About the Event
The annual Edelman Smithfield Investor Summit is an exclusive opportunity to engage with some of the world’s largest and most influential investors at the London Stock Exchange.
This year’s event featured a morning of panel sessions covering the macroeconomic landscape, equities, fixed income, private capital, and the perspectives of major asset owners. Attendees heard from a standout line-up of speakers, including CEOs, CIOs, and senior investors from leading global investment firms collectively managing over $20 trillion.
Our panellists included CEOs, CIOs, and senior equity and bond investors from some of the most respected names in the fund management industry, such as BlackRock, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Federated Hermes, Insight Investment, Jupiter Asset Management, and many more. Please see some highlights from the day below.
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Summit Highlights
2025
Take a sneak peek 🎥 behind the scenes to explore the highlights from our annual #InvestorSummit25 at the London Stock Exchange last week, where 250+ industry executives and journalists gathered for a morning of panel discussions with CEOs, CIOs, and senior investors from some of the most respected names in fund management. They shared candid insights on the themes set to shape markets and the global economy in 2026.
Summit Playlist
2025
08:45 - 09:10 | Opening remarks & Fireside chat with Lord Kim Darroch, Former British Ambassador to the United States
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09:10 - 09:50 | Macro Panel: Is unpredictability now fully priced into markets
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09:50 - 10:30 | Equities Panel: Will we see a long-term rebalancing of US and non-US equities in global portfolios - and what might that look like?
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10:50 - 11:25 | Bonds Panel: How worried should we be about rising global debt?
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11:25 - 12:00 | Asset Owners Panel: Building resilient portfolios in an era of uncertainty - asset owner expectations of asset managers and investee assets.
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12:00 - 12:35 | Private Markets Panel: Has the easy money now been made in private markets?
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12:35 - 12:50 | Audience Q&A with Anthony Scaramucci, Financier and former White House Communications Director
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Investor Pulse Survey
2025
We surveyed 300 global investors to uncover insights on the most prevalent themes shaping markets and investor outlooks for 2026.
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