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An experienced and highly motivated senior finance professional with excellent analytical and technical skills in the understanding and interpretation of business and financial risk. A proactive leader with extensive business, managerial and motivational skills and a track record of managing, training and developing an international team.

Roman Hederer is Head of Portfolio Management in Legal & General’s Institutional Retirement division. He is a member of the Investments Leadership Team and responsible for managing ca. £80bn of assets backing L&G’s annuity liabilities. Since joining L&G in 2016, Roman has focused on sourcing, structuring, and managing new assets for the matching adjustment portfolio and L&G’s international balance sheets. Prior to joining L&G, Roman worked for ten years in banking in JPMorgan and BofA Merrill Lynch, most recently as Head of EMEA FICC Asset and Funding Structuring in BAML, focusing on secured funding transaction and credit and rates solutions. Roman started his career at Allianz Group in Germany in investments and risk management. Roman holds an MSc in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra and an MA (Oxon) in Economics and Management from Oxford University.

Stephen joined Lloyds in early 2025 as Head of Investment Oversight & Markets. He has over two decades of investment experience and a diverse background working across multiple asset classes. Prior to joining Lloyds, he worked as a senior portfolio manager at a hedge fund after spending eight years at T. Rowe Price in their London office, where he was an institutional portfolio manager. Before that, he was head of fixed income at SEI Investments.

His career also includes investment roles at Merrill Lynch, RMB International, and Liontrust Asset Management. He is a CFA charterholder and holds a B.A. (with honours) in Business Studies, majoring in Economics, from the University of Central Lancashire.

Neil is Head of Asset Allocation and Risk  at Beazley, having joined in 2014 and has worked across a broad range of investment-focussed areas, including a spell as interim chief investment officer. He is currently responsible for investment strategy, risk and ALM. Prior to that he managed fixed income assets for Beazley subsidiary Falcon Money Management and as a trader in credit derivatives at CQS, a London based hedge fund.

Emma Singh is Head of Asset Management for Private Credit and Alternative Income at USS Investment Management, with responsibility for the ongoing management and optimisation of a c.£10bn portfolio spanning private credit and related income‑generating assets. She brings over 15 years’ experience across private markets, covering investment appraisal, portfolio management, and the hands‑on oversight of complex assets.

Emma has spent the last 11 years at USS, and previously worked in private markets at BP Investment Management. 

She began her career at PwC, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (ACA), and holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sheffield.

Jessica is a Senior Investment Specialist, focussing on Insight’s fixed income capabilities. She initially joined Insight in September 2013 as a Solution Designer, working on the design and delivery of investment solutions tailored to address the specific risk and return objectives of Insight’s clients. Jessica graduated with an MA in English Language and Literature from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University and is a CFA charterholder.

Moritz Zander, CFA is Head of Investments at New Reinsurance Company ltd. Former experience includes Head of Origination, Capital Partners at NewRe, VP, Capital Solutions EMEA and Senior Credit Underwriter at Swiss Re, and Economist at MIGA, World Bank Group. He holds a Masters degree in International Policy Studies from Stanford University and a licence degree (Bachelor of Arts) from the University of Geneva.

Prior to joining Muzinich, Gianpaolo spent 13 years at Mediobanca. Initially he was based in Milan where he worked in the Leveraged Finance Team underwriting LBO financing transactions mainly in the Italian market. From 2011 he moved to the London office where he was in charge of the UK Origination activity (Corporate and Leveraged & Acquisition Finance). He graduated from Bocconi.

Mr. Ghali joined Clearlake Credit Europe in 2010 and is a Managing Director, Private Credit (Europe). Mr. Ghali is a member of the investment committee. Prior to Clearlake Credit Europe, Mr. Ghali worked as an external Auditor at Deloitte (Lebanon), specialising in Financial Institutions.

Mr. Ghali holds a Master’s in Science in Quantitative Finance from Cass Business School London, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Finance) from the American University of Beirut (Lebanon).

An experienced financial journalist who was previously deputy editor at portfolio institutional. Winner of the 2023 WTW Media Awards in the category DB Pensions Journalist of the year.

Sven Degens is a Partner & Business Development Director at Solas Capital, where he leads business development and investment activities. As Managing Director of Solas Capital Germany GmbH, he spearheads the firm’s expansion into the German market. Before joining Solas, Sven spent over eight years on MEAG’s infrastructure debt team, where he developed deep expertise in financing large-scale infrastructure projects. A CFA Charterholder, Sven brings a strong track record in institutional infrastructure investing to Solas Capital’s mission of channelling capital into Europe’s energy transition.

Infrastructure, project finance and real assets finance professional with 15+ years of experience in credit ratings, private equity, corporate finance and valuation. A thorough knowledge of all aspects of credit, ratings and fundamental investment analysis. Extensive network within the infrastructure space, including banks, institutional investors, borrowers, sponsors, and advisers. London Business School’s Executive MBA graduate.

AXA Investment Managers joined BNP Paribas Group in July 2025. Following the merger of AXA Investment Managers Paris and BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Europe and their respective holding companies on December 31, 2025, the combined companies now operate under the BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT brand.

Arnaud Lebreton is Head of AXA Client Relationship Management. In this role Arnaud is also supporting the development of third-party insurance solutions and relationships.

He came back from Invesco in 2021 where he spent four years as a Senior Insurance Specialist within the Invesco institutional business team. Arnaud was previously at AXA Investment Managers where he already spent more than 15 years. He notably served as senior customer relationship manager for AXA Group’s Japanese insurance companies in Tokyo until 2010 before joining the structuring team in Paris. He integrated the insurance solutions strategists team in 2011 before becoming a senior institutional sales manager in mid-2014.

Arnaud has a master’s degree in management and economics and holds an advanced graduate diploma in finance, banking and insurance businesses from the University of Paris X (DESS).