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6th March | 2024
Session title: How will The Pensions Regulator’s new General Code of Practice affect the LGPS?
Becky Clough, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Mary Lambe, Aon
Jonathan Perera, Mercer
Yvonne Thompson, Hounslow Pension Fund
7th February | 2024
Session title: Too much of a good thing?
Joanne Donnelly, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Robert Bilton, Hymans Robertson
Cory Blose, West Northamptonshire Council
Gary Delderfield, Eversheds
Michelle Doman, Mercer
Simon Taylor, West Midlands Pension Fund
6th December | 2023
Session 1: Too much of a good thing?
Joanne Donnelly, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Robert Bilton, Hymans Robertson
Cory Blose, West Northamptonshire Council
Teresa Clay, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Michelle Doman, Mercer
David Goldsmith, Osborne Clarke
Simon Taylor, West Midlands Pension Fund
Session 2: Where to now for investment committees?
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
Paul Guilliotti, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils
Dawn Turner, Independent Adviser & NED
Peter Wallach, Merseyside Pension Fund
1st November | 2023
Session 1: Improving governance, knowledge and reporting – an update from the SAB’s Compliance and Reporting Committee workstreams
Becky Clough, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Heidi Catherall, Cheshire Pension Fund
Jeff Dong, City & County of Swansea
Alan Wareham, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Peter Worth, Worth Technical Accounting Solutions
Session 2: Don’t go chasing waterfalls
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
William Bourne, Independent Adviser
Amanda Stitt, T. Rowe Price
Bola Tobun, London Borough of Harrow
Richard Tomlinson, LPPI
6th September | 2023
Session 1: The Gender Pensions Gap
Jeremy Hughes, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Jan Claisse, Government Actuary’s Department
Charlotte O’Leary, Pensions for Purpose
Session 2: Levelling-up: Opening a door to opportunity?
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
Miriam Adams, Tower Hamlets
Elizabeth Carey, Independent Adviser
Mark Hall, Impact Investing Institute
Dawn Turner, Independent Adviser & NED
12th July | 2023
Session 1: The Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill | Reaction to the pooling consultation
Jeremy Hughes, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Jill Davys, Redington
Phil Triggs, Westminster City Council
Oliver Watson, Local Government Finance Stewardship
Session 2: Are all ESG funds created equal?
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
John Beesley, Dorset Pension Fund Committee
Gustave Loriot-Boserup, London CIV
Kirsty McLean, Squire Patton Boggs
3rd May | 2023
Session 1: Streamlining audit and reporting in the LGPS
Joanne Donnelly, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Gareth Brown, Local Government Association
Jeff Dong, City & County of Swansea
Peter Worth, Worth Technical Accounting Solutions
Session 2: Pooling progress
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
John Burns, LGPS Central
Ewan McCulloch, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Chris Rule, LPP and LPPI
1st March | 2023
Session 1: Update on DLUHC’s current consultation on amendments to the LGPS regulations, and more from the latest judicial review hearing from McCloud
Joanne Donnelly, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Kirsty McLean, Squire Patton Boggs
Michael Scanlon, Government Actuary’s Department
Session 2: Incorporating social impact objectives into a pension fund’s investment strategy
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
John Gilligan, Big Issue Invest
Sean Johns, Cornwall
Dawn Turner, Independent Adviser & NED
1st February | 2023
Session 1: What does, and what could, the year ahead hold?
Joanne Donnelly, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Lorraine Bennett, Local Government Association
Jeremy Hughes, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Session 2: Opportunities and risks presented by the high inflation and interest rate environment
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
William Bourne, Independent Adviser
Tim Mpofu, Haringey Pension Fund
Jos North, Ruffer
7th December | 2022
Session 1: 2022 Valuations – A Recap
Bob Holloway, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Robert Bilton, Hymans Robertson
Becky Durran, Aon
Melanie Durrant, Barnett Waddingham
Mark Wilson, Mercer
Session 2: Human rights – the ugly face of ESG
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
Edmund Bourne, London Stock Exchange Group
Elizabeth Carey, Independent Adviser
Yumi Fujita, Robeco
2nd November | 2022
Session 1: LGPS Consultation on Governance and Reporting of Climate Change Risks Part 2
Jeremy Hughes, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Patrick O’Hara, LGPS Central
Sarah Wilson, Minerva Analytics Ltd
Session 2: Managing inflation, managing expectations
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
Steven Bell, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Douglas Green, Hymans Robertson
Dawn Turner, Independent Adviser & NED
5th October | 2022
Session 1: LGPS Consultation on Governance and Reporting of Climate Change Risks
Jeremy Hughes, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Edwin Whitehead, Redington
Session 2: Making an impact impression
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
Lora Brill, Orchard Street
Becky LeAnstey, Environment Agency Pension Fund
Karen Shackleton, Pensions for Purpose
7th September | 2022
Session 1: The academies guarantee and ONS review of further education – implications for the LGPS
Joanne Donnelly, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
John Bayliss, Government Actuary’s Department (GAD)
Clive Lewis, Mercer
Jennie Mulrooney, Department for Education (DfE)
Session 2: Beware new governance pitfalls
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
Michael Walsh, T. Rowe Price
Alex Younger, Norfolk Pension Fund
1st June | 2022
Session 1: Inflation is making headline news
Joanne Donnelly, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Michelle Doman, Mercer
Pete Drewienkiewicz, Redington
Barry McKay, Barnett Wadddingham
Session 2: As safe as houses
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
Stuart Fiertz, Cheyne Capital
George Graham, South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
Philippe Lespinard, UBP Asset Management
Christopher Osborne, London LGPS CIV
4th May | 2022
Session 1: The 2021 SAB Scheme Annual Report
Bob Holloway, Scheme Advisory Board Secretariat
Gareth Brown, Local Government Association
Jeff Dong, City & County of Swansea
Peter Worth, Worth Technical Accounting Solutions
Mark Wynn, Cheshire Pension Fund
Session 2: Transition as risk and reward
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
Robert Hulme, West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Matt Ridley, Greencoat Capital
6th April | 2022
Session 1: International conflicts and the implications for the LGPS
Joanne Donnelly, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Clifford Sims, Squire Patton Boggs
Pete Smith, Barnet Waddingham LLP
Sandra Stewart, Greater Manchester Pension Fund
Session 2: Are you down with diversity?
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
Elizabeth Carey, Independent Adviser
Tim Mpofu, Haringey Council
Bridget Uku, Ealing Pension Fund
2nd March | 2022
Session 1: Levelling Up in the LGPS
Jeff Houston, Scheme Advisory Board
Jill Davys, Redington
Debbie Fielder, Clwyd Pension Fund
Jason Fletcher, London CIV
Session 2: The impact of impact investment. Where do we go from here?
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
George Graham, South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
Ian Mason, AEW UK (Natixis Investment Managers)
Bola Tobun, London Borough of Enfield
2nd February | 2022
Session 1: New year, new Public Service Pensions Act?
Jeff Houston, Scheme Advisory Board
Lorraine Bennett, Local Government Association
Joanne Donnelly, Scheme Advisory Board
Session 2: New year, new investment approach?
Pádraig Floyd, Industry Specialist
Marion Maloney, Environment Agency Pension Fund
Doug McMurdo, Bedfordshire Pension Fund
Charlotte O’Leary, Pensions for Purpose
1st December | 2021
Session 1: 2020 Stewardship Code
Joanne Donnelly, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Doug McMurdo, Bedfordshire Pension Fund
Mushfiqur Rahman, Greater Manchester Pension Fund
Andrea Tweedie, Financial Reporting Council
Session 2: Opportunities and Threats in 2022
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Elizabeth Carey, Independent Adviser
Jason Fletcher, London CIV
Eric Lambert, Independent Adviser
3rd November | 2021
Session 1: Collaboration and consolidation in the LGPS
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Heather Chambers, Tyne and Wear Pension Fund
Joanne Darbyshire, Local Pensions Partnership Administration
Andrien Meyers, Sutton and Kingston
Session 2: Should we worry about inflation?
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Aoifinn Devitt, Independent Adviser
Tim Mpofu, Haringey Council
Gordon Shannon, TwentyFour Asset Management
6th October | 2021
Session 1: McCloud Update
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Con Hargrave, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Emma Mayall, Greater Manchester Pension Fund
Linda Walsh, Strathclyde Pension Fund
Session 2: Diversification Strategies
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Mike Kew, Darwin Alternative Investment Management
Ian Mortimer, Guinness Asset Management
Bola Tobun, London Borough of Enfield
1st September | 2021
Session 1: 2022 Fund Valuations
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Michelle Doman, Mercer
Melanie Durrant, Barnett Waddingham
Catherine McFadyen, Hymans Robertson
Alison Murray, Aon
Session 2: LGPS Funding Levels
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Rachel Brothwood, West Midlands Pension Fund
Paul Guilliotti, Richmond & Wandsworth Councils
Thomas Maloney, AQR Capital Management
Mark Russell, Orchard Street
7th July | 2021
Session 1: TPR Combined Code – More than the sum of its parts?
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Joanne Donnelly, Local Government Association
Nick Gannon, The Pensions Regulator
Clare Scott, Independent Adviser
Session 2: Coping with China
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Ben Buckler, Baillie Gifford
Elizabeth Carey, Independent Adviser
Neil Mason, Surrey Pension Fund
Faisal Rafi, RisCura
2nd June | 2021
Session 1: What does “Net Zero” mean for the LGPS?
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Debbie Drew, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Gustave Loriot, London CIV
Marion Maloney, Environment Agency Pension Fund
Session 2: Real estate post-pandemic
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
William Bourne, Independent Adviser
Adam Lane, PwC
Martin Weaver, ICG
5th May | 2021
Session 1: DWP call for evidence on social investment
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
George Graham, South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
Andrien Meyers, Sutton & Kingston
Charlotte Tyrwhitt-Drake, Pensions for Purpose
Session 2: LGPS Pooling three years on
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
John Burns, LGPS Central
Mark Gayler, Devon County Council
Ian Hamilton, Northern Trust
7th April | 2021
Session 1: Capital Reflections
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Miriam Adams, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Martin Doyle, Pensions Shared Service for Camden, Merton, Richmond, Waltham Forest and Wandsworth Councils
Phil Triggs, Westminster City Councils
Session 2: Post-Pandemic World
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
William Bourne, Independent Adviser
Bally Singh, West Midlands Pension Fund
Tomasz Wieladek, T. Rowe Price
3rd March | 2021
Session 1: Climate and the LGPS – The TCFD Reporting Challenge
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Irman Razvi, The Investment Association
Faith Ward, Brunel Pension Partnership
Jessica Williams, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Session 2: Monetary policy in the face of Brexit and the negative interest rates
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Paul Brain, Newton Investment Management
Jim Cielinski, Janus Henderson
Aoifinn Devitt, Independent Adviser
Bola Tobun, London Borough of Enfield
3rd February | 2021
Session 1: Choice, Scams and Confusion
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Jason Bailey, South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
Charlotte Cartwright, Eversheds Sutherland
Mairi Dearden, The Pensions Ombudsman
Session 2: Market valuations and the implications for investment strategy at LGPS Funds
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Jason Fletcher, London CIV
Peter Wallach, Merseyside Pension Fund
Andrew Warwick, Newton Investment Management
2nd December | 2020
Session 1: The £95k cap – Implications for administering authorities
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Kirsty Bartlett, Squire Patton Boggs
Heather Chambers, Tyne and Wear Pension Fund
Alison Murray, Aon
Session 2: Multi-asset credit – Finding yield in a zero-interest rate world
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Graham Cook, Environment Agency Pension Fund
Garland Hansmann, Ninety One Asset Management
Andrien Meyers, Sutton and Kingston
4th November | 2020
Session 1: Delivering the pensions dashboard
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Colin Lewis, i-Connect
Amy Regler, West Midlands Pension Fund
Lucy Stone, The Pensions Regulator
Session 2: Is there a future for value investment in equities?
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
William Bourne, Independent Adviser
Mark Davies, LGPS Central
Bill Nygren, Harris Associates
7th October | 2020
Session 1: The administration challenge of 2021
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Heather Chambers, Tyne and Wear Pensions Fund
Jeremy Hughes, Surrey Pension Fund
Neil Mason, Surrey Pension Fund
Session 2: What lies ahead for infrastructure and the LGPS?
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Phelim Bolger, IFM Investors
Ted Frith, GLIL Infrastructure
Sean McLachlan, Aviva Investors
2nd September | 2020
Session 1: The McCloud Judgement on age discrimination and the consequent impact on the LGPS
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Rachel Abbey, Local Government Association
Rachel Brothwood, West Midlands Pension Fund
Con Hargrave, Local Government Finance Reform and Pensions
Session 2: Incorporating responsible investment into strategy decisions
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Andrew Parry, Newton Investment Management
John Raisin, Independent Adviser
Dawn Turner, Independent Adviser & NED
5th August | 2020
Session 1: Responsible Investment Initiatives
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Tina Adatia, PIMCO
Caroline Escott, PLSA
Faith Ward, Brunel Pension Partnership
Session 2: Incorporating responsible investment into strategy decisions
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Nikhil Chandra, Aviva Investors
Aoifinn Devitt, Independent Adviser
Jason Fletcher, London CIV
Bola Tobun, Enfield Pension Fund
1st July | 2020
Session 1: A wild ride in returns – a look at market movements in 2020 and what it means for the LGPS
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Rachel Elwell, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Neil Selstrom, PIRC
Session 2: Should LGPS pension funds worry about market liquidity
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Sorca Kelly-Scholte, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Eric Lambert, Independent Adviser
Andrien Meyers, Sutton and Kingston
3rd June | 2020
Session 1: The Cost Transparency Initiative: Streaming data collection and compliance
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
Jason Fletcher, LGPS Central
S.A.M. Lusty, Byhiras
Philip Sama, Byhiras
Session 2: Navigating the pandemic – Implications for the management of investment risk
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Sorca Kelly-Scholte, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Tim Mpofu, Hammersmith & Fulham
Mike Weston, LGPS Central
6th May | 2020
Session 1: LGPS management during Covid-19
Jeff Houston, LGPS Scheme Advisory Board
George Graham, South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
Sandra Stewart, Greater Manchester Pension Fund
Session 2: Managing investment performance during Covid-19
John Harrison, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Sorca Kelly-Scholte, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Eric Lambert, Independent Adviser
Denise Le Gal, Brunel Pension Partnership