FUTURE
CONFERENCES
Programme
09.00
Registration
09.30
Conference start. Session 1: Geopolitical and macroeconomic outlook
• Global macro headwinds and the European economic landscape
• Geopolitical risk and its implications for long-term asset allocation
• Interest rate trajectories and fixed income positioning
• What the macro environment means for Finnish pension funds in 2026 and beyond
• Back to a world of higher inflation – Strategies for success?
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Speakers announced to date:
10.45
Tea/Coffee
11.15
Session 2: AI - Implications for Growth, Inflation and Profitability & Investment opportunity or a Threat?
With AI developments moving at breakneck speed, where are the investment opportunities and what risks does AI bring to pension funds?
• AI: threat or solution? Impact on corporate costs, profitability and competitive advantage
• AI in investment management — portfolio construction, research and capital flows
• Is AI inflationary or deflationary? What the evidence says so far
• How to play the AI theme over the long term — broad diversification or targeted sector bets?
• With may AI Companies now funding via the Credit markets, what are the implication
• AI and the labour market – structural change on the horizon?
• Which sectors face the deepest disruption — and where does the capex opportunity lie?
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12.30
Lunch
13.30
Session 3: ESG & Sustainability Conundrum: Navigating an Evolving Landscape and Considering Investing in Defence
Rethinking sustainability in an era of geopolitical conflict, regulatory divergence, climate crisis and competing stakeholder demands.
• The regulatory and political landscape for sustainable investment is diverging dramatically. How should pension funds respond?
• Defence sector investing: ESG frameworks under pressure
• Setting realistic ESG targets in a politicized environment
• Reconciling fiduciary duty with stakeholder expectations
• Practical approaches that withstand political scrutiny
• Focus more now on engagement vs exclusions
• Will the Iran Conflict now increase the speed of energy transition to renewables and what does this mean for your sustainability strategy?
14.40
Tea/Coffee
15.10
Session 4: Revesting your Strategic Asset Allocation in light of Regulatory Changes and New and Emerging Risks today?
16.20
The Finnish regulatory changes have changed the risk return frameworks for many pension funds. How should schemes now respond and what changes should they be considering to their strategic asset allocation. What are the practical considerations to taking increased risk in portfolios today?
• Are there new ideas for asset allocation emerging
• Assumptions now changed and a new decade with very different macro world – implications and how to manage SAA?
• How to increase risk at the total portfolio level and changing your overall asset allocation
Close of Conference, followed by Drinks Reception
Cost
The conference is by invitation only for pension funds and other institutional investors and we welcome new attendees from these investors. Therefore if you are not already receiving an invitation please contact us. A limited number of Complimentary invitations are available to genuine pension fund representatives (executives and trustees) and other approved institutional investors. However, to ensure we have room for as many funds as possible, we have to limit free places to 3 attendees per approved organisation thereafter a reduced rate fee is payable per delegate. Furthermore, SPS always reserves the right of admission (free or paid) and our decision is final.
Venue
Media Partners
