2023 AIF European Investors' Forum
November 30 | London
On behalf of AIF Global, we hope you will join us for our invitation-only 2023 AIF European Investors’ Forum to be held November 30 at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane in the Mayfair district of London.
We will begin the day with a special Women Investors’ Breakfast Session, open to women only. The session will focus on Mindful Leadership: Leading with a Holistic Lens and will include programming from AIF’s Women Investors’ Leadership Steering Committee.
Immediately following the Women Investors’ Breakfast Session, the 2023 AIF European Investors’ Forum will feature:
- Special keynote sessions, highlighting key areas of focus for European investors, including European investment legislation
- Comprehensive roundtable discussions across the major alternative asset classes—led by top investment consultants and asset owners, along with subject matter expert portfolio managers
- Deep-dive sessions from the AIF Institute’s Centers of Excellence and led by AIF’s Center Faculty Members
- AIF Institute Center for ESG and Sustainable Investing discussion panel, examining the recent reporting regulations and impact investing
Agenda to be released soon
Agenda at a Glance
Thursday, November 30
7:45–8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
(First session open to Women Only)
8:30–10:00 a.m.
Women Investors' Breakfast Session
Mindful Leadership: Leading with a Holistic Lens
- Klaudia Gorczyca, President, Women in Leadership Global and author of The Alchemy of Teams: Cognitive Diversity as a Catalyst for Innovation
9:30–10:00 a.m.
General Registration
10:15–11:00 a.m.
Opening Keynote: Charting the Course - UK's Strategy for Investment-Driven Growth
- Lord Dominic Johnson, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, The United Kingdom
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Navigating the Sustainability Market: An Overview and Panel Discussion
Primer Presented By:
- Daouii Abouchere, Director Sustainable Investing, EMEA, Wellington Management
Moderator:
- Edwin Whitehead, Director, Sustainable Investment, Redington
Panelists:
- Daouii Abouchere, Director Sustainable Investing, EMEA, Wellington Management
- Jennifer Bishop, Deputy CIO and Head of Responsible Investment, Coal Pension Trustees
- Sarita Gosrani, Director of ESG and Sustainable Investing, bfinance
- Emilie Huyghues Despointes, ESG Officer, MV Credit
12:30–1:15 p.m.
Luncheon
1:15–2:00 p.m.
Asset Owners Panel: The Mansion House Pact from a Fiduciary's Perspective
Moderator:
- Tom Rotherham-Winqvist, Managing Director, Knowlton Advisors
Panelists:
- Barry Kenneth, CIO, Pension Protection Fund
- Jenny Newmarch, Head of Private Equity, Aware Super
- Richard J. Tomlinson, CIO, Local Pension Partnership Investments
- Mike Weston, Former CEO, LGPS Central
2:15–3:00 p.m.
Real Assets Investing Roundtable: Capturing Opportunities in a Higher Rate Environment
Session Leader:
- David Dix, Partner, The Townsend Group
Session Participants:
Robert Murphy, Partner, StepStone Real Estate
- Douglas Rowlands, Senior Director of Client Portfolio Management, Invesco
- Dominic Smith, UK Head of Research, CBRE Investment Management
- Kirill Zavodov, Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager, PIMCO
3:15–4:00 p.m.
Private Credit Roundtable: The Outlook and Demand for the Growing Asset Class
Session Leader:
- Veronica Bateman, Senior Vice President, Private Credit Strategist, Aksia
Session Participants:
- Dean Atkins, Managing Director, Head of 400 Capital Management Europe, 400 Capital Management
- Ruediger Blank, Partner, Park Square Capital
- Christian Schaefer, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
4:15–5:00 p.m.
Private Equity Roundtable: Navigating the Challenges and Potential Opportunities
Session Leader:
- Nicolas Schellenberg, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates
Session Participants:
- Sebastien Burdel, Partner, Ares Management
- Simonetta La Monaca, Principal, KKR
- Susan Soh, Partner, GrowthCurve Capital
- Peraveenan Sriharan, Director, Schroders
- Michael Vervisch, Managing Director, Providence Equity
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Closing Reception
2023 AIF European Investors' Forum Faculty and Participants
Investor, Consultant and Finance Academic Participants
Aksia
Valerie Bernard, Head of Europe
Veronica Bateman, Senior Vice President, Private Credit Strategist
Miryam Colombo, Portfolio Advisor
Albourne Partners
James Lewis, Equity Partner
Aware Super
Jenny Newmarch, Head of Private Equity
bfinance
Sarita Gosrani, Head of ESG
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Vicky Hall, Assistant Portfolio Manager
Brunel Pension Partnership
Tom Cottrell, Senior Portfolio Analyst
Cambridge Associates
Nicholas Schellenberg, Managing Director
Cambridge University Endowment Fund
Sarah Fromson, Non-Executive Investment Advisory Board Member
Convex Insurance
Theresa Patricios, Head of Investments
David Linehan, Senior Investment Manager
LGPS Central
Mike Weston, Former CEO
Local Authority Pension Fund
John Todd, Deputy Chair and Counsellor, Hounslow Council
Local Pension Partnership Investments
Richard J. Tomlinson, CIO
Pranay Singhania, Infrastructure Investments
Michael Karam, Private Equity Investments Senior Associate
Pension Protection Fund
Barry Kenneth, CIO
Redington Limited
Tricia Ward, Director, Head of Private Markets
Edwin Whitehead, Director Sustainable Investment
Rothschild Foundation/ Windmill Hill Asset Management
Steve Chasan, Head of Investments
StepStone Real Estate
Robert Murphy, Partner
Tesco Pension Investment
Amy Mann, Senior Analyst
TheCityUK
Anjalika Bardalai, Chief Economist & Head of Research
The Townsend Group
David Dix, Partner
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)
Colin Behar, Portfolio Manager
