Alternative Investment Week Conference
Alternative Investment Week 2026 runs from 8th - 12th June, with the UKSIF Conference taking place on June 10th.
Through a half-day of content, Alternative Investment Week Conference facilitates discussions on how alternatives can implement ESG into their strategies.
Through a half-day of content, Alternative Investment Week Conference facilitates discussions on how alternatives can implement ESG into their strategies.
Agenda
08:00-09:00
Breakfast and registration
09:00-09:05
Opening Remarks
James Alexander, Chief Executive, UKSIF
09:05-09:35
Fireside chat: Conversations with clients
With markets under pressure, what do allocators hope to see from alternative asset managers? How do you measure appetite from clients on sustainability? What do you need to make them aware of?
Maximilian Kufer, Head of Sustainability Strategy for EMEA and Global Private Markets, Invesco
Moderated by: Will Wainewright, Founder and Editor, Alternative Fund Insight
Maximilian Kufer, Head of Sustainability Strategy for EMEA and Global Private Markets, Invesco
Moderated by: Will Wainewright, Founder and Editor, Alternative Fund Insight
09:35-10:00
Fireside chat: The investor outlook on natural capital
Richard Kelly, Managing Director, Foresight
Moderated by: Sally Kramers, Chief Operating Officer, UKSIF
Moderated by: Sally Kramers, Chief Operating Officer, UKSIF
10:00-10:30
Coffee
10:30-11:15
Panel: The role of alternative investment strategies in energy independence
Since the conflict in Iran, the phrase “energy independence” has been repeated across political parties and industries, but what does it mean? There is no magic solution to financing a transition to sustainable energy provision, but what are some options available to us? How do investors see energy independence being realised? What is holding us back?
Oliver Grayer, Director, M&G Investments
Dolf Kohnhorst, Head of Infrastructure Debt, Sequoia Investment Management (SIMCo)
Hyewon Kong, Director, Sustainable Investment, Gresham House
James Samworth, Co-Head of M&A, Schroders Greencoat
Moderated by: James Alexander, Chief Executive Officer, UKSIF
Oliver Grayer, Director, M&G Investments
Dolf Kohnhorst, Head of Infrastructure Debt, Sequoia Investment Management (SIMCo)
Hyewon Kong, Director, Sustainable Investment, Gresham House
James Samworth, Co-Head of M&A, Schroders Greencoat
Moderated by: James Alexander, Chief Executive Officer, UKSIF
11:15-11:45
Closing keynote: Investing in place-based impact
Beverley Gower-Jones OBE, Managing Partner, Clean Growth Fund
In 2023, Beverley was awarded an OBE by His Majesty King Charles III for services to Net Zero innovation. She is a NED and Chair of Investment Committee at Great British Energy and previously an independent member of the UK’s cross-government Net Zero Innovation Board chaired by the chief science advisor, Dame Angela McLean. Beverley is a Fellow of the Energy Institute. She holds a BSc in Mining Geology from University College Cardiff.
In 2023, Beverley was awarded an OBE by His Majesty King Charles III for services to Net Zero innovation. She is a NED and Chair of Investment Committee at Great British Energy and previously an independent member of the UK’s cross-government Net Zero Innovation Board chaired by the chief science advisor, Dame Angela McLean. Beverley is a Fellow of the Energy Institute. She holds a BSc in Mining Geology from University College Cardiff.
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