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Event Information

Private Markets Investor | Europe is two-day event for the full decision making unit across operational strategy, investment management, and asset allocation.

The Private Market Operations Forum looks at the operations, technology, and data challenges facing fund groups as they seek to broaden their investment operations to attract the large inflows of capital.

The Private Markets Investors Forum focuses on investment group leaders of pension funds and insurers and how they accordingly manage their investment portfolios incorporating illiquid securities into them, plus private market considerations in DC scheme set ups for pension managers, trustees, and consultants.

KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING IN-PERSON

Benefit 1

PREMIUM NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

Benefit from two full days of in-person networking and learning opportunities and re-establish those all-important industry relationships and turbo-charge your network of connections.

Benefit 2

LEARN FROM INDUSTRY PIONEERS

Your chance to explore the latest industry trends alongside the biggest names in the industry. Hear the perspectives of operations professionals and asset owners, and have your questions answered live.

Benefit 3

PRIORITY ACCESS TO THE BESPOKE REPORT

Receive a free copy of the annual Investing in Private Markets report featuring further industry perspectives and ideas.

Benefit 4

PRIVATE MARKET FOCUS

Be part of an event that fosters communication and alignment between service providers and investment management, asset allocation, trusteeship, as well as investment operations professionals.

Benefit 5

COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOPS

Our unique Talking Table Workshops provide participants the opportunity to choose from three of four Workshops to attend, providing greater choice on subjects through which to interact with peers and learn from our experts.

8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

DAY 1 - PRIVATE MARKET OPERATORS FORUM

8:30 AM - 9:10 AM

BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING

9:10 AM - 9:20 AM

Chairman’s opening address

9:20 AM - 10:00 AM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: tbc

Matthew Courey

Chief Operating Officer

Albacore Capital

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

PANEL DISCUSSION: What are the different approaches to digital transformation in an ever changing market?

Moderator

Crispian Lord

Partner

PwC
Sahem Gulati

Head of Private Assets Strategy & Consulting

M&G Plc
Tim Harrison

Head of Technology Business Partners

Intermediate Capital Group
Matt Green

Managing Director, Global Head of IT

CVC Capital Partners
Nikitas Psyllakis

Global Chief Operating Officer and U.K Country Officer

DWS Group

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Session TBC

11:15 AM - 11:55 AM

MORNING REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING

11:55 AM - 1:35 PM

TALKING TABLE WORKSHOPS

1:35 PM - 2:20 PM

LUNCH

2:20 PM - 2:25 PM

OPERATIONAL STRATEGY & TRANSFORMATION: Chairman's Opening Remarks

2:20 PM - 2:25 PM

CLIENT AT THE CORE OF PRIVATE MARKET OPERATIONS: Chairman's Opening Remarks

2:25 PM - 2:55 PM

OPERATIONAL STRATEGY & TRANSFORMATION: KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Evolving regulatory landscape facing investors and investment managers.

Sara Cunningham

Chief of International Regulatory and Compliance

Tikehau Capital

2:55 PM - 3:25 PM

CLIENT AT THE CORE OF PRIVATE MARKET OPERATIONS: FIRESIDE CHAT: What are the key ingredients for long lasting private clients relationships?

Manish Sarwal

Deputy Head of Finance

Impax Asset Management

2:55 PM - 3:20 PM

OPERATIONAL STRATEGY & TRANSFORMATION: KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: How can private market managers deal with elevated interest in ESG & diversity, equity, and inclusion demands for greater transparency?

2:55 PM - 3:20 PM

CLIENT AT THE CORE OF PRIVATE MARKET OPERATIONS: KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: How is customer experience driving digital transformation in Private Markets?

3:20 PM - 4:00 PM

OPERATIONAL STRATEGY & TRANSFORMATION: PANEL DISCUSSION: What are the key considerations when building & reviewing internal frameworks to comply with new regulatory rules?

Rizwaan Khan

Alternative Operations Manager

USS Investment Management
Rob Knight

Global Head of Operational Compliance

Barings

3:20 PM - 4:00 PM

CLIENT AT THE CORE OF PRIVATE MARKET OPERATIONS: PANEL DISCUSSION: How can asset managers rise to the challenge of increasing demands from investors for more detailed information around funds?

Claire George

Chief Technology & Operations Officer

Savills Investment Management
James Tootell

Investment Director

EOS Venture Partners
Alex Bray

Director - Senior Business Partner - Digitalisation and Operational Board

Patrizia AG

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Navigating the operational complexities of Private Markets through digitisation and its impact on operating models

Sachin Anandikar

Chief Technology Officer

Pemberton Asset Management

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

END OF CONFERENCE & DRINKS RECEPTION

8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

DAY 2 - PRIVATE MARKET INVESTORS FORUM

8:30 AM - 9:10 AM

BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING

9:10 AM - 9:20 AM

Chairman’s opening address

9:20 AM - 10:00 AM

GUEST PRESENTATION: Megatrends and public debts: towards a mass extinction of safe assets?

Xavier Debrun

Member

European Fiscal Board

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

PANEL DISCUSSION: How can investors insulate their portfolios from the impact of external drivers; including inflation, fee pressures, geo political changes and monetary & fiscal policy?

Martin Collins

Trustee Director

20-20 Trustees
Arif Saad

Head of Investment Strategy UK

Kempen Capital Management
Roger Mattingly

Trustee Director

Ross Trustees
Kedi Huang

UK Chief Investment Officer

Aspen Insurance Group

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: How can asset owners use Private Markets to achieve ESG aims?

11:15 AM - 11:55 AM

MORNING REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING

11:55 AM - 1:35 PM

TALKING TABLE WORKSHOPS

Hosted by Tikehau Investment Management

Laurent David-Charbit

Co-head Regenerative Agriculture Practice

Tikehau Capital

1:35 PM - 2:20 PM

LUNCH

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM

PRIVATE MARKETS INVESTMENTS FOR DC SCHEMES: Keynote Presentation: Issues for DC schemes when investing in private markets

Robin Ellison

Chairman

Cambridge Colleges Federated Pensions Scheme

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM

ASSET ALLOCATION & INVESTMENT STRATEGY: Keynote Presentation: How to make sure you are implementing net-zero into your Private Markets strategy

Cleo Fitzsimons

Head of Responsible Investment

Pension Insurance Corporation

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM

PRIVATE MARKETS INVESTMENTS FOR DC SCHEMES: Keynote Presentation: Sponsored Session - TBC

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM

ASSET ALLOCATION & INVESTMENT STRATEGY: Keynote Presentation: How can secondary markets help to mitigate issues around liquidity in private markets?

3:20 PM - 4:00 PM

PRIVATE MARKETS INVESTMENTS FOR DC SCHEMES: Panel Discussion: The challenges & opportunities for DC scheme investment in Private Markets; Regulation, Administration & Governance

Paul Bucksey

Chief Investment Officer

Smart Pensions
Andrew Warwick-Thompson

Chair of Trustees

Scottish Widows Master Trust
Emma Matthews

Head of Investment

NOW:Pensions
Fred Berry

Lead Investment Consultant

The Pensions Regulator

3:20 PM - 4:00 PM

ASSET ALLOCATION & INVESTMENT STRATEGY: Panel Discussion: Which asset classes and investment structures represent the best investment opportunity?

Nenna Gilmor-Platt

Head of Investment Strategy

Just Group Plc
Daniel Blamont

Group Investment Operations Director

Royal London
Chris Palmer

Head of Illiquid Assets Origination

Phoenix Group

4:00 PM - 4:40 PM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: The UK Economy: 2023 and beyond?

Suren Thiru

Economics Director

ICAEW

4:40 PM - 5:30 PM

END OF CONFERENCE & DRINKS RECEPTION

" I enjoyed insightful presentations from experts in their areas of focus and the opportunity to exchange knowledge and views with colleagues in current hot topics of global range. An excellently organized event in every detail with the added bonus of a live interaction we all craved after 22 months of remote communication mandated by the pandemic."

CELIA KAPSOMERA

Lecturer

Columbia University

"A fantastic opportunity to meet with C-suite peers and compare how we are managing through difficult investment environments."

GARY AIKEN

Senior Portfolio Manager

AAFMAA

"Very good content and great flow. This event provided a terrific opportunity to meet with industry gatekeepers and industry associates."

GEORGE ANTONAK

President

Thrift Financial