29th European Pensions Symposium / European Investment Roundtable 2021 | Institutional Investor | 29 September 2021 | Copenhagen Marriott Hotel, Kalvebod Brygge 5, 1560 København, Denmark

The European Pensions Symposium and the European Investment Roundtable meetings will take place together this year to form one of the first and largest pan-European gatherings of leading investment officials since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. These well-established meetings have historically convened up to 100 European pension and insurance fund executives for a three-day programme of interactive workshops, panel sessions, guest speakers and social activities.

The 2021 meeting will offer a unique, off-the-record setting for attendees to share innovative ideas and best practice among European institutional asset owners and managers who ultimately set out to answer the question: What is the latest thinking on asset allocation, investment opportunities and risk management?

This is an invitation-only event and all discussions are held under Chatham House Rule to enable a candid exchange of opinions. The event is free of charge for qualified investors.

The agenda is curated by an expert advisory board of Europe's most sophistication institutional investors. Last year, key topics included:
• Lower for Longer or Just Lower Forever? How Do Asset Owners View the Economic Outlook and What Can They Do About It?
• Latest Developments in the Implementation and Measurement of ESG and Low Carbon Policies for Institutional Asset Owners
• Understanding the ESG and Sustainability Challenge from A Strategic Perspective
• Reassessing the Risk and Return Characteristics of Return Seeking Fixed Income Portfolios
• Sourcing of Returns in A World of Negative Yielding Corporate Debt
• Big Data, Science and Fundamental Insights - Is This the Future of Equity Investing?
• Shorting the Bad Guys! ESG and Equity Long/Short Strategies
• Can You Still Win in A Mature Private Equity Market?
• Ensuring Both LP and GP Objectives Are Met In Private Markets - Are We Asking Too Much?
• Engagement Versus Exclusion in Emerging Markets - What Works for Responsible Investors?
• Best Approaches to Managing Emerging Market Portfolios
• Sustainable Approaches to Infrastructure Projects
• Low Carbon Real Estate Strategies
• Staying On the Right Side of Developments in ESG When Investing in Long Term Illiquid Physical Assets
• The Future Impact of Regulation on Investment Strategies

2021 Past Advisory Board

ThomPoufinas
Member, Investment Committee, Social Security Fund Greece

Raas vien Sewtahal
Asset Management, Stichting Pensioenfonds Medisch Specialisten

Jacgestad
CEO, Storebrand

Gabriele Hartl
Portfolio Manager, UNIQA Insurance Group AG

Mirko Cardinale
Head, Multi Asset Allocation, USS

Lars Wallberg
CEO, Velliv Foreningen

Ian Morley
Chair, Wentworth Hall Family Office & Consultancy

Rik Bekkers
Fiduciary Manager Fixed Income, APG Asset Management

Christian Boehm
CEO, APK Pensionskasse AG

Paul Droop
CIO, Bank of Ireland

Rob Brand
Head, Portfolio Management, Blue Sky Group

Denise Le Gal
Chair, Brunel Pension Partnership

Guido Lombardi
Head, Research/ Multi Assets & Solutions, DWS

Thomas Groffman
Principal Director, Fund Administrator, European Patent Office

Olivier Rousseau
Executive Director, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR)

Beat Wust
Head, Asset Management, GastroSocial Pensionskasse

Peter Lindegaard
CIO, Industriens Pension

Mikkel Roglid
CIO, Jyske Bank

John Jones
Independent LGPS Pension Board Chair, M.J. Hudson Allenbridge

Markus Schaen
Senior Fund Manager - Fixed Income, MN

Henrik Olejasz Larsen
CIO, Sampension

2021 Sponsors

• Bailllie Gifford
• Morgan Stanley
• State Street
• Capital Group
• Oaktree
• Franklin Templeton Investments
• PGIM