Speakers
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Dawid Konotey-Ahulu CBE DL Co-founder, mallowstreet
Dawid is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded Redington and mallowstreet with Robert Gardner. Dawid remains involved in mallowstreet as a Board Director.
Most recently Dawid co-founded The #10000BlackInterns programme with Jonathan Sorrell (President of Capstone Investment Advisers), Michael Barrington-Hibbert (founder of Barrington-Hibbert Associates), and Wol Kolade (Managing Partner of Livingbridge), the group which founded #100BlackInterns in August 2020.
Through the #100BlackInterns initiative, leading players in the investment management industry have come together to address the chronic underrepresentation of Black talent in that sector. Since its launch, the programme has garnered extraordinary support with 200 investment management companies offering internships in the Summer of 2021 to Black students in the United Kingdom as a way of attracting a more diverse range of talent to their industry.
Following the launch of #100BlackInterns, the #10000BlackInterns initiative has been designed to help transform the horizons and prospects of young Black people in the United Kingdom. The 10,000 Black Interns programme will offer paid work experience across a wide range of sectors, providing training and development opportunities and creating a sustainable cycle of mentorship and sponsorship for the Black community.
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Adam Ruddle Chief Investment Officer, LV=
Adam is the Chief Investment Officer at LV=. He has responsibility for the investment management, allocation and optimisation of over £15bn of assets under management. His remit includes designing and setting investment strategies, managing group liquidity, the oversight of external asset managers, ESG and sustainability as well as the structuring of physical and synthetic investment solutions for the company. Adam has been with LV= for over 17 years working in a wide range of roles including asset liability management, financial reporting, capital management and with-profits oversight. He is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and holds the Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary designation.
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Punil Chaubal Insurance Investment Advisory Leader, WTW
Punil is the Insurance Investment Advisory Leader at WTW. He leads a team of over 20 dedicated insurance investment professionals advising on over $500bn of assets globally. His team are committed to supporting insurers consider their investment strategy, strategic asset allocation and portfolio implementation.
Punil has over 14 years of experience and joined WTW in 2022, working with insurance companies globally. Prior to joining WTW, Punil supported numerous UK and European insurers with management of investments, capital and sustainability risks. He earned a BSc in Mathematical Science from City University and an MSc in Actuarial Science from Heriot Watt University.
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Eleanor Bucks Chief Investment Officer, Lloyd's of LondonEleanor became Lloyd’s first Chief Investment Officer in September 2021, overseeing Lloyd’s Treasury and Investment Management team. In her remit, Eleanor leads Lloyd’s investment platform which is designed to help investors in the Lloyd’s market generate attractive risk-adjusted returns on capital and access a broader range of investment opportunities, including private assets. Eleanor joined Lloyd’s from Legal & General where she was the chief operating officer of its alternative asset platform, Legal & General Capital.
She has over 20 years of experience in insurance and finance including several roles at Legal & General as chief investment officer and managing director, direct investment and real assets for Legal & General Retirement. She has served as chair of LGIM Real Asset’s Alternative Investment Fund Manager and a director or Legal & General’s Single-Family Build-to-Rent business. Eleanor is also an independent non-executive director of Phoenix Group Holding plc.
