Location
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, 61-65 Great Queen Street, WC2B 5DA
Date
March 3, 2026
Ownership Day is UKSIF's annual flagship conference convening sustainable asset owner leaders. It is a space for pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, and other asset owners to discuss barriers to progress, solutions, and the regulatory landscape.
Sessions at Ownership Day are designed to ensure asset owners and the wider financial services industry are well versed in the latest developments and to share knowledge and experience across the industry, to further advance the drive towards a sustainable future.
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Agenda
08:30 - 09:30
Breakfast and Registration
09:30 - 09:35
Opening Remarks
James Alexander, Chief Executive, UKSIF
09:35 - 10:00
Keynote: Minister for Pensions
Torsten Bell MP, Minister for Pensions
10:00 - 10:30
Keynote: The Pensions Regulator
Mark Hill, Climate and Sustainability Lead, The Pensions Regulator (TPR)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee
11:00 - 11:45
Panel: Pension consolidation: where are we now?
Pensions consolidation is reshaping the LGPS landscape, but what are the benefits of operating scale? What does this mean for sustainability teams? What is needed to make consolidation a success? How do we ensure that local investment still gets a look in? What are the long-term implications for the sector?
Moderated by: Oscar Warwick Thompson, Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, UKSIF
Michael Ambery, Retirement Saving Director, Standard Life
Patrick O’Hara, Head of Responsible Investment and Stewardship, LGPS Central
11:45 - 12:30
Panel: Engagement with asset managers
Effective engagement with asset managers is paramount. How can asset owners set clear stewardship expectations, assess impact of engagement and ensure that voting decisions align with their priorities? How can they strengthen their oversight of asset managers’ engagement and voting practices?
Moderated by: Lucy Fitzgeorge-Parker, Editor, Responsible Investor
Naomi Clark, Head of Investment Product Management, USS
Vaishnavi Ravishankar, Head of Stewardship, Brunel Pension Partnership
Lindsey Stewart, Director of Institutional Insights, Morningstar
Moderated by: Lucy Fitzgeorge-Parker, Editor, Responsible Investor
Naomi Clark, Head of Investment Product Management, USS
Vaishnavi Ravishankar, Head of Stewardship, Brunel Pension Partnership
Lindsey Stewart, Director of Institutional Insights, Morningstar
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:00
The role of endowments as responsible asset owners
Sufina Ahmad MBE, Director, John Ellerman Foundation
Lisa Stonestreet, Head of Communications & Charity Impact, EIRIS Foundation
Lisa Stonestreet, Head of Communications & Charity Impact, EIRIS Foundation
14:00 - 14:45
Panel: Systemic risks… we know they exist, but what next?
Systemic risks are more pressing than ever before. How can asset owners identify these risks? What are they? How can they address systemic risks within their investment strategies and stewardship activities? What should be the role of collaboration and policy engagement, and practical approaches to aligning portfolios with resilient economic outcomes? How should they work with asset managers to align their portfolios with resilient economic outcomes?
Moderated by: James Alexander, Chief Executive, UKSIF
Bruno Gardner, Head of Climate Change and Nature, Standard Life
Dan Osusky, Chief Research Officer, The Shareholder Commons
Lauren Peacock, Responsible Investment Manager, Scottish Widows
Moderated by: James Alexander, Chief Executive, UKSIF
Bruno Gardner, Head of Climate Change and Nature, Standard Life
Dan Osusky, Chief Research Officer, The Shareholder Commons
Lauren Peacock, Responsible Investment Manager, Scottish Widows
14:45 - 15:15
Coffee
15:15 - 16:00
Fireside chat: How pension funds can use their power
In this session we will deep dive into recent investor engagement with both BP and Shell. What does engagement look like in the oil and gas space? What are the successes? What is the role of minority shareholders? How does good communication between asset owners and asset managers look?
Moderated by: James Alexander, Chief Executive, UKSIF
Katharina Lindmeier, Head of Sustainability Strategy, NEST
Nick Mazan, Sector Strategy Lead - Oil & Gas, ACCR
Moderated by: James Alexander, Chief Executive, UKSIF
Katharina Lindmeier, Head of Sustainability Strategy, NEST
Nick Mazan, Sector Strategy Lead - Oil & Gas, ACCR
16:00 - 16:30
Fireside chat: The Governance for Growth Investor Campaign
Moderated by: Oscar Warwick Thompson, Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, UKSIF
Caroline Escott, Head of Investment Stewardship and Co-Head of Sustainable Ownership, Railpen
Caroline Escott, Head of Investment Stewardship and Co-Head of Sustainable Ownership, Railpen
16:30 - 19:00
Drinks Reception
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