The SPAC Conference 2025 Speakers

Carla Amaning

Partner, Capital Markets

CFGI

Cynthia Anandajayasekeram

Partner

Ogier

Karim Anani

Americas FAAS Transaction Leader

Ernst & Young

Jocelyn Arel

Partner

Goodwin Procter LLP

Guy Barudin

Managing Director, Investment Banking

Chardan

Drew Bernstein

Co-chairman

Marcum Asia CPAs LLP

Jason Bishara

Financial Practice Leader

NSI Group

Avraham Ben-Tzvi

Founder

ABZ Law Office

Jenn Calabrese

Founder & CEO

Calabrese Consulting LLC

Joshua DuClos

Partner

Sidley Austin LLP

Yelena Dunaevsky

Senior Vice President & Partner

Woodruff Sawyer

Doug Ellenoff

Partner

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole

Joseph Fede

Partner, CPA

Withum

Asim Grabowski-Shaikh

Partner

BakerHostetler

James Graf

CEO

Graf Global

Destiny Hance

Vice President Equity Research

Ladenburg Thalmann

Jay Heller

VP Head of Capital Markets & IPO Execution

NASDAQ

Ele Klein

Partner

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Ed Kovary

Managing Director, Head of SPAC Capital Markets

BTIG

Ben Kwasnick

Founder

SPAC Research

Alexandra Low

Counsel

Appleby (Cayman) Ltd.

Kristi Marvin

Founder

SPACInsider

Matt McCloskey

Head of Equity Capital Markets

I-Bankers Securities

Christine McNerney

Associate Portfolio Manager

Periscope Capital

Katrina Nacci

Founder & CEO

KN CPA Cross-Border Accounting Advisor

Dan Nash

Co-Founder, Head of Investment Banking

Cohen & Company Capital Markets

Steven Nelson

President & Chairman

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

Mitch Nussbaum

Co-Chair

Loeb & Loeb

Finn O’Hegarty

Partner

Maples Group

Tina Pappas

Managing Director

Jefferies

Joel Rubinstein

Partner

White & Case

Henry Rogano

Senior Investment Associate

Meteora Capital

Mark Schwartz

IPO/SPAC/Privates Advisory Leader

Ernst & Young

Joe Tonnos

Managing Director

Roth Capital Partners

Marc Van Tricht

Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets

EarlyBirdCapital

Caitlyn Van Valin

Executive Vice President, Corporate Development

Odyssey Trust

Natalie Verbanac

Managing Partner

CBIZ

Gaurav Verma

Co-Head of Investment Banking

D. Boral Capital Banking

Perrie Weiner

Partner in Charge, Los Angeles • Chair, North America Securities Litigation Group

Baker McKenzie

Paul Wood

Managing Director & Co-Head of SPAC Investment Banking

BTIG