Calastone Connect Forum London 2022______

We hosted our Connect Forum London 2022 on Tuesday, October 4. During this seminar, industry leaders from many global firms including Schroders, the Investment AssociationUniversal-Investment Group and Calastone discussed the latest trends on digital transformation and the future of funds.

If you would like to view any of the presentation materials used during the event please email calastone.events@calastone.com and one of our team members will get back to you. 

08:00 – 08:30 Registration and breakfast

8:45 Welcome and introduction

Andrew Tomlinson

Chief Marketing Officer, Calastone

09:00 Tokenisation: The advent of a new investment model

Asset management has long been touted as an industry ripe for innovation. The tokenisation of collective investments appears to be a natural evolution to the traditional mutual fund model and would seemingly provide benefits to both fund managers and investors alike in the form of a fully digital, transparent and cost-effective product.

– How will tokenisation unlock new investment opportunities in the funds industry?
– Why is it important to asset managers?
– What does it mean for end investors, and participants in the supply chain?

Edward Glyn

Head of Global Markets, Calastone

09:20 Panel Discussion: The future of digital investing

With digital transformation now firmly at the top of every fund firms’ strategic agenda, we explore how this is being used to meet changing investor demands and the technology innovations being deployed today / in the near future.

– What have been the drivers of change in the managed funds industry over the last ten years?
– How has technology changed the way the managed funds industry works?
– What are investors looking for before they invest? What do we need to attract tomorrow’s investors?

Moderator

Edward Glyn

Head of Global Markets, Calastone

Panellists

John Allan

Senior Adviser, Fund Innovation and Operations, The Investment Association

Marita McGinley

Head of Digital Asset Strategy, Schroders

Daniel Andemeskel

CEO and Co-Founder, UI Enlyte; Head of Innovation, Universal Investment Group

10:10 Summary and close followed by coffee / networking