Thursday 23 April 09:00 - Thursday 23 April 14:00

Nordic Fund Selection Forum Stockholm 2026

Tell Media Group Forums are half day events targeting representatives from institutional investors, fund selection teams, family offices and wealth managers. Each Forum has a clear theme to ensure relevance for delegates as well as sponsors. Invitations are strictly aimed at a target audience to ensure a homogeneous group that will benefit from the opportunity to network and share ideas and insights with each other.

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The program

Thursday 23 April 2026

08:30
Registration, coffee & networking
30 minutes
09:00
Introduction
15 minutes

Niklas Tell

Founder, Tell Media Group

09:15
Panel discussion
30 minutes
Ahmed Mohamoud, bfinance

Ahmed Mohamoud

Vice President, equity manager research and selection at bfinance

Johanna Juujärvi, Aktia

Johanna Juujärvi

Head of Manager Selection and Asset Allocation at Aktia

09:45
Roundtable presentations by fund managers
70 minutes

Allspring Global Investments: Not your typical equity income portfolio

BNP Paribas Asset Management: US High Yield – Standing firm on the shifting sands of global leveraged finance

Dimensional Fund Advisors: The Index Illusion – What You’re Missing in Market Returns

DWS: Unlocking Diversification: The Strategic Role of Liquid Real Assets in Multi-Asset Portfolios

Franklin Templeton: Private Equity Secondaries: Establishing a core allocation to the asset class

Polar Capital: The next phase for the AI investment cycle

 

 

Sophie Scott, Allspring

Sophie Scott

CFA, Head of International Portfolio Specialists, Investment Solutions at Allspring Global Investments

Jana Rietow, DWS

Jana Rietow

Team Lead Product Specialists Liquid Real Assets at DWS

George Szemere

Head of Private Markets, EMEA Wealth at Franklin Templeton

Ben Rogoff

Partner, Polar Capital Technology Team at Polar Capital

Jim Whittington

Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President at Dimensional Fund Advisors

Jack Stephenson

US High Yield Investment Specialist at BNP Paribas Asset Management

10:55
Networking & coffee
25 minutes
11:20
Roundtable presentations by fund managers
70 minutes

Allspring Global Investments: Not your typical equity income portfolio

BNP Paribas Asset Management: US High Yield – Standing firm on the shifting sands of global leveraged finance

Dimensional Fund Advisors: The Index Illusion – What You’re Missing in Market Returns

DWS: Unlocking Diversification: The Strategic Role of Liquid Real Assets in Multi-Asset Portfolios

Franklin Templeton: Private Equity Secondaries: Establishing a core allocation to the asset class

Polar Capital: The next phase for the AI investment cycle

Sophie Scott, Allspring

Sophie Scott

CFA, Head of International Portfolio Specialists, Investment Solutions at Allspring Global Investments

Jana Rietow, DWS

Jana Rietow

Team Lead Product Specialists Liquid Real Assets at DWS

George Szemere

Head of Private Markets, EMEA Wealth at Franklin Templeton

Ben Rogoff

Partner, Polar Capital Technology Team at Polar Capital

Jim Whittington

Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President at Dimensional Fund Advisors

Jack Stephenson

US High Yield Investment Specialist at BNP Paribas Asset Management

12:30
Keynote speaker: Robin Wigglesworth
30 minutes
The epic story of how bonds built the modern world
Robin Wigglesworth, editor of Alphaville – the FT’s financial blog – will share insights from his upcoming book A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World.
Robin Wigglesworth, FT

Robin Wigglesworth

Editor of Alphaville, the FT's financial blog

13:00
Lunch
60 minutes

The facts

Thursday 23 April 2026 09:00 - 14:00

Operaterrassen Möten & Event, Karl XII:s torg, Stockholm, Sverige

All speakers

Ahmed Mohamoud, bfinance

Ahmed Mohamoud

Vice President, equity manager research and selection at bfinance

Ahmed joined bfinance in November 2021 and is a Vice President within the Public Markets team, specialising in equity manager research and selection. The team conduct institutional equity searches across developed and emerging markets and...

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Ben Rogoff

Partner, Polar Capital Technology Team at Polar Capital

Ben joined Polar Capital in May 2003. He is lead manager of Polar Capital Technology Trust plc and is a Fund Manager of the Polar Capital Global Technology Fund and Polar Capital Artificial Intelligence Fund....

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George Szemere

Head of Private Markets, EMEA Wealth at Franklin Templeton

George Szemere is head of Alternatives EMEA Wealth Management at Franklin Templeton. He is responsible for strategy and distribution of Franklin Templeton’s Private Markets solutions to the Wealth channel across EMEA. The Alternatives EMEA Wealth...

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Jack Stephenson

US High Yield Investment Specialist at BNP Paribas Asset Management

Jack is an Investment Specialist representing the US Credit expertise of AXA IM (now part of BNPP AM) – both Investment Grade and High Yield – where AXA IM has a significant footprint. He also...

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Jana Rietow, DWS

Jana Rietow

Team Lead Product Specialists Liquid Real Assets at DWS

Joined the firm in 2015. Prior to her current role, Jana Rietow worked as a Senior Product Specialist for infrastructure and real estate equities at DWS. Jana Rietow completed her studies at Justus Liebig University...

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Jim Whittington

Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President at Dimensional Fund Advisors

Jim Whittington is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President in Dimensional’s London office. Jim is a senior member of the London Portfolio Management team and has extensive experience managing developed and emerging markets equity...

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Johanna Juujärvi, Aktia

Johanna Juujärvi

Head of Manager Selection and Asset Allocation at Aktia

Johanna Juujärvi, is Head of Manager Selection and Asset Allocation at Aktia. Her career path has evolved from analyst to portfolio manager across various institutions, leading Johanna to her current role in manager selection. Johanna...

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Niklas Tell

Founder, Tell Media Group

Niklas Tell is the founder and chief content officer at Tell Media Group, a Swedish based research and publishing company focused on the asset management industry. He is the driving force behind the company’s research,...

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Robin Wigglesworth, FT

Robin Wigglesworth

Editor of Alphaville, the FT's financial blog

Robin Wigglesworth is the editor of Alphaville, the FT’s financial blog. From Oslo, he leads a team of writers in London and New York that dig into anything deeply nerdy or plain delightful that they...

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Sophie Scott, Allspring

Sophie Scott

CFA, Head of International Portfolio Specialists, Investment Solutions at Allspring Global Investments

Sophie Scott is the head of International Portfolio Specialists for the Investment Solutions team at Allspring Global Investments. In this role, she leads the team’s efforts to effectively deliver the products, strategies, and capabilities of...

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