InvestOps Europe 2025

20 - 22 October, 2025

CNIT Forest, Paris

Our Speakers

Speakers

2022 Buy Side Advisory Board

Lou Rosato, Investment Operations, Global Business Strategy and Relationship Management at BlackRock

Lou Rosato

Investment Operations, Global Business Strategy and Relationship Management
BlackRock

Sean Kennedy, Head of Investment Operations EMEA at Vanguard

Sean Kennedy

Head of Investment Operations EMEA
Vanguard

Marco Di Palma, Head of Commercial Operations at JP Morgan Asset Management

Marco Di Palma

Head of Commercial Operations
JP Morgan Asset Management

Stéphane Janin, Head of Global Regulatory Developments and Public Affairs at AXA Investment Managers

Stéphane Janin

Head of Global Regulatory Developments and Public Affairs
AXA Investment Managers

2022 Buy Side Speakers

Mariam Osman, COO at Blackrock

Mariam Osman

COO
Blackrock

James Kearney, Global Head of Investment Operations at Vanguard

James Kearney

Global Head of Investment Operations
Vanguard

Marcel Prins, Chief Operating Officer at Robeco

Marcel Prins

Chief Operating Officer
Robeco

Siobhan Clarke, Chief Investment Operations Officer at Royal London Asset Management

Siobhan Clarke

Chief Investment Operations Officer
Royal London Asset Management

Thomas Vinding, COO, Investments and Global Head of Trading at Nordea Asset Management

Thomas Vinding

COO, Investments and Global Head of Trading
Nordea Asset Management

April Wilcox, CAIA, Director of Investment Services at CalSTRS

April Wilcox

CAIA, Director of Investment Services
CalSTRS

Rasmus Bessing, MD, COO at PFA Asset Management

Rasmus Bessing

MD, COO
PFA Asset Management

Ruchir Verma, Global Head of Services, Investment Management at Zurich Insurance

Ruchir Verma

Global Head of Services, Investment Management
Zurich Insurance

Krzysztof Wierzchowski, VP, Securities Services at Franklin Templeton Investments

Krzysztof Wierzchowski

VP, Securities Services
Franklin Templeton Investments

Lydia Buttinger, Global Head of Shared Services, Risk and Compliance at abrdn

Lydia Buttinger

Global Head of Shared Services, Risk and Compliance
abrdn

Marco Di Palma, Head of Commercial Operations at JP Morgan Asset Management

Marco Di Palma

Head of Commercial Operations
JP Morgan Asset Management

Zeynep Madeiros, Head of Investment Operations Service, Europe at Vanguard

Zeynep Madeiros

Head of Investment Operations Service, Europe
Vanguard

Emmanuel Boullay, CFA, Head of Data Operations at Pictet Asset Management

Emmanuel Boullay

CFA, Head of Data Operations
Pictet Asset Management

Cormac Doyle, Head of Investment Management Operations at Fidelity International

Cormac Doyle

Head of Investment Management Operations
Fidelity International

Sinisa Vacic, VP Fund Operations at Capital Group

Sinisa Vacic

VP Fund Operations
Capital Group

Darryl Cornelius, Head of Regulatory Strategy at State Street Global Advisors

Darryl Cornelius

Head of Regulatory Strategy
State Street Global Advisors

Evan Fire, COO at Pzena Investment Management

Evan Fire

COO
Pzena Investment Management

Kurt Hangaard, COO at BankInvest

Kurt Hangaard

COO
BankInvest

Danielle Johnston, Director, European Operations at Principal Global Investors

Danielle Johnston

Director, European Operations
Principal Global Investors

Alain Mandy, Managing Director and Chief Transformation Officer at Wellington Management Funds Global

Alain Mandy

Managing Director and Chief Transformation Officer
Wellington Management Funds Global

Michael Paterson, COO Investments at Mediolanum International Funds Limited (MIFL)

Michael Paterson

COO Investments
Mediolanum International Funds Limited (MIFL)

Hans Steyaert, Global Head of Operations Services at BNP Paribas Asset Management

Hans Steyaert

Global Head of Operations Services
BNP Paribas Asset Management

Darren Johnson, COO at Impax Asset Management

Darren Johnson

COO
Impax Asset Management

Chris Taylor, COO at CG Asset Management

Chris Taylor

COO
CG Asset Management

Jarno Bostelaar, COO at Cardano Investments

Jarno Bostelaar

COO
Cardano Investments

Stephane Janin, Head of Global Regulatory Development and Public Affairs at AXA Investment Management

Stephane Janin

Head of Global Regulatory Development and Public Affairs
AXA Investment Management

Barry Noonan, CIO at Mediolanum International Funds Limited (MIFL)

Barry Noonan

CIO
Mediolanum International Funds Limited (MIFL)

Chandni Bhan, Head of UK Risk at Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Chandni Bhan

Head of UK Risk
Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Cyndi Shettle, Back and Middle Office Data Integration Owner at Franklin Templeton

Cyndi Shettle

Back and Middle Office Data Integration Owner
Franklin Templeton

Christian Brønd Måhrbeck, Head of Derivatives Operations and Deputy Head of Back Office at Nordea Asset Management

Christian Brønd Måhrbeck

Head of Derivatives Operations and Deputy Head of Back Office
Nordea Asset Management

Attar Sokhal, Head of Middle Office EMEA at American Century

Attar Sokhal

Head of Middle Office EMEA
American Century

Aria Goudarzi, SVP Head of Strategic Analytics and Data at Nikko Asset Management

Aria Goudarzi

SVP Head of Strategic Analytics and Data
Nikko Asset Management

John Marsland, Independent Consultant & Former COO Investment at Schroders

John Marsland

Independent Consultant & Former COO Investment
Schroders

Simon Hooper, Managing Partner at Hosking Partners

Simon Hooper

Managing Partner
Hosking Partners

Sean Kennedy, Head of Investment Operations EMEA at Vanguard

Sean Kennedy

Head of Investment Operations EMEA
Vanguard

Dr. Michael Viehs, Global Head of Sustainable Investing at Partners Capital

Dr. Michael Viehs

Global Head of Sustainable Investing
Partners Capital

Liz Lawson, Principal Business Analyst at T. Rowe Price

Liz Lawson

Principal Business Analyst
T. Rowe Price

Martin Kwiatkowski, Investments COO at abrdn

Martin Kwiatkowski

Investments COO
abrdn

Kelly Criss, Head of Investment Operations at CalSTRS

Kelly Criss

Head of Investment Operations
CalSTRS

Nirav Shah, Head of ESG Analytics at M&G Investments

Nirav Shah

Head of ESG Analytics
M&G Investments

Lia Oyman, Senior Manager of Derivatives and Emerging Assets at Franklin Templeton

Lia Oyman

Senior Manager of Derivatives and Emerging Assets
Franklin Templeton

Greg Mackay, Head of Public Market Operations at Abrdn

Greg Mackay

Head of Public Market Operations
Abrdn

Hardeep Nota, Executive Director at Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Hardeep Nota

Executive Director
Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Mete Akkemik

VP Business Operations, Europe & Asia
Capital Group

2022 INDUSTRY EXPERTS & GUEST SPEAKERS

Virginie O'Shea, Founder & CEO at Firebrand Research

Virginie O'Shea

Founder & CEO
Firebrand Research

Paul Sinthunont, Senior Analyst at Aite-Novarica Group

Paul Sinthunont

Senior Analyst
Aite-Novarica Group

John Lund, Buy Side ‎Derivatives at Collateral Management Specialist

John Lund

Buy Side ‎Derivatives
Collateral Management Specialist

John Bottega, President at EDM Council

John Bottega

President
EDM Council

Carmen Nuzzo, Head of Fixed Income at Principles for Responsible Investment

Carmen Nuzzo

Head of Fixed Income
Principles for Responsible Investment

2022 Sell Side Speakers & Technology Providers

John Lehner, President at FundGuard

John Lehner

President
FundGuard

Jashil Makan, Global Sales Director at WTax

Jashil Makan

Global Sales Director
WTax

Ben Jefferys

Senior Technical Pre-Sales
Genesis

Chad Erwin, SVP, Global Head of Asset Owners/Allocators at Backstop Solutions

Chad Erwin

SVP, Global Head of Asset Owners/Allocators
Backstop Solutions

Paul Sprenger, Head of Strategy and Sales – Europe at WTax

Paul Sprenger

Head of Strategy and Sales – Europe
WTax

Thomas Griffiths, Head of Product at Cassini Systems

Thomas Griffiths

Head of Product
Cassini Systems

Mark Goodey, Managing Director at Arria

Mark Goodey

Managing Director
Arria

Joe Midmore, Chief Commercial Officer at OpenGamma

Joe Midmore

Chief Commercial Officer
OpenGamma

Ben Pumfrett, Head of Product and Profitability, Middle Office at RBC Investor & Treasury Services

Ben Pumfrett

Head of Product and Profitability, Middle Office
RBC Investor & Treasury Services

Roy Saadon, CEO and Co-Founder at AccessFintech

Roy Saadon

CEO and Co-Founder
AccessFintech

Don Huff, Global Head of Client Services and Operations at Bloomberg Data Management Services

Don Huff

Global Head of Client Services and Operations
Bloomberg Data Management Services

Gaurav Aggarwal

Head of Product and CCO
Indus Valley Partners

Sam Meddick, Global Head of Managed Services, Enterprise Solutions at S&P Global Market Intelligence

Sam Meddick

Global Head of Managed Services, Enterprise Solutions
S&P Global Market Intelligence

Pras Neupane

Product Manager, Buy-Side Post Trade Solutions
Bloomberg L.P.

Mahesh Narayan, Institutional Asset Managers Segment Head at Arcesium

Mahesh Narayan

Institutional Asset Managers Segment Head
Arcesium

David Boot, Global product manager, Data Analytics at Linedata

David Boot

Global product manager, Data Analytics
Linedata

Darren Draper, Solutions engineering, Asset Management at Linedata

Darren Draper

Solutions engineering, Asset Management
Linedata

Neil Vernon, CTO at Gresham

Neil Vernon

CTO
Gresham

Pierre Kovacs, SVP Capital Markets Technology at Endava

Pierre Kovacs

SVP Capital Markets Technology
Endava

David Strevens, EMEA Head of Buyside Enterprise Sales at Bloomberg L.P.

David Strevens

EMEA Head of Buyside Enterprise Sales
Bloomberg L.P.

Fiona Horsewill, Global Head of Data and Digital at Citi Securities Service

Fiona Horsewill

Global Head of Data and Digital
Citi Securities Service

Gabino Roche, CEO & Founder at Saphyre

Gabino Roche

CEO & Founder
Saphyre

Michael McCreesh, President at Battea Class Action Services

Michael McCreesh

President
Battea Class Action Services

Mark Davis, SVP, Head of Strategy at FIA Tech

Mark Davis

SVP, Head of Strategy
FIA Tech

Steve Walsh, Product and Solutions Director at Duco

Steve Walsh

Product and Solutions Director
Duco

Kah Yang Chong, TradeNeXus Business Development at TradeNeXus

Kah Yang Chong

TradeNeXus Business Development
TradeNeXus

Adedamola Adetola

Senior Sales Executive
Genesis

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