Diversifying Beyond · 2027 Cohorts

Practitioners

Diversifying Beyond is led by Asset Owners Africa with practitioners from global asset owners, fund managers and advisors. Practitioners for the 2027 cohorts will be announced.

Autumn Cohort 2026

Practitioners from the 2026 programme

  • Portrait of Stanley Austin

    Stanley Austin

    Partner

    Asset Owners Africa

  • Portrait of Rachel Moré-Oshodi

    Rachel Moré-Oshodi

    Chief Executive Officer

    ARM-Harith

  • Portrait of Clarisa De Franco

    Clarisa De Franco

    Senior Advisor

    Allied Climate Partners

  • Portrait of Emma Jordi

    Emma Jordi

    Principal

    Three Cairns Group

  • Portrait of Vishaal Shah

    Vishaal Shah

    Partner

    Asset Owners Africa

  • Portrait of Sarah Nichols

    Sarah Nichols

    Partner & Head of Research

    Edgbaston Investment Partners

  • Portrait of Abi Ajayi

    Abi Ajayi

    Head of Middle East & Africa, Primary Markets

    LSEG

  • Portrait of Maria Lozovik

    Maria Lozovik

    Partner & Portfolio Manager

    Marsham Investment Management

Faculty and contributors

Who leads the sessions

Working sessions are expert-facilitated and delivered alongside global asset owners, fund managers and key advisors. Practitioners are drawn from the institutions hosting the programme, so delegates hear from the people who run institutional portfolios rather than from managers pitching product.

Session formats

How practitioners engage with the cohort

  • Host-institution sessions

    Boardroom-format exchanges inside global institutions in each location, covering how they govern, allocate and oversee long-horizon portfolios.

  • C-suite roundtables

    Closed-door discussions between senior allocators facing the same mandate questions.

  • Strategic briefings

    Focused briefings on structuring, diligence, co-investment and approval pathways, aligned to each stage of the programme.

Contribute to Diversifying Beyond

Asset owners, managers and advisors who would like to contribute as practitioners to a future cohort are invited to speak to the convenor.

Contact the convenorSee host institutions

Diversifying Beyond

Explore the programme

  • Programme

    An implementation platform engineered to bridge the gap between strategic intent and live execution.

  • Dates & locations

    Diversifying Beyond runs four cohorts in 2027 across the UK, the UAE and the United States.

  • Hosts

    Hosted inside the institutions — peer exchange between allocators, not a manager pitching product to a prospect. Host institutions for 2027 will be confirmed for each cohort.

  • Resources

    The procurement and governance papers your institution may need.

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