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2023 AIF Australian Investors’ Forum

2023 AIF Australian Investors' Forum

May 17–18 | The Westin Melbourne | 205 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia

On behalf of AIF Global, in collaboration with Future Fund and Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), we hope you will make plans to join us for the 2023 AIF Australian Investors’ Forum to be held May 17–18 at the Westin Melbourne Hotel in Melbourne, Australia.

The 2023 AIF Australian Investors’ Forum will bring together investment thought leaders to share best ideas, practices, and information and address the needs of institutional asset owners in the Australia region, as well as across the globe.

Agenda at a Glance

Day One – May 17

3:00–3:45 p.m.

Registration

3:45–4:00 p.m.

Welcome Remarks and Introduction

  • Melissa Waller, President, AIF Global and the AIF Institute

  • Andrew Messer, Executive Director, AIF Global and the AIF Institute

  • Johanna Neilsen, Head of People, Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC)

4:00–5:30 p.m.

AIF Institute Center for ESG & Sustainable Investing: Initiatives and Transformative Investments

  • Suzanne Tavill, Global Head of Responsible Investment, StepStone Group

  • Louise Davidson, CEO, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

  • Malcolm Thornton, Head of Impact Capital, Clean Energy Finance Corporation

5:30–8:30 p.m.

Reception and Special Recognition Dinner

Day Two – May 18

8:15–9:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00–9:15 a.m.

Day Two Welcome Remarks

  • Melissa Waller, President, AIF Global and the AIF Institute

  • Andrew Messer, Executive Director, AIF Global and the AIF Institute

9:15–9:45 a.m. Presentation

9:45–10:45 a.m. Panel

Presentation: FutureFund Position Paper - The Death of Traditional Portfolio Construction

  • Craig Thorburn, Director – Office of the Chief Investment Officer, Future Fund

Moderator:

  • Kim Bowater, Director of Consulting, Frontier Advisors

Panelists:

  • Valérie Bénard, Head of Aksia Europe, Aksia

  • Jeff Brunton, Head of Portfolio Management, HESTA

  • Sam Chung, Ph.D., Head of AIF APAC and Professor of Finance, Yonsei University, Seoul

  • Gary Gabriel, Head of Portfolio Management Group, Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC)

10:45–11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

AIF Institute Center for Private Capital Investing Panel on Private Equity

From global infrastructure to innovations in AI: building portfolios and businesses that deliver results

Moderator:

  • Nic diLoretta, Head of Private Equity and Real Assets, Aksia

Panelists:

  • Marina Pasika, Head of Private Equity, REST

  • Sumit Rajpal, Founder and CEO, GrowthCurve Capital

12:00–1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:15–2:15 p.m.

AIF Institute Center for Private Capital Investing Panel on Private Credit

In a world of rising rates and increasing geopolitical risk, investing in the new economic paradigm

Moderator:

  • Scott Wilkinson, Head of Private Debt, APAC, Mercer

Panelists:

  • Dean Atkins, Managing Director, Investment Management, Europe, 400 Capital Management

  • Linda Cunningham, Head of Debt and Alternatives, Cbus Super Fund

  • Brian Dillard, Partner and Head of Asia Credit, KKR 

  • Peter Graf, Managing Director, Ares Management

  • Lillian Nunez, Executive Director, Debt Investment, IFM Investors

  • Matthew Winkler, Managing Director, Benefit Street Partners

2:15–2:30 p.m.

Break

2:30–3:30 p.m.

AIF Institute Center for Private Capital Investing Panel on Real Assets

Investing in the future: the long-term outlook for global risk and returns

Moderator:

  • Dania Zinurova, Portfolio Manager, Wilson Asset Management

Panelists:

  • Steve Bulloch, Managing Director and Head of Australia, PGIM Real Estate

  • Marigold Look, Executive Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors

  • Desmond Goh, Investment Manager – Unlisted Assets, HESTA

  • Dave Rumker, CIO, J.P. Morgan Campbell Global Timber Investment

3:30–3:45 p.m.

Break

3:45–4:00 p.m.

Primer on Governance

Speaker:

  • Martin Goss, Co-Head of Governance, Willis Towers Watson

4:00–5:00 p.m.

AIF Institute’s Investment Governance: A Fireside Chat

  • Russell Clarke, CIO, Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC)

  • Kate Galvin, CEO, Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC)

  • Martin Goss, Co-Head of Governance, Willis Towers Watson

  • Melissa Waller, President, AIF Global and the AIF Institute

5:00–6:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks and Reception

2023 AIF Australian Investors' Forum Participant List

The investors and consultants below have confirmed their desire to participate (subject to any required internal approvals and final schedules)

Aksia
Valérie Bénard, Head of Aksia Europe
Nic diLoretta, Head of Real Assets

AustralianSuper
Yue Cao, Senior Manager, Strategy & Planning, Investments
Massimo (Max) Cappetta, Senior Director, Internal Strategies Oversight
Bella Chan, Associate Director
Leigh Gavin, Head of Investment Model Design

Cbus Super Fund
Linda Cunningham, Head of Debt and Alternatives

Challenger Life Insurance
Michael Andrews, Senior Portfolio Manager, Property and Private Equity

Costa Asset Management
Sally Campbell, General Manager, Portfolio

Frontier Advisors
Kim Bowater, Director of Consulting

Future Fund
Tammi Fisher, Head of Alternatives
Craig Thorburn, Director, Office of the CIO

HESTA
Jeff Brunton, Head of Portfolio Management
Desmond Goh, Director-Real Assets

The National Superannuation Fund (Nasfund)
Fiona Nelson, General Manager, Investments

REST
Lachlan Hall, Analyst, Private Markets
Marina Pasika, Head of Private Equity

StepStone Group
Suzanne Tavill, Partner, Head of Responsible Investing

VFMC
Kate Galvin, CEO
Russell Clark, CIO
Kirsten Callander, Senior ESG Analyst
Liam Hennessy, Senior Analyst
Kathryn Howard, Assistant Portfolio Manager
Yanjun Li, Investment Analyst
Shali Lingaretnam, Head of Investment Stewardship
Ha Nguyen, Assistant Portfolio Manager – Asset Allocation and Strategy
Johanna Nielsen, Vice President, Corporate Controller and CAO
Leanne Taylor, Head of Portfolio Strategy & Asset Allocation
Talieh Williams, Executive Manager – Investments

Willis Towers Watson
Martin Goss, Co-Head of Governance
 
Wilson Asset Management
Dania Zinurova, Portfolio Manager