Investors had the chance to join private chat rooms with speakers and their peers to discuss the themes of the conference including the fallout of the US election and what their outlook is for 2021. Using special networking technology this dedicated session allowed for interactivity among delegates to discuss key themes. The “rooms” or “tables” were hosted by leading investors from around the world.[vc_quotes layout=”accordion” quotes=”%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22Jaap%20van%20Dam%22%2C%22job_role%22%3A%22Principal%20director%2C%20investment%20strategy%2C%20PGGM%20(The%20Netherlands)%22%2C%22content%22%3A%22Van%20Dam%20is%20an%20experienced%20and%20innovative%20director%20of%20strategy.%20He%20is%20the%20investment%20director%20responsible%20for%20developing%20and%20benchmarking%20PGGM%E2%80%99s%20investment%20practice%20in%20order%20to%20stay%20best%20practice.%20He%20is%20currently%20working%20on%20PFZW%E2%80%99s%20investment%20strategy%202025.%20Van%20Dam%20has%20broad%20knowledge%20and%20experience%20on%20strategy%2C%20investment%20policy%20formulation%2C%20asset%20allocation%20and%20value%20chain%20design.%20In%202013%20he%20was%20voted%20CIO%20%2F%20%E2%80%9CInvestment%20Head%20of%20the%20Year%E2%80%9D%20by%20aiCIO.%20Current%20other%20activities%20include%20being%20chair%20of%20the%20VBDO%2C%20the%20Dutch%20Association%20of%20Investors%20for%20Sustainable%20Development%2C%20Chairman%20of%20the%20European%20Chapter%20of%20the%20300%20Club%20and%20member%20of%20the%20research%20committee%20at%20the%20International%20Centre%20for%20Pension%20Management%20(ICPM).%20Together%20with%20Kees%20Koedijk%20and%20Alfred%20Slager%20he%20authored%20%E2%80%9CAchieving%20Investment%20Excellence%3A%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20for%20Trustees%20of%20Pension%20Funds%2C%20Endowments%20and%20Foundations.%E2%80%9D%5CnHe%20holds%20a%20Master%E2%80%99s%20Degree%20in%20Finance%20from%20the%20Erasmus%20University%20Rotterdam.%22%2C%22image%22%3A%2235347%22%2C%22linkedin%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjaap-van-dam%2F%3ForiginalSubdomain%3Dnl%22%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22Mark%20Walker%22%2C%22job_role%22%3A%22Chief%20investment%20officer%2C%20Coal%20Pension%20Trustees%20(United%20Kingdom)%22%2C%22content%22%3A%22Walker%20is%20responsible%20for%20the%20investments%20of%20the%20Mineworkers%E2%80%99%20Pension%20Scheme%20and%20the%20British%20Coal%20Staff%20Superannuation%20Scheme.%20Prior%20to%20joining%20CPT%2C%20he%20was%20managing%20director%20and%20global%20chief%20investment%20officer%20of%20the%20Univest%20Company%2C%20Unilever%E2%80%99s%20internal%20investment%20group.%20He%20joined%20Unilever%20from%20Mercer%2C%20where%20he%20was%20a%20partner%20and%20head%20of%20the%20London%20Investment%20Consulting%20Unit.%20Walker%20has%20more%20than%2020%20years%20of%20experience%20in%20actuarial%2C%20pensions%20and%20investment%20work.%20He%20is%20a%20fellow%20of%20the%20Institute%20of%20Actuaries%20and%20a%20member%20of%20the%20300%20Club.%22%2C%22image%22%3A%2235348%22%2C%22linkedin%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fmark-walker-9b115a42%2F%3ForiginalSubdomain%3Duk%22%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22Richard%20Williams%22%2C%22job_role%22%3A%22Chief%20investment%20officer%2C%20Railpen%20(United%20Kingdom)%22%2C%22content%22%3A%22Williams%20joined%20RPMI%20Railpen%20in%202014%20and%20became%20CIO%20is%202018.%20Previously%20he%20held%20senior%20portfolio%20management%20positions%20at%20BlueCrest%20Capital%20Management%20(UK)%20LLP%20and%20at%20Fischer%20Francis%20Trees%20%26%20Watts.%20At%20both%20firms%20he%20managed%20global%20fixed%20income%20portfolios%20for%20Railpen.%20He%20began%20his%20career%20as%20a%20consulting%20actuary%20and%20is%20a%20Fellow%20of%20the%20Institute%20and%20Faculty%20of%20Actuaries.%20Williams%20is%20also%20an%20experienced%20non-executive%20director%20and%20adviser.%20He%20is%20currently%20chairman%20of%20the%20Nestl%C3%A9%20UK%20Pension%20Fund%20investment%20committee%2C%20a%20member%20of%20The%20Health%20Foundation%E2%80%99s%20investment%20committee%20and%20a%20trustee%20of%20Lincoln%20College%20Oxford%202027%20Trust.%22%2C%22image%22%3A%2235349%22%2C%22linkedin%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Frichard-bradbury-williams%2F%3ForiginalSubdomain%3Duk%22%7D%5D” title=”Moderator” el_class=””][vc_empty_space height=”10px”]
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