This panel will explore the future of private credit markets in the UK. It will examine how changes to existing rules could create additional lending capacity, whilst exploring the possibilities associated with the new Long-Term Asset Fund that the FCA is currently consulting on.

• Phil Bartram, Partner, Financial Services and Markets, Travers Smith
• Stuart Fiertz, Co-Founder, President and Head of Responsible Investment, Cheyne Capital
• Jiří Król, Deputy CEO, Global Head of Government Affairs, AIMA
• Antony Manchester, Managing Director, Global Public Policy Team, BlackRock
• Alan Mankikar, Senior Manager, Productive Finance, Bank of England

This panel will explore developments in the regulation of UK hedge funds, examining the future of AIFMD, MiFID and regulatory reporting generally. It will consider how to design a regulatory framework that meets supervisory objectives in the best possible way, while enabling UK firms to expand and compete on the global stage. 

• Luke Ellis, Chief Executive Officer, Man Group
• Adam Jacobs-Dean, Managing Director, Global Head of Markets, Governance and Innovation, AIMA
• Ryan Taylor, Global Head of Compliance, Co-COO and Partner, Brevan Howard Asset Management
• Meg Trainor, Head of Asset Management Policy, Financial Services Group, HM Treasury 
• Nike Trost, Head of Asset Management and Pensions Policy, Market Wholesale Policy / Strategy and Competition Division, Financial Conduct Authority