Mark your calendars: Spear’s 500 Live – the premier live event for private client professionals – returns to The Savoy on 23 May 2024.
Bringing together the very best advisers and service-providers from a variety of interrelated fields, this marquee, one-day event creates valuable, cross-disciplinary conversations and connections.
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The day’s agenda comprises keynote speeches, interviews, panel discussions and roundtables that are designed to assist wealth managers, lawyers and other private client professionals in navigating the world of their high-net-worth clients.
Covering the broad expanse of HNW issues – from wealth and tax to philanthropy – topics addressed this year include, ‘Where the smart money’s going: The changing shape of the super-prime property market‘ and ‘Artisans of Education: How to Foster the Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow’.
Speakers include:
- Nick Candy, CEO of Candy Capital
- Simona Paravani, CFA, managing director, global CIO of solutions, multi-asset strategies and solutions, BlackRock
- Charlotte Thorne, founding partner, Capital Generation Partners
- Grant Parkinson, head of wealth and retail banking for Europe, Standard Chartered
- George Azar, chairman and CEO, Dubai Sotheby’s International Realty
You can still secure your place at Spear’s 500 Live – but act quickly: spaces are strictly limited to 500.
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Why attend?
Spear’s 500 Live attracts leading private client professionals – from wealth management and private banking to philanthropy, luxury, law, property and beyond – to share insight, strengthen networks and hone their understanding of the forces that shape the lives of ultra-high-net-worth clients.
Spear’s 500 Live 2024: the agenda
This is subject to change and will be updated.
8.15-9.00: Breakfast and networking
9.00-9.10: Welcome remarks
By Edwin Smith, Editor-in-chief of Spear’s
9.10-9.30: Keynote: Geopolitics in 2024: what the West gets wrong
- Presented by Robert Amsterdam, lawyer and founding partner, Amsterdam & Partners LLP
09.30-09.50: Keynote: CIO Outlook: Navigating the economic currents of the next 12 months
- Presented by Simona Paravani, Managing Director, Global CIO of Solutions, Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions, BlackRock
9.50-10.35: From consolidation to consumer duty – the forces shaping the evolution of wealth management for UHNW clients in the UK
With speakers:
- Grant Parkinson, head of wealth and retail banking for Europe, Standard Chartered
- Ross Elder, managing partner, Lincoln Private Investment Office
- Ian Woodhouse, strategy adviser, Multrees
- Charlotte Thorne, founding partner, CapGen
Chaired by:
- Alec March, contributing editor, Spear’s
Presented in association with Multrees
10.35-11.00: Coffee and networking
11.00-11.45: Where the smart money’s going: The changing shape of the super-prime property market
With speakers:
- Nick Candy, CEO, Candy Capital
- George Azar, chairman and CEO, Dubai Sotheby’s International Realty
- Peter Wetherell, founder and executive chairman, Wetherell
Chaired by:
- Edwin Smith, editor-in-chief, Spear’s
Presented in association with UK Sotheby’s International Realty
11.45-12.30: Philanthropy: can you master the art of giving?
With speakers:
- Nicola Johnson, chief philanthropy officer, Stewardship
- Joe Crome, head of business development and CAF American Donor Fund, Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
- George King, senior wealth manager, MASECO
- Nepheli Rigas, founding member, UN Refugee Agency for the UK’s Advisory Board
Chaired by:
- Stephanie Bridger-Linning, digital director, Spear’s
Presented in association with: CAF and Stewardship
12.30-13.30: Lunch and networking
13.30-14.15: Maximising brain health: strategies for longevity and peak performance in high-achievers
With speakers:
- Dr Antoinette Sarasin Gianduzzo, Director of Biomecular Restoration, Nutrition & Lifestyle, Member of the Board of Directors, The Kusnacht Practice
- Dr Paul Ettlinger, Founder and Medical Director, The London General Practice
- Anastasia Koroleva, tech entrepreneur and host of the podcast, The Exit Paradox
Chaired by:
- Stephanie Bridger-Linning, digital director, Spear’s
Presented in association with: The Kusnacht Practice
14.15-15.00: Artisans of education: How to foster the entrepreneurs of tomorrow
With speakers:
- Anita M. Gademann, Member of the Board & Head of Innovation, Institut auf dem Rosenberg and Co-Founder, Edu Smart Technologies
- Bernhard O.A. Gademann, President, Institut auf dem Rosenberg, Principal/CEO, Pioneer Ventures and CEO, Edu Smart Technologies
Chaired by:
Edwin Smith, editor-in-chief, Spear’s
Presented in association with: Institut auf dem Rosenberg
15.00-15.30: Coffee break
15.30-16.15: Tax and the future of non-doms: what will the next election mean for UHNWs in the UK?
With speakers:
- Matt Goodwin, academic and best-selling author
- Julia Hope, CEO and founder, Innovate LSO Solutions
- Camilla Wallace, senior partner, Wedlake Bell LLP
- John Barnett, partner, Burges Salmon
Chaired by:
- Alec Marsh, contributing editor, Spear’s
Presented in association with: Invest Barbados
16.15-17.00: The Spear’s Interview
Neil Woodford will give an exclusive interview to Spear’s editor-in-chief Edwin Smith.
In his first major interview since 2021, Woodford will discuss the considerable ups and downs of a career that saw him build a reputation as the leading fund manager in the UK, managing more than £30 billion in assets.
17.00-18.00: Drinks reception
In association with: Justerini & Brooks
Spear’s 500 Live Partnership opportunities
Presented in association with: Multrees Investor Services, Sotheby’s International Realty, Stewardship, Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), The Kusnacht Practice, Invest Barbados, Institut auf dem Rosenberg and our drinks partner, Justerini & Brooks.
For speaking opportunities and partnership enquiries, contact Spear’s commercial director Shady Elkholy (shady.elkholy@spearswms.com).
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