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Investment Forum 2026

About this event

Streaming live from BAFTA, Piccadilly, this event will feature presentations from senior members of W1M's investment team and a keynote address by Managing Director at Beacon Global Strategies, Erik Raven.

Running order:

14:10 – Guy McGlashan, Welcome Address

14:15 – William Dinning, Global Outlook

14:30 – Luke Hyde-Smith, Private Markets

14:45 – Erik Raven, US Midterms and Defence

15:30 – Presentations conclude

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    William Dinning Chief Investment Officer @ W1M

    Bill joined the company in August 2017 and in 2019 was appointed Chief Investment Officer. He is also chairman of the Asset Allocation Committee and a member of the Management Committee. Bill was previously Head of Investment Strategy at Coal Pension Trustees, helping to run the £20 billion Coal Industry pension schemes. Prior to that he had the same job title at Kames Capital in Edinburgh where he was responsible for managing several different funds and client mandates. He began his career with investment bank PaineWebber and subsequently worked for investment banks Merrill Lynch and UBS Warburg in a variety of research roles in London, New York and Hong Kong. He has MA degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Trinity College, Oxford and in American Government from Georgetown University, Washington DC.

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    Luke Hyde-Smith Co-Head of Multi-Asset @ W1M

    Luke joined the company in February 2017. Luke is Co-head of Multi-Asset Strategies at the firm and is lead manager of the Waverton Real Assets Fund and Waverton Absolute Return Fund. He is a key team member responsible for managing a range of multi-asset strategies at the firm, including the award winning MPS. He has built and developed the collective investment selection process and our continues to focus on the selection of alternative investments for the firm. Luke has also worked at New Star Asset Management and SG Private Bank. He has a BA Hons degree from Manchester University and is a CFA charterholder.