Designed for trustees, CFOs, and key decision-makers, the programme brings together leading voices from across the industry, including asset managers, covenant advisers, insurers, legal experts, and consultants, to share the tools and knowledge needed for confident, informed decision-making. Alongside expert sessions and debate, delegates will benefit from valuable networking opportunities, strengthening expertise and shaping better outcomes for their schemes.
Why Attend
Agenda
Speakers
PMI
President
PMI
President
Girish Menezes EPMI
President
President
PMI
Girish Menezes EPMI
President
Mayer Brown LLP
Associate
Mayer Brown LLP
Associate
Henry Corrigan
Associate
Henry Corrigan, senior associate, advises trustee and employer clients on all aspects of pensions law and practice. Henry helps clients comply with their legal obligations in relation their pensions arrangements both in a day to day advisory capacity and on significant projects.
Henry is particularly experienced in advising trustees of defined benefit occupation pension schemes. He helps trustee clients with scheme amendments (including consolidations), member complaints, compliance with legal developments, scheme mergers and liability management exercises (including bulk annuity transactions). For employer clients, Henry is experienced in advising on automatic enrolment compliance, scheme funding and pensions aspects of corporate transactions. He also has experience of advising clients on the Pensions Protection Fund and completed a secondment there whilst at his previous firm.
Before joining Mayer Brown in 2022, Henry worked in the pensions team of another international law firm.
Associate
Mayer Brown LLP
Henry Corrigan
Associate
Henry Corrigan, senior associate, advises trustee and employer clients on all aspects of pensions law and practice. Henry helps clients comply with their legal obligations in relation their pensions arrangements both in a day to day advisory capacity and on significant projects.
Henry is particularly experienced in advising trustees of defined benefit occupation pension schemes. He helps trustee clients with scheme amendments (including consolidations), member complaints, compliance with legal developments, scheme mergers and liability management exercises (including bulk annuity transactions). For employer clients, Henry is experienced in advising on automatic enrolment compliance, scheme funding and pensions aspects of corporate transactions. He also has experience of advising clients on the Pensions Protection Fund and completed a secondment there whilst at his previous firm.
Before joining Mayer Brown in 2022, Henry worked in the pensions team of another international law firm.
Mayer Brown LLP
Associate
Mayer Brown LLP
Associate
Gareth Davies
Associate
Gareth Davies, senior associate, acts for trustees, employers, and financial institutions on all aspects on pensions law. He has strong experience in pension risk transfer, acting for FTSE100 employers, multinationals, and scheme trustees on some of the largest insurance buy-ins in recent years.
Clients turn to Gareth for advice on scheme governance, regulatory change, restructurings, amendments, funding, surplus, and bulk transfers to master trusts. He also has broad transactional experience, advising corporates and private capital providers on the employer covenant aspects of M&A, financings, and other corporate activity.
Before joining Mayer Brown in January 2026, Gareth worked for a “magic circle” law firm in London.
Associate
Mayer Brown LLP
Gareth Davies
Associate
Gareth Davies, senior associate, acts for trustees, employers, and financial institutions on all aspects on pensions law. He has strong experience in pension risk transfer, acting for FTSE100 employers, multinationals, and scheme trustees on some of the largest insurance buy-ins in recent years.
Clients turn to Gareth for advice on scheme governance, regulatory change, restructurings, amendments, funding, surplus, and bulk transfers to master trusts. He also has broad transactional experience, advising corporates and private capital providers on the employer covenant aspects of M&A, financings, and other corporate activity.
Before joining Mayer Brown in January 2026, Gareth worked for a “magic circle” law firm in London.
Senior Portfolio Manager, Buy and Maintain Credit
Senior Portfolio Manager, Buy and Maintain Credit
Rob Price
Senior Portfolio Manager, Buy and Maintain Credit
Robert Price is a Senior Portfolio Manager in our London Buy and Maintain Credit team, and focuses on the design, implementation and ongoing management of long-term credit and cashflow solutions, with responsibility for managing credit portfolios on behalf of some of the largest pension schemes in the UK.
Rob has over 10 years’ experience working with UK Pension schemes on their investment strategies, in both asset management and as an investment consultant.
Rob joined AXA IM (now BNP Paribas Asset Management) in 2013 as a Solutions Manager, working closely with pension schemes and their advisors to design derivative-led investment strategies such as hedging and overlay solutions, before moving to the Buy and Maintain Credit team following the development and growth in Cashflow Driven Investment (CDI) strategies.
Prior to AXA IM, Rob worked at KPMG Investment Advisory as an Investment Consultant, advising trustees and sponsors of UK defined benefits pension plans on investment strategy, with a focus on asset liability modelling and liability driven investing.
Rob holds a degree in mathematics from the University of Cambridge and is a qualified actuary.
Senior Portfolio Manager, Buy and Maintain Credit
Rob Price
Senior Portfolio Manager, Buy and Maintain Credit
Robert Price is a Senior Portfolio Manager in our London Buy and Maintain Credit team, and focuses on the design, implementation and ongoing management of long-term credit and cashflow solutions, with responsibility for managing credit portfolios on behalf of some of the largest pension schemes in the UK.
Rob has over 10 years’ experience working with UK Pension schemes on their investment strategies, in both asset management and as an investment consultant.
Rob joined AXA IM (now BNP Paribas Asset Management) in 2013 as a Solutions Manager, working closely with pension schemes and their advisors to design derivative-led investment strategies such as hedging and overlay solutions, before moving to the Buy and Maintain Credit team following the development and growth in Cashflow Driven Investment (CDI) strategies.
Prior to AXA IM, Rob worked at KPMG Investment Advisory as an Investment Consultant, advising trustees and sponsors of UK defined benefits pension plans on investment strategy, with a focus on asset liability modelling and liability driven investing.
Rob holds a degree in mathematics from the University of Cambridge and is a qualified actuary.
Co-head, Fixed Income Investments
Co-head, Fixed Income Investments
Bruno Bamberger
Co-head, Fixed Income Investments
Bruno is responsible for co-leading our fixed income investment specialist team, overseeing specialists across a broad range of offerings, including buy and maintain, high-yield, emerging market debt, short-duration and total return strategies. He also designs fixed income mandates for institutional clients and integrating responsible investment considerations into client portfolios.
Bruno has nearly two decades’ experience in financial services, is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a BSc in industrial economics from the University of Warwick.
Co-head, Fixed Income Investments
Bruno Bamberger
Co-head, Fixed Income Investments
Bruno is responsible for co-leading our fixed income investment specialist team, overseeing specialists across a broad range of offerings, including buy and maintain, high-yield, emerging market debt, short-duration and total return strategies. He also designs fixed income mandates for institutional clients and integrating responsible investment considerations into client portfolios.
Bruno has nearly two decades’ experience in financial services, is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a BSc in industrial economics from the University of Warwick.
The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
Executive Director of Market Oversight
The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
Executive Director of Market Oversight
Ben Gunnee FIA
Executive Director of Market Oversight
Ben is the Executive Director of Market Oversight at the Pensions Regulator (TPR). Market Oversight (MO) are responsible for the overall supervision of occupational pension schemes including DB, DC and Master Trust. MO authorise, and supervise, Superfunds and CDC schemes and ensure Employer compliance with Auto-Enrolment. MO are also responsible for oversight of scheme governance, including trustees. In addition to his role as Executive Director of MO, he also sits on the Executive Committee & Board of TPR and is the executive sponsor of several key initiatives including Pensions Dashboard and Value for Money Framework.
Prior to joining TPR Ben had over 25 years' experience within the pensions and institutional asset management industry, and has held senior leadership positions at Mercer, Cambridge Associates and Gresham House. Ben has a wide range of knowledge across pensions, investment consulting, fiduciary management and asset management, including private markets. Ben is a qualified Actuary.
Executive Director of Market Oversight
The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
Ben Gunnee FIA
Executive Director of Market Oversight
Ben is the Executive Director of Market Oversight at the Pensions Regulator (TPR). Market Oversight (MO) are responsible for the overall supervision of occupational pension schemes including DB, DC and Master Trust. MO authorise, and supervise, Superfunds and CDC schemes and ensure Employer compliance with Auto-Enrolment. MO are also responsible for oversight of scheme governance, including trustees. In addition to his role as Executive Director of MO, he also sits on the Executive Committee & Board of TPR and is the executive sponsor of several key initiatives including Pensions Dashboard and Value for Money Framework.
Prior to joining TPR Ben had over 25 years' experience within the pensions and institutional asset management industry, and has held senior leadership positions at Mercer, Cambridge Associates and Gresham House. Ben has a wide range of knowledge across pensions, investment consulting, fiduciary management and asset management, including private markets. Ben is a qualified Actuary.
TPT
Head of Superfund
TPT
Head of Superfund
Steve Collins
Head of Superfund
Steve is Head of Superfund at TPT. Steve has two decades of experience in pensions with roles as an actuary, covenant advisor, M&A specialist, and risk-transfer consultant. He also holds a role as a pension scheme trustee. Steve joined TPT from KPMG where he played a key role re-establishing the UK pensions advisory practice.
Head of Superfund
TPT
Steve Collins
Head of Superfund
Steve is Head of Superfund at TPT. Steve has two decades of experience in pensions with roles as an actuary, covenant advisor, M&A specialist, and risk-transfer consultant. He also holds a role as a pension scheme trustee. Steve joined TPT from KPMG where he played a key role re-establishing the UK pensions advisory practice.
IGG
Trustee Director
IGG
Trustee Director
Tim Giles
Trustee Director
Tim is a seasoned professional with 35 years’ experience and a comprehensive background in pensions and investment. He advised some of the largest UK pension schemes and financial institutions; and led Aon’s investment business in the UK and EMEA for many years. He is now a Trustee Director at Independent Governance Group. He serves as a trustee on a portfolio of schemes with assets ranging from hundreds of millions to billions. He has a track record of delivering successful and collaborative outcomes even when faced with complex structures, divergent views and difficult situations. His broad experience and expertise bring others into the conversation and challenges narrow thinking.
Trustee Director
IGG
Tim Giles
Trustee Director
Tim is a seasoned professional with 35 years’ experience and a comprehensive background in pensions and investment. He advised some of the largest UK pension schemes and financial institutions; and led Aon’s investment business in the UK and EMEA for many years. He is now a Trustee Director at Independent Governance Group. He serves as a trustee on a portfolio of schemes with assets ranging from hundreds of millions to billions. He has a track record of delivering successful and collaborative outcomes even when faced with complex structures, divergent views and difficult situations. His broad experience and expertise bring others into the conversation and challenges narrow thinking.
Costs
| Description | Cost |
|---|---|
| Members | Free |
| Non-members | £1200 (+VAT) |
| Affiliate & Corporate members | £600 (+VAT) |
Location
Venue
AXA IM, 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ
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Got a question?  Frequently asked questions
How can the PMI help my career?
We offer qualifications, CPD support, networking, and access to job opportunities, mentoring and mentee development and more. Everything you need to grow in the pensions industry.
What is CPD?
Continuing Professional Development (CPD), refers to the ongoing learning and development activities that our professional members engage in to enhance their skills and knowledge throughout their careers. We offer a variety of different services which count as CPD such as in- person events, reading materials including a bi-monthly magazine and more.
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What networking opportunities are available?
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Mentoring and Development programme
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In-person events
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Regional events
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Online forums and communities – Special Interest Groups (SIG)
Are there events I can attend and how do I register?
Yes, we host events throughout the year. You can view all our upcoming events and register via our website or contact a member from our team here events@pensions-pmi.org.uk
How much does it cost to attend PMI events?
For PMI members, events are free. For non-members there will be a cost associated with attendance.
Can my employer arrange in-house training?
Yes! PMI offers Bespoke Training, tailoring sessions to your specific needs, goals, and preferred delivery format provides bespoke in-house training and bulk bookings.