Morning
10:00 – 10:30
Registration & Welcome Refreshments
10:30 – 10:35
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Chair
Nick Reeve
Editor
Pensions Expert
10:35 – 10:55
Keynote address
Speaker
John Flint
Chief Executive Officer
National Wealth Fund
11:00 – 12:30
Question Time Panel 1: Investing in UK Infrastructure – Your Questions Answered
The UK Infrastructure Bank is now the National Wealth Fund. The new National Wealth Fund will expand UKIB’s remit beyond infrastructure in support of the government’s industrial strategy, building on its success over the last three years. Our panellists will outline their views on the National Wealth Fund and infrastructure investment opportunities while delivering on the government’s vision for UK PLC. Audience members will again be encouraged to ask questions and contribute to the debate, with questions submitted in advance.
Moderator
Nick Reeve
Summit Chair
Panellists
Sally Bridgeland
Chair
Brunel Pension Partnership
Hilkka Komulainen
Global Head of Sustainability and Impact
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
Ben Levenstein
Head of Private Markets
USS
Steve Lomas
Managing Director, Banking and Investments
National Wealth Fund
Adil Manzoor
Head of Private Markets
Merseyside Pension Fund
Guy Opperman
Former Pensions Minister – 2017-2022
12:30 – 13:00
Interview and Q&A: British Growth Partnership – Driving Investment in Innovation
With successive governments pursuing a “productive finance” agenda through the Mansion House reforms, pension funds are being encouraged to invest more into innovative UK companies and start-ups – a new asset class for many. British Business Bank CEO Louis Taylor will explain the opportunity set and how the bank’s new partnership will support institutional investment into high-growth British companies.
Interviewer
Nick Reeve
Summit Chair
Interviewee
Louis Taylor
CEO
British Business Bank
13:00 – 14:00
Networking Lunch
Afternoon
14:00 – 14:05
Chair’s Introduction
Chair
Nick Reeve
Summit Chair
14:05 – 15:35
Question Time Panel 2: Investing in UK Private Markets – Your Questions Answered
Our panellists will explain their views on the investment opportunities and challenges within UK markets, focusing on venture capital and private equity. Audience members will be encouraged to ask questions and contribute to the debate, with questions submitted in advance.
Moderator
Nick Reeve
Summit Chair
Panellists
Phil Butler
Deputy CIO
The People’s Pension
Julia Diez
Portfolio Manager, Fundamental Equities
Railpen
Nick Dixon
Head of Pensions
Avon Pension Fund
Pete Drewienkiewicz
Chief Investment Officer
Redington
Wyndham North
Managing Director
British Growth Partnership
Tom Taylor
Head of Policy, Legal & Regulatory
BVCA
15:35 – 15:40
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Chair
Nick Reeve
Editor
Pensions Expert
15:40 – 17:00
Drinks Reception
