Welcome

The sponsoring groups welcome you to the 2023 Joint Investment Conference. This year's event features many of the industry's best-known and most experienced fund managers who are ready to provide insights on their areas of expertise.

Please click on each of the sponsor logos below for more information on their sessions, speakers and sales representatives, as well as download links to any presentation slides.

If you have any queries or require any assistance at all during the event, please speak to one of the MiP event managers at the registration desk who will be happy to help.

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Agenda

The agenda comprises both main platform and boardroom sessions. Delegates are split into smaller groups for the boardroom sessions and will rotate round each sponsor group.

Tuesday 25 April
08:30 Registration and check-in
09:00 Welcome
09:05 Keynote speaker - Sir Robin Niblett, Former Director and Chief Executive, Chatham House
09:30 Keynote speaker - Lord Daniel Finkelstein, Times Columnist and Conservative Peer
10:00 Boardroom session 1 - Allianz, Franklin Templeton, M&G
10:40 Coffee break
11:00 Boardroom session 2 - Allianz, Franklin Templeton, M&G
11:45 Boardroom session 3 - Allianz, Franklin Templeton, M&G
12:30 Main platform panel discussion
13:10 Lunch
14:00 Boardroom session 4 - AXA, BNY Mellon, Schroders
14:45 Boardroom session 5 - AXA, BNY Mellon, Schroders
15:25 Coffee break
15:40 Boardroom session 6 - AXA, BNY Mellon, Schroders
16:25 Free time – drinks with Alice Lascelles, Financial Times Drinks Columnist
19:00 Pre-dinner drinks
19:30 Dinner with keynote speech from Ben Lyttleton, Football Journalist, Author, and Leadership Expert
Wednesday 26 April
08:00 Breakfast fringe session with Herman Brodie, Author, Specialist in Behavioural Economics, and Founder of Prospecta
08:30 Coffee break
08:45 Boardroom session 7 - Baillie Gifford, Capital Group, Janus Henderson
09:30 Boardroom session 8 - Baillie Gifford, Capital Group, Janus Henderson
10:15 Boardroom session 9 - Baillie Gifford, Capital Group, Janus Henderson
10:55 Coffee break
11:10 Boardroom session 10 - Artemis, Jupiter, Ninety One
11:55 Boardroom session 11 - Artemis, Jupiter, Ninety One
12:40 Boardroom session 12 - Artemis, Jupiter, Ninety One
13:20 Lunch with keynote speech from Jason Laing, CEO and Co-Founder, ProMake Ltd
14:30 Close

External speakers

Former Director and Chief Executive, Chatham House

Sir Robin Niblett was the Director and Chief Executive of Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs) between January 2007 and July 2022. Today, he is a Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House.

Prior to his current role, Robin was the Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). During his final two years at CSIS, he also served as Director of the CSIS Europe Programme and its Initiative for a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership.

Robin is currently Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Futures Council on Geopolitics. He served as Chair of the Experts Group for the 2014 NATO Summit and Chair of the British Academy's Steering Committee of Languages for Security Project.

Robin is a frequent commentator on geopolitics, Europe and transatlantic relations and has testified to British parliamentary Committees and US Congressional Committees. His commentary and analysis have appeared in Foreign Affairs, the Financial Times, the Washington Post, the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian, among others. Additionally, he is a regular contributor on Bloomberg 'Surveillance', BBC News, and CNN International.

Times Columnist and Conservative Peer

Daniel Finkelstein is an Associate Editor at The Times and also writes a weekly political column for the newspaper. He also has a regular column in The Jewish Chronicle.

Before joining The Times in 2001 he was adviser to both the Prime Minister John Major and the Conservative leader William Hague. He was also Director of the Social Market Foundation think-tank and is a former Chairman of Policy Exchange.

Daniel was appointed to the House of Lords in 2013 and named political commentator of the year at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards 2010, 2011 and 2013.

Financial Times Drinks Columnist

Alice Lascelles is an award-winning journalist, author, presenter and drinks expert. She is a contributing editor on the Financial Times, where she has a popular column covering wine, spirits and bar culture. Her articles and columns have also appeared in The Times, The Economist, Evening Standard, Food & Wine and many trade and specialist publications.

Alice is an expert on the production and provenance of drinks, but most of all she loves the stories that go with them. Her subjects have ranged from the rise of Japanese whisky and the science of bubbles, to profiles of Syria's only working winery and the bar scene that helped regenerate New Orleans post-Katrina.

She is a seasoned presenter and can often be found talking about drinks on BBC Radio 4 programmes including The Food Programme and Kitchen Cabinet, and on TV programmes including Sunday Brunch. In October 2019 she presented Amazon's first live-streamed whisky tasting and has given talks and lead tastings at international festivals on both sides of the Atlantic.

Alice is the author of two books. Her second, The Cocktail Edit, was published in September 2022.

Football Journalist, Author, and Leadership Expert

Football journalist and author Ben Lyttleton understands what we can learn about the most important aspects of work and life from the world’s most popular sport. In his book Edge: Leadership Secrets of Football’s Top Thinkers, he interviewed some of football’s top coaches to learn how they foster talent and build empathy within a team, help individuals adapt in order to realise their potential, and find power in developing a social purpose. Ben works with football and NBA teams and their coaches to help them develop elite performance and discover their own competitive edge.

His first book Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty examined how individuals understand and manage their anxiety to perform at their best under pressure. He now advises Premier League and national teams on their penalty strategy.

Through extensive interviews with the biggest names in the game, exclusive behind-the-scenes access to insiders at Premier League giants Liverpool and Chelsea, and a life spent watching some of the most successful (and not-so successful) teams and managers, Ben has developed a comprehensive picture of leadership, teamwork and talent improvement.

Ben interrogates experts in behavioural science and psychology to learn the best communication to get results from a team, how collective performance is measured and influenced, and how to develop resilience in new and established groups. He looks at the key challenges, behaviours and lessons for leaders in any sector and with teams of any size, from creative thinking to the advantages of diversity and inclusion.

Author, Specialist in Behavioural Economics, and Founder of Prospecta

Herman Brodie is a specialist in behavioural economics, author, educator, and founder of Prospecta, a consultancy firm that advises businesses on the use of behavioural sciences research. He has spent 25 years in the financial services industry in consultancy and investment banking roles that have taken him to London, Paris, and Frankfurt.

Herman is the co-author of The Trust Mandate: The behavioural science behind how asset managers REALLY win and keep clients. He also co-authored and lectures A Practical History of Financial Markets, an investment course developed for the Edinburgh Business School's MBA programme.

Additional roles include International Faculty Member of the Portfolio Construction Forum, an education and certification body in Australia & New Zealand, and Senior Fellow of the US Center for Board Certified Fiduciaries, where he researches and teaches Behavioural Ethics. Herman is also a proud Ambassador for the UK Diversity Project. This is a group of in the investment and savings leaders who've decided to take action to accelerate progress towards an inclusive culture within the industry.

CEO and Co-Founder, ProMake LTD

Jason Laing is the CEO and Co-Founder of ProMake LTD. He started his career in South Africa as a jeweller in which he began to explore 3D printing. Then on the 18 of March 2015, when Jason was training for the provincial and South African Track cycling championships, at a speed of close to 60km and hour he had a freak accident which left him fighting for his life. He suffered severe brain injuries and 32 areas of his body were either broken, dislocated, compressed or collapsed. Using innovative technologies Jason and his team were able to use 3D printing to repair and regrow parts of his body at risk of amputation. Now based in Manchester, through ProMake Jason explores the commercialisation of graphene and the creation of smart materials to aid in medical rehabilitation.

News Presenter, Channel 5

Louise Beale has over a decade of experience in journalism and is currently a leading news presenter for Channel 5. She anchored her own show on Bloomberg Television in London, interviewing Europe's business leaders, politicians and analysts. She has also covered major news stories as a correspondent for Sky News and Channel 4 News - among them Brexit, the European debt crisis and the terrorist attacks in Paris, London and Manchester. Louise has also worked extensively on radio for ITN, Classic FM, Magic FM and Monocle 24.

Additionally, Louise co-founded Middle Table with her Channel 5 co-workers, and now works with leading figures in business and politics to help them bring impact to their communication.

Meet the speakers

Louise Beale (moderator) - Channel 5 News Presenter

Ben Lyttleton - Football Journalist, Author, and Leadership Expert

Jason Laing - CEO and Co-Founder, ProMake LTD

General and hotel information

Transfers

Transfers to nearby stations and airports can be provided at the end of the conference. Please speak to the events team during the conference if you would like to arrange one.

Wi-Fi

In the conference area, free Wi-Fi is available. To access, please connect to the network 'Four Seasons Meetings' and enter the password: jic2023

Breakfast

For anyone staying overnight breakfast will be served in the Wild Carrot restaurant, which is located on the lower ground floor.

Check out

You need to check out by 11am on Wednesday. If you have a bill to settle, please pop to the main reception during the coffee break on Wednesday morning. If not, you can simply drop your key with the events team or at the front desk. Please leave your luggage with the concierge.

Sustainability

In the interest of sustainability we have limited the amount of print material at the event, for example the dinner menu will be shown on screen rather than printed menu cards.

Forgotten anything?

There is a phone charging station available at the registration desk which you are welcome to use at any time. The hotel also has a selection of essentials such as toothpaste and razors etc, should you need anything during your stay.