OUR TEAM

Zlatan Kapetanovic,
Founder & Managing Director, Global Investment Institute

Zlatan Kapetanovic | LinkedIn

Zlatan is the Founder and Managing Director of Global Investment Institute and has been connecting institutional and family office investors with their peers and global investment experts through world-class events and media coverage for more than 10 years.

Global Investment Institute seeks to optimise outcomes for members, constituents and stakeholders of institutional asset owner organisations through the pursuit of global best practice in capital allocation and management.

Global Investment Institute’s network comprises of senior decision makers at the C-suite and investment team level responsible for assessing strategies and making capital allocation decisions, representing superannuation/pension funds, government funds, statutory funds, insurers, endowments and other large institutions as well as single and multi-family offices, and private wealth managers with institutional sized portfolios.

Prior to establishing the Global Investment Institute, Zlatan spent 7+ years as an executive with the former Centre for Investor Education (CIE), the Australian subsidiary of Institutional Investor, before its closure in 2019. Most recently, he held the title, Head of Research and Institutional Content and, before that, Institutional Sales and Marketing Strategist.

Previously, Zlatan was a Senior Industry Analyst at global business information provider, IBISWorld. During the 2006 Census, Zlatan worked as a District Manager for the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Zlatan holds a Bachelor of Business (Distinction) from RMIT University, with a double major in Economics and Finance.

Zelda Tupicoff, Chief Operating Officer, Global Investment Institute

Zelda Tupicoff | LinkedIn

Zelda is the Chief Operating Officer of Global Investment Institute responsible for heading up business development, strategy, and scaling of Global Investment Institute. Zelda is also the head of family office events and is responsible for managing relationships with domestic and global family office investment leaders.

Zelda is an experienced executive and most recently held the position Chief Operating Officer at Australia’s largest B2B publisher Prime Creative Media where she was responsible for achieving the organisation’s revenue targets through the management of sales managers and over 30 business development managers across channels including print, digital, and events.

She is the former CEO of an international niche publishing and event company, was on the Victorian committee of Publishers Australia, and has been a guest lecturer on B2B publishing at RMIT University.

Nicole Browne, Operations Manager, Global Investment Institute

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Nicole is the Operations Manager of Global Investment Institute responsible for heading up the administration of events and the operations for the broader Global Investment Institute business.

Nicole is an accomplished association event manager and agile customer success leader with over 15 years’ experience delivering a large range of national and international in-person and hybrid events.

Nicole held management roles at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) for 13 years and was also the National Manager of Conferences and Events at The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Before joining the Global Investment Institute, Nicole served as Head of Client Services at Arinex (formerly Delegate Connect), where she led client engagement for four years.

Nicole holds a Bachelor of Business from Victoria University.

**Trudie Schimanski, Executive Assistant, Global Investment Institute**

Trudie Schimanski | LinkedIn

Trudie is an experienced Executive Assistant and active member of the executive team at Global Investment Institute, contributing to the delivery of all initiatives to the highest standard.

For more than a decade Trudie served as Executive Assistant to the Chief Investment Officer at UniSuper, one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds. It was during her 16 years at UniSuper that Trudie developed a strong understanding of institutional investing, portfolio strategy, governance, and operational delivery.

Trudie has also supported senior executives at leading organisations including the University of Melbourne, Salesforce, and TAL, where she further developed her expertise in managing complexity and supporting strategic initiatives.

Trudie’s experience managing investment content, projects, and communications, connect directly to the work of Global Investment Institute, where she liaises with all stakeholders and supports the impeccable delivery of its market-leading events.