Alasdair Kinloch
Head of Fund Manager Oversight at Standard Life Plc
Alasdair is Head of Fund Manager Oversight for Standard Life’s Policyholder Investment Office, which oversees £280bn of customer assets [@30 June 2026]. Alasdair leads the oversight of external investment managers, development of commercial strategy and the delivery of strategic investment initiatives, working closely with some of the world's largest asset management firms. With expertise spanning investment governance, manager selection and oversight, commercial strategy and large-scale transformation, Alasdair plays a key role in developing investment solutions and operating models that support long-term customer outcomes. His career spans more than 25 years, with a background in consultancy, transformation and client experience. Alasdair holds a BSc (Hons) in Molecular Biology from the University of Edinburgh.
Alison Hatcher
Chief Client Officer at Vidett
Alison is a professional trustee and Chief Client Officer at Vidett. She helps guide Vidett business in providing member-focused outcomes for our clients, whilst balancing the needs of scheme sponsors and other stakeholders. Before joining Vidett, Alison was an independent pensions consultant, professional trustee and Non-Executive Director (NED) of The Pensions Regulator (TPR). She has previously worked as the CEO of HSBC Retirement Services Limited and Head of Global Pension Strategy Corporate Clients. She now has an active portfolio of CDC, Superfund, DB schemes and supporting Master Trusts. Alison is one of the founders of Women in Pensions, an industry group set up to support women and has previously sat on the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) Board.
Huw Evans
Trustee Director at BESTrustees
Huw Evans has been a professional trustee for over 10 years, mostly as chair of trustees. He has been described by a client as “an excellent chair, who maintained focus and decisions despite the needs of some to go into detail and analyse content”. Huw joined BESTrustees in 2014 after a 20-year career as a consulting actuary and became a director of BESTrustees Limited in April 2018. He currently represents BESTrustees as trustee on a portfolio of schemes with assets under management ranging from £15m to £6bn. He has Board responsibility for BESTrustees’ IT and professional affairs, including CPD. His key strength is in helping trustee boards make decisions effectively by drawing on the skills he acquired via his experience as a consulting actuary, as a manager of professional and clerical staff, and via extensive committee work for the actuarial profession.
Paul Carne
EMEA Delegated Chief Investment Officer at Aon Investments
Paul Carne is the EMEA Delegated Chief Investment Officer at Aon Investments, overseeing Fiduciary and OCIO institutional client portfolios across Defined Benefit, Endowment, and Insurance segments. Since joining Aon over 15 years ago, Paul has been a key leader in the business, driving significant growth in assets under management and expanding the client base. Prior to Aon, Paul held roles in wholesale retail and wealth management, serving as both a Portfolio Manager and a Fund Researcher.