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Strategic Circles

Private working groups for serious principals

Strategic Circles replace generic groups. Each is a focused, credentialled working group of senior members advancing a specific domain — with a Chair, a working cadence, and an on-record posture.

Capital Flows

Cross-Border Capital

Private

Senior principals and structuring counsel working on multi-jurisdiction capital deployments and regulatory optimisation.

Members
48
Cadence
Monthly briefing
Chair
M. Harrington
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Compliance & RegTech

Regulatory Technology

Private

Compliance officers, regtech operators, and legal advisors sharing patterns on sanctions screening, KYC, and payment-rail controls.

Members
62
Cadence
Bi-weekly working group
Chair
R. Okonkwo
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Real Estate

Institutional Real Estate

Open

Operators and allocators focused on stabilised institutional real estate across US, EMEA, and select emerging markets.

Members
71
Cadence
Quarterly roundtable
Chair
Priya Nambiar
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Logistics

Logistics & Trade Corridors

Private

Operators executing on bonded warehousing, last-mile, and cross-border trade corridors — with a focus on MENA, East Africa, and Asia.

Members
54
Cadence
Operator huddles
Chair
E. Oyelaran
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Family Office

Family Office Principals

Private

Invitation-only group of single- and multi-family office principals coordinating deployment, governance, and succession.

Members
29
Cadence
Private summits
Chair
S. Patel
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Infrastructure

Critical Infrastructure

Open

Sponsors and operators active in regulated infrastructure platforms with contracted offtake or government concession structures.

Members
38
Cadence
Monthly deep dive
Chair
A. Nakamura
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How Circles operate

Curation, cadence, and record

Every Circle runs under the same three operating principles.

Invitation-based participation

Each Circle maintains a curated roster. Membership is extended by the Chair in consultation with GEM.

Chatham-House posture

Discussions are on-record inside the Circle, off-record outside. All activity is logged; nothing is published.

Working group cadence

Circles operate on a working cadence — briefings, huddles, and summits — not casual chat.

Invitation-only

Join a Strategic Circle

Circle participation is extended to members in good standing whose profile and activity fit the group. Request access to begin the review.

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