Join us at the Investment Company Showcase on 11 October
Join in person or online to hear from the UK’s leading fund managers.
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) will hold the next Investment Company Showcase on Friday 11 October, at a new venue, 133 Houndsditch, near London’s Liverpool Street station.
Now in its third year, the Showcase offers a unique opportunity to hear from more than 30 investment trust managers. They will give presentations and take part in moderated discussions that cover investment opportunities from UK equities to emerging markets, how to boost your income to the latest in cutting-edge tech.
The event is open to all and can be attended in person or online. Either way you will be able to choose the sessions that interest you most from three separate conference rooms. Each room will be streamed live online, giving those not able to get to London the opportunity to watch and ask questions remotely.
The line up includes managers of Alliance Trust, Allianz Technology Trust, Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust, Custodian Property Income REIT, Foresight Solar Fund, JP Morgan Indian Investment Trust, Law Debenture Corporation, Ruffer Investment Company, Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust, SDCL Energy Efficiency Trust, Temple Bar Investment Trust. and The Renewables Infrastructure Group.
A full speaker list is below and the programme for the day can be found on the Investment Company Showcase website.
"After two bustling showcases we’re delighted to welcome a star line up to present at our 2024 event. Investors will have the opportunity to turn up in person or join us online to participate in a truly interactive event, where speakers and panel session participants can take your questions. It promises to be another great day for investors to see and hear what investment trusts have to offer.”
Richard Stone, Chief Executive of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC)
The Showcase will cover a diverse range of topics from the economic outlook for the UK and its undervalued stock market, whether the boom in tech stocks has further to run, emerging opportunities in healthcare and the outlook for the renewable energy sector.
In addition to the speaker sessions, there is an opportunity to meet and chat with a range of exhibitors, including representatives from various fund management groups.
The Showcase is free to attend with the use of promotional code SHOW24 and places can be reserved here.
Richard Stone, Chief Executive of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), said: "After two bustling showcases we’re delighted to welcome a star line up to present at our 2024 event. Investors will have the opportunity to turn up in person or join us online to participate in a truly interactive event, where speakers and panel session participants can take your questions. It promises to be another great day for investors to see and hear what investment trusts have to offer.”
Speakers at the Investment Company Showcase include:
| Gabriel Sacks | abrdn Asia Focus |
| Thomas Moore | abrdn Equity Income Trust |
| Craig Baker | Alliance Trust |
| Mike Seidenberg | Allianz Technology Trust |
| Ayush Abhijeet | Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust |
| Tim Levene | Augmentum Fintech |
| Lucy Walker | Aurora Investment Trust |
| Joe Bauernfreund | AVI Japan Opportunity Trust |
| Kirsty Gibson | Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust |
| Jamie Ross | Bankers Investment Trust |
| Dan Whitestone | Blackrock Throgmorton Trust |
| David Moss | CT UK High Income Trust |
| Richard Shepherd-Cross | Custodian Property Income REIT |
| Tom Williams | Downing Renewables & Infrastructure |
| Roger Coyle | Fair Oaks Income |
| Ross Driver | Foresight Solar Fund |
| Faizan Baig | Henderson International Income Trust |
| Laura Foll | Law Debenture Corporation/Lowland/ Henderson Opportunities Trust |
| Amit Mehta | JPMorgan Indian |
| Dan Higgins | Majedie Investments |
| Stuart Widdowson | Odyssean Investment Trust |
| Jasmine Yeo | Ruffer Investment Company |
| Sree Agarwal | Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust |
| Purvi Sapre | SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust |
| Simon Barnard | Smithson Investment Trust |
| Chris Hollowood | Syncona |
| Ian Lance | Temple Bar Investment Trust |
| Minesh Shah | The Renewables Infrastructure Group |
| Andrew Hampson | Tufton Oceanic Assets |
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