08:15 – 09:00 | Registration and breakfast

09:05 – 09:20 | Welcome and Host Perspectives Panel

Moderator: Kirsty Wark, Broadcaster
John Donohoe, Founder and Group CEO, Carne Group
Steven Libby, Asset & Wealth Management Leader, EMEA, PwC
Ciara O’Leary, Partner, Dechert LLP

09:20 – 09:40 | Keynote – Perspectives on the Global Economic Outlook 2024

Karen Ward, Managing Director, Chief Market Strategist for EMEA, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

09:40 – 10:10 | Panel Discussion – Shifting Landscapes: Investor Preferences and Allocation Model Transformations Amid Macroeconomic, Sustainability, and Geo-political Shifts

Moderator: Mike O’Brien, Non-Executive Director, Carne Group
Barry Kenneth, Chief Investment Officer, Pension Protection Fund
Padmesh Shukla, Chief Investment Officer, Transport for London Pension Fund
Mark Walker, Chief Investment Officer, Coal Pension Trustee Services

10:10 – 10:45 | CEO Panel Discussion – Reflecting on 2023 and Forecasting 2024: A Leadership Lens

Moderator: Kirsty Wark, Broadcaster
Martyn Gilbey, UK Country Head, Franklin Templeton
David Rae, Managing Director, Head of Strategic Client Solutions, Russell Investments
Rob Seminara, Partner and Head of Europe, Apollo

10:50 – 11:20 | COFFEE BREAK

11:20 – 11:30 | Keynote – ESMA’s Perspective on Priorities in the Asset Management Sector

Antonio Barattelli, Head of Investment Management Unit, ESMA

11:30 – 12:00 | Panel Discussion – Regulatory Roadmap: Setting the Course for 2024 and Beyond

Moderator: Dick Frase, Partner, Dechert LLP
Antonio Barattelli, Head of Investment Management Unit, ESMA
Patrick Hoffmann, International, Regulation and Enforcement, CSSF
James O’Sullivan, Head of Fund & Firm Authorisations, Funds Supervision Division, CBI
Nike Trost, Head of Asset Management, Funds & Pensions Market Analysis & Policy, FCA

12:00 – 12:30 | In Conversation with Bryony Gordon

Bryony Gordon, Author and Journalist
Kirsty Wark, Broadcaster

12:30 – 13:40 | LUNCH BREAK

13:40 – 14:10 | Panel Discussion – Charting the Course: Post-Paris Policies, COP 28 Outcomes, and the Asset Management Terrain

Moderator: Mikhaelle Schiappacasse, Partner, Dechert LLP
Toby Belsom, Director, UN PRI
Dr. Ben Caldecott, Co-Head, Secretariat, Transition Plan Taskforce and Member, UK Climate Change Committee
Jo Clube, Group Technical Accounting Director, Aviva plc
Spencer Powell, Director of Climate Finance, Just Climate

14:10 – 14:40 | Panel Discussion – The Future of Wealth Management: A Deep Dive into the Changing Wealth Management Market, the Rise of Retail and Industry Cross-Pollination

Moderator: Albertha Charles, AWM Leader, PwC
Etienne Burger, Partner – Strategy, Insurance, Asset & Wealth Management, PwC
Terry Donohoe, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Ignition Advice
Alexandra Loydon, Director of Partner Engagement and Consultancy, St. James’s Place

14:45 – 15:15 | Panel Discussion – The Continued Shift Towards Alternatives 

Moderator: Abigail Bell, Partner, Dechert LLP
Dr. Florian Benetele, Managing Director, Global Head of Private Markets Legal, Allianz Global Investors (including Allianz Capital Partners)
Gavin Byrnes, Head of Alternative Products, UBS
Mike Carruthers, Senior Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Blackstone Credit
Des Fullam, Chief Regulatory & Client Solutions Officer, Carne Group

15:15 – 15:40 | COFFEE BREAK

15:40 – 16:20 | The Rest is Politics Live

Alastair Campbell, Former Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy
Rory Stewart, Former Cabinet Minister

16:20 – 16:35 | Keynote – AI and Transformation

Martin Moeller, Director of Artificial Intelligence & Generative AI for Financial Services EMEA, Microsoft

16:35 – 17:05 | Panel Discussion – Digital Transformation and Change: Exploring Key Digital Value Creation Levers and the Impact of AI

Moderator: Siobhan Noble, Carne Group
Rebecca Anderton-Davies, Head of EMEA, ETF Accelerator, Goldman Sachs
Aisling Curtis, Market Leader Strategic Alliances, PwC
Bipul Kumar, Head of Data and AI Practice, Google Cloud UK&I, Google
Martin Moeller, Director of Artificial Intelligence & Generative AI for Financial Services EMEA, Microsoft

17:05 – 17:15 | Conference Wrap Up

Kirsty Wark, Broadcaster

17:15 | DRINKS RECEPTION

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