank (Cayman)
Michael McWatt is the Managing Director for Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Limited with responsibility for the Group’s Cayman operations and is a member of the Butterfield Group Executive Committee. He is a career banker with more than 30 years’ experience in Canada, Bermuda and Cayman. He joined Butterfield in 1999 and was previously Group Chief Credit Officer in Bermuda and Executive Vice President and Deputy Managing Director in Cayman. He previously held positions in Corporate Banking and Risk Management in Canada. Michael holds a BA in Economics from McMaster University, an Honours Commerce Degree from University of Windsor and is a graduate of the Executive Program from the Ivey School of Business at Western University. He is a Director and past president of the Cayman Islands Bankers’ Association.
Managing Partner, Cayman Islands, Mourant Ozannes (Cayman) LLP
Hayden Isbister is the Managing Partner of Mourant’s Cayman Islands office. He specialises in corporate and finance work, with an emphasis on investment funds. He offers significant experience advising a broad range of clients on the formation of all variations of investment funds as well as advising on private equity fund downstream transactions.
Mr. Isbister’s corporate and commercial experience includes advising on joint venture arrangements and other corporate deals, such as SPACs. He also has experience in structured finance transactions, including CLOs, and advising on fund finance, acquisition finance and general lending matters.
Prior to moving to the Cayman Islands, Mr. Isbister worked at Minter Ellison in Australia.
Vice President and Country Head, Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman) Ltd.
Sarah is a proven leader with deep experience in Financial Services having worked with Scotiabank for over 28 years. As VP & Country Head of Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman) Ltd. Sarah is responsible for developing, communicating and implementing the Bank’s local business and growth strategy in alignment with Scotiabank’s core values and key priorities, while ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations.
Background:
Sarah has worked in a number of senior roles over her career with Scotiabank across Retail Banking, Corporate Banking and Wealth Management and has successfully lead business lines across several countries in the region. She is actively involved in strategic initiatives for the Caribbean Region and serves as a Director on a number of internal Boards. Before returning to Cayman in 2021, Sarah held the roles of Managing Director for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. and Managing Director for Scotiabank (British Virgin Islands) Limited.
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Executive Vice President - Group CIO & Digital Channels, Cayman National Corporation
Billy possesses vast expertise with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. His areas of expertise include Retail Banking, Banking Operations, Project Management, Information Technology, Electronic Banking, Card Services, and E-Government.
Previous senior management responsibilities included oversight of teams of varying Banking and Technology professionals focusing on delivery of products, services, and electronic channels with Group oversight of product, project management, and IT professionals spread across multiple jurisdictions including Cayman, Bermuda, London and Guernsey.
Prior to joining Cayman National, he was appointed as Strategic Advisor to the Cabinet Office to assist the E-Government unit with their Interoperability framework and Electronic ID implementations.
Billy is a past member of junior achievement and served on the CI Immigration Appeals Tribunal. In 2025 he was appointed as Vice President of the CI Bankers Association and serves as an alternate Director for Cayman Finance. He joined Cayman National in 2021 and is currently Executive Vice President, Group Chief Information Officer & Digital Channels.
