This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.
Forum Overview
Dates: September 11 - 13, 2024
Location: Kildare, Ireland
The Steering Committee welcomes 48 of the most experienced M&A advisors, CFIUS and foreign direct investment counsel, national security professionals, and major global investors from key jurisdictions around the world to discuss national security-based investment reviews and their impact on cross-border investment flows and M&A.
Using candid, seminar-style discussion, the group identifies trends and developments in their varied practice areas and jurisdictions for meaningful dialogue on the most interesting and provocative issues of the day.
2024 Steering Committee
Committee Co-Chairs
Committee Members
Jared Roscoe is Partner, Deputy General Counsel at SoftBank Group International, where he is head of SoftBank’s global disputes, investigations and regulatory teams, leads complex cross border M&A transactions, provides policy and government affairs advice and manages SoftBank’s CFIUS/FDI program. Mr. Roscoe is also a board member and General Counsel of Stack AV, an autonomous trucking company, and a board member of Graphcore, a AI chip developer. Before joining SoftBank, Mr. Roscoe served as Senator Mark R. Warner’s Senior Banking Counsel, advising the Senator on financial services and economic policy, CFIUS and the China–U.S. relationship. Previously, he served as Senior Advisor for Domestic Finance at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Before joining the Treasury Department, he was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. After graduating from New York University School of Law, Mr. Roscoe clerked for Judge Roger L. Gregory of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Roscoe received his B.A. from Pomona College.
Kathy Sarpash is a Managing Director in Brookfield’s Legal & Regulatory group. In this role, she is responsible for corporate legal, governance and regulatory functions for Brookfield’s asset management activities. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2018, she held a number of positions including General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at another asset management firm and Senior Legal Counsel in the Global Wealth and Distribution group of a Canadian Schedule I bank. Ms. Sarpash holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Sheffield School of Law in the U.K. and Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree from the University of Toronto. Ms. Sarpash is called to the bar of Ontario.
Forum Director
Kristina is a graduate of the University of Toronto and is accredited as a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), a globally recognized badge of excellence in the meeting and event industry. Prior to joining Cambridge Forums, Kristina worked for the Toronto International Film Festival where she successfully planned and hosted events for high-level donors, corporate clients and film stars. Outside the office, Kristina is passionate about learning new things, being outdoors, trying new cuisines and exploring the world one country at a time.
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