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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David Thompson Chief Investment Officer, Zurich
David is Zurich’s Chief Investment Officer UK. He is responsible for the Life Balance Sheet, the P&C Balance Sheet and the UK Life discretionary managed unit linked policyholder investments totalling £25bn. David started his career as a fixed income trader at Lehman Brothers, and then moved into sales and sales management. Later, he moved to asset management focusing on insurance companies, before joining Zurich in 2019.
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Ajeet Manjrekar Global Co-Head of Client Solutions, Schroders Solutions
As the Global Co-Head of Client Solutions at Schroders, Ajeet co-leads a client-centric business unit that is flexible and responsive to the evolving needs of our diverse global clients. Managing over $150 billion in client assets, his team comprises over 60 dedicated professionals strategically located in New York, Frankfurt, Singapore, São Paulo, Manchester, and London.
His expertise spans OCIO and Fiduciary Management mandates, Sustainable Investing, Solutions Design, Investment Strategy, Journey Planning, and Derivative Solutions. He has a particular focus on constructing bespoke portfolios that encompass public and private assets, and in providing insightful client advice, comprehensive risk management, and portfolios specifically designed to meet the liabilities and capital needs of institutional investors.
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Annika Hoffman ALM & Investment Solutions, Lloyd's of London
Annika is an investment professional with eight years of experience in insurance investment and portfolio management. She started her career as a portfolio manager specialising in rates and inflation strategies, developing deep expertise in macro-driven asset allocation. She then joined Munich Re Group’s global investment team, where she served as Chief of Staff to the CIO, leading strategic investment optimisation initiatives across the Group. In 2023, she transitioned to Lloyd’s, where she is responsible for the investment strategy of Lloyd’s Europe. Her role includes designing tailored fund solutions—both public and private—within the Lloyd’s investment platform.
