Ava is a strategic marketing and communications leader with a global track record across private equity, venture capital and emerging technology. She has advised investment firms and fast growth companies in the UK, US, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East, leading high impact positioning strategies to support capital raising, international expansion and stakeholder engagement. Her background includes directing communications for a climate-focused private equity firm and supporting early stage VC firms with brand development, investor storytelling and media strategy. Ava has deep expertise in climate tech, fintech, AI, digital assets and other frontier technologies. Ava is passionate about innovation that delivers positive impact. She is particularly drawn to businesses operating at the intersection of capital, policy and technology - where strong storytelling and stakeholder alignment can unlock outsized growth. With a strong instinct for opportunity and narrative, Ava works closely with founders and executives to clarify market positioning, build investor confidence and accelerate commercial outcomes. At Daymer Group, Ava supports clients with fractional CMO and strategy services that accelerate go-to-market success, sharpen investor narratives and position brands for global scale.

Katrina has recently been the in house funds General Counsel for a multi-billion private credit firm where she also performed the Chief Compliance Officer and Money Laundering reporting Officer roles. During this time Katrina also sat on the risk, operations and valuation committees as well as establishing a manager presence in Abu Dhabi, including obtaining a regulatory licence for asset management in the ADGM with the Abu Dhabi FSRA. Katrina has helped to upgraded a firm’s compliance programme including digitisation of the programme via the implementation and ongoing maintenance of an online compliance monitoring platform, implementation of new policies for business continuity/disaster recovery, incident response, cybersecurity. Complete overhaul of the compliance manual including update of all key policies (Trade Allocation, Conflicts, Risk Management, Market Abuse, AML). Katrina specialises in a number of offshore and onshore jurisdictions including the UK, Ireland, Luxembourg, UAE and Cayman Islands. Katrina is adept at handling all aspects of legal and compliance issues for financial services firms, including fund launches (including private funds, hedge funds and regulated funds), regulatory compliance and compliance programme implementation/ongoing oversight, contract negotiations, litigation oversight, employment law and HR matters, securities laws and capital markets transactions as well as general corporate legal work. Katrina has been an approved director for a number of regulated fund entities in Ireland and Abu Dhabi based. Katrina trained with Simmons & Simmons in London and has a background in funds. Katrina is well linked into the investment funds network as well the legal and compliance network both in private practice and in house. Katrina is a regular speaker at a number of industry events such as HFM, Middle East Symposium UK Summit, WITH INTELLIGENCE Private Market COO Summit and Maples Group Investment Fund Forum (“MIFF”). Katrina has a First Class Degree in Law from Nottingham Law School.

Melanie is an experienced financial services professional with proven technical abilities and strong interpersonal skills. Melanie has Twenty-five years’ experience in the financial services sector, working at a senior level with a range of firm types, operating under a broad range of international regulators, industry bodies and legislative frameworks in jurisdictions including London, the US and Malta. Melanie is well versed in helping to design and implement compliance and risk systems and controls which leverage cutting-edge technology to provide fast, efficient and scalable monitoring solutions. Melanie has a demonstrated ability to develop solid relationships at all levels throughout the business in order to ensure open lines of communication and a reliable flow of information, helping to effectively advise firms on matters of strategic development. Melanie’s career spans the launch and development of Palekana Ltd, a London-based investment firm where she was instrumental in shaping its compliance infrastructure and regulatory strategy across jurisdictions. Prior to that, she served as Co-Head of Compliance Solutions at Throgmorton UK Ltd, leading the firm’s expansion into consultancy and RegTech innovation. In 2009, Melanie founded AM Compliance Ltd, delivering outsourced compliance services and advisory to asset managers with international operations. Her early career includes senior compliance posts at GSA Capital Partners, Beach Capital Management, and Aspect Capital, giving her a robust foundation in hedge fund regulation, risk frameworks, and policy design. Melanie has a Law degree from Exeter University, United Kingdom.

Iain Colquhoun began his career in 2000 and has spent 25 years building and leading buy-side infrastructure across a wide range of investment strategies and jurisdictions. He has held senior roles within large international asset managers and boutique investment firms in London, Monaco, and Malta, and has served as a board member in Luxembourg, the UK, Czechia, and Hong Kong. Iain’s experience spans the full spectrum of hedge fund and traditional asset management strategies, including long/short equities, emerging markets, credit, and multi-strategy funds. Iain has been directly responsible for core control and support functions including operations, fund accounting, treasury, and compliance, ensuring robust governance, risk management, and investor confidence across diverse investment platforms. Iain has designed and implemented front-to-back operating models that support complex investment products, covering portfolio management, trade lifecycle, finance, and investor reporting. Iain has also led large transformation programmes, built cross-jurisdictional governance frameworks, and established scalable operating platforms to support both start-ups and institutional managers through periods of rapid growth and regulatory change. Iain advises management teams and fund boards on structuring, outsourcing, and best practice under AIFMD, MiFID, and global fund governance standards. Iain holds a BSc in Business Studies from the University of Wales European Business Management School and is a fellow of the Assocition of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).