Speakers

Manuel Dusina is Head of Infrastructure, responsible for the origination, execution and portfolio management of Phoenix Group debt infrastructure investments in the UK, Europe and USA. Prior to joining Phoenix Group, Manuel was at Scottish Widows in the Loan Investments team in London, where he was a Director, responsible for originating and executing infrastructure transactions. Previously, he worked at Lloyds Bank in London as part of the Infrastructure and Energy team. Manuel also held positions at Standard & Poor’s and the European Investment Bank. Manuel received a Master in Finance and Monetary Policy from the University of Brescia.

Standard Life

Standard Life is a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We are proud to manage £300 billion of assets on behalf of our 12 million customers, using our financial strength, scale and investment capabilities to support better outcomes and greater financial security in later life.  

We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better and we are empowering our customers to engage with their financial futures. By providing the right products and solutions at the right time – designed around how people actually live – we help customers at every life stage while delivering sustainable growth that strengthens our long‑term financial resilience. 

Delivering value for shareholders is directly linked to the outcomes we deliver for customers. Our strategy, grounded in scale, financial strength and disciplined delivery, combined with a focus on cash generation, capital strength and earnings, underpins a resilient financial framework and supports our progressive and sustainable dividend policy. 

We operate with a long-term mindset: harnessing our scale, managing risk responsibly, helping build a world worth retiring into, and turning structural growth in the retirement market into sustainable value creation. Our purpose - helping people secure a life of possibilities - guides how we grow, how we invest and how we deliver long-term value for customers, colleagues, investors and society.