Wednesday, January 22, 2025
13.00 - 13.05 UK Time
Welcome
Professor George Skiadopoulos, Director of IFFR, Conference Co-organizer | University of Piraeus & Queen Mary University of London
13.05 - 13.20 UK Time
Challenges and the Way Forward for Institutional Investors
John Gidman, President of Association of Institutional Investors, COO Loomis, Sayles & Co., CEO of NIM-os
Chair: Chris Aesopos, Chairman of Hellenic Fund & Asset Management Association, CEO Alpha Trust S.A.
13.15 - 13.20 UK Time | Q & A
13.20 - 13.40 UK Time
Markets Outlook
Dr Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan
2025 Outlook for Traditional and Alternative Investments: Where do Opportunities lie?
2025 Outlook for Traditional and Alternative Investments: Where do Opportunities lie?
Chair: Panagiotis Antonopoulos, CEO Alpha Asset Management M.F.M.C.
13.35 - 13.40 UK Time | Q & A
13.40 - 14.40 UK Time
Alternative Investments
Eduard van Gelderen, Chair AIMA Global Investor Board
Should Investors hold Private Assets? The case of Canadian Pensions
Should Investors hold Private Assets? The case of Canadian Pensions
Elena Vakali, Senior Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Management – Europe, Hines
Investing in Real Estate: Risks and Opportunities
Investing in Real Estate: Risks and Opportunities
Professor Carol Alexander, University of Sussex Business School
The Future of Crypto
The Future of Crypto
Chair: Manos Drossatakis, CEO Iolcus Investments A.I.F.M. S.A.
14.25 - 14.40 UK Time | Q & A
14.40 - 15.40 UK Time
AI in Asset Management
Peter Hafez, Chief Data Scientist, RavenPack
Financial Workflows: Putting Large Language Models into Action
Financial Workflows: Putting Large Language Models into Action
Professor George Skiadopoulos, Director of IFFR, Conference Co-organizer | University of Piraeus & Queen Mary University of London
In Search of Climate Alpha: Measuring Climate Change Risks with Machine Learning
In Search of Climate Alpha: Measuring Climate Change Risks with Machine Learning
Dr Claudia Guagliano, Head of Unit -Consumer Sustainability and Innovation Analysis - European Securities and Markets Authority
The use of AI in EU Asset Management
The use of AI in EU Asset Management
Chair: Sandrine Hadrys, Managing Director - Head of Europe, UTI International Limited
15.25 - 15.40 UK Time | Q & A
15.40 - 16.00 UK Time
Trends in Emerging Markets
Praveen Jagwani, CEO, UTI International Singapore Pte Ltd
Chair: Agamemnon Kotrozos, Chairman & CEO at Eurobank Group Asset Management M.F.M.C.
15.55 - 16.00 UK Time | Q & A
16.00 - 16.45 UK Time
Roundtable Discussion: Advances in the Asset Management Industry
Panelists
Christos Bossolis, Investment Director, Alpha Asset Management M.F.M.C.
Dr Georgios Dairis, Deputy CEO, Piraeus Asset Management M.F.M.C.
Praveen Jagwani, CEO, UTI International Singapore Pte Ltd
Umberto Tamburrino, Managing Partner / CEO / CIO Europe, Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners
Moderator: Théodore Economou, IFFR Fellow & Conference Co-organizer | Board Member and Advisor
16.45 UK Time
Closing Remarks
Professor George Skiadopoulos, Director of IFFR, Conference Co-organizer | University of Piraeus & Queen Mary University of London