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World Risk Sharing Summit 2025

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Formerly known as the Capital Relief Trades Seminar, the World Risk Sharing Summit is the defining annual event for the global Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) market.

Now in its eleventh year, the summit brings together over 400 senior participants — for a full day of high-level discussion and market-shaping insights.

As the SRT market continues to expand across geographies and asset classes, this summit offers a unique platform to examine regulatory developments, structuring innovation, investor appetite, and issuer strategies.

Join the leading minds driving the evolution of risk-sharing frameworks, from synthetic securitisation to real-economy capital optimisation.

Event Date

Location

A&O Shearman Offices One Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD

Agenda

Registration Opens

08:00 - 09:00

Welcome Note & Opening Remarks

09:00 - 09:10

Speakers

Frank Benhamou

Frank Benhamou, Cheyne Capital (Event Chairman)

Risk Transfer Portfolio Manager
Cheyne Capital

Keynote Address/Macroeconomic Overview

09:10 - 09:40

Setting the scene

09:40 - 10:30
  • 2025 review: highlighting recent structuring innovations and initiatives, trends, collateral/issuance and liquidity
  • Market evolution: where has the SRT market come from, where is it now and where does the industry want to get to? What can entice more issuers to enter the market?
  • Financing mechanisms: the types of leverage available and their pros and cons; the regulatory direction of travel regarding the use of leverage in SRT, in light of the PRA, ECB and Fed’s recent questions about repo; prudential treatment resulting in different approaches and discrepancies between banks
     

 

 

Speakers

Bryan Niggli

Bryan Niggli, AXIS Capital

Structured Credit Lead
AXIS Capital
kaelyn abrell

Kaelyn Abrell, ArrowMark Partners

Partner, Portfolio Manager
ArrowMark Partners
Kaikobad Kakalia

Kaikobad Kakalia, Chorus Capital

Chief Investment Officer
Chorus Capital
Molly Whitehouse

Molly Whitehouse, Newmarket Capital

Managing Director
Newmarket Capital
Nimesh Verma

Nimesh Verma, Man Group

Head of Origination​, CRS
Man Group
Badie Parya

Parya Badie, A&O Shearman (Moderator)

Partner
A&O Shearman

Networking Break

10:30 - 10:50

Regulatory overview

10:50 - 11:40
  • New EU legislative framework: do the European Commission’s proposed amendments of CRR, SECR and Solvency II represent genuine progress for the SRT industry?
  • Impact of the ECB’s fast-track approval process
  • Finalisation of the PRA’s rules
  • Which key areas of disconnect in the regulations remain?

Speakers

Chen-Helen Zhang

Chen-Helen Zhang, Bank of England

Senior Manager
Bank of England
Christopher Leonard

Christopher Leonard, Clifford Chance (Moderator)

Senior Associate
Clifford Chance
Jo-Goulbourne-Ranero

Jo Goulbourne Ranero A&O Shearman

Consultant
A&O Shearman
Owen Worth Headshot

Owen Worth, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking

Securitised Products Group – Europe
Santander Corporate & Investment Banking
Pablo Sinausía Rodríguez

Pablo Sinausía Rodríguez, ECB

Securitisation Team Lead
ECB
alan mcnamara

Alan McNamara, Howden

Executive Director, Balance Sheet Advisory & Structuring

Unfunded SRT

11:40 - 12:30
  • Bridging the gap: what does it take for a (re)insurer to move from providing single-risk CRI to portfolio-level solutions? Pricing, legal and operational implications
  • Regulatory hurdles: overcoming challenges in the EU, the UK and the US; responses to the European Commission’s legislative proposals
  • Structuring innovations: (re)insurer participation in funded and STS SRT
  • Optimising execution: when to use (re)insurance, when to fund and when to combine both formats?

Speakers

Dimitri Chalikopoulos

Dimitri Chalikopoulos, RenaissanceRe

SVP, Underwriting – Credit
RenaissanceRe
Edmund Parker

Edmund Parker, Mayer Brown (Moderator)

Partner
Mayer Brown
Ruairi Neville

Ruairi Neville, Arch Insurance

Head of European Origination
Arch Insurance
Som-lok

Som-lok Leung, IACPM

Executive Director
IACPM
Tom Russell

Tom Russell, Liberty Specialty Markets

Senior Underwriter
Liberty Specialty Markets

Lunch & Networking Break

12:30 - 13:30

End-Investor Roundtable

13:30 - 14:20
  • Why invest in SRT: the view from LPs in the credit funds that are active in SRT
  • Capital allocation: how end-investors differentiate between the managers active in SRT
  • Benchmarking: how LPs look at performance targets, fund leverage and risk-adjusted returns in a positive rate environment; how do they look at losses, given the positive track record of the sector overall?
  • How do long-tenured investors view ‘mainstream’ SRT, given it is increasingly transactional and less partnership-based?

Speakers

Adam Jurczak

Adam Jurczak, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Director, Credit Funds
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Brian Coulter

Brian Coulter, CPP Investments

Managing Director
CPP Investments
Jason Marlow

Jason Marlow, Barclays (Moderator)

Managing Director
Barclays
Luca Paonessa

Luca Paonessa, PGGM

Senior Director
PGGM
Frank Benhamou

Frank Benhamou, Cheyne Capital

Risk Transfer Portfolio Manager

North America

14:20 - 15:10
  • Trump and trade: market developments against the backdrop of tariffs and the implementation of the Basel 3 Endgame; overcoming impediments to US SRT growth
  • SRT uptake: the Canadian versus US experience and factors that could alter this dynamic; idiosyncrasies of US SRT versus other jurisdictions
  • Strategic versus tactical: SRT as a balance sheet optimisation tool

Speakers

Jeffrey Krohn

Jeffrey Krohn, Guy Carpenter

Managing Director
Guy Carpenter
Karen Weaver

Karen Weaver, Seer Capital

Head of Market Strategy and Research
Seer Capital
Mark

Mark Kruzel, PIMCO

Senior Vice President
PIMCO
Sagi Tamir

Sagi Tamir, Mayer Brown (Moderator)

Partner
Mayer Brown

Networking Break

15:10 - 15:30

Relative value

15:30 - 16:20
  • Issuer-friendly environment: supply/demand imbalance, thinner tranches and spread compression; does SRT remain as attractive an investment as it has done historically?
  • Market volatility: comparison of SRT to other asset classes in times of stress; will SRT remain as stable as it has in the past or become more correlated to other sectors, due to the increase of multi-strategy funds in the space seeking relative value plays?
  • The function of risk, bank size, transaction size and competitive tension in enabling some deals to include features that certain banks potentially cannot access
  • Market expansion: new asset classes and jurisdictions, regional accessibility and currency concerns, will Basel 4 generate momentum in jurisdictions that have so far been absent, such as the Nordics and Benelux?

Speakers

Alok Verma

Alok Verma, SPF Investment Management

Head Portfolio Manager
SPF Investment Management
Jesus Rio Cortes

Jesus Rio Cortes, Apollo

Partner
Apollo
Robert Bradbury

Robert Bradbury, Alvarez & Marsal

Managing Director
Alvarez & Marsal
Robert Simmons

Robert Simmons A&O Shearman (Moderator)

Senior Associate
A&O Shearman
Thea Gausel

Thea Gausel, Clifford Chance

Partner
Clifford Chance
Vincent Charles-Gervais

Vincent Charles-Gervais, M&G

Portfolio Manager
M&G

Case study: Verano IV

15:30 - 16:10

BBVA Upsizes ESG-Linked Corporate Loan Credit Risk Sharing Transaction to €6 Billion with PGGM and Alecta

Speakers

Leanne Banfield

Leanne Banfield, Linklaters (Moderator)

Partner
Linklaters
Meindert de Jong

Meindert de Jong, PGGM

Director Credit Risk Sharing
PGGM
Pablo Fenoll

Pablo Fenoll, BBVA

Managing Director
BBVA

Networking Break

16:10 - 16:30

Looking to the future

16:30 - 17:20
  • SRT as a strategic tool versus a tactical tool and its role in improving European bank competitiveness
  • Moving to the mainstream: how can SRT be deployed more effectively and barriers to entry be diminished?
  • Could a future centralised infrastructure (like an SRT clearing utility or data hub) unlock broader market participation?
  • Integrating SRT into banks’ climate and ESG strategies — what are the opportunities and risks?
  • Could we see multi-originator or pooled SRT platforms emerge — and what would that mean for execution and risk-sharing?

Speakers

Andrew Feachem

Andrew Feachem, Guy Carpenter (Moderator)

Managing Director, Structured Credit
Guy Carpenter
Artem Chernovolenko

Artem Chernovolenko, Barclays

Director
Barclays
Edward Harrison

Edward Harrison, Natwest

Director, Structured Solutions
Natwest
Eric Andersson

Eric Andersson, iconicchain

Managing Director
iconicchain
Georgi Stoev

Georgi Stoev, EIF

Head of Securitisation
EIF

Event Chairman's Closing Remarks

17:20 - 17:25

Speakers

Frank Benhamou

Frank Benhamou, Cheyne Capital (Event Chairman)

Risk Transfer Portfolio Manager
Cheyne Capital

Cocktail Reception

17:25 - 18:25

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Guy Carpenter

Gold Partner

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Arch Insurance

Silver Partner

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Newmarket
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Chorus Capital
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Howden
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RenRe
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Arrowmark
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Man Group
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EIF
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Linklaters
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Axis
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Liberty
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SPF Investment Management
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Clifford Chance
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M&G
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Apollo

Exhibitor

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Credit Benchmark

Speakers

Adam Jurczak

Adam Jurczak, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Director, Credit Funds
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Alok Verma

Alok Verma, SPF Investment Management

Head Portfolio Manager
SPF Investment Management
Andrew Feachem

Andrew Feachem, Guy Carpenter (Moderator)

Managing Director, Structured Credit
Guy Carpenter
Artem Chernovolenko

Artem Chernovolenko, Barclays

Director
Barclays
Brian Coulter

Brian Coulter, CPP Investments

Managing Director
CPP Investments
Bryan Niggli

Bryan Niggli, AXIS Capital

Structured Credit Lead
AXIS Capital
Chen-Helen Zhang

Chen-Helen Zhang, Bank of England

Senior Manager
Bank of England
Christopher Leonard

Christopher Leonard, Clifford Chance (Moderator)

Senior Associate
Clifford Chance
Dimitri Chalikopoulos

Dimitri Chalikopoulos, RenaissanceRe

SVP, Underwriting – Credit
RenaissanceRe
Edmund Parker

Edmund Parker, Mayer Brown (Moderator)

Partner
Mayer Brown
Edward Harrison

Edward Harrison, Natwest

Director, Structured Solutions
Natwest
Eric Andersson

Eric Andersson, iconicchain

Managing Director
iconicchain
Frank Benhamou

Frank Benhamou, Cheyne Capital (Event Chairman)

Risk Transfer Portfolio Manager
Cheyne Capital
Georgi Stoev

Georgi Stoev, EIF

Head of Securitisation
EIF
Jason Marlow

Jason Marlow, Barclays

Managing Director
Barclays
Jeffrey Krohn

Jeffrey Krohn, Guy Carpenter

Managing Director
Guy Carpenter
Jesus Rio Cortes

Jesus Rio Cortes, Apollo

Partner
Apollo
Jo-Goulbourne-Ranero

Jo Goulbourne Ranero A&O Shearman

Consultant
A&O Shearman
kaelyn abrell

Kaelyn Abrell, ArrowMark Partners

Partner, Portfolio Manager
ArrowMark Partners
Kaikobad Kakalia

Kaikobad Kakalia, Chorus Capital

Chief Investment Officer
Chorus Capital
Karen Weaver

Karen Weaver, Seer Capital

Head of Market Strategy and Research
Seer Capital
Leanne Banfield

Leanne Banfield, Linklaters (Moderator)

Partner
Linklaters
Luca Paonessa

Luca Paonessa, PGGM

Senior Director
PGGM
Mark

Mark Kruzel, PIMCO

Senior Vice President
PIMCO
Molly Whitehouse

Molly Whitehouse, Newmarket Capital

Managing Director
Newmarket Capital
Nimesh Verma

Nimesh Verma, Man Group

Head of Origination​, CRS
Man Group
Owen Worth Headshot

Owen Worth, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking

Securitised Products Group – Europe
Santander Corporate & Investment Banking
Pablo Sinausía Rodríguez

Pablo Sinausía Rodríguez, ECB

Securitisation Team Lead
ECB
Badie Parya

Parya Badie, A&O Shearman (Moderator)

Partner
A&O Shearman
Robert Bradbury

Robert Bradbury, Alvarez & Marsal

Managing Director
Alvarez & Marsal
Robert Simmons

Robert Simmons A&O Shearman (Moderator)

Senior Associate
A&O Shearman
Ruairi Neville

Ruairi Neville, Arch Insurance

Head of European Origination
Arch Insurance
Sagi Tamir

Sagi Tamir, Mayer Brown (Moderator)

Partner
Mayer Brown
Som-lok

Som-lok Leung, IACPM

Executive Director
IACPM
Thea Gausel

Thea Gausel, Clifford Chance

Partner
Clifford Chance
Tom Russell

Tom Russell, Liberty Specialty Markets

Senior Underwriter - Financial Risk Solutions
Liberty Specialty Markets
Vincent Charles-Gervais

Vincent Charles-Gervais, M&G

Portfolio Manager
M&G
alan mcnamara

Alan McNamara, Howden

Executive Director, Balance Sheet Advisory & Structuring

Advisory Board

David Saunders

David Saunders

Managing Director, Securitised Products Group
Santander
Frank Benhamou

Frank Benhamou, Cheyne Capital

Risk Transfer Portfolio Manager
Georgi Stoev

Georgi Stoev, EIF

Head of Securitisation
EIF
kaelyn abrell

Kaelyn Abrell, ArrowMark Partners

Partner, Portfolio Manager
ArrowMark Partners
Kaikobad Kakalia

Kaikobad Kakalia, Chorus Capital

Chief Investment Officer
Chorus Capital
Molly Whitehouse

Molly Whitehouse, Newmarket Capital

Managing Director
Newmarket Capital
Pablo Fenoll

Pablo Fenoll, BBVA

Managing Director
BBVA
Parya Badie

Parya Badie

Partner
A&O Shearman
Pascale Olivie

Pascale Olivie

Director
Societe Generale
Robert Bradbury

Robert Bradbury, Alvarez & Marsal

Managing Director