Tuesday 5th May
Devil’s Advocates | Morning Sessions
William Bourne, Independent Adviser
Dafydd Edwards, Board Member, Wales Pension Partnership
Roger Philips, Chair, Scheme Advisory Board
10:30 – 11:00
Registration
11:00 – 11:10
Welcome & Chair’s Opening Remarks
Chair
John Harrison
Adviser
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership & Staffordshire Pension Fund
11:10 – 11:40
Pensions Bill Update – Always a Pensions Angle Podcast Special
With the Pension Schemes Bill now in parliamentary ping-pong between the Lords and Commons, and the 31 March 2026 pooling deadline behind us, the LGPS landscape is shifting faster than ever. In this special live podcast recording, we will unpack where the Bill currently stands, what implementation will look like on the ground, and how pools, funds and administering authorities have responded to the reforms.
Hosts
Tom Parker
Lead Writer
LAPF Investments
Nick Reeve
Editor
Pensions Expert
Special Guests
Clair Alcock
Board Secretary
Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Roger Philips
Chair
Scheme Advisory Board
11:40 – 12:20
Question Time: What does strategic investment advice look like now?
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Jonathan Crowther
Senior Investment Consultant
Mercer
Joe McDonnell
CIO
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Chris Rule
CEO
LPPI
Karen Shackleton
Independent Adviser
12:20 – 13:00
Panel: Listed equities – strategy and pooling perspectives
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Mark Davies
Head of Public Markets
LGPS Central
Andrew Harvie
Senior Client Portfolio Manager, Global Equities
Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Neil Mason
Director of Pensions and Senior LGPS Officer
Surrey Pension Fund
Nick Sheridan
Portfolio Manager, Global Small Companies
Janus Henderson Investors
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:40
Panel: Listed bonds – strategy and pooling perspectives
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Luca Giacalone
Senior ESG Credit Analyst
Royal London Asset Management
Chris Katanchian
Lead Portfolio Analyst
T. Rowe Price
Carl Shepherd
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager
LGPS Central
Nemashe Sivayogan
Head of Treasury and Pensions
London Borough of Merton
14:40 – 15:20
Panel: Private markets – strategy and pooling perspectives
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Ed Jolly
Managing Director, Private Credit
PGIM
Sam Joshi
Global Head of Alternative Investment Specialists
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Richard Tomlinson
CIO
LPPI
Russell Wood
Head of Investments and Accounting
East Sussex Pension Fund
15:20 – 15:40
Break
15:40 – 16:20
Panel: Property – strategy and pooling perspectives
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Jonathon Ivory
Chief Investment Officer
Packaged Living
Hannah Marshall
Chief Investment Officer, UK Real Estate
CBRE Investment Management
Louise Warden
Head of Real Estate and Indirect Infrastructure
LPPI
Speakers to be confirmed: Representatives from LGPS pools and/or funds
16:20 – 17:10
Panel: Fit for the Future – a fund perspective
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Rachel Brothwood
Executive Director of Pensions
West Midlands Pension Fund
Joanne Donnelly
CEO
LPFA
Susan Greenwood
Head of Pensions
East Sussex Pension Fund
Paul Guilliotti
Director of Financial Services
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils
Euan Miller
Managing Director
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
17:10 – 17:20
Devil’s Advocate Summaries
17:20 – 17:25
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Chair
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
17:25
Private key collection and check-in becomes available
18:30
Driving Range
19:30
BBQ on the Master Suite Terrace
Wednesday 6th May
Devil’s Advocates | Morning Sessions
Adrian Brown, Independent Adviser
Jamie Hanley, Partner & Head of UK, Labaton Keller Sucharow
Yvonne Thompson, Head of Pensions and Treasury, London Borough of Hounslow
08:30 – 09:00
Registration, coffee and early networking
09:00 – 09:05
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Chair
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
09:05 – 09:55
Panel: Delivering against tightened deadlines and new responsibilities – the pool perspective
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Louise Jack
COO/CFO
LPPI
Rob Lamb
CEO
Wales Pension Partnership
Richard Law-Deeks
CEO
LGPS Central
Fiona Miller
Deputy CEO
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
09:55 – 10:35
Panel: Governance and fiduciary oversight
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Clair Alcock
Board Secretary
Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Danielle Ashton
Head of Governance and Risk
Environment Agency Pension Fund
Jill Davys
Head of LGPS
Gallagher
Jeff Houston
Independent Adviser
10:35 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 11:40
Panel: Private debt – strategy and pooling perspectives
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Katherine Gray
Head of Pensions Investments and Treasury
London Borough of Sutton and Royal Borough of Kingston
Jason O’Brien
Head of Asset-Based Origination, EMEA
PIMCO
Kunal Shah
Co-Head of Origination
Brightwood Capital
Peter Wallach
Director of Pensions
Merseyside Pension Fund
11:40 – 12:20
Panel: Local investment projects in practice
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Jeff Dong
Head of Investment Strategy & Stewardship at WPP IM Co
Former Deputy Chief Finance Officer at Swansea Council
Imogen Ebbs
Head of UK Real Estate Equity
Aviva Investors
Ravi Parekh
Managing Director, Infrastructure Investments
GCM Grosvenor
Andrew Stone
Assistant Director – Investment Strategy
South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
12:20 – 13:00
Roundtable: Where are we with the transfer of assets?
Facilitator
Robert Branagh
Independent Adviser
13:00 – 13:10
Devil’s Advocate Summaries
13:10 – 14:10
Lunch
Devil’s Advocates | Afternoon Sessions
Miriam Adams, Assistant Director Pension Fund Investment & Administration, London Borough of Hackney
Jayne Atkinson, CIO, LGPS Central
Matt Hopson, Director of Finance and Corporate Resources, LPFA
14:10 – 14:50
Panel: Natural capital – strategy and pooling perspectives
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Philip Hebson
Independent Adviser
Olly Hughes
Managing Director, Forestry
Gresham House
Speakers to be confirmed: Representatives from LGPS pools and/or funds
14:50 – 15:30
Panel: Building local impact solutions across the private asset classes
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Justin Faiz
CEO & Co-Founder
Pluto Finance
Andrien Meyers
Chief Commercial Officer
London CIV
James Murray
Head of Social Infrastructure
AlphaReal
Shiventa Sivanesan
Director of Investment Management & Stewardship
West Midlands Pension Fund
15:30 – 15:55
Break
15:55 – 16:35
Panel: Clean energy – strategy and pooling perspectives
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Paul Audu
Head of Pensions and Treasury
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Barney Coles
Senior Managing Director, Co-head of Clean Energy
Capital Dynamics
Nick Dixon
Head of Pension Fund
Avon Pension Fund
Rosalind Smith-Maxwell
Senior Director
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
16:35 – 17:15
Panel: Investment trends and the impact on strategy
Moderator
John Harrison
Symposium Chair
Panellists
Iain Campbell
Partner and Head of LGPS Investment
Hymans Robertson
Anthony Fletcher
Independent Adviser
Peter Gent
Head of Advisory
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Phil Triggs
Director
Westminster
17:15 – 17:25
Devil’s Advocate Summaries
17:25 – 17:30
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Chair
John Harrison
Adviser
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership & Staffordshire Pension Fund
17:30
Drinks Reception
19:00
Dinner and Guest Speaker
