{"id":1785,"date":"2019-08-20T08:48:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T08:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diversityproject.com\/event\/talkaboutblack-event-graduates-and-second-and-third-year-students\/"},"modified":"2022-10-19T10:25:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T10:25:04","slug":"talkaboutblack-event-graduates-and-second-and-third-year-students","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/diversityproject.com\/event\/talkaboutblack-event-graduates-and-second-and-third-year-students\/","title":{"rendered":"#TalkAboutBlack presents: An Insight into Asset Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What?<\/h3>\n<p>A full day event which provided the opportunity to meet, ask questions and develop contacts within asset management.<\/p>\n<h3>Who?<\/h3>\n<p>Penultimate and final year university students and recent graduates.<\/p>\n<h3>How?<\/h3>\n<p>At this impactful, practical and immersive experience you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Took part in a variety of workshops (CV review, interview experience and assessment centre practice)<\/li>\n<li>Heard from CEOs, industry experts and the personal experiences of black fund managers and distribution representatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bring your curiosity, ambition and leave with an understanding of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Investment and distribution roles available at sponsoring investment managers<\/li>\n<li>Skills required for success in these roles<\/li>\n<li>The practical tips for success at the recruitment stage<\/li>\n<li>Opportunity to build long lasting networks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why?<\/h3>\n<p>The ultimate aim was to raise awareness of the asset management industry and on the wide variety of roles available. There has been a drive to increase diversity in the industry to enable:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greater diversity of thought leading to better decision making and performance<\/li>\n<li>Institutions being more representative of the customers and communities they serve<\/li>\n<li>New perspectives to successfully navigate the changing economic, geopolitical and demographic landscape<\/li>\n<li>Asset managers to contribute to society and reduce inequalities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Interested?<\/h3>\n<p>Places were limited so attendance to the event is selective. Applications are now closed as the event was on the 27 September 2019.<\/p>\n<h3>Agenda<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table table-striped table-bordered table-hover\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Timing<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Item<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>09:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Arrival and Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tea, Coffee &amp; Networking over Careers Fair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>09:45<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Justin Onuekwusi, Head of Retail Multi-Asset Funds, Legal &amp; General Investment Management Rachel Green, Associate Director, Institutional Sales, Aviva Investors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10:05<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Keynote Address: Opportunities in the City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peter Estelin, Lord Mayor of the City of London Corporation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10:20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>An Introduction to Asset Management<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sponsored by Schroders<\/em>Jennifer Kuntuala, Fund Manager Assistant, Schroders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10:45<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CEO Panel: Diversity and Opportunity in asset management<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sponsored by BlackRock<\/em>Luke Ellis, Chief Executive, Man Group<br \/>\nMichelle Scrimgeour, Chief Executive, Legal &amp; General Investment Management<br \/>\nDik van Lomwel, Head of EMEA and Latin America, Neuberger Berman<br \/>\nEuan Munro, Chief Executive, Aviva Investors<br \/>\nModerated by Gavin Lewis, BlackRock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>11:35<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Move to Breakout Sessions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>11:45<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Breakout Session Rotations in conjunction with Investment2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Breakout 1: CV and Interview Training<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sponsored by Columbia Threadneedle Investments<\/em><br \/>\nSpeaker, Investment2020 Speaker, Columbia Threadneedle Investments<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breakout 2: Success at Assessment Centres<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sponsored by JP Morgan Asset Management<\/em><br \/>\nSpeaker, Investment2020 Tia Counts, Title, JP Morgan Asset Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breakout 3: Effective Communication &amp; Networking<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sponsored by Standard Life Aberdeen<\/em><br \/>\nSpeaker, Investment2020 Speaker, Standard Life Aberdeen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>13:15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buffet Lunch &amp; Networking over Careers Fair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>14:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Rapid Fire Q&amp;A Breakout Session Rotations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Breakout 1: Fund Management<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sponsored by Man Group<\/em><br \/>\nCyprian Njamma, Asset Allocation Strategist, SEI Investments<br \/>\nEmidio Sciulli, Partner, Head of AHL Research &amp; Trading, Man Group<br \/>\nMichel Aubenas, Fund Manager, BlackRock<br \/>\nModerated by Max Lovell, Head of Credit Execution, Man Group<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breakout 2: Sales<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sponsored by Aviva Investors<\/em><br \/>\nJohn Adu, Co-Head of ETF Distribution, JPM Asset Management<br \/>\nMark Bartley, UK Retail Head of Internal Sales, Invesco Perpetual<br \/>\nGrant Aidoo-Nash, Bond ETF Sales, BlackRock<br \/>\nModerated by: Rachel Green, Associate Director, Institutional Sales, Aviva Investors<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breakout 3: Recent Graduates<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sponsored by Neuberger Berman<\/em><br \/>\nRydan Giraudy, Multi-Asset Risk Analyst, Columbia Threadneedle Investments<br \/>\nReggie Nelson, Graduate Analyst, Legal &amp; General Investment Management<br \/>\nJoy Isaac, Research Analyst, Man Group<br \/>\nModerated by: Emmanuel Babade, Portfolio Analyst, Neuberger Berman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>15:20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tea, Coffee &amp; Networking over Careers Fair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>15:45<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>The Personal Story of a Fund Manager<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sponsored by Legal &amp; General Investment Management<\/em>Remi Olu-Pitan, Fund Manager, Schroders<br \/>\nNicolas Janvier, Portfolio Manager, Columbia Threadneedle Investments<br \/>\nJustin Onuekwusi, Head of Retail Multi-Asset Funds, Legal &amp; General Investment Management<br \/>\nHywel Franklin, Fund Manager, Mirabaud Asset Management<br \/>\nModerated by: Colette Comerford, Head of Inclusion &amp; Culture, Legal &amp; General Investment Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>16:45<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Summary &amp; Closing remarks<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>17:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Close<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drinks and canap\u00e9s reception<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[343],"tags":[132,47],"podcast_event":[],"dimensions":[97],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>#TalkAboutBlack presents: An Insight into Asset Management - Diversity Project<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/diversityproject.com\/event\/talkaboutblack-event-graduates-and-second-and-third-year-students\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"#TalkAboutBlack presents: An Insight into Asset Management - Diversity Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What? 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