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Aleksandr “Shurick” Agapitov: Creating a new frontier for investors and entrepreneurs

March 13, 2023

In an exclusive interview with Campden FB, the man responsible for building a $3 billion video game payments powerhouse with his company Xsolla discusses the challenges and opportunities of the internet’s next great step forward.

Since building a $3 billion video game payments powerhouse with his company Xsolla, Aleksandr “Shurick” Agapitov is now responsible for giving the developer community the tools they need to compete and succeed in the hyper-competitive video game arena.

Why are family offices in a cautious climate making the move to ‘risky’ digital assets?

November 17, 2022

While the unsettling multiple whammy of COVID-19 pandemic, a global inflation spike, rising interest rates, geopolitical perils and potential looming recession have driven a reduction in investment risk towards a more conservative and balanced strategy, Family Offices have nevertheless developed a taste for tech, according to Campden Wealth and RBC's The North America Family Office Report 2022.

While the unsettling multiple whammy of COVID-19 pandemic, a global inflation spike, rising interest rates, geopolitical perils and potential looming recession have driven a reduction in investment risk towards a more conservative and balanced strategy, North American Family Offices have nevertheless developed a taste for tech.

David G. Wilson: Breaking the third-generation curse

June 16, 2022

In an exclusive interview with Campden FB, David G. Wilson talks about growing up in the family that created the James Bond movie franchise and how he’s pushing things forward into gaming, Web3, the metaverse and beyond – cementing his reputation as an astute custodian of the family wealth.

As the 'shirtsleeves-to-shirtsleeves curse’ would have it, 70% of ultra-high net worth families lose their fortune by the second generation, while an astonishing 90% squander it by the third generation. That’s a lot of hard-earned inherited wealth misplaced due to poor preparedness and lack of vision.

The future of the internet and the exponential adoption of the metaverse

April 20, 2022

The metaverse, a term first coined in 1992 by Neil Stephenson in his novel Snow Crash, has developed over the past two years from a science-fiction theory to a real-world technology that is predicted by Goldman Sachs to be a $12.5 trillion opportunity by the end of the decade, says Michael Gord, co-founder and chief executive officer of GDA Capital.

What is the future of digital art investment?

March 11, 2022

From NFTs to online viewing rooms to metaverse-based auction houses, the future looks bright for digital art lovers. But can real-life, traditional art investment ever truly be replaced?

From non-fungible tokens to online viewing rooms to metaverse-based auction houses, the future looks bright for digital art lovers.

But can real-life, traditional art investment ever truly be replaced?

Breakout session with Massimo Marinelli

March 10, 2022

The executive board member of global investment company Aser talks to Campden FB about investing in sports and media, the future impact of emerging technologies and sneaking off to watch football.

With a remit to drive new investment opportunities and build partnerships for global investment company Aser, Massimo Marinelli has significant expertise in the sports industry having led and executed successful M&A and capital markets transactions for MP & Silva, Formula 1, Dora, Infront, and Perform amongst others.

Breakout session with David Shafrir

February 17, 2022

The co-founder and president of leading blockchain specialists GDA Capital talks to us about getting started in digital asset investment, the perfect working day and what keeps him up at night.

A serial entrepreneur with a history of bringing disruptive technology to market, David Shafrir is the co-founder and president of GDA Capital, an advisory firm specialising in helping blockchain companies to scale globally, with a particular focus on cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse.

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