Andre Lennon-Smith

Head of International Wealth Vista Equity Partners

Andre joined Vista Equity Partners in 2025 as Head of International Wealth. He was previously Head of Strategic Accounts at KKR. Before joining KKR, he served as Commercial Sales Lead at Two Circles. Before Two Circles, Mr. Lennon-Smith was Senior Vice President at PIMCO. Andre has a B.Sc. in Economics and Geography from London School of Economics and Political Science, and an M.Sc., Finance from London Business School.

Day 2 | 26th November

9:40 AM Keynote Interview: Optimising portfolio construction: How leading allocators are building private markets portfolios to balance performance, flexibility and long-term value

Designing a private markets portfolio involves navigating trade-offs across liquidity, access, duration, transparency, and return expectations. As wealth managers seek to balance traditional and alternative exposures, the challenge lies in building strategies that optimise allocations across evergreen funds, co-investments, secondaries and SMAs, while also uncovering overlooked or uncorrelated sources of value. An often-underappreciated element is the treatment of uncalled capital and the timing of capital calls, where cash drag and risk allocation can significantly impact long-term performance. This session will explore how allocators are managing these frictions in practice - and how thoughtful portfolio construction can balance returns with flexibility or control.

Speakers:

Jessica Sellam, Group Head of Private Markets, Rothschild & Co (virtual)

Nancy Curtin, Global Chief Investment Officer, ALTi Tiedemann Global

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Andre.

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