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AssetOps London 2027

AssetOps London is the leading event for asset management firm executives striving for operational transformation. The event is purpose-built for operational leaders, offering a platform to benchmark strategies, learn from peers, collaborate on thought leadership, and leave with concrete ideas to drive change. Join a vibrant community of COOs, CTOs, and tran…

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24Speakers
9Sponsors
20On the bill · sessions
30Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at AssetOps, in alphabetical order.
Andrew Kaufmann
Founder CEO · Time To Give Network
Archana Mohan
Chief Operations and Technology Officer · Navera Investment Management Limited
Chris Bedo
Head of Business Consultancy · Royal London Asset Management
Chris Taylor
Chief Operations Officer · CG Asset Management Limited
Cristina Nunziata
EVP, Head of Client Operations EMEA · PIMCO
Daniel Wells
Head of UK & IRE Oversight · Franklin Templeton
Davina Goodall-Smith
Chief Operating Officer · Royal London Asset Management
George Vakalopoulos
Head of Regulatory Developments & Thematic Reviews · BNP Paribas Asset Management
Gina Miller
Co-Founder SCM Direct, Founder of MoneyShe · MoneyShe
Heli Khandelia
Head of Strategic Change · Pictet Asset Management
Ian Macleod
Head of Process Engineering · Insight investment
Karen Sands
Chief Operating Officer, Private Equity · Federated Hermes
Katy Rose
Head of Performance & Data · Amova Asset Management UK Ltd
Lianne Walsh
Founding Director · Bridgepoint COO Services
Marc Wood
CEO of Handelsbanken ACD and Head of Fund Governance & Oversight · Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management
Mario De Bergolis
Chief Operating Officer · Asset Management One International
Mari Parry
Principal AI Engineer · BlackRock
Olivia Griffiths
Senior Advisor · Tristan Capital Partners
Paul Bromley
Chief Operating Officer · RBC BlueBay Asset Management
Phillip Chapple
Chief Operating Officer · Monterone Partners LLP
Rob Middleton
Chief Data Officer · Royal London Asset Management
Sachin Anandikar
Partner and Chief Technology Officer · Pemberton Asset Management
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
BizagiSilver
Alpha FMC
Blue Prism
Finbourne
FundGuard
Qualytics
Ridgeline
rimes
STP Investment Services
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Agenda

Selected from 20 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:30

    Opening Keynote: Leading change that sticks: From mandate to mindset in asset management ops

    As transformation accelerates, operational change must go deeper than systems and processes. This session unpacks how asset managers are tackling the human side of change - from al…

  • 09:50

    Panel Discussion: From legacy to leverage: Modernising ops & tech to drive competitive advantage

    - Gain practical insights from transformation journeys focused on replacing legacy infrastructure - Discuss the tension between short-term cost control and long-term innovation…

  • 11:00

    Presentation: AI as the latest step in a process automation journey: building on a BPM foundation layer

    - Process challenges in a growing, solutions-oriented Investment Management firm - Using BPM to support end-to-end inter-departmental processes – control first, then iterative …

  • 11:30

    Fireside Chat: The Future COO: Building the next generation of leadership

    - How the COO role is evolving and expanding in scope - Pathways into leadership, including COO to CEO journeys - Building and supporting female leadership pipelines - Deve…

  • 12:00

    Fireside Chat: The next generation operating model: Scalable, digital, resilient

    - How are firms rethinking structure, talent, and tech to unlock growth and resilience? - Redefining operating models to be leaner, modular, and digitally enabled - Discuss t…

  • 13:30

    Panel Discussion: Future-proofing asset management: Data, regulation, and transformation at scale

    - Assess how UK, EU, and US regulatory shifts are reshaping ops strategy and resourcing - Examine how data architecture and controls must evolve to support cross-border complianc…

  • 14:15

    Roundtable 1: The new COO mandate: Exploring the COO's expanding role in transformation, cost control and data strategy

  • 14:15

    Roundtable 2: AI Ethics, Data Governance & Privacy

  • 14:15

    Roundtable 3: Governance as a strategic advantage: Turning regulation into operational strength

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 30 companies, parsed from the program.

30 companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
9Sponsoringsponsor only
21Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

92% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1250%
  • Founder / Owner14%
  • VP-level14%
  • Director / Head of833%
  • Manager / Lead14%
  • Advisor / Investor14%

Of 24 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Alpha FMCSp
  2. 02BizagiSp·S
  3. 03Blue PrismSp
  4. 04FinbourneSp
  5. 05FundGuardSp
  6. 06QualyticsSp
  7. 07RidgelineSp
  8. 08RimesSp
  9. 09Royal London Asset Management3V
  10. 10STP Investment ServicesSp
  11. 11Federated Hermes2V
  12. 12Amova Asset Management UK Ltd1V
  13. 13Asset Management One International1V
  14. 14BlackRock1V
Sponsors by tier
silver1
11% of 9
unspecified8
89% of 9
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