5th Annual UK Symposium
The Irish Funds 5th Annual UK Symposium will be taking place on Friday, 10 November 2017. This is the fifth year of this highly successful event and provides a unique opportunity to senior players in the investment funds industry to discuss a broad range of issues regarding the future of the international investment funds industry and the key role Ireland plays in this.

Kindly sponsored by Temenos Multifonds
- Tara Doyle, Matheson, Chairperson, Irish Funds
- MC - Alan Cuddihy, Deloitte
- Michael D'Arcy, Minister of State for Financial Services and Insurance
Moderator:
- Andrew Bates, Dillon Eustace
Panelists:
- Michael Lee, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
- Richard Nourse, Greencoat Capital
- Nick Fenn, Beechbrook Capital
Moderator:
- Darina Barrett, KPMG
Panelists:
- Richard Stobo, ESMA
- Nick Miller, FCA
- Martina Kelly, Central Bank of Ireland
Kindly sponsored by Carne Group
Global Political Outlook - 2018 Preview
- Tina Fordham, Chief Global Political Analyst, Citi
Moderator:
- Niamh Ryan, A&L Goodbody
Panelists:
- Tara Newbery, PGIM
- Tom Berrigan, Davy Fund Services
- Ross Thomson, Fundrock
Exploring the passive v. active debate
Moderator:
- Mark White, McCann Fitzgerald
Panelists:
- Ankul Daga, Vanguard
- Dan Phillipson, PIMCO
Kindly sponsored by Mason Hayes Curran
Moderator:
- Dan Thompson, EY
Panelists:
- Jennifer Hoopes, Foreside Financial
- Eoin Motherway, AMX
- David Allen, Pioneer
Moderator:
- Alex McCracken, Silicon Valley Bank
Panelists:
- Bryon Lake, JP Morgan
- Pinar Emirdag, State Street
- Gary Conroy, TransferMate
- David Tighe, Bank of Ireland
Interviewer:
- Peter Stapleton, Maples and Calder
Panelists
- Duncan Lidgitt, Muzinich
- Ranesh Ramanathan, Bain Capital
Pat Lardner, Irish Funds