marcus evans EPI 2005 Summit Final Programme Announced.

MONTREUX, Switzerland -- marcus evans are to host their largest ever European Summit in Montreux, Switzerland this May. The annual European Pensions and Investments Summit, (EPI), will run from May 11th to 13th and will be staged at the prestigious Raffles Le Montreux Palace.

The exclusive event will unite pension fund managers with leading service providers in the financial industry in a programme of case study presentations, masterclasses, workshops and one-to-one business meetings. The EPI 2005 conference programme will be interspersed with more informal networking activities, cocktails receptions and gala dinners.

The impressive Speaker Panel, chaired by Peter Hobday, ex-presenter of BBC Radio 4's Today programme, will keep attending delegates up-to-date with current issues facing the European pensions industry:

--Jan Straatman, CIO Capital Markets, ABP Investments

--Sarah McPhee, CIO, AMF Fund

--Michael Glasgow, Director of Pensions, Diageo

--Geof Person, Group Pensions Manager, Sainsbury's Group

--Peter Kraneveld, Special Advisor, International Affairs, PGGM

--Adrian Cunningham, Company Secretary, MEP Pensions Fund

--Creighton Twiggs, Chairman Global Pensions Committee, Clariant International

--Juan Yermo, Private pensions analyst & Head of the OECD working party on pensions

--Sebastian Roy, Director of Assets & Liabilities Management, Alstom

--Simon Dudley, Head of Group International Consulting, Watson Wyatt

--Dr. Raj Thamotheram, Senior Advisor, Universities Superannuation Scheme 

--Mihaly Erdos, Senior Advisor to the President of Hungary, Member of the EU Committee CEIOPS, Member of the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority

--David Cule, Chairman of the Current Issues Committee, Actuaries Organisation

--Tony Hobman, Chief Executive, Pensions Regulator UK

--John Morley, Senior Lecturer, The University of Brighton 

--Tom Powdrill, Head of Investment Issues, TUC

--Grant Ballantine, Chief Actuary, Government Actuary Department UK

--Stefano Pighini, Pension Fund Manager, ENEL Spa , Member of EuroSIF

The programme also features Master Classes from Abraaj Capital, BNP Paribas, Lee Overlay Partners, Unigestion, Bridgewater Associates, GAM, Vanguard and Gartmore Investment Management.

To apply for an invitation to this exclusive event, or to obtain further information, please contact Susanna Austin, Marketing Manager (marcus evans Summits Division), on [phone] or email [e-mail]