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Speakers

Our speakers will cover every major asset class and region, giving you a comprehensive overview of the latest news in the world's major markets.

Stuart Ryan

Moderator
Stuart Ryan | Head of Research | RSMR

Stuart graduated from the University of Wales Swansea with a degree in Law and commenced his career in finance in 2004 at HSBC in Canary Wharf. He has gained wide range of experience in finance ranging from investment management and investment banking to financial trading and market making. Prior to joining RSMR, Stuart worked for over 6 years at London based IFA Holden & Partners as Investment Manager leading the in-house investment team. This included portfolio construction (including SRI & ESG portfolios), investment research, conducting face-to-face meetings with both fund managers and clients and being a member of the internal investment committee. Stuart is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI and holds the Chartered Wealth Manager (level 7) qualification. Additionally, he holds the IMC and the CII Diploma in Financial Planning.

Michael Davidson

Michael Davidson | Portfolio Manager, PIMCO

Omar Negyal

Omar Negyal | Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, J.P. Morgan

Omar Negyal, managing director, is a portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific (EMAP) Income and Total Emerging Markets strategies within the EMAP Equities team, based in London.

An employee since 2012, Omar previously worked at HSBC Global Asset Management (2009-2012), Lansdowne Partners (2006-2009) and F&C Asset Management (1998-2005). Omar has an M.A. and an M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and is a CFA Charterholder.

Qian Zhang

Qian Zhang | Investment Specialist, Baillie Gifford

Raheel Altaf | Artemis

Raheel Altaf | Fund Manager, Artemis

Raheel joined Artemis in 2014 and has managed the Artemis SmartGARP Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund since launch in April 2015.  He has also managed the Artemis SmartGARP Global Equity Fund since April 2022. A Cambridge graduate in electrical engineering, he joined Fidelity International in 2002 as a quantitative analyst. In 2007 he was promoted to portfolio manager for a range of funds which grew to $2.5 billion. He moved to Fulcrum Asset Management in 2011.

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