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Conversations with Institutional Investors

Wouter Klijn

Booking Overview

This institutional-investing interview show focuses on asset allocation, portfolio construction, and investment strategy, typically featuring senior leaders from pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurers, asset managers, and investment consultancies. Credible pitches include CIOs, portfolio managers, institutional investment executives, and researchers with substantial fund-management experience or original industry research; booking difficulty is high because guests generally hold prominent leadership roles.

Metrics

Episodes: 144

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

insights@i3-invest.com

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Host

Wouter Klijn - Host of the Investment Innovation Institute's podcast, focused on institutional investment markets and the decision-makers shaping them.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior investment leaders, CIOs, portfolio managers, institutional investment consultants, asset-management executives, and researchers with direct experience managing or advising major pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurers, or other institutional portfolios.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of major institutional investment funds or consulting businesses, Development or implementation of portfolio construction and asset-allocation frameworks, Publication of substantive investment research or industry papers, Long-term experience across multiple market cycles

Recent Guest Discussions

Sue Lyn Stubbs - Fidelity International's Survey Of Asx-listed Companies, Board Governance Of Artificial Intelligence, AI Risk, Workforce Effects, And Corporate Guardrails.

Sam Heithersay - Fidelity International's Survey Of Asx-listed Companies, Board Governance Of Artificial Intelligence, AI Risk, Workforce Effects, And Corporate Guardrails.

Matt Whineray - New Zealand Super's 20-year Investment Record, Strategic Tilting, Reference Portfolios, Currency Hedging, Responsible Investing, And Portfolio Experimentation With Artificial Intelligence.

Elie Saikaly - Launching An Independent CIO Service, Institutional Portfolio Management, Decumulation, Governance, Implementation, And The Needs Of Insurers, Universities, Charities, Endowments, Super Funds, And Family Offices.

Charles Wu - Launching An Independent CIO Service, Institutional Portfolio Management, Decumulation, Governance, Implementation, And The Needs Of Insurers, Universities, Charities, Endowments, Super Funds, And Family Offices.

Recent Topics

Institutional Investing, Asset Allocation, Portfolio Construction, Pensions, Investment Strategy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Conversations with Institutional Investors
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145: From the Archives – UniSuper's John Pearce

October 11, 2026

Welcome to the i3 podcast. Today, we're revisiting a conversation from 2021 with John Pearce, Chief Investment Officer at UniSuper. From the humble beginnings at the back office of Westpac, John went on to become one of the most influential CIOs of Australia, leadings one of the biggest in-house investment programs, built on what he calls "logical incrementalism." We talked about his best and worst trades, why he doesn't believe in tidy asset class buckets, and his early doubts about China. W...

144: Governance and Safety in Agentic AI – Discussing The Hugging Face Incident with Michael Kollo

September 27, 2026

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Michael Kollo, who's the author of the book Future Ready with Generative AI: Skills, Mindsets, and Stories in the Age of AI, about the Hugging Face incident, where a cybersecurity experiment went wrong and AI agents found a way to communicate with each other, escape onto the internet and hack the company Hugging Face. What does this incident mean for controlling agentic AI and how would design a governance framework around it? What are the key risks for inve...

143: From the Archives – Tanya Branwhite on TPA

September 13, 2026

In this From the Archives episode, we revisit a conversation with Tanya Branwhite, former Head of Portfolio Construction at TCorp, which was originally released in March 2023. Tanya takes us through her unconventional path into investing, from her early days as a credit analyst in the "whiz-bang" late 1980s, through more than a decade at Macquarie, to her move into asset owner organisations at the Future Fund and, eventually, TCorp. In early 2023, TCorp was already wrestling with questions ...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with Conversations with Institutional Investors?

Conversations with Institutional Investors is hosted by Wouter Klijn. Its publicly listed email is insights@i3-invest.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Conversations with Institutional Investors?

The publicly listed email for Conversations with Institutional Investors: insights@i3-invest.com.

How many listeners does Conversations with Institutional Investors have?

Podseeker estimates Conversations with Institutional Investors reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Conversations with Institutional Investors?

Conversations with Institutional Investors typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior investment leaders, CIOs, portfolio managers, institutional investment consultants, asset-management executives, and researchers with direct experience managing or advising major pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurers, or other institutional portfolios. Common among recent guests: Leadership of major institutional investment funds or consulting businesses; Development or implementation of portfolio construction and asset-allocation frameworks; Publication of substantive investment research or industry papers. Recent guests include Sue Lyn Stubbs, Sam Heithersay, and Matt Whineray.

How hard is it to get booked on Conversations with Institutional Investors?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does Conversations with Institutional Investors cover?

Recent episodes cover Institutional Investing, Asset Allocation, Portfolio Construction, Pensions, and Investment Strategy. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

insights@i3-invest.com

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