Annual Global Funds Conference 2017
We are pleased to announce that the 2017 Irish Funds Annual Global Funds Conference will take place in Dublin on Thursday, 25 May 2017. The conference will be held this year in the InterContinental Hotel (formerly The Four Seasons Hotel) Simmonscourt Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
Conference Overview
Now in its 19th year this conference is a landmark in the international funds industry calendar and it attracts a wide range of participants from across the international investment funds community. The conference brings together prominent industry speakers to discuss current issues and challenges facing the international investment funds industry. It will include thought provoking and informative presentations, keynote talks and panel discussions from internationally respected industry experts and will look at Irish solutions for managers globally.
Agenda and speaker details are available in the tabs further below.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for this conference and other events.
Pre- and Post-Conference Events
Golf - we will also be hosting a pre-conference golf networking event on Wednesday, 24 May 2017. The Golf is now fully booked and no further registrations will be accepted after Thursday 11 May.
Annual Gala Dinner - the annual gala dinner will take place following the conference in the evening.
Please note the Distribution Workshop is now fully booked and no further places are available.

Breakfast kindly sponsored by MUFG
Tara Doyle, Matheson
An Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny, TD
Moderator:
- Kieran Fox, Irish Funds
Panellists:
- Deirdre O’Connor
- Samantha McConnell, Willis Towers Watson
- Robert Rosenberg, Heptagon Capital
- Steve O’Hanlon, Rubrics
Kindly sponsored by The Panel
Moderator:
- Andrew Dyson, ISLA
Panellists:
- Craig Starble, eSecLending
- Stephen Kiely, BNY Mellon
- Maurice Leo, Deutsche Bank
- Karl Bishti, Credit Suisse
Moderator:
- Ted McGrath, William Fry
Panellists:
- Craig Hughes, PwC
- Brian Moran, Hines
- Alan Synnott, BlackRock
- Alison Manley, Goodbody Fund Management Ltd
Megan Greene, Manulife Asset Management
Moderator:
- Pete Townsend, Norio Ventures
Panellists:
- Dr. Vincent Power, A&L Goodbody
- John McGrane, The British Irish Chamber of Commerce
- Jeremy Soutter, Standard Life
- Megan Greene, John Hancock Asset Management
Kindly sponsored by Northern Trust
Moderator:
- Sheenagh Gordon Hart, Fund Radar
Panellists:
- Jim Reese, SEC
- Antonio Barattelli, ESMA
- Grainne McEvoy, Central Bank of Ireland
Introduction:
Eoghan Murphy, Minister of State with special responsibility for Financial Services, eGovernment and Public Procedure
- Outlook for China’s Macro Economy, Chao JIANG, Haitong Securities
- Overview of China’s Capital Market, Jane YUAN, Haitong Securities
Panel Discussion: Investment Opportunities in China’s Capital Market
Moderator:
- Chao JIANG, Haitong Securities
Panellists:
- Can ZHU, China Asset Management Co.
- Hao LUO, China Southern Asset Management Co.
- Qian ZHANG, GF Fund Management Co.
Kindly sponsored by Fundrock
1 - Panel Discussion: Distribution - Main Seminar room
Moderator:
- Jim Firn
Panellists:
- Cora Gibbons, Barings Asset Management
- Barbara Wall, Cerulli
- Jaspal Sagger, Legg Mason
2 - Panel Discussion: Diversity - Breakout Seminar Room
Moderator:
- Marie O’Connor, PwC
Panellists:
- Amanda Pullinger, 100 Women in Finance
- Gareth Lambe, Facebook
- Jean-Marc Crepin, BBH
Moderator:
- James Pomeroy, HSBC
Panellists:
- Brian Kennedy, Davy
- Pervaiz Panjwani, Citi
- Chris Horn, Atlantic Bridge
- Bob Kneip, KNEIP
Kindly sponsored by Carnegie Fund Services
Dinner kindly co-sponsored by BlackRock & Deutsche Bank



































