Speakers

Chairman

Andy Cheseldine, Professional Trustee, Capital Cranfield
Andy joined Capital Cranfield in 2017 after a career as an adviser to trustees and employers at Watson Wyatt, Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow and latterly as a partner at LCP. More...

 Keynote speakers
Chris Curry, Principal of the Pensions Dashboards Programme, Money and Pensions Service
Chris Curry was appointed as Principal of the Pensions Dashboards Programme at the Money and Pensions Service in 2019, on a part-time basis. More...



Michelle Ostermann, CEO, Pension Protection Fund (PPF)
Michelle joined the Pension Protection Fund as CEO in April 2024 and has been the Chair of the global pension industry association, International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM), since January 2024. More...


Speakers

Stephen Blakesley, Proposition Manager, Aptia
Stephen has worked in financial services for 28 years and in pensions administration for 17 years. He has held a wide variety of roles in delivery More...

Scott Blurton, Head of Pensions, Bupa
Scott is Head of Pensions for Bupa and looks after all aspects of the c£1.5bn Bupa Pension Scheme. More...

Sue Doughty, Partner, Aptia 
Sue brings more than 30 years’ experience in the pensions industry to her role as a partner in Aptia’s Pensions Administration business. More...

Lara Edmonstone-West, UK OCIO Business team, BlackRock
Lara Edmonstone-West (she / her) is a Director within the UK OCIO Business at BlackRock and joined the Firm in 2021. More...


Michele Hirons-Wood, Professional Trustee Capital Cranfield and Head of Pensions, UK Power Networks
A career pension professional for over 32 years, Michele specialises in Executive Pensions Management and Trusteeship and works with pension schemes across the size spectrum from £12m to £4bn. More...

Hugo Llewelyn, Founding Principal and CEO, Newcore Capital
Hugo is the founding principal and CEO of Newcore Capital (“Newcore). Newcore is a specialist investor in social infrastructure real estate in the UK, investing in assets that are integral to society’s needs. More...

Barnaby Low, Portfolio Manager, Charles Stanley Fiduciary Management
Barnaby has been working in pensions and investment for 15 years, starting as an investment consultant before switching to fiduciary management. More...

Andrew Lowe, Executive Pensions Consultant, ITM
Andrew is one of ITM’s key subject matter experts. He uses his in-depth knowledge of the industry to create strategies with clients that help schemes and members through complicated pension matters. More...

Paul Mitchell, Senior Investment Specialist, Global, Securitised and Sterling Fixed Income, HSBC Asset Management
Paul Mitchell is Senior Investment Specialist, Global, Securitised and Sterling Fixed Income at HSBC Asset Management and brings over 27 years of asset management experience to the role. More...


Anish Rav, Director of Global Pensions Policy, Capita Pension Solutions
Anish is Director of Global Pensions Policy at Capita Pension Solutions and is known as an influential voice in the retirement savings sector, for both his thought leadership and his innovative approach to addressing today's retirement issues. More...

Scott Richardson, Director of Systematic Credit, Acadian Asset Management
Scott joined Acadian in 2022 as Director, Systematic Credit, leading Acadian’s systematic credit strategies. More...

Emily Rowley, Associate Director, Sackers
Emily is an associate director at Sackers, advising trustees and employers on a wide range of pensions matters for both DB and DC schemes. More...


Ryan Sales, Delivery & Creative Director, Landscape
Ryan is Creative Director and joint founder of Landscape, a communications agency helping to drive positive action in pensions, financial wellbeing, and employee engagement. More...

David Taylor, Executive Board Member and General Counsel, Pension Protection Fund
David Taylor was appointed to the PPF Board as an executive director and General Counsel in 2015. More...

Maurice Titley, Chief Innovation Officer, ITM
Maurice leads ITM’s propositions and innovations to meet the evolving needs of their clients. More...

Matt Wilmington, Chief Transactions Officer, Clara Pensions
Matt is an actuary who has spent much of the past 15 years working with pension schemes and insurers in the world of derisking. More...