Our 2026 agenda was crafted for senior decision-makers who demand clarity and impact. In a single day, we delivered concentrated insight - built through deep collaboration with institutional leaders. Attendees heard candid case studies, joined interactive roundtables, and engaged with strategic panels that went beyond theory to reveal what’s driving success across private markets. No distractions, no filler - Investment London is provided actionable intelligence for the year ahead.
• Explore how leadership is reshaping investment priorities in response to geopolitical instability, inflation, and evolving capital flows—and what this means for long-term strategy.
• Learn how leaders are balancing ESG commitments with shareholder demands, and what responsible, sustainable leadership looks like in practice.
• Gain insight into where C-Level executives are investing in innovation and talent, and how these bets are driving transformation and competitive advantage in a fast-moving market.
Andy Bord, CEO, Railpen
Andrew Evans, CEO, Smart Pension
Leslie Maasdorp, CEO, British International Investment
Alexandra Soto, COO, Lazard
Moderator: Tom Kehoe, Managing Director, AIMA
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Joe McDonnell, Chief Investment Officer, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Moderator: Tommy Reggiori Wilkes, Europe Finance Editor, Reuters News
• Explore how institutional investors are rebalancing toward private credit in search of yield, downside protection and portfolio diversification.
• Understand where the next wave of private credit opportunities lies, from direct lending and asset backed finance to opportunistic credit, NAV-based lending and distressed strategies.
• Hear directly from LPs and GPs on what defines outperformance in private credit.
Michela Bariletti, Chief Credit Officer, Standard Life
Eamon Ray, Head of Private Credit and Alternative Income, USS
David Wilmot, Partner, Apera Asset Management – a Franklin Templeton Company
Moderator: Walter Gontarek, Chief Executive Officer and Chair, Channel Capital Advisors
As private markets continue to scale, institutional investors are demanding better access, clearer data, and infrastructure that can support long term growth. During this discussion, LSEG will explore how market structures are evolving, how trusted data can improve transparency and decision-making, and what lessons private markets can take from public market infrastructure as investors explore new sources of growth.
• How access to private markets is evolving – and what this means for issuers and investors
• Where better data and market infrastructure can enhance transparency and decision making
• How trusted workflows can support diligence, monitoring, and long-term confidence in private assets
Debbie Lawrence, Group Head of D&A Data Strategy and Management, LSEG
Charlie Walker, Deputy CEO, London Stock Exchange
Moderator: Tanja Saaty, Managing Director, Constitution Capital
• Explore how institutional investors are rethinking allocation strategies in a world defined by volatility and transformation.
• Understand how capital is navigating the new geopolitical and economic order—from reshoring to regionalization.
• Dive into the shift from traditional portfolio construction to strategies aligned with megatrends, innovation, and long-term impact.
Mads Gosvig, Chief Officer Pensions and Investment Management, Railpen
Mark Elliot, Chief Investment Officer, Hagerty
Charles Griffith, Head of Investment Strategy, Pension Protection Fund
Moderator: Dean McIntyre, Chief Commercial Officer, SimCorp
As part of Commonwealth’s strategic partnership with Investment London, we are convening a high-impact showcase of investment ready projects opportunities, bringing together four member countries from Africa to present large-scale projects to a global audience of institutional investors.
This exclusive session will provide direct access to senior government representatives and decision-makers, each presenting bankable, priority projects across energy, infrastructure, natural resources, water, and industrial development.
Meet the contenders:
Zambia – A portfolio of investment-ready projects spanning power generation, transmission and transport.
Namibia – Two ventures: a lifestyle retirement estate under construction, and Namibia’s largest charcoal producer scaling export capacity with carbon-credit upside.
Botswana – Maun International Airport upgrade, a strategic aviation gateway to the Okavango Delta tourism economy.
Ghana – The Volta Lake Transport System, modernising inland water transport to connect markets and anchor the 24-Hour Economy.
This session will bridge capital with opportunity - offering investors early-stage access to sovereign-backed projects with clear development pathways, strong policy support, and tangible economic impact.
• Discover how leading investors are using AI and automation to gain an edge in alpha generation—before these tools become table stakes.
• Gain insights into the next wave of investment innovation and how to evaluate, adopt, or challenge AI-based strategies in your own portfolio.
• Separate hype from reality on what’s working in AI-driven investing—and what’s just noise.
Gerben De Zwart, Head of Investment Solutions, APG
Marcus Storr, Head of Alternative Investments, FERI AG
Moderator: Catalin Calistru, Chief Technology Officer, PensionMandate
• Strategic Allocation in Venture: How leading CIOs approach innovation investing through the cycle—not just in boom times.
• Counter-Cyclical Capital Deployment: Why downturns may be the best time to invest in early-stage opportunities.
• Institutional Readiness: What LPs need to build conviction in venture—and what GPs must do to earn it.
Leandros Kalisperas, Chief Investment Officer, British Business Bank
In an era of persistent inflation, geopolitical uncertainty, and shifting monetary policy, real assets are back in the spotlight. This session explores how institutional investors are turning to infrastructure, commodities, and other inflation-sensitive strategies to preserve capital, generate stable income, and unlock long-term value.
• Discover how real assets can serve as both a hedge and a growth engine in volatile markets
• Learn how leading investors are allocating across infrastructure, commodities, and inflation-linked assets
• Gain practical insights into structuring resilient portfolios that can weather macro shocks and policy shifts
John Greaves, Director of Total Portfolio Investments, Railpen
Sumit Mehta, Head of Strategy, Legal & General
Lee Marshall, Head of Real Estate, Pension Protection Fund
Moderator: Harvey Chandler, Director of Policy & Public Affairs, GIIA
• Explain the unique role family offices play in the investment ecosystem.
• Showcase how they differ from institutional LPs in terms of flexibility, values-driven mandates, and long-term horizons.
• Explore succession, governance, and next-gen influence on investment strategy.
Ira J. Perlmuter, Chief Investment Officer, IJP Family Partners
Petra Posnikova, Chief Investment Officer, K2 Asset Management – Single Family Office
Gerhard Grueter, PhD, Managing Director, Tropea Single Family Office
Moderator: Matthias Knab, Founder and CEO, Opalesque
ESG is evolving from a compliance checkbox to a driver of competitive advantage. This session explores how leading investors are embedding ESG and impact investing principles into portfolio design to unlock alpha, mitigate risk, and future-proof their mandates.
• Learn how to integrate ESG without sacrificing performance
• Discover tools and frameworks for measuring real impact
• Understand how to navigate greenwashing, regulation, and stakeholder pressure
Alex Doyle, Deputy Chief Impact Officer, National Wealth Fund
Borja Garcia Fernandez, Senior Investment Officer – Global FIG. International Finance Corporation
Moderator: Kerry King, Executive Director of Capital Markets, Accounting for Sustainability
An exclusive, off-the-record session hosted by Reuters Breakingviews columnists, convening senior investors and strategists for a candid exchange on global capital flows, macro risk, and contrarian investment theses. Designed to foster open dialogue and peer-to-peer insight, this closed-door roundtable blends sharp editorial framing with unfiltered perspectives from the front lines of global investing.
Format: Invite‑only | LP‑only | Chatham House Rule
Audience: CIOs, Heads of Private Markets, PE Portfolio Managers
Private equity performance is increasingly judged not at entry, but in how portfolios are managed through longer hold periods, slower exits, and heightened scrutiny from boards and stakeholders. As distributions lag and portfolios age, LPs are being forced to rethink pacing, patience and GP relationships.
This closed‑door workshop brings together senior institutional investors to discuss how they are managing private equity exposure in today’s reality — from commitment pacing and vintage concentration to DPI pressure and re‑up decisions. The focus is firmly on portfolio stewardship rather than market outlooks: what changes when capital is already committed and options are constrained?
Candid, practical and peer‑driven, this session is designed for LPs navigating the complexities of living with private equity portfolios in a structurally different cycle.
