Alexandre Mincier is Head of International Insurance at Franklin Templeton, where he leads the development of insurance-focused investment strategies across public and private markets. With over 20 years of experience in insurance investing, asset management, and capital markets, he has held senior roles including Global CIO of HSBC Insurance, Deputy Global CIO of AXA, and Global Head of Insurance at Invesco. Alex has extensive expertise in ALM, regulatory capital frameworks (Solvency II, J-ICS, IFRS), and portfolio construction for insurers. He is a member of the French Actuarial Institute and holds advanced degrees in finance, actuarial science, and engineering.

Angel heads the Asset Liability Management and Investment Solutions team at Lloyd's. He is responsible for investment strategy, asset allocation and investment risk. He also leads the design and implementation of investment solutions on the Lloyd's Investment Platform to provide customised solutions to insurers and capital providers in the Lloyd's market. Angel is a qualified actuary with experience across insurance and pension investment management, and equity research.

Bob Pannu is an investment consultant with extensive experience advising pension schemes and institutional investors on investment strategy, asset allocation, portfolio risk, and manager selection across fixed income, equities, alternatives, and private markets. He is currently an Investment Consultant at Lane Clark & Peacock, having previously held consulting roles at Aon and Watson Wyatt. Bob also worked in insurance asset management at Aviva, where he was responsible for customer asset strategy, manager research, and performance oversight, and at BlackRock, overseeing private equity and alternatives for a large OCIO UK pension scheme.

Bob is Head of Credit Risk in Hymans Robertson’s UK Insurance & Financial Services practice. He is an investment industry veteran with deep experience of global credit and interest rate markets. Having worked in the leading investment banks, insurance companies and consultancies, he has wide experience of implementing ESG, ALM, SAA, and IMV activities along with risk and capital modelling and optimisation for insurance companies. Bob is a Technical Specialist of the Institute of Risk Management and sits on its Climate Change Special Interest Group committee, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, as well as being a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Geoff Bauer is an Actuary and Partner based in London. He leads Aon’s UK Insurance Investment Team and is focused on the delivery of value-adding strategic advice to Aon’s insurance clients. He has experience in investment strategy, asset allocation, risk budgeting and investment governance. He has worked with a number of insurers and other financial institutions and has a deep understanding of the implications of investment and risk management strategy for a regulated firm’s financial statements and regulatory capital position. He is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and holds a B.Sc (hons) degree in Actuarial Science.

Keith is Head of Shareholder Investments & Strategy at Aviva, leading investment strategy, manager oversight, portfolio and collateral management, and major transformation projects, with a focus on the £65bn Matching Adjustment portfolio. He has over 25 years’ experience across the insurance and investment industry. Before Aviva, Keith led the Insurance Investment Solutions Group at Willis Towers Watson, where he advised insurers on investments and ALM. He was previously Portfolio Director for the Legal & General with‑profits fund and earlier worked at Tillinghast on liability-side consultancy. Keith is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and holds an MEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering and Japanese.

Lara Bernard-Villeneuve is the Chief Investment Officer of MSIG Europe SE (part of MS&AD), overseeing investment strategy and portfolio governance across European insurance operations. She specializes in institutional asset management, advanced asset-liability management (ALM) strategies, and regulatory investment frameworks in highly regulated environments. Her focus is on building cost-efficient, agile investment structures that ensure full regulatory compliance while capturing market opportunities. She has led major transformation initiatives involving multi-entity portfolios and external asset managers and is known for her rigorous, forward-looking investment oversight. A mother of four, she serves here as a jury member committed to transparency, efficiency, and professional standards.

Mark Gillan is Head of Investment Operations at Scottish Widows, responsible for the operational delivery and governance of the firm’s range of investment products. His remit covers fund and platform operations, investment governance, investment change, data & analytics, and customer disclosure. Mark has over 15 years’ industry experience in senior roles in operations and product management.

Mike Leonard is Head of Insurance Solution at Aviva Investors having joined in early 2024. Previously to this Mike was at Schroders where he was responsible for the Scottish Widows Matching adjustment book and LV prior to that where he was Head of Investment for the multi-line insurer. Mike has a multi-faceted career having held positions in portfolio management and trading. Mike holds a BSc. Hons in Actuarial Mathematics from Heriot Watt University.

Experienced financial operations leader currently serving as Head of Back-office, Treasury, and Investment Accounting at Allianz Benelux in Brussels. With a strong background in investment transactions, treasury management, process automation, and regulatory compliance, I oversee a multidisciplinary team and drive operational excellence. My career spans key roles at Allianz and AXA Bank Belgium, where I managed client relationships, legal documentation, and implemented major regulatory changes. I am passionate about team development, continuous improvement, and delivering high- quality results in the financial sector.

Niall Moten is the Head of Investments at Convex, an international speciality insurance and reinsurance business with operations in Bermuda, London, Europe and the US. Niall is primarily focused on investment strategy, asset allocation and manager selection and has a background managing global fixed income portfolios for insurance asset owners. Niall has a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bristol and is a CFA Charterholder.

Paul joined NFU Mutual after graduating from Birmingham University in 1986 with an honours degree in Money, Banking & Finance. NFU Mutual are the UK’s leading rural insurance company and one of its largest mutuals. Within the investment team, Paul soon began to specialise in overseas equity markets and headed up the International Equity desk from 1992 until 2010. Now with almost 40 years of investment management experience, he is in charge of the overall Investment Management Team as Chief Investment Manager, helping oversee the management of over £20 billion of funds under management across a range of investment asset classes.

Philippe Dutertre, born in 1962, is an alumnus of HEC Business School and Sciences Po Paris and holds a master’s degree from Paris Dauphine University. His career has been largely dedicated to institutional asset management and investment, serving at DWS/Deutsche Asset Management, AG2R LA MONDIALE, and Bfinance. Since joining AG2R LA MONDIALE in 2006, Philippe has played a key role in expanding the group's SRI franchise. He now serves as a special advisor to the group's Chief Investment Officer. Additionally, Philippe was a director of the French SIF (2014-2025), led various ESG-focused working groups, and represents AG2R LA MONDIALE on the board of two social impact funds (Soliko and France Active Investissement).

Punil is the Insurance Investment Advisory Leader at WTW. He leads a team of over 25 dedicated insurance investment professionals advising on over $400bn of assets globally. His team are committed to supporting insurers consider their investment strategy, strategic asset allocation and portfolio implementation. Punil has over 13 years of experience and joined WTW in 2022, working with insurance companies globally. Prior to joining WTW, Punil supported numerous UK and European insurers with management of investments, capital and sustainability risks. He earned a BSc in Mathematical Science from City University and an MSc in Actuarial Science from Heriot Watt University.

Simon Iversen is a Fund Manager, Diversified Private Debt at M&G. He co-leads the Diversified Private Debt team, with specific responsibility for the management of the shorter-dated suite of funds and mandates, and the development of new funds and mandates for external clients. Simon holds an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.

Sonia Alonso is a transformation-focused investment operations leader with over 15 years’ experience across insurance, asset management, and commercial banking. Recognised for her ability to challenge the status quo, she combines deep operational expertise with a forward-looking approach to technology and innovation. At Convex Insurance, reporting directly to the CIO and overseeing a $6bn+ portfolio, Sonia has led an end-to-end transformation of the investment operations function. A rigorous review of the existing operating model identified 20% of activities as redundant, eliminating them entirely; of the remainder, over 75% have since been automated, converting what was largely a manual function into one that is predominantly system driven. Sonia also served as founding Chair of the Innovations Committee for Finance, Actuarial and Insurance for its inaugural six months, a cross-functional body created to align automation initiatives with organisational strategy. Beyond her firm, her expertise has been recognised through an invitation to join the Airtable MVP Programme, reserved for advanced practitioners shaping the platform's ecosystem through innovative real-world application. Prior to Convex, Sonia served as Head of Investment Operations at RBC Global Asset Management (UK), a role she was promoted into within just eight months of joining. She was an early adopter of automation and analytics tools. As the first in the London office to pioneer the use of Tableau, she replaced manual Excel-based processes and gave portfolio managers access to real-time operational data. She also initiated Robotic Process Automation (RPA) projects in partnership with RBC’s Head Office in Canada, implementing automated cash flow management for the London-based investment desks at zero incremental technology cost. Throughout her tenure, she acted as UK lead for enterprise-wide programmes and complex client transitions, ensuring platform stability through a period of significant growth. Sonia holds dual BAs from Universidad de Burgos and UNED (Spain) and is certified by CFA UK (Impact Investment; Climate & Investing), the CFA Institute (Sustainable Investing), and CISI (Investment Operations Certificate).

Stephen Smith, CFA, FSA, Managing Director, joined the firm in 2016. Steve is the CIO of Insurance Investments, responsible for advising, structuring, and managing insurance portfolios across asset classes. In addition to portfolio management, Steve oversees Solutions, which is responsible for strategic and quantitative analysis for institutional clients, especially strategic asset allocation, capital management, and asset-liability management. Steve is closely involved with US insurance regulatory developments, chairing the C-1 Subcommittee at the American Academy of Actuaries. Previously, Steve held positions as an insurance strategist at Goldman Sachs and as an actuary at MassMutual. Steve graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of South Carolina.

An accomplished Financial Services Executive with versatile expertise in Investment Banking, Security Services, Insurance and Asset Management with Big 4 experience. Has delivered strategic initiatives and target operating models, across front-, middle-, back-office, and finance for complex investment assets and derivatives, across EMEA and APAC, focused on the Insurance sector since 2015.

Toni is a Partner in Pantheon’s Global Private Credit Investment and European Investment Teams. He previously worked in the private markets team at Cambridge Associates, where he advised institutional investors on their private market investment programs and conducted research and due diligence on private market funds, managers, and markets. Toni has an MPhil in economics from the University of Oxford and a BEng in engineering with business finance, which was jointly taught at University College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is fluent in Finnish, Spanish and English.