Digital LGPS Indaba 2020

Important

Delegates are expected to attend the full event. We do understand that this is a time commitment in diaries. Please do let us know if you need to step away for a call/meeting.

The Digital LGPS Indaba is a chance for senior figures from the UK’s largest local government pension schemes to discuss key asset classes and investment opportunities for 2020 and beyond.

You will hear from a selection of keynote speakers and take part in four interactive Investment Masterclass sessions specifically tailored for local government pension schemes.

The Digital LGPS Indaba is available for CPD accreditation by the Pensions Management Institute and is exclusively for local government pension schemes and is FREE to attend.

Given the current uncertainty regarding Covid-19, we have been monitoring the situation closely and have decided to move this event online. The LGPS Indaba will now take place online via a ‘Zoom’ meeting (a widely used webcast meeting provider). We will provide further information, including an access link and password, to all attendees in advance of the Indaba.

Speakers

Program

  1. Login and tech check

  2. Welcome Address

    An overview of the conference, speakers and key themes for the LGPS Indaba.

    Speaker

    Dawid Konotey-Ahulu, Co-founder, mallowstreet

  3. Pandemic by Numbers: How we Got Here and What Happens Next

    This is not the first time that a deadly virus has swept across the globe. But it is the first time that humans have been able to fight back. This is a battle where data and mathematics are among our most powerful weapons. In 2017, as part of a televised project with the BBC, a group of eminent mathematicians ran a simulation of what would happen if a flu-like epidemic swept through the UK. In this session Hannah will show just how eerily accurate the predictions were, and how the data collected from that gamified experiment has gone on to make a big difference to the current planning. She’ll also go through the most important data we have on the outbreak and highlight some of the subtle patterns that are easy to miss. By demonstrating how the modelling works in detail we will be able to see in numbers the impact (and knock-on effects) of various interventions, underlining in no uncertain terms the difficult choices we currently face.

    Speaker

    Dr Hannah Fry

  4. Break

  5. Investment Masterclass I

    Delegates split into three Investment Masterclass sessions.
  6. Break

  7. Tobacco, Sustainable Finance and Global Health

    Dr Rachel Melsom’s insights will cover how we ensure the negative impact of tobacco can be addressed by the finance sector. By using the most relevant current examples of the risks of investing in tobacco – as well as highlighting recent global finance sector participants’ moves to be tobacco-free – she will illuminate what is required to achieve a financially sustainable and healthy global society.

    Speaker

    Dr Rachel Melsom, Tobacco Free Portfolios

  8. Break

  9. Investment Masterclass II

    Delegates split into three Investment Masterclass sessions.
  10. Break for Lunch

  11. Ten Top Tips for Talking to Members in Tough Times

    When people are worried, they often choose anecdotes and reassurance over truth and proof. How can we build trust with our members and make sure we’re the source of information they turn to? How can we help people make good choices about an uncertain future? And how can we make sure we’re not handing them over to the charlatans? Vince will share some broad approaches and some practical tips for helping members through tough times.

    Speaker

    Vincent Franklin, Quietroom

  12. Break

  13. Investment Masterclass III

    Delegates split into three Investment Masterclass sessions.
  14. Break

  15. Expert LGPS Panel Discussion

    Speaker

    Chaired by Dawid Konotey-Ahulu, Co-founder of mallowstreet

  16. Closing Remarks

    Speaker

    Dawid Konotey-Ahulu, Co-founder, mallowstreet

  17. End