Event Details - IAPF Summer Conference

When: 27/05/2025 for 8.30am for 9.00am to 1pm followed by lunch
Where: The Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin
Cost: IAPF Member - Pension Scheme Representative (Non Practitioner): Free of Charge, IAPF Member - Practitioner (Organisations that provide professional services to pension funds): €295, Non Members: €450,

Sponsored By

 
Irish Life and DWS

Introduction

The IAPF Summer Conference 2025 will bring together over 200 trustees, Pensions, HR and finance managers, policymakers and service providers to consider and discuss issues facing pension schemes today

IAPF Summer Conference 2024

CPD

This event will be allocated CPD hours by the IAPF for on-going trustee training requirements. We will apply for CPD hours and PTP hours from the LIA, IOB and the IIPM.

Agenda

 Timetable

 | IAPF Conference   |   9:00am - 13:00pm  |  Tuesday 27th May 

8:30 

 

9:00

 

Delegate registration Buffet breakfast

 

Welcome 

Conference Chair

 

Benefits and Pitfalls of the AE journey that lies ahead in Ireland A talk and Q&A from the Minister who took UK Automatic Enrolment to 8% and reformed DB.  The benefits and mistakes that were made with AE rollout, the wider implications on DB, the demise of corporate pensions and the rise of master trusts. To include a discussion on the comms plan needed to sell Irish pensions to Irish people given the tax changes. And how does government handle industry and industry deal with government, whatever their political persuasion going forward. A brief discussion on decumulation, infrastructure investing, dashboards, employee benefits and more

Guy Opperman, former UK Pensions Minister

 

 


Beyond Compliance: Creating Value-Driven Auto-Enrolment Experiences for Employees
.  As pensions enter a new era with the introduction of Auto-enrolment, we explore how employers can go beyond compliance to create meaningful benefits for their employees. Our presentation will highlight an employee-centric approach to meeting Auto-enrolment obligations, turning a regulatory requirement into an opportunity to enhance employee financial well-being. We’ll also share key insights from our latest independent research.  

Shane O’Farrell, Irish Life

 

 

 

Pensions Authority – direction of travel for the next 5 years  Brendan will outline the Authority’s 5 year strategy and share progress on the Authority’s reform programme and will outline the next steps in consolidation, the ongoing roll out of SRPs and the development of a data strategy

Brendan Kennedy, Pensions Regulator 

 


10.40    -


11.10 Coffee Break

 


Tariffs and Beyond: Risks and Opportunities in European Real Estate 
The presentation will focus on key macroeconomic events from German fiscal stimulus to US tariffs, with a deep dive into the implications for the real estate market.   

Simon Wallace, Global Co-Head of Real Estate Research & Head of the UK Real Estate Group, DWS. 

 


Staying the Course: Navigating Volatility in DB and DC Pensions
  As markets remain unsettled, trustees are being tested, not just on their investment decisions, but on their overall readiness to respond. All the usual flight controls—risk assets, hedges, liquidity, currencies, and even governance models—are being challenged. This session will reflect on how both DB and DC schemes may need to revisit their thinking in light of prolonged volatility, and why staying patient, staying diversified, and focusing on the long term is more important than ever.

Magdalena Kennedy, Senior Investment Consultant, Aon Solutions Ireland Ltd

 


Legal and Regulatory Update 
Sarah will take us through some of the main legal and regulatory changes that have impacted on employers and trustees of occupational pension schemes over the past 12 months (including DORA, the legal aspects of automatic-enrolment, the  Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Act, 2025 and recent ESG developments) as well as taking a look at expected changes coming down the track such as the Employment (Contractual Ages) Retirement Bill, 2025.

Sarah McCague, Partner in the Pensions Group of Arthur Cox

 


Auto Enrolment Update An update from the Department on the progress made towards implementation.

Tim Duggan, Assistant Secretary General, Department of Social Protection

 

1:00    - 

2:00 Lunch

2:00

Ends Timetable is subject to change

 

Speakers

click on image for biography Shane O’Farrell
Irish Life
click on image for biography Simon Wallace
DWS
click on image for biography Guy Opperman
UK Pensions Minister from 2017-2022.
click on image for biography Brendan Kennedy
Pensions Authority
click on image for biography Sarah McCague
Arthur Cox
click on image for biography Magdalena Kennedy
Aon
click on image for biography Tim Duggan
Department of Social Protection
click on image for biography Caroline Rowan
Aon

Booking

Pension Fund Representatives (Non-Practitioner) : Free of Charge

Practitioner: €295.00 per person
(Organisations that provide professional services to pension funds)

Non Member: €450.00 per person

See who is already attending

AA Ireland Pension Scheme | Acuvest Limited  | AllianceBernstein Limited | Aon Solutions Ireland Limited | Arthur Cox LLP | Bank of Ireland Group | Boots Retail Ireland | Byrne Wallace Shields LLP | Central Bank of Ireland | Columbia Threadneedle Investments | Construction Workers' Pension Scheme | Cornmarket Civil and Public Sector Master Trustee DAC | daa | Dawson Master Trustee DAC |  Dole Ireland | DWS | eircom Superannuation Fund | ESB Pensions | Finders International | Guinness Ireland Group Pension Scheme | IBM Ireland Ltd | Independent Trustee Limited | Invesco Asset Management Limited | Irish Cement Ltd | Irish Institute of Pensions Managers | Irish Life | Irish Life Assurance | Irish Life Investment Managers | KPMG | Law Debenture Pension Trustees Ireland | LifeSight Ireland | Mercer | National Treasury Management Agency | Neuberger Berman Asset Management Ireland Limited | New Ireland Assurance Company plc | Pensions Authority | Primark Limited | PTSB | PwC | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland | RTÉ | The Aon Ireland MasterTrustee DAC | Trustee Decisions Limited | Ulster Bank Pension Scheme (ROI) | Unio Employee Benefits | UNIO Master Trust | University College Dublin | William Fry LLP | Zurich Life Assurance plc |

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