Speakers

Chairman
Jerry Gandhi, Director, C A P Services Ltd
Jerry is an independent pensions professional with extensive experience as a Pensions Manager, having held senior roles in a range of diverse organisations and also now a Professional Independent Trustee. More...

Keynote Speakers
Patrick Coyne, Interim Director of Policy and Public Affairs, The Pensions Regulator (TPR)
Patrick is the Interim Director of Policy and Public Affairs at TPR. More...



Mel Duffield, Chief Pensions Strategy Officer, USS
Mel was appointed USS’s Chief Pensions Strategy Officer in October 2024. More...



Kerstin Parker, Director for Private Pensions and Arm’s-length Bodies, DWP
Kerstin is an economist and policy professional and became director for private pensions and arm’s-length bodies in spring 2024. More...

Margaret Snowdon OBE, Chair, Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG)
Margaret Snowdon OBE is a pensions professional and experienced non-executive director. More...

Speakers
Darran Blount, Chief Independent Consulting, Lumera
Darran has over 35 years’ experience in UK pensions, specialising in solutions that combine data quality and technology. More...



Karen Bolan, Director, Retirement Communication, Gallagher
Karen is Retirement Communication Director at Gallagher’s employee communication and experience practice. More...



Samantha Chandler, Head of Bulk Annuity Solutions, Lumera
Samantha leads Lumera’s Bulk Annuity projects, helping trustees understand and solve their data challenges to achieve their endgame goals. More...


Ian Connatty, Managing Partner, BBB Patient Capital Advisory Services (British Growth Partnership)
Ian Connatty is the Managing Partner of BBB Patient Capital Advisory Services, leading its regulated investment advisory and fundraising activities, including the British Growth Partnership. More...


Rachel Cutts, Origination and Execution Director, Pension Risk Transfer, L&G
Rachel joined L&G in 2017 and oversees L&G’s external relationships in the UK bulk annuity market. More...



Steven Leigh, Associate Partner, Aon
Steven advises companies and pension schemes of all shapes and sizes to help them deliver good outcomes for employees. More...


Chloe Ludden, Associate Partner, Aon
Chloe is an Associate Consultant in Aon’s DC Team, providing support to a range of pension schemes on aspects of investment strategy, member engagement and scheme design. More...


Ajeet Manjrekar, Global Co-Head of Client Solutions, Schroders
Ajeet focusses on working with trustees to understand their specific investment and governance needs in order to design innovative solutions to achieve their funding objectives. More...



James Pryor, Principal Consultant, Gallagher
James has been working in the marketing and communications industry for 16 years and has a special interest and passion for pensions. More...


Matthew Swynnerton, Partner, DLA Piper
Matthew is a partner at DLA Piper where he heads the London Pensions team. More...

Mathew Webb, Head of Endgame Solutions, L&G
Mathew is Head of Endgame Solutions within LGIM's Solutions business and specialises in helping pension schemes achieve their endgame objectives More...