If you would like to enrol your interest in speaking at Insurance Investor Live | Europe 2025, please contact us. Take a look at the speaker line-up from 2024 below.
ADAM RUDDLE
Chief Investment Officer, LV=
Adam Ruddle is the Chief Investment Officer at LV=. He has responsibility for the investment management, allocation and optimisation of over £14bn of assets under management. His remit includes designing and setting investment strategies, managing group liquidity, the oversight of external asset managers and the structuring of physical and synthetic investment solutions for the company. Adam has been with LV= for nearly 15 years working in a wide range of roles including Asset Liability Management, Financial Reporting and Valuation, Capital Management and With-Profits oversight. He is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and holds the Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary designation.
My session title:
- ESG, GEOPOLITICS, AND MODELLING - PANEL DISCUSSION: Integrating sustainability considerations into your risk management frameworks: adapting to regulatory and market-driven changes : 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
ARNO ALBICI
Senior Manager, Portfolio and Planning | Annuity Asset Origination, Aviva
My session title:
- TACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES & PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION - PANEL DISCUSSION: Post Solvency UK reforms: what opportunities are there now to invest in new asset classes? : 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
BRIAN DIGNEY
Research & Content Director, Standards Board for Alternative Investments
Brian Digney joined the SBAI in March 2023 in the role of Research and Content Director. He is responsible for content development and co-ordination of the ongoing and future working groups on a wide variety of topics, including valuation of private assets, ESG & carbon footprinting, governance, insurance linked strategies, digital assets, asset management regulation and compliance as well as new topics to be determined in the future.
Prior to joining the SBAI, Brian was the Head of Due Diligence & Governance Oversight at Innocap Global Investment Management (Ireland) Ltd (2018-2023) in Dublin, a subsidiary of Innocap Investment Management Inc., a US$50bn hedge fund platform. He acted as Designated Person for Operational Risk Management, a regulated role by the Central Bank of Ireland. He also sat on Innocap’s Irish Risk Oversight and Valuation Committees. In 2017, Brian joined Albourne Partners in London as a Senior Operational Due Diligence Analyst. From 2015 to 2017 he was employed as an Operational Due Diligence Analyst at Mercer Sentinel in London. From 2010 to 2015 he held various Associate level roles at Decura LLP, Morgan Stanley and Citi.
Brian holds an LLB Hons in Law with Criminology and an M.Sc. in Management and Corporate Governance from University of Ulster. Brian is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.
My session title:
- DIVERSIFICATION IN ALTERNATIVE ASSETS - PANEL DISCUSSION: Diversifying your investments through co-investment strategies: natural partners, identifying under valued opportunities, and opportunities for smaller allocators : 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
DEBASHISH DEY
Actuary, Deloitte
My session title:
- ESG, GEOPOLITICS, AND MODELLING - FIRE-SIDE CHAT: Using AI to model market shifts, geopolitical impacts, and economic trends to inform long-term strategic asset allocation : 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
JENNIFER LOFTUS
Chief Financial & Risk Officer, Acorn Life
Jennifer is an actuary and accountant with over 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry. She currently serves as Executive Director, Group CFO, Chief Risk Officer and Head of Actuarial Function with Acorn Life in Ireland. She is also an Independent Non Executive Director of Vhi, the Irish state-owned health insurer. Jennifer is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK), the Society of Actuaries in Ireland and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. She is a member of the IFoA Actuarial Data Science Working Group and is an active member of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland through the Data Science Committee and the Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion Committee. Jennifer holds an MSc in Data Analytics and is an Ambassador for Women in Data Science.
My session title:
- ESG, GEOPOLITICS, AND MODELLING - PANEL DISCUSSION: Integrating sustainability considerations into your risk management frameworks: adapting to regulatory and market-driven changes : 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
JONIDA VESIU
Senior Manager, Deloitte
Jonida is a Senior Manager in the Investment Management & Private Equity practice of Deloitte UK, based in Jersey.
She has over 19 years’ experience in financial services focusing on audit and assurance services to private equity and debt funds, and banks.
Jonida is one of Deloitte’s Private Equity specialists, playing a central role in the practice resources on venture capital and growth equity funds, where she leads the sector group identifying the latest trends and developments in the market.
My session title:
- PRIVATE MARKETS & REAL ASSETS STRATEGY - PANEL DISCUSSION: From vanilla to the more exotic: how to navigate the move to more complex segments in private markets : 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
KAY REINHOLD
Head of VIG Group Treasury & Capital Management, Vienna Insurance
My session title:
- TREASURY MANAGEMENT & CAPITAL RISK FORUM - FIRESIDECHAT: Treasury functions and capital: stress testing and scenario analysis to balance risk and reward : 9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
KEITH GOODBY
Head of Shareholder Investments & Strategy and Chief Investment Officer, Aviva
Keith is Head of Shareholder Investments at Aviva responsible for investment strategy, manager oversight and portfolio management oversight with a focus on the Matching Adjustment. Previous roles include Head of the Insurance Investment Solutions Group at Willis Towers Watson, providing investment and ALM support to life and general insurers; and Portfolio Director for the with profits fund at Legal & General.
My session title:
- STRATEGIC ASSET ALLOCATION - PANEL DISCUSSION: Strategies for sourcing and accessing investment grade assets to optimise yield : 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
MEHDI KHALILI
Investment Strategist and Chair of Global Infrastructure Task Force, Legal and General
My session title:
- PRIVATE MARKETS & REAL ASSETS STRATEGY - PANEL DISCUSSION: From vanilla to the more exotic: how to navigate the move to more complex segments in private markets : 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
MORITZ ZANDER
Head of Investments, New Reinsurance Company
Moritz Zander, CFA is Head of Investments at New Reinsurance Company Ltd. Former experience includes Head of Origination, Capital Partners at New Re, VP, Capital Solutions EMEA and Senior Credit Underwriter at Swiss Re, and Economist at MIGA, World Bank Group. He holds a Masters degree in International Policy Studies from Stanford University and a licence degree (Bachelor of Arts) from the University of Geneva.
My session title:
- STRATEGIC ASSET ALLOCATION - PANEL DISCUSSION: Strategies for sourcing and accessing investment grade assets to optimise yield : 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
NOEL HILLMANN
Chief Executive Officer, Clear Path Analysis
My session title:
- Chairman's opening address : 9:05 AM - 9:10 AM
RAMAN RAJAGOPAL
Senior Client Portfolio Manager, Private Credit, Invesco
Raman Rajagopal is a Senior Client Portfolio Manager dedicated to Invesco’s global private credit group, which includes capabilities across broadly syndicated loans, CLO’s, direct lending and distressed credit & special situations.
Mr. Rajagopal joined Invesco in 2016. With Invesco, he has held roles focusing on private markets asset classes as well as in corporate strategy. Mr. Rajagopal was previously a management consultant with Accenture, where he concentrated on wealth and asset management companies. Prior to Accenture, he worked in asset management roles with Oppenheimer and Morgan Stanley. He began his career as a corporate attorney with Paul Hastings LLP, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Rajagopal earned a BS degree with university honors from Carnegie Mellon University and a JD from the University of Southern California Law School.
My session title:
- PRIVATE MARKETS & REAL ASSETS STRATEGY - PRESENTATION: Trends in private and corporate : 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
XAVIER DEBRUN
Member, European Fiscal Board
Xavier Debrun heads the Economics and Research Department of the National Bank of Belgium and is a member of the European Fiscal Board. After obtaining a Ph.D. in international economics from the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Xavier spent most of his 20-year professional career in the Fiscal Affairs and Research Departments of the International Monetary Fund. He has regularly taught in academic institutions, including the University of Geneva and the Catholic University of Louvain. His research interests focus on international policy coordination, the economics of currency unions, and macro-fiscal issues, including debt sustainability assessments and the stabilizing role of fiscal policy. He led many technical cooperation missions for the IMF in relation to the design and operation of fiscal policy rules, budgetary forecasting, and the introduction of independent fiscal institutions.
My session title:
- PRESENTATION: Fiscal and monetary policies across Europe - interest rates, inflation, euro v dollar: how can investment leaders navigate uncertainties and remain competitive? : 9:10 AM - 9:55 AM