Acadian offers an educational and interactive session which goes under the hood of a leading systematic manager. Within a closed-door setting, Portfolio Manager Steven Wong will present a live demo of Acadian’s stock selection forecasts. Through this transparent demonstration, he will illustrate how fundamentals drive decision-making. Established in 1986, Acadian is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of systematic investing. Acadian has been at the forefront of systematic research, signal development, and portfolio construction for almost 40 years. As of June 30,2025, Acadian manages $151bn of assets for investors globally, across equity, credit, and alternative strategies. 

Workshop Objectives: The workshop aims to dispel the perception of systematic managers being a ‘black box’ by demonstrating that Acadian’s investment process is anchored by objectivity and transparency, while remaining guided by economic intuition. 

With heightened volatility and uncertainty, the credit universe continues to demonstrate resilience supported by relentless demand for yield. Join PGIM’s educational session to explore the importance of credit selection and uncover dislocation opportunities across the credit spectrum. At PGIM, we are committed to our clients’ success. We provide access to active investment strategies across the global markets in the pursuit of consistent outperformance. PGIM is the global investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) — a global leader with more than $1.4 trillion in assets under management (AUM)1, including $881 billion of fixed income assets. 
Fixed income being the largest investment pillar at PGIM, the team is deeply resourced with over 350+ investment professionals worldwide. With nearly a century of experience in managing institutional, proprietary, and mutual fund fixed income solutions across all public and private sectors, finding value and striving to deliver consistent long-term performance is PGIM’s commitment to clients globally.

1 PGIM internal data as of 30 June 2025.

Workshop Objectives: To help participants gain deeper insights into dislocation opportunities in today’s credit market across multi-sector credit, collateralized loan obligations and opportunistic credit spectrum and how these approaches could offer enhanced diversification benefits. 

Company Profile: At PGIM, we are committed to our clients’ success. We provide access to active investment strategies across the global markets in the pursuit of consistent outperformance.
PGIM is the global investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) — a global leader with more than $1.4 trillion in assets under management (AUM)1 and a company that individuals and businesses have trusted for over 150 years.
Our global scale and specialized expertise in both public and private markets allow us to offer a diversified suite of investment solutions across a broad spectrum of asset classes and investment styles.
1 AUM based on PGIM data as of 6/30/25. PFI of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc incorporated in the United Kingdom or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom.

 After years of outperformance, dollar strength, and Mag 7 dominance, equity investors are asking whether “all-in US” still makes sense given high valuations, a weakening dollar, and growing political instability. Just as the traditional sector-based approach can be misleading, country domiciles could also obscure more than they reveal. 

Rob Hinchliffe, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Sector Cluster Research at PineBridge Investments will explore how global opportunities look different when viewed through the lenses of business lifecycles and revenue sources. That’s where mispricings emerge, and where active managers can continue to find alpha others might overlook, enabling sharper peer comparisons, risk management, and more informed investment decisions. Rob will also explore the key investment themes and emerging opportunities that could shape the market landscape ahead, while navigating uncertainties and managing risks.
Attendees will leave with both strategic context and actionable ideas for optimising equity allocations.

Workshop Objectives: To equip attendees with strategic insights and practical tools to uncover hidden equity opportunities by evaluating companies’ lifecycle stages and revenue sources instead of traditional classifications

Company Profile: PineBridge Investments is a private, global asset manager focused on active, high-conviction investing. We draw on the collective power of our experts in each discipline, market, and region of the world through an open culture of collaboration designed to identify the best ideas. Our mission is to exceed clients’ expectations on every level, every day. As of 30 June 2025, the firm managed US$199.9 billion* across global asset classes for sophisticated investors around the world.
*AUM as of 30 June 2025 includes US$98.86 billion (US$71.2 billion equities, US$22.0 billion fixed income, US$5.6 billion multi-asset and US$1.5 million alternatives) of assets managed by joint ventures or other entities not wholly owned by PineBridge Investments. Includes PineBridge Benson Elliot Real Estate AUM of US$4.8 billion.

Despite a long-standing underweight to the U.S., this high-conviction global equity income strategy has consistently delivered attractive long-term alpha. At the heart of the approach lies disciplined, bottom-up stock selection—grounded in fundamental research and unconstrained by benchmarks. Rather than relying on regional or sector tilts, the portfolio focuses on identifying resilient, cash-generative businesses with the capacity to sustain and grow dividends over time. This session explores how a selective, research-driven investment philosophy can uncover differentiated sources of income and return, offering investors a compelling defensive equity / income solution in today’s global equity landscape.

Workshop Objectives: Understand how bottom-up, unconstrained stock selection drives income and alpha.
Learn how this high-conviction strategy offers defensive equity exposure beyond traditional geographic or sector tilts.

Company Profile: Thornburg Investment Management (“Thornburg”) is an active, high-conviction manager of equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternative solutions. As a privately owned firm and with $48 billion1 in client assets as of 31 May 2025, Thornburg serves institutions, financial professionals and investors worldwide. The firm offers mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, separate accounts and UCITS funds. Thornburg was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico with additional offices in Hong Kong and London. For more information, visit www.thornburg.com.

1 Includes $47 billion in assets under management and $1 billion in assets under advisement as of 31 May 2025.

In 2025, financial markets have presented a mixed yet opportunistic landscape for equity long/short investors. Amid slowing global growth, persistent inflation in key regions, and diverging central bank policies, market volatility has remained elevated. This has created a fertile backdrop for alpha generation through strong stock selection, as dispersion between winners and losers widen across sectors.

To capitalize on market volatility and stock dispersion, allocating to a trusted equity Long/Short manager with disciplined stock selection and risk-managed exposure has proven to be a complementary addition to a portfolio, providing strong risk adjusted returns.

We believe a multi-strategy equity long/short approach presents a compelling opportunity to potentially provide investors with equity-like returns while offering stronger downside protection, compared to broader equity markets.

Workshop Objectives: To build the case for global equity long/short in today's market environment and Wellington's approach to building a diversified and stable portfolio focused predominantly on bottom-up fundamental stock-picking.

Company Profile: Wellington Management is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms, serving as a trusted adviser to over 3,000 clients in more than 60 countries. The firm manages close to US$1.3 trillion, as of 30 June 2025, for pensions, endowments and foundations, insurers, family offices, fund sponsors, global wealth managers, and other clients. Wellington aspires to provide excellent service to clients through a unique combination of independence enabled by its distinctive private partnership model, diverse perspectives through its unified, multi-asset investment platform, and relentless curiosity and intellectual rigor fostered by its enduring collaborative culture. 

UTI International Limited serves as the flagship global entity of UTI AMC Group, India’s oldest and one of its largest asset management firms, with over USD 253 billion in AUM (as of August 2025). With offices in Singapore, Paris, London, Dubai, and the USA, UTI International connects global investors to the Indian market through a comprehensive suite of investment solutions for both retail and institutional clients. These offerings include equity funds, hybrid strategies, ETFs, leveraged deposit products, and private credit.  

Our international offerings are designed to meet the varied needs of investors seeking India exposure through structured vehicles and bespoke investment solutions. Our client base includes private banks, family offices, insurance companies, pension funds, and other financial institutions worldwide. 

As a signatory of the UN PRI since 2015, UTI International adheres to Responsible Investment policies, guided by specific exclusion criteria across our portfolio. Our investment team in India further integrates a comprehensive ESG framework across the full investment universe, ensuring that environmental, social, and governance considerations are woven into all fund strategies.