InvestOps Europe 2026

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Connect with COOs and Heads of Operations from Europe’s leading

Connect with COOs and Heads of Operations from Europe’s leading Asset Managers, Pension Funds and Hedge Funds.

Buy Side firms are transforming Operating Models to drive efficient and accurate trade processing, support more complex investment instruments and enable AI driven workflows. But how?

At InvestOps Europe, you’ll gain the actionable advice you need from experienced Buy Side Operations leaders on:

How to navigate Europe’s transition to T+1 settlements
Which capabilities to implement to build the future state operating model
Operational set-ups required to service more complex asset classes and fund structures
How to implement AI solutions to enhance operational workflow speed and accuracy
Assessing operational teams' structure and scaling new processes to drive efficiency

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Connecting Operations Leaders from Europe's Top Investment Banks and Prime Brokers

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2026 Advisory Board

Danielle Johnston

COO Europe
Principal Global Investors

Denise Thomas

COO EMEA
T.Rowe Price

Davina Goodall-Smith

COO
Royal London Asset Management

Mike Tumilty

COO
Aegon Asset Management

Martha Fee

COO & Global Head of Fund Services
HSBC Asset Management

Krzysztof Wierzchowski

SVP Transformation
Franklin Templeton

Joe Elsner

Head of Operations
Allianz Global Investors

Stephen Fisher

Head of Operations
Amundi

Martin Kwiatkowski

Director Of Asset Management Operations
M&G Investments

John Walsh

Vice President-Head of Global Product and Market Information
Fidelity Investments

Top 3 Reasons to Attend

GET CONNECTED

Network with fellow COOs and Heads of Operations from leading Buy Side Firms during our highly interactive sessions and over coffee, lunch and drinks in our extended networking breaks.

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INTERACT

Benchmark with the great Operational minds by participating in our small-group interactive formats, including think tanks, roundtables and workshops.

Unique Formats

ACCESS 5 STAR CONTENT

Join solution focused sessions led by 60 buy side heads of equities trading and gain practical insights that address your biggest priorities and help you future-proof your dealing desk.

“InvestOps now truly is the number 1 meeting place for Buy Side Operations Professionals... No other event brings together such an influential group of Buy Side peers for strategic conversations around the future of the Ops industry!”
Cinda Whitten
Global Head of Investment Operations
Nuveen a TIAA Company

“InvestOps has become a must-attend event for the Buy-Side, Providers, Brokers and Utilities to drive Industry engagement and strategy.”
Lou Rosato
Managing Director
Blackrock

“InvestOps is a great gathering of like-minded professionals seeking to improve the industry, their firms and themselves professionally.”
Michael Woodall
COO
Putnam Investments

“Interactive peer-to-peer learning and networking at its finest! This event has the right mix of senior audiences and interactive formats to help us find solutions to our most current market challenges.”
Chris Kuehne SVP Head of Investment Operations
Northern Trust Asset Management

“A great opportunity to engage with clients and industry partners to really understand problem statements, areas of concern, as well as areas for growth and collaboration across our buy side clients.”
Adam Watson Global Director, Custody Services
BNY Mellon

Interactive Learning & Networking

Network and debate with all the great minds in the audience through a variety of closed door and working group sessions.

Join fellow COOs for intimate discussion and get to the heart of your most pressing operational challenges.

With all the major buy side uniting - can you afford not to be there?

NETWORK WITH WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS

We’ve created a haven for leading minds in the Investment Operations community to reconnect in-person again.

OXFORD STYLE DEBATE

Walk away with a fresh mindset and feel better prepared to deal with a burning issue. Witness industry leading figures pitting themselves against each other to deliver the knockout argument.

DRILL DOWN ROUNDTABLE

An exceptional way to genuinely get to grips with your key challenges. Your chance to probe an industry expert along with your peers to source practical solutions collaboratively.

CREATIVE BOARDROOM

Draw up a new, 3-step action plan to take back to the office and test. Work together with your peers to tap into their knowledge and challenge each other to find a new way forward!

SYNERGY WORKSHOP

Turn theory into practice and bring an idea to life. Collaborate with your industry peers on a new forward-looking project to create a step-by-step action plan to launch it.

DRAGONS DEN

Find the next big start up that can help you innovate fast and stay ahead of the curve. Assess each start up’s offering and the likelihood of their future success.

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Growing a Greener Future.

We're committed to creating a more sustainable world for this generation and future ones. By registering for the event, £1 will automatically be donated to One Tree Planted on your behalf. Want to get involved?

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