Kevin D. McVeigh, Managing Director – UBS Securities, LLC.

Kevin D. McVeigh is a Managing Director in Equity Research based in New York covering Business Process Management and IT Services. Mr. McVeigh joined UBS from Credit Suisse where he had been since 2018. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, he was at Deutsche Bank where he was Head of US Business and Information Services.

Over the last 20+ years in research he has been recognized by Institutional Investor with accolades such as Best Up and Coming Analyst in 2009, several honorable mentions, and top five and seven ranked Business Services analyst in 2017-23. He also ranked 2nd in stock picking by StarMine in 2015 and 2017. Mr. McVeigh has covered the sector for over two decades at several investment firms including Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns.

Prior to Bear Stearns, he was an audit manager at Deloitte. Mr. McVeigh received his Bachelor’s (with honors) in Accountancy from Villanova University and is a CPA in New York.

Manish K. Mehta, Chairman – Zemantics Ventures

As Chairman and Founder of multiple organizations, Manish has successfully led global teams, spearheaded product development, optimized operations, and executed high impact sales, marketing, and corporate finance strategies. His expertise spans Startups,
Mergers and Acquisitions, Go-To-Market Strategies, Artificial Intelligence, Regulatory Compliance, and Supply Chain Management. Known for his multicultural perspective, strategic foresight, and risk management acumen, he has a comprehensive skill set to navigate and solve complex business challenges.

As the Founder of Zemantics Ventures (ZV), Manish focuses on deploying capital into high-growth companies, leveraging his extensive network to access exceptional opportunities. ZV plays an active investor role, partnering with ambitious entrepreneurs to create market-driven solutions that blend cutting-edge technology, expert leadership,
sound structuring, and strategic financing. Through collaborations with industry leaders, subject matter experts, and key stakeholders, ZV aims to co-create value, drive innovation, and maximize shareholder returns.

With a strong foundation in business strategy, technology, and finance, Manish remains committed to building, scaling, and investing in companies that solve real-world problems and create sustainable long-term value.

Paul Nolan, Global Chief Executive – Nolan Partners

Paul Nolan is the founder of Nolan Partners, the biggest firm in the world dedicated to Executive search in Sport and Sport related industries.

Following a career in HR, spanning 2 decades, 3 different industries and culminating in the role of HRD at The English FA/Wembley stadium, Paul launched Nolan Partners to address a gap in the market in the UK to provide executive search services for senior leadership positions in the sports industry.

Having had great success in the UK market building significant market share, the business faced the challenge of how to scale and landed on a strategy of geographical expansion into North America in 2016. Applying the same principles that had enabled its success in the UK, Nolan
Partners quickly gained a significant share of the market and with offices in New York and Dallas has now become the market leader in the executive search space in sports in North America.

Having now worked with 37 different sports in 31 countries, in addition to sport related businesses in the media and entertainment industries around the world, the business has firmly established itself as the global leader in its field.

In 2022, with the global success of the business clear to both competitors and potential investors, the shareholders of Nolan Partners, having built significant capital value, agreed to an acquisition by Excel Sports Management in New York.

Key to the transaction and vital to value creation was the strong and consistent financial performance over a 17 year period, a strong brand and global footprint, strong leadership team with recognised successors beyond the founder and a clear pattern of decreasing dependence
for revenue on Paul Nolan over a long period of time.

The business has recently rebranded to Excel Search and Advisory and Paul Nolan serves as Executive Chairman.

Beth Rustin, Co-Head of Asset Management – Jamesbeck ZRG

Beth was a founding partner of Jamesbeck and helped lead the firm’s integration into ZRG.  She began her search career in 1995 with The Whitney Group, where she built and led the firm’s investment management practice. Prior to that, she spent seven years working with money managers at Institutional Investor Conferences as the Head of Sales for the company’s membership organizations. She started her career with Chemical Bank in New York, where she was an analyst in corporate finance. Beth received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, cum laude, from the University of Vermont.

Drew Seaman, Managing Director – Hunt Scanlon Ventures

Drew Seaman is a Managing Director at Hunt Scanlon Ventures. He is responsible for co-managing the firm’s investment portfolio of executive search, talent acquisition, private equity, and investment firms. In addition to sourcing new opportunities and managing the firm’s current investments, Drew leads the technical aspects of client engagements, including valuation and financial analysis and the preparation of investment marketing materials.

Drew began his career in wealth management before joining BMO Capital Markets as an Investment Banking Associate in the Financial Institutions Group. Drew assisted with transaction execution and prepared comprehensive valuation and financial analyses for clients in the specialty finance, asset and wealth management, and insurance sectors.

Drew earned a B.A. in Economics from DePauw University, where he was quarterback on the varsity football team. He earned his M.B.A. with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from NYU’s Stern School of Business.

Nada Usina, CEO & Co-Founder – NU Advisory Partners

Nada Usina is CEO and Co-Founder of NU Advisory Partners, an executive search and advisory firm.

Nada is a recognized industry leader in board, CEO, and C-suite placements across technology, sports, media, entertainment, and industrial sectors. Prior to co-founding NU, she was on the executive committee at Russell Reynolds Associates, where she led the global Technology, Media, Entertainment, and Sports practices.

With over 15 years in executive search, Nada is a trusted advisor to leading PE and VC firms, Fortune 500 companies, CEOs, and boards on leadership, succession planning, and board composition. She’s held executive roles at Nokia, broadcast.com—which IPO’d and was acquired by Yahoo!, where she later held an executive role—and Comcast Ventures-backed XOS Technologies, which she successfully sold and merged with NeuLion. She’s also played key leadership roles with the Florida Sports Foundation, the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, and Florida State University Athletics.

Eric Walczykowski, Chief Executive Officer – Bespoke Partners

Eric Walczykowski serves as chief executive officer of Bespoke Partners. He is passionate about building high-performing teams that value doing their best, working together, overcoming adversity and learning.

As a proven growth executive, Eric has served as CEO, president, board member, investor and advisor for technology companies that achieved over $4.5B in successful exits.

Eric brings to Bespoke Partners significant professional services experience from Deloitte and Andersen, as well as the high-growth client executive perspective for private equity-backed technology companies.