InvestOps Europe Connect 2025

Engage in Preselected 1-1 Meetings

With COOs and Heads of Investment Operations

A Senior-level Benchmarking Forum of Pre-Qualified COOs, Heads of Investment Operations and Hand-Picked Service Providers

At InvestOps Connect, you’re in control. Your schedule is customised so you can cut through the noise and get your strategic benchmarking and vendor evaluation needs covered within days, not weeks.

As attendance is restricted to senior-level budget holders from the top Buy Side firms and a select group of best-of-breed vendors you will:

Brainstorm real and practical ideas to transform your business through private, closed-door sessions led by market leaders
Efficiently evaluate the leading service offerings during conveniently arranged 1-1 meetings with vendors that you select based on your current investment priorities.

It’s a Platinum Members’ Club offering a bespoke experience for those shaping the future of the Post-Trade Industry. It’s where you make the connections you need to make, when you want to make them.

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Shape the industry. Drive Transformation with:

JR Lowry

COO
Janus Henderson Investors

Mike Tumilty

Global COO
Aegon Asset Management

Martin Kwiatkowski

COO, Investments
Abrdn

Des Pierce

COO
Mercer Investments

Siobhan Clarke

COO Investments Management
Royal London Asset Management

Danielle Johnston

COO, Europe
Principal Asset Management

Diven Chatrath

Global Head of Investment Operations
UBS Asset Management

Maria Isaza

Global Head of Investment Operations
Man Group

Tim Mcleod

Head of Investment Operations EMEA
Blackrock

Krzysztof Wierzchowski

SVP Business Transformation
Franklin Templeton

Thomas Vinding

Global Head of Trading & Operations
Nordea Asset Management

Sam O’Neil

Managing Director, Head of EMEA Asset Management Operations
JP Morgan Asset Management

What our VIPs say about Connect

"I really like this "reduced audience" format. It allows us to have deeper conversations."
Attar Sokhal
Global Head of Operations
American Century Investments

"A fantastically collegiate environment allowing the freedom to openly discuss current topics with peers."
Tom Whateley
Director Customised Portfolio Solutions
Russell Investments

"Great event, covering the important topics facing the industry."
Sam Modi
Head of Business Operations Transformation
Allianz Global Investors

"Tackles some of the biggest challenges and hottest opportunities in our market today. It’s a crucial event for any buy side operations leader to ensure they have the right contacts, knowledge and tools to succeed."
Chrisitan Mahrbeck
Head of Back Office and Derivatives Operations
Nordea Asset Management

Our Attendees

Connecting You To More Leaders From The Top Asset Managers Than Anyone Else

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The Connect Difference

Transformative Content

We only cover strategic content and hand-pick senior-level speakers and attendees. And because we pre-qualify based on decision-making responsibility and budget, you get invaluable peer-to-peer information and take-aways.

Personalised Connections

Because you tell us your priorities, we create closed-door tailored interactive sessions and connect you with the right solutions partners in 1-1 meetings, saving you time on competitor benchmarking and vendor evaluation.

A Luxury Experience

We only select luxury venues in a captive location, a perfect environment for quality learning and networking with no distractions. Plus, we pick up the tab for your pass, including various drinks and dinner experiences!

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Highest Priority Content. Created for Decision-Makers.

You’ll learn about:

Developing capabilities to build your future state operating model
Consolidating and streamlining cross asset operational workflows
Harnessing data to leverage AI and Automation to boost post trade efficiencies
Mapping the pathway for Europe and the UK’s transition to T+1 Settlements
Enhancing Operational Resilience following the DORA implementation

How It Works

A Bespoke, Senior-Level Experience

If you qualify to attend, we’ll ask you about your strategic priorities and we’ll build your personalised agenda and meeting schedule. You’ll have your hotel stay, including drinks and dinner experiences, covered by us too!

Connect with Hand-picked Solutions Providers 1-1

Based on your profile we’ll match you with leading solution providers, assisting with the vendor selection process. You are in full control as you will only meet with the providers you are interested in evaluating.

Speak Freely in Interactive Formats

Sessions are not recorded or covered by press. The ‘closed-door’, interactive discussions encourage openness, so you get more detailed information and takeaways than at any other event.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Five-star vendor testimonials

"Great event. Good content. Superb format"
Sam Meddick
Head of Managed Service
S&P Global

"Valuable meetings with clients and prospects"
Tara Costello
Business Development
Taskize

"A great opportunity to meet industry decision-makers"
Neil Cochrane
Business Development - Asset Manager
Arcesium

Interact

Get ideas from all the great minds in the audience through a variety of small working group discussions. With all the major Buy Side leaders in the same place at the same time- can you afford not to be there?

Network with the leaders of the Investment Operations community

We’ve created a haven for leading minds in the Investment Operations community to reconnect in-person again. With 70 COOs and Heads of Operations attending, from Europe’s leading Buy Side firms, and 4 hours of pure networking scheduled, InvestOps Connect is the unrivalled opportunity make connections that will help you address your challenges and capitalize on the latest opportunities.

Interactive Panel Discussions

Take part in interactive discussions with peers and get great ideas for solving your biggest challenges.
Our panelists share their thoughts and experiences then invite you and the wider group to benchmark and find common ground and ways in which operational challenges can be resolved.

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.

Head of Investment Operations think tank

Connect with COOs and Heads of Invest Ops from leading firms to understand how other industry leaders are prioritising transformational objectives.

Connect. Benchmark. Evaluate.