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12th Annual Irish Funds UK Symposium
The highly-anticipated 12th Annual Irish Funds UK Symposium will take place on Thursday, 20 November 2025 in Convene 133 Houndsditch, London.
Join us to gain insights from influential industry experts as they delve into the latest trends, opportunities, and challenges via a series of panel discussions, presentations and workshops.
The Symposium will also provide prime networking opportunities, offering the potential to engage with more than 1000 fellow professionals in the funds and asset management industry throughout this full-day event.
More details to follow.
Agenda
08:00 - Registration & Breakfast
09:00 - Welcome Remarks
Andrea Kelly, Chair of Irish Funds, Partner at PwC
09:10 - Panel Discussion: Update from Regulators
Moderator: Umar Ahmed, Irish Funds
Panellists:
Hélène Bussières, European Commission
Mícheál O'Keeffe, Central Bank of Ireland
Susan O’Reilly, Department of Finance
09:50 - Panel Discussion: Business Leaders Perspectives
Moderator: Grainne McEvoy, PIMCO
Panellists:
Lisa Harlow, Vanguard Group
Christopher Low, Accenture
Mick Sweeney, Pinebridge Investments
10:30 - Networking Coffee Break
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11:00 - Panel Discussion: Optimising Private Asset Structures – The Irish Solution
Moderator: Carol Widger, Dechert
Panellists:
Philip Murphy, KPMG
Jonathan Sherman, SS&C
David Naughton, Byrne Wallace Shields
David Allen, Stepstone Group
11:40 - Panel Discussion: Politics or Bonds – Who Rules the World?
Moderator: Adrian Whelan, BBH
Panellists:
Kate English, Deloitte
Ronan Martin, Bloomberg
12:20 - Networking Lunch Break
13:30 - Panel Discussion: Distributing Irish Funds in the UK – Key Considerations and Opportunities
Panellists:
Paul Price, Haven Green
Lora Froud, Macfarlanes
Edward Guinness, Guinness Global Investors
14:10 - Panel Discussion: Fuelling the Future – How ETFs are Shaping Tomorrow’s Markets
Moderator: Ciara O’Leary, McCann Fitzgerald
Panellists:
Jo McCaffrey, Legal & General
Jim Goldie, Invesco
14:45 - Parallel breakout sessions:
1. Defence Spending and Market Implications: A New Era for Global Investment?
Panellists:
Tom Bailey, HANetf
Laura Kearney, Global X
2. Tokenisation - The Future of Capital Markets?
3. A Deep Dive on ELTIF 2.0
Moderator: Claire Winrow, Walkers
Panellists:
Orla Cavanagh, Davidson Kempner
Aaron Mulcahy, Maples
Enda Coyle, Fineco Asset Management
Marcus Stierwalt, PGIM
15:20 - Networking Coffee Break
15:50 - Keynote Address
Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, Former Head of MI5, Former Chair of the Wellcome Trust
16:20 - Panel Discussion: Navigating the AI Frontier – Opportunities, Risks & the Human Element
16:55 - Closing Remarks
Pat Lardner, CEO, Irish Funds