29th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds Conference 2018 | International Bar Association (IBA) | 13 May 2018 | W New York, 541 Lexington Avenue, New York, US

At this year’s Conference, after a keynote speech from a representative of a prominent industry association, General Counsel of significant asset management houses will discuss their current concerns and priorities. The consideration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria by investment managers in their portfolio management activities will be discussed after a presentation on the European Union policy on financing sustainable growth.

The Conference will also explore current issues in private funds and new regulations, such as the money market fund reform and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). One morning will be dedicated to digital fund distribution, cyber-security and crypto-currency funds and the Conference will close with a discussion on Brexit and the traditional regulator roundtable.

2018 Speakers:

Jacques Elvinger
Elvinger Hoss Prussen, Luxembourg

Rebecca F Silberstein
Debevoise & Plimpton, New York; Co-Chair, IBA Investment Funds Committee

Kirstene Baillie
Fieldfisher, London

Christian Christopher
Dechert, Boston

Felipe Cousiño
Alessandri & Compañia, Santiago

Paul Elmlinger
Deputy General Counsel, Franklin Templeton Investments, New York

Kees Groffen
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV, Amsterdam

Jeremy Lam Deacons
Hong Kong SAR; Website Officer, IBA Investment Funds Committee

Brian McDermott
A&L Goodbody, Dublin; Co-Chair, IBA Investment Funds Committee

François Rayroux
Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva; Vice Chair, IBA Investment Funds Committee

Christian Schmies
Hengeler Mueller Partnerschaft von

Rechtsanwälten mhB
Frankfurt-am-Main; Vice Chair, IBA Investment Funds Committee

Michael G Tannenbaum
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt, New York

Julio Veloso
Caro Broseta Abogados, Madrid; Senior Vice Chair, IBA Investment Funds Committee

Sean Collins
Chief Economist, Investment Company Institute, Washington DC

Craig Tyle
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Franklin, Templeton Resources, San Mateo, California

Chris O’Dell
Managing Director and General Counsel, Morgan

Stanley Investment
Management, New York

Michiel Prinsze
General Counsel and Managing Director, Robeco, Rotterdam

Nicolas Tschopp
General Counsel, Pictet Asset Management, Geneva

Esther Wandel
Head of Division, Ministry of Finance, Berlin

Kees Groffen
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV, Amsterdam

Amy Farrell
Senior Sustainable Investing Specialist, UBS Asset Management, New York

Robert Scharfe
Chief Executive Officer, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Luxembourg

Robert Schultz
Partner, Greentech Capital Advisers, New York

Craig Sterling
Director of Equity Research, US and Portfolio Manager, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management, Boston

Esther Wandel
Head of Division, Ministry of Finance, Berlin

Rebecca F Silberstein
Debevoise & Plimpton, New York; Co-Chair, IBA Investment Funds Committee

Joseph Glatt
General Counsel, Apollo Capital Management, New York

Fernando Larrain
Executive Chairman, LarrainVial, Santiago

Diala Minott Paul
Hastings (Europe), London

Daniel Sinrod
Senior Director & Associate Counsel, Tishman Speyer, New York

Justin Storms
Linklaters, New York

Michael W Wolitzer
Simpson Thacher, New York

Stephen T Cohen
Dechert, Washington DC

Jane Lowe Secretary
General of IMMFA, Institutional Money Market Funds Association, London

Kerrie L Mitchener-Nissen
Executive Director, JP Morgan Asset Management Global Liquidity, London

Kevin Murphy
Arthur Cox, Dublin

Kirstene Baillie
Fieldfisher, London

John M Caccia
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York

Caroline Clemetson
Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva

Clare Godson
Aosphere, an affiliate of Allen & Overy, New York

Kalika Jayasekera
Managing Director, Head of Regulatory Affairs & Compliance - EMEA, Blackstone, London

Marc Meyers
Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Lavan Thiru
Chief Representative, MAS New York Representative Office, New York

Stephanie R Breslow
Schulte Roth & Zabel, New York

John D’Agostino
Managing Director, DMS Governance, New York

Leila Khazaneh
General Counsel, Jabre Capital Partners, Geneva

Corey A McLaughlin
Co-President, Investment Industry Services, Cohen & Company, Hunt Valley, Maryland

Fedor Poskriakov
Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva

Françoise Gilbert
Greenberg Traurig, East Palo Alto, California

Jonathan Kewley
Clifford Chance, London

Michael Schweiger
Head, I&TS Legal, Continental Europe & Channel Islands, Royal Bank of Canada, Luxembourg

Frédéric Vonner
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Luxembourg

Mary Galligan
Managing Director in Cyber Risk Services, Deloitte & Touche, New York

Cary Stier
Vice-Chairman, Global Investment Management Leader, Deloitte, New York

Jeremy Soutter
Global Head of Strategic Development, Carne Global Financial Services (UK), London

Luc Frieden
Former Minister of Finance, Elvinger Hoss Prussen, Luxembourg

Peter Grimmett
Head of Regulatory Development, M&G Investment Funds, London

Jack Knight
Deputy Chief Executive, The Investment Association, London

Thomas Paul
Hengeler Mueller, Frankfurt

Michaela Walker
Eversheds Sutherland, London

Titus Flutgraf
Head of division for investment management supervision, Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, Frankfurt

Jean Marc Goy
Counsel for International Affairs, Commission de

Surveillance du Secteur
Financier, Luxembourg

Martina Kelly
Head of Markets Policy Division within the Policy & Risk Directorate, Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin

Frédéric Pelèse
Deputy Executive Director of the Regulatory Policy and International Affairs Directorate, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), Paris

Tracey B Wingate
Associate Director, Office of International Affairs, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington DC

2018 Sponsors:

HEADLINE CONFERENCE:
• Carne

HEADLINE SOCIAL:
• Elvinger Hoss
• Loyens Loeff
• Transperfect

ASSOCIATE CONFERENCE:
• Bridge Fund Management

CONFERENCE:
• Arendt
• Debevoise & Plimpton

CONFERENCE RECEPTION:
• Dechert LLP

EXHIBITORS:
• Bridge Fund Management
• Carne
• Deloitte

CONFERENCE:
• Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry
• BAI
• ICLG
• IFLR
• International Law Office
• Lexology
• NICSA