Diversity is no longer a novel concept. Most recognize that a workforce powered with unique voices, personalities, and thinking styles can provide a competitive edge in advancing business goals and better investment outcomes for asset managers. Yet what are we doing to progress beyond hitting quotas and checking boxes? Is inclusion the next step forward for the diversity agenda? What tactics are companies employing to create inclusive cultures where diversity is an ingrained value? How can organizations start leveraging the promise of having an inclusive work environment? How are asset managers and fiduciaries thinking about diversity and inclusion in the context of making portfolio decisions and assessing fund managers?

Moderator

Raphael Arndt

Chief Investment Officer, Future Fund

Speakers

Elizabeth Burton

Chief Investment Officer, Employees Retirement System of the State of Hawaii

Alexis Halaby

Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations, The D.E. Shaw Group

Jacqueline Loh

Head of Trading, AIA Investment Management

Kathy Sayko

Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, PGIM, The Investment Management Business of Prudential