Professional Pensions Live 2025 - Programme


Professional Pensions are delighted to bring together a selection of keynotes, panels and presentations, and a programme of four streams of content for you to choose from: DB, DC, Key Themes and Admin, Data & Governance.

Our programme has been developed with industry leaders and voices to ensure that the content is relevant and made for you. Enjoy the programme, complemented by our exhibition zone, which offers the opportunity to network, connect and building relationships with industry leaders and your peers.

Please note: programme is subject to change

Morning Sessions


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Registration
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Welcoming Remarks

Welcome to Professional Pensions Live 2025.

Speaker
Editor-in-Chief
Professional Pensions
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The future of UK pensions: An update from The Pensions Regulator

2025 looks to be another significant year of change in regulation and legislation for the pensions industry. This direct update from TPR will inform pension professionals how the regulator is approaching the challenges and opportunities of a changing pension market to deliver more for savers and the industry.

This session will address:

  • An update from TPR
  • What can the industry expect to see in the future
  • Address concerns and queries regarding upcoming regulation
Speaker
Chief Executive
The Pensions Regulator (TPR)
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Making expectations a reality: Investing in the UK

The UK government has given clear signals of how it wishes to unlock millions from pensions to invest in productive assets in the UK. Join this expert panel as they discuss how pension schemes can invest in the UK to boost growth.

This session will address:

  • Why invest in UK productive assets
  • Current examples of initiatives to grow investment into UK productive assets
  • What developments are we likely to see in the future
  • What investments are there for pension schemes
Speakers
CIO
NatWest Cushon
Managing Partner, The British Growth Partnership
British Business Bank
Editor-in-Chief
Professional Pensions
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From theory to reality: how to build a successful private markets portfolio

In this session, Future Growth Capital will address:

  • Why private markets are capturing industry attention—and how they can play a pivotal role in improving pension member outcomes.
  • The current state of member portfolios and ask whether today’s pension strategies are truly resilient enough for the future.
  • The session will also provide a practical overview of private markets and share actionable insights for how schemes can implement successful private market allocations.
Speaker
Portfolio Manager
Future Growth Capital
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Morning Break

Time for the morning networking break. Grab a coffee & refreshment, network with your industry peers and explore the exhibition hall.

Streams


Time to delve deeper into the biggest topics in pensions.

Choose your sessions from the below streams:



Afternoon Sessions


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Afternoon Break

Time for the afternoon networking break. Grab a coffee & refreshment, network with your industry peers and explore the exhibition hall.

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Pensions Prophets: The pensions review and beyond

The pensions industry has recently seen extensive proposed and actual pension reform through regulation and legislation. With the results of the pensions investment review set to be launched in the Spring, join this expert panel of industry leaders as they discuss the immediate challenges facing the sector and possible futures.

This session will address:

  • What are the immediate challenges affecting the pensions industry in 2025 and how can the industry best prepare to take these on
  • How will proposed legislative changes impact schemes, trustees, and members
  • If you had one wish of a genie’s lamp left, how would you use this to improve the pensions sector?
Speakers
Trustee Director, IGG
Chair of the APPT
Trustee Director
IGG
Former Pensions Minister 2017-2022
Editor-in-Chief
Professional Pensions
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The Grand Finale: Navigating geopolitical change

Get ready for the grand finale of the Professional Pensions’ Annual Flagship Conference - PP Live! Brace yourselves for a showstopper keynote session from Professor Trevor Williams. This session will deliver geopolitical insights on the key macro trends and drivers that pension schemes should be concerned about after a year of geopolitical change and stress.

This session will address:

  • The macroeconomic and investment impact of the recent geopolitical events
  • An overview of the geopolitical changes pension schemes should be concerned about
  • What are some key macro trends and drivers and how will this inform pension investment strategies
  • What these trends could mean for UK interest rates or bond yields
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Closing Remarks

Thank you for joining us for another fantastic year of Professional Pensions Live. Safe travels!

Speaker
Editor-in-Chief
Professional Pensions
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Drinks Reception

Thank you for joining and please join us for a drink!