Maya Benayoun
Maya Benayoun, the CEO of BeautyFix MedSpa, is a visionary leader with a diverse background in finance and beauty. With six locations spanning across New York, Connecticut, and Florida, BeautyFix is a pioneering MedSpa, Plastic Surgery, and Training Center offering innovative injectables, body contouring, and skincare services.
Maya's career began in finance, where she worked as an M&A Investment Banker at Lazard, collaborating directly with L'Oréal's CEO and executive team on strategic beauty acquisitions. This financial acumen, combined with her business education from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, laid the foundation for her entrepreneurial journey.
Maya's passion for holistic well-being is reflected not only in her leadership but also in her love for Pilates and her role as a dog mom to two cherished doodles. She finds inspiration in travel and embraces diverse cultures as she continues to elevate BeautyFix's mission of enhancing natural beauty and self-confidence.
Maya Benayoun's dynamic leadership has propelled BeautyFix MedSpa to the forefront of the aesthetics industry, reshaping the way people approach self-care and beauty enhancement.
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Taulant Avdija
Taulant Avdija is an attorney-at-law and Partner in charge of the Regulatory & Compliance department within BDO's Financial Services Department that. He holds a CAS in Financial Regulation and a CAS in Digital Finance Law and advises and supports banks and financial intermediaries in the implementation of new regulatory requirements. Over the past 10 years, he has been involved in major anti-money laundering investigation and remediation projects. He plays an active role in the training of actors in the financial sector, regularly acting as a trainer for various institutions.
- Taulant Avdija is an attorney-at-law and Partner in charge of the Regulatory & Compliance department within BDO's Financial Services Department that. He holds a CAS in Financial Regulation and a CAS in Digital Finance Law and advises and supports banks and financial intermediaries in the implementation of new regulatory requirements. Over the past 10 years, he has been involved in major anti-money laundering investigation and remediation projects. He plays an active role in the training of actors in the financial sector, regularly acting as a trainer for various institutions.
Pascale Köster
Pascale Köster is a partner at Walder Wyss Zurich. She specializes in corporate and regulatory investigations as well as in related criminal, administrative and civil litigation proceedings. She advises both Swiss and foreign clients in local as well as cross-border cases and has special expertise in white collar (fraud, corruption, etc.), healthcare and ESG related cases. Pascale Köster was educated at the University of Bern (MLaw in 2013 with a specialization in International and European law). During her studies, she worked as a student assistant at the Institute of Civil Law at the University of Bern. Before joining Walder Wyss as junior associate in 2013, she gained working experience as a law clerk at the District Court of Berner Jura-Seeland. She was admitted to the bar in 2016. In 2021, she completed the Master of Advanced Studies in Economic Crime In‐ vestigation (MAS ECI) at the Lucerne School of Business. Pascale Köster's professional languages are German, English and French. She is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and is admitted to practice in all Switzerland.
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Robert Fairless
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Juan Antonio De Lassaletta Fernández
Juancho de Lassaletta joined Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP) in August 2019 as Vice-President & Global Head Legal and Compliance.
Juancho studied law at the University of Barcelona and completed postgraduate studies at IESE Business School, Corporate Development Program (PDD).
He started his career at international law firms working during 14 years as a corporate and M&A lawyer in the life sciences spaces in the Iberian and Latin America markets.
His in-house career, as Associate to General Counsel and Head of Compliance, led him in 2015 to InsudPharma Group (generics) where he led the design and implementation of Insudpharm Global Compliance Program with special focus in Latin America.
At VFMCRP, Juancho is globally responsible for all legal, IP, litigation and compliance matters. Interface to global Fresenius Medical Care legal, IP and compliance teams, member of FMC Legal Leadership Team.
His areas of specialization are most notably BD & License-in deals with US biotechs, M&A and Compliance. He works closely with a diverse range of senior stakeholders at Vifor Pharma’s and FMC’s global headquarters, building effective relationships and driving consensus.