2023 SPEAKERS

ADAM RUDDLE

Chief Investment Officer, LV

My session title:

• PANEL DISCUSSION: Challenges and opportunities for insurers in 2024 and beyond: rising to the inflation and interest rate challenges and adapting asset allocation strategies for uncertain outcomes : 9:50 AM - 10:35 AM

ANAND RAJAGOPAL

Private Markets Sustainability Lead, Phoenix Group

My session title:

• PANEL DISCUSSION: From Risk to Opportunity: Aligning Investment Strategies with Net-Zero Goals against a backdrop of evolving regulation and standards : 4:20 PM - 5:00 PM

ANDREW BAILEY

Director of Financial Risk, Just Group Plc

My session title:

• TREASURY, CAPITAL & LIQUIDITY RISK: KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: How much liquidity is enough liquidity? The LDI Crisis 1 year on. : 1:55 PM - 2:20 PM

ANDREW PUTWAIN

Editor & Community Manager, Clear Path Analysis

My session title:

• PANEL DISCUSSION: Challenges and opportunities for insurers in 2024 and beyond: rising to the inflation and interest rate challenges and adapting asset allocation strategies for uncertain outcomes : 9:50 AM - 10:35 AM (Moderator)
• TREASURY, CAPITAL & LIQUIDITY RISK: Managing capital and liquidity risk amid market uncertainty: function of cash and money markets and looking to alternative options : 2:50 PM - 3:35 PM (Moderator)

ANGEL KANSAGRA

Head of ALM, Lloyd's

My session title:

• TREASURY, CAPITAL & LIQUIDITY RISK: Managing capital and liquidity risk amid market uncertainty: function of cash and money markets and looking to alternative options : 2:50 PM - 3:35 PM

ASHISH DAFRIA

Chief Investment Officer, Aviva UK Life

My session title:

• PANEL DISCUSSION: Challenges and opportunities for insurers in 2024 and beyond: rising to the inflation and interest rate challenges and adapting asset allocation strategies for uncertain outcomes : 9:50 AM - 10:35 AM

BRIAN DIGNEY

Research & Content Director, SBAI

My session title:

• PANEL DISCUSSION: From Risk to Opportunity: Aligning Investment Strategies with Net-Zero Goals against a backdrop of evolving regulation and standards : 4:20 PM - 5:00 PM

CHARLOTTE MORRIS

Partner - Secondary Investments, Pantheon

My session title:

• KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Secondary Markets for Private Funds - a source of yield, liquidity and risk mitigation for insurers : 10:35 AM - 11:05 AM

CHRISTIAN WEGENER

Global Head of Investment Solutions, HSBC Life

My session title:

• PANEL DISCUSSION: Challenges and opportunities for insurers in 2024 and beyond: rising to the inflation and interest rate challenges and adapting asset allocation strategies for uncertain outcomes : 9:50 AM - 10:35 AM

CORRADO PISTARINO

Chief Investment Officer, Foresters Friendly

Corrado Pistarino has more than 25 years' experience in capital market. He is Chief Investment Officer at Foresters Friendly Society.

Previously to his current positions, he was Head of Insurance LDI at Aviva Investors, responsible for over £10bn of insurance funds and £30bn of derivatives exposure. 

His previous employers include Deutsche Bank, Dresden Kleinwort and ABN AMRO Bank. He worked in structuring/trading and client coverage, with a focus on ALM and capital management solutions. 

Corrado has a degree in Physics from Turin University and a Master in Finance from London Business School.

My session title:

• ASSET ALLOCATION & INVESTMENT STRATEGY: Portfolio Construction and exploring asset price opportunities – diversification in the asset mix, new access and exit to private markets, and future of ALM : 2:50 PM - 3:35 PM

DAVID EPSTEIN

Group ALM & Treasury Director, Aviva

David Epstein is Group ALM & Treasury Director at Aviva where he has responsibility for the Group’s Treasury function and the asset-liability management team which provides strategic asset allocation and hedging services across the business and for the Group Centre legal entities. Before joining Aviva, David worked in investment banking, most recently at J.P. Morgan where he spent seven years providing strategic risk management and asset-liability management advice for corporates and financial institutions. David holds a DPhil in applied mathematics from Oxford University and has been a visiting research fellow at the Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

My session title:

• TREASURY, CAPITAL & LIQUIDITY RISK: Managing capital and liquidity risk amid market uncertainty: function of cash and money markets and looking to alternative options : 2:50 PM - 3:35 PM

ELEANOR BUCKS

Chief Investment Officer, Lloyd’s of London

My session title:

• PANEL DISCUSSION: Challenges and opportunities for insurers in 2024 and beyond: rising to the inflation and interest rate challenges and adapting asset allocation strategies for uncertain outcomes : 9:50 AM - 10:35 AM

JAMES MITCHELL

Head of Strategic Partnerships, Phoenix

My session title:

• ASSET ALLOCATION & INVESTMENT STRATEGY: Fostering investment innovation with Patient Capital: Balancing the need for longterm industry investment with the need for long-term stable returns : 1:55 PM - 2:20 PM

JAMES POMEROY

Global Economist, HSBC

James is a global economist at HSBC. He joined the Economics team in 2013 and much of his work focuses on longer-term trends and themes, and the impact that they have on the economy and policy decisions today. Much of his work is focused on demographic data and trends, which extends to consumer trends, urbanisation and technology adoption. 

My session title:

• KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Gamechangers: The key macro trends you need to understand : 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM

MARK WOOD

Head of Credit Risk, Aviva UK & Ireland Life

My session title:

• ASSET ALLOCATION & INVESTMENT STRATEGY: Portfolio Construction and exploring asset price opportunities – diversification in the asset mix, new access and exit to private markets, and future of ALM : 2:50 PM - 3:35 PM

MAYA SIBUL

Reporter & Content Producer, Clear Path Analysis

Maya Sibul is a Reporter and Content Producer at Clear Path Analysis. She works across Insurance-Investor.com and FundOperator.com, conducting interviews and writing news analysis pieces. She previously worked in financial services and editorial.

My session title:

• ASSET ALLOCATION & INVESTMENT STRATEGY: Portfolio Construction and exploring asset price opportunities – diversification in the asset mix, new access and exit to private markets, and future of ALM : 2:50 PM - 3:35 PM (Moderator)
• PANEL DISCUSSION: From Risk to Opportunity: Aligning Investment Strategies with Net-Zero Goals against a backdrop of evolving regulation and standards : 4:20 PM - 5:00 PM (Moderator)

MIKE CHAPPELL

Head of Illiquid Asset Portfolio, Phoenix

My session title:

• ASSET ALLOCATION & INVESTMENT STRATEGY: Portfolio Construction and exploring asset price opportunities – diversification in the asset mix, new access and exit to private markets, and future of ALM : 2:50 PM - 3:35 PM

SIR HOWARD DAVIES

Chairman, NatWest Group

Sir Howard Davies is the Chairman of NatWest Group and the former Director of the London School of Economics. He was also the first Chairman of the Financial Services Authority. Until 2015, he was Chairman of the Phoenix Group and chaired the UK Airports Commission.

My session title:

• KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Examining the function of monetary and fiscal policy and the role of regulatory oversight – can a relaxation in rules and inflation targets prompt real economic growth? : 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM

STEVE MATTHEWS

Fund Manager Liquidity, Canada Life

My session title:

• TREASURY, CAPITAL & LIQUIDITY RISK: Managing capital and liquidity risk amid market uncertainty: function of cash and money markets and looking to alternative options : 2:50 PM - 3:35 PM

WENDY WALFORD

Head of Climate Risk, Legal & General

My session title:

• PANEL DISCUSSION: From Risk to Opportunity: Aligning Investment Strategies with Net-Zero Goals against a backdrop of evolving regulation and standards : 4:20 PM - 5:00 PM