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GEPF Conference Day 1 Session 3 I Gender Lens Investing and Funding & The future of pension fund management

November 28, 2023 | 2h 24m 0s

Learning: Knowledge

Gender lens investing and funding: Despite an increased uptake of ESG principles by asset managers and asset owners, there seems to be a lack of international gender lens to their investments beyond diversity. Why and what needs to be done?
Speakers:

Tryphosa Ramano, Independent Non-Executive Director, PIC
Helena Conradie, Non-Executive Director, TenFour Partners
Thembeka Stemela Dagbo, Fund Manager, M&G Investments
Delphine Govender, Owner and Chief Investment Officer, Perpetua Investment Managers
Taffi Ayodele, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Emerging Manager Strategy, New York City Comptroller's Office

Moderated by Sarah Whitten, Regional Manager, Financing & Implementation, Sub-Saharan Africa, U.S Trade and Development Agency

Keynote address: The future of pension fund management
Key developments in the past 5 years in pension management and the strategic challenges facing pension funds today and, in the future. Is there still a place for defined benefit funds as there is an increasing number of such schemes converting to defined contribution funds.

Speaker: Mr Sebastien Betermier, Executive Director, The International Centre for Pension Management