LSEG - Investment Fund Conference

Welcome speech: Nikhil Rathi, London Stock Exchange plc, CEO

Keynote speech 1: Samir Desai,  Funding Circle, CEO

Keynote speech 2: Ian Sayers,  AIC, CEO

Panel I: Environment for Listing Funds

• Preparing for a listing
• Investor landscape for public funds
• Regulatory changes

Panellists:

• Nike Trost, FCA
• Richard Hickman, Harbourvest, Director, Investment and Operations
• Sapna Sha, Cenkos
• Benjamin Lee, BLP, Headof Corporate Finance
• Darko Hajdukovic, Head of investment Funds London Stock Exchange Group

Moderator: Katherine Mulhern, Partner, BLP

Panel II: Outlook for the funds sector in the next 18-24 months

• Trends in demand for investment funds
• Investor sentiments and fund strategies
• Sectors that will be driving growth

      Panellists

• Andrew Summers, Investec Wealth, Head of Fund Research
• Lucy Walker, CFA, Sarasin & Partners, Head of Third Party Funds
• Tony Mancini, KPMG, Tax Partner
• Martin Rotheram, Neuberger Berman Europe Limited, Managing Director

Moderator: Joe Truelove, Carey Group, Head of Fund Services

Coffee break

Panel III: Alternative strategies for investment funds

• Originating demand for new fund structures
• Recent Trends in Asset Classes
• Structuring new Asset Class Vehicles
• P2P/Direct Lending as an asset

Panellists:

• John Newlands, Brewin Dolphin, Head of Investment Companies Research
• Simon Champ, CEO, Eaglewood Europe, P2P Global Investments
• Richard Werner, BLP 
• Mark James, Jefferies, MD

Moderator: Robin Fuller, Guernsey

Closing remarks: Darko Hajdukovic, Head of investment Funds London Stock Exchange Group

Lunch