You have the power to change what your retirement looks like. Join our Annual Member Forum for practical tips that you can put into action today.

Date: 28 November
Time: 1-2pm

Join our host, Kia Commodore and our panel of experts as they:  

• Answer pension questions direct from you in our live Q&A session
• Chat through key things you can do now to plan for your future
• Hear from members like you as they discuss saving for their pension
• Look at how to keep track of your pensions and bring them together
• Understand how your investments are making a difference in the world around you

Registration

There’s something for everyone, no matter what stage you’re at in your pension savings journey. If you have any questions for our panel of experts, you can send these when you sign up.

Don’t worry if you can’t make it on the day. We'll share a recording of the event once it’s complete.

Host

Kia Commodore

Kia Commodore

Kia is the founder of the highly successful ‘Pennies to Pounds’ platform - a hub created to empower young people to shape their future with complete financial knowledge. Kia starred in the Channel 4 series, 'Money On My Mind' in partnership with Barclays, as well as BBC Newsnight and Scotland Tonight. Kia has also co-hosted the BBC 5 Live podcast, 'Your Work, Your Money', aimed to help people navigate their finances through lockdown. Her work has been featured in The Guardian, The Sun, Cosmopolitan and The Huffington Post and she has worked with a number of globally recognised brands to create easy-to-understand financial content.

Meet the panel

  • Kinna Patel

    Kinna Patel

    Kinna Patel: DC Investment Director

    Kinna supports clients and their advisers with regards to LGIM’s DC investment and ESG capabilities, working closely with the investment teams for delivery of client solutions and product development as well as providing specialist investment support to our large strategic clients. Kinna has over 10 years’ experience in DC pensions and prior to joining LGIM, Kinna was a DC Investment Consultant where she looked after a range of DC clients, leading on investment strategy design, fund selection and manager research. Kinna holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and CFA Level II.

  • Brian Paterson

    Brian Paterson

    Brian Paterson: Head of DC Business Transformation

    Brian is a member of the DC Distribution senior leadership team, supporting strategic projects and overseeing client projects and reporting teams. With 28 years of experience across Pensions, Workplace Investments and Employee Benefits sectors, Brian is an expert in his field and is responsible for onboarding large strategic clients. Brian is passionate about engaging with members on pensions and regularly presents to them about what it means to be part of a pension scheme and making their money work for them.

  • Jayesh Patel

    Jayesh Patel

    Jayesh Patel: Head of DC Clients

    At Legal & General Jayesh is responsible for Legal & General DC Workplace, IOP and institutional client relationships. Jayesh joined Legal & General in January 2024 and was previously Co-Head of the DC Consulting Team at WTW, where he was jointly responsible for the UK DC team’s client, colleague and financial management.

    Jayesh has 20 years of experience in DC pensions and has worked as the lead consultant for a number of large corporate and trustee clients. He is experienced in providing clear advice on all areas of DC pension plans including scheme design, investment strategy, financial wellbeing, retirement support and governance.

  • Kim Brown

    Kim Brown

    Kim Brown: Head of the Mastertrust and Independent Governance Committee

    Kim joined Legal & General in February 2020 as Head of the Mastertrust and Independent Governance Committee. Before that, she worked for The Pensions Regulator for 12 years in a number of roles including being responsible for both the design and delivery of master trust authorisation and supervision.

    Kim is also an independent board member of the Judicial Pension Scheme and sits on the DC board at the PLSA. 

    She has a passion for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and is Chair of the Pensions Equity Group, fighting for pensions equality, initially by prioritising a joined up approach to tackling the Gender Pensions Gap. Kim has appeared on 'A Little Bit Richer' with our host Kia; a podcast offering bite-sized money management tips.

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