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The highly-anticipated Irish Funds Spring UK Symposium will take place on Thursday, 30 April 2026 in Convene 133 Houndsditch, London.
Join us to gain insights from influential industry experts as they delve into the latest trends, opportunities, and challenges via a series of panel discussions, presentations and workshops.
The Symposium will also provide prime networking opportunities, offering the potential to engage with more than 800 fellow professionals in the funds and asset management industry throughout this full-day event.
Full agenda to be announced.
Event Sponsorship
A limited number of sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are available for this event – email events@irishfunds.ie for further information.
Agenda
08:00 - Registration & Networking Breakfast
09:00 - Opening Remarks – Irish Funds Chairperson
Andrea Kelly, Partner, PwC
MC & Introductions: Enda Brady, TRT World
09:10 - Irish Government Address
Orla Mc Breen, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, Great Britain
09:20 - Panel Discussion: Distribution vs Product – the driver of ETF success in Europe
Moderator: Michael O'Riordan, Blackwater
Panellists:
Edward Robbs, Jane Street
Isabell Moessler, SpireBay Financial
Pawel Janus, ETFBook
Steve Palmer, Royal London Asset Management
10:00 - Networking Coffee Break
Kindly sponsored by ONE Group
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10:30 - Fireside Chat
Paul Johnston, Director General of the Irish Universities Association and Former British Ambassador to Ireland
Interviewed by Enda Brady, TRT World
11:00 - Panel Discussion: AIFMD 2 - Practical advice for managers on its impact and implementation
Moderator: Stephanie Ford, Deloitte
Panellists:
Simon Fletcher, AlbaCore Capital
Derbhil O'Riordan, Dillon Eustace
Dan Forbes, Waystone
11:40 - Panel Discussion: Tokenisation in Action
Panellists:
Valeria Zafar, Kinexys Digital Assets
Madeleine Boys, Ownera
Louise Hogan, A&L Goodbody
Dovile Silenskyte, WisdomTree
12:20 - Networking Lunch
Kindly sponsored by Clearstream
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13:30 - Global Macroeconomic Update
Ben May, Director of Global Macro Research, Oxford Economics
14:00 - Panel Discussion: The Year Ahead - Portfolio Construction and Asset Allocation
Panelists:
Rupert Phelps, Strategic consultant
Andrei Banu, Goldman Sachs
David Schofield, Eighteen48 Partners
14:40 - Panel Discussion: Impactful Private Credit Strategies with Irish funds
Moderator: James McKnight, Simmons & Simmons
Panellists:
Karl Tonna, PGIM
Tara Walsh, ILPA
Graham Roche, IQEQ
James Hayes, Legal & General
15:20 - Networking Coffee Break
Kindly sponsored by ONE Group
15:50 - Fireside Chat
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, British-Iranian author & activist,
Interviewed by Enda Brady, TRT World
16:20 - Panel Discussion: Regulatory Priorities 2026
Moderator: Adrian Mulryan, Invesco
Panelists:
Geraldine Brehony, Irish Funds
Ruairi O'Connell, FCA
Catharine Dwyer, Central Bank of Ireland
17:00 - Closing Remarks – Irish Funds
Pat Lardner, CEO, Irish Funds
17:05 - Networking Drinks Reception
Kindly sponsored by IQ-EQ
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