09:00
Chair's opening remarks
Vincent Huck, Editor, Insurance Asset Risk
09:10
Macro-economic trends and their impact on insurers’ asset allocation and real asset investment strategies
- The impact of higher interest rates and volatility: how have investment approaches shifted to adapt? Is this the "new normal"?
- Real assets as a diversification and hedging tool against inflation
- Which assets and markets are faring better than others in the the downturn?
- Looking ahead - key macro trends, risks and possible scenarios to prepare for
- How might central banks define the year ahead in their efforts to curb inflation?
- What will the ongoing war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and supply chain vulnerabilities mean for real asset investments?
- Geopolitical tensions and further risks of stagflation
Moderator:
Vincent Huck, Editor, Insurance Asset Risk
Speakers:
Charles Moussier, Head of EMEA Insurance Client Solutions, Invesco
Corrado Pistarino, Chief Investment Officer, Foresters Friendly Society
Thomas Fiedler, Team Head, Group Investment Management ALM/SAA International Subsidiaries, ERGO Group AG
09:55
Public versus private markets for funding real asset investments
- As more investors move towards private markets for real asset investments, what are the pros and cons of private markets over public markets?
- How are rising interest rates impacting public vs. private allocations?
- How could this play out going forward, and what might be the influencing factors?
Moderator:
Sarfraz Thind, US Editor, Insurance Asset Risk
Speakers:
Anisha Gangwani, Head of Investment Business Development, Legal & General Retirement Institutional
David Newman, CIO, Global High Yield - Head of Public & Private Solutions, Allianz Global Investors
Tom Sumpster, Head of Private Markets, Phoenix Group
10:40
Coffee and networking break
11:15
Deep Dive 1: Real estate – sourcing assets, investment trends and future outlook
- Strategies for sourcing real estate assets, and trends in the re-pricing and re-purposing of real estate post-pandemic:
- Office space
- Hotels and leisure
- Industrial and warehouses
- Retail
- Healthcare and educational facilities
- Data centres
- Future developments, trends and models
- Are we in a real estate bubble? To what extent are real estate assets over-valued?
Moderator:
Vincent Huck, Editor, Insurance Asset Risk
Speakers:
Ingo Steves, Managing Partner, Swiss Life Asset Managers Logistics
Tim Munn, CIO, Mayfair Capital Investment Management
12:00
Lunch
13:00
Deep Dive 2: Infrastructure – investment models, risks and opportunities
- Investing in infrastructure debt vs. infrastructure equity
- Public capital vs private capital, and PPPs
- Navigating illiquidity risks, premiums and Solvency II capital charges
- Implications of Solvency II reform
- Future trends and forecasts for the different infrastructure sectors
- Transport: rail, roads and bridges
- Energy infrastructure: wind farms, solar, hydropower plants, pipelines
- Logistics
- Digital infrastructure
Moderator:
Sarfraz Thind, US Editor, Insurance Asset Risk
Speakers:
Erik Vynckier, Board member, Foresters Friendly Society
Greg Scott, Investment Manager, Phoenix Group
Karen Azoulay, Head of Real Assets, BNP Paribas Asset Management
13:50
The role of real assets in supporting sustainability and net-zero transition strategies
- How are insurers aligning their real assets investments with their sustainability strategies?
- The growing importance of social and governance considerations, and the role that real assets can play
- Meeting net zero commitments through green infrastructure investments, and how to manage the "greenium" – high capital costs for clean energies
- Achieving sustainability in real estate investments
Moderator:
Wojciech Herchel, Head of Insurance Advisory, EMEA, Schroders
Speakers:
Andrew Bailey, Director of Financial Risk, Just Group
Hayley Rees,Managing Director, PIC Capital
Neo Mooki, Head of Insurance and Private Asset Solutions, Generali
Prasun Mathur, Head of Private Assets, Aviva
14:40
Closing remarks
14:45
Coffee and networking