About the Event

Now celebrating its 30th year, The Investment Management Forum, EFAMA’s flagship event, is back bringing together industry leaders, investors and policymakers to discuss topics of common interest and importance.

The conference will take place, in person, at the Chancellerie Auditorium of BNP Paribas Fortis in Brussels on the 21-22 November 2024.

The asset management industry is in a position to offer solutions to the many challenges lying ahead, and turn them into opportunities; this includes providing fair and equitable access to data, empowering investors, advancing the sustainability agenda, financing infrastructures and working to safeguard a competitive Europe in times of global interconnectedness.

Take advantage of our Early Bird offer and register for your place at the conference today!

Key Conference Themes

Alternative investments and their role in achieving the Commission’s objectives for the Capital Markets Union

Trading data and the evolving nature of market data, legal frameworks and the challenges in providing fair and equitable access to data

The role of engagement and stewardship: asset managers as stewards of the companies in which they invest and their ability to improve the investee’s companies’ financial, environmental, social and governance performance

2023 Event Highlights

Below you can find the IMF 2023 video and picture highlights.
You can view more post-event material including moderator interviews and speech transcripts by clicking the button below

2023 Event Highlights


Below you can find the IMF 2023 video and picture highlights 

You can view more post-event material including speech transcripts and moderator interviews by clicking the button below

Keynote Speakers Include

Verena Ross

Verena Ross

Chair,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

John Berrigan

John Berrigan

Director General
DG FISMA, European Commission

Petra Hielkema

Petra Hielkema

Chair
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)

IMF24 Speaker image 300x300 (2)

Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Member,
European Parliament

CEO Panel Speakers

Belén Blanco

Belén Blanco

Chief Executive Officer,
BBVA Asset Management, Europe

Saverio Perissinotto

Saverio Perissinotto

Chairman,
Eurizon Capital SGR

Joseph Pinto

Joseph Pinto

Chief Executive Officer,
M&G Asset Management

Ann Prendergast

Ann Prendergast

Executive Vice President,
Head of EMEA,
State Street Global Advisors

Agenda

You can download a PDF version of the agenda here

12:30 - 13:45

Registration and Networking Lunch

13:45 - 14:00

Welcome remarks

  • IMF24 Speaker image 300x300
    Sandro Pierri, President of EFAMA
14:00 – 14:30

Keynote speech

  • Verena Ross
    Verena Ross, Chair of ESMA
14:30 – 15.40

CEO Panel

  • Belén Blanco
    Belén Blanco, CEO, BBVA Asset Management
  • Saverio Perissinotto
    Saverio Perissinotto, Chairman, Eurizon Capital
  • Joseph Pinto
    Joseph Pinto, CEO, M&G Asset Management
  • Ann Prendergast
    Ann Prendergast, Executive Vice President, Head of EMEA, State Street Global Advisors
  • Nick Fitzpatrick
    Nick Fitzpatrick, Funds Europe (Moderator)
15:40 – 16:25

Networking Break

16:25 - 17:00

Keynote speech

  • John Berrigan
    John Berrigan, Director General, DG FISMA
17.00 – 18:00

What Role for financial markets in restoring European Union’s competitiveness?

The state of the EU’s economy and of its financial markets are preoccupying, to say the least – indicators clearly show that, in many respects, the EU is falling behind its major competitors, threatening the EU’s ability to preserve its strategic autonomy and to sustain the living standards of its citizens in the long run. Urgent action is needed. The panel will analyse the reasons underpinning this decline and will discuss possible solutions and, more specifically, the critical role that financial markets can play in putting the EU economy back on the right track and the need for an enabling regulatory framework.

  • Isabel MEP
    Isabel Benjumea, Member of the European Parliament
  • Thomas Richter
    Thomas Richter, CEO, German Investment Funds Association (BVI)
  • Harald Waiglein
    Harald Waiglein, Chair, EU Council Financial Services Committee (FSC)
  • IMF24 Speaker image 300x300
    Christophe Bories, Head of financing of the economy department, Direction Générale du Trésor
  • David Reed
    David Reed, Senior Partner, Kreab (Moderator)
18:00 – 18:45

Session on the potential of Artificial Intelligence for Asset Managers

  • Christophe Lanne
    Christophe Lanne, Chief Technology Officer, Natixis IM
  • Peter Lueckoff
    Peter Lückoff, Global Head of AI & Analytics Hub, DWS
  • IMF24 Speaker image 300x300 (1)
    Sam Livingstone, Founder – Eco AI (Moderator)
18:45

Cocktail Reception for all participants

08:30 – 09:00

Welcome Coffee

09:00 - 09:10

Welcome Day 2

  • Tanguy van de Werve
    Tanguy van de Werve, Director General of EFAMA
09:10 – 09:40

Keynote Speech

  • Petra Hielkema
    Petra Hielkema, Chair of EIOPA
09:40 – 10:40

Defusing the pensions time bomb: how to best encourage long-term savings in Europe?

The panel would focus on new initiatives that are needed at the EU and national levels to support the key goal of helping EU citizens make better provision for pension and long-term savings needs through greater exposure to capital markets.

  • IMF24 Speaker image 300x300 (4)
    Tilman Lueder, Head of Unit, Insurance and Pensions, DG FISMA, European Commission
  • Nicolas C
    Nicolas Calcoen, Deputy CEO, Amundi
  • Annemie Rombouts
    Annemie Rombouts, Deputy Chair, Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA)
  • White-Square-PNG-Pic
    Christophe Gloser, Head of European Distribution, Fidelity International
  • Jonathan Lipkin
    Jonathan Lipkin, Director, Policy, Strategy & Innovation, The Investment Association (Moderator)
10:40 – 11.10

Keynote Speech

  • IMF24 Speaker image 300x300 (2)
    Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Member of the European Parliament
11:10 – 11:40

Networking Break

11:40 – 12:50

Financing the Green Transition: are we hitting the mark?

Is the fund industry mobilising enough private capital for sustainable development? The panel will discuss its role in the green transition, with a particular focus on new and innovative financing solutions, such as blended finance and impact investing. The panel aims to understand whether our industry’s efforts are sufficient vis-à-vis diverging global policy actions and current geopolitical challenges

  • IMF24 Speaker image 300x300 (2)
    Philippe Zaouati, CEO, Mirova
  • IMF24 Speaker image 300x300 (3)
    Eric Pedersen, Head of Responsible Investments, Nordea AM
  • White-Square-PNG-Pic
    Aldo Romani, Head of Sustainable Finance, European Investment Bank
  • Harald Walkate
    Harald Walkate, Founding Partner, Route17 & Senior Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (University of Zürich) (Moderator)
12:50 – 13:00

Concluding Remarks

  • Massimo Greco
    Massimo Greco, Vice-President of EFAMA
13:00 – 14:00

Networking Lunch

#IMF2024

Sponsored By

PNG-Simmons Wordmark RGB Coral
Waystone

Media Partners

Event Information

Venue

Address: Rue de la Chancellerie 1, 1000 Bruxelles

If you are driving to the venue, the closest car park is Interparking Albertina, using the entrance located on rue des Sols. 

This car park is a 3 minute walk from the conference venue, crossing the Ravenstein Gallery 

Suggested Accommodation

Note: Accommodation has not been booked for you. Hotels are subject to availability and best available rate at the time of booking.

Address: Rue Marche aux Herbes, Rue du Marché Aux Herbes 110, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

Approximately 5 minute walk from the event venue

Click here to visit the website

Address: Grasmarkt, Rue du Marché Aux Herbes 100, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

Approximately 5 minute walk to the event venue

Click here to visit the website

Address: Stormstraat 15, 1000 Brussel, Belgium

Approximately 4 minutes walk from the event venue

Click here to visit the website

Address: Rue du Marché Aux Herbes, Brussels, Belgium

Approximately 7 minute walk to the event venue

Click here to visit the website

Address: Rue de l’Amigo 1-3, 1000 Brussels

Approximately 11 minute walk to the event venue

Click here to visit the website

Address: Carrefour de l’Europe 3, 1000 Brussels

Approximately 5 minute walk to the event venue

Click here to visit the website

Address: Rue du Marché aux Herbes, 1000 Brussels

Approximately 7 minute walk to the event venue

Click here to visit the website

Address: Boulevard de Waterloo 38, 1000 Brussels

Approximately 16 minute walk to the event venue

Click here to visit the website

Contact

If you have any questions or you are interested in finding out more about the sponsorship opportunities available, please contact Miriam BrunsonEFAMA at info@efama.org

For more information on event logistics for IMF, please contact us using efama@forum-europe.com