Held at an award-winning venue in Bedfordshire, the 2025 Local Authority Conference attracted 260+ senior decision-makers, pools, funds, local authorities and industry partners, connecting the UK’s local authority pension experts.
Delegates highly-rated the carefully curated programme containing over 20 sessions with more than 45 speakers covering critical issues for the LGPS. 92% also rated the unrivalled networking opportunities as good/excellent, and delegates enjoyed the new summer social and nature walks, introduced this year.
“An excellent conference for setting the context of the pensions environment and brilliant at providing strategic agenda details.”
“The subject matters are very relevant to anyone involved in the LGPS.”
“Excellent blend of curated expert speakers and networking opportunities.”
Valuable connections
A strong mix of local authorities, pools and industry providers attended the conference with a number one objective – networking – and this event is ideal to meet old friends and to make new connections.
The majority of delegates attended were in senior or mid-level roles, and 86% with purchasing influence. 32% of delegates attended for the first time, showing a growing community year-on-year.
“It’s a great way of meeting colleagues in other Funds, creating new relationships and sharing frustrations, successes and best practise.”
“A great platform to network and check in with our LGPS colleagues. We find it very useful to check in with other Funds to discuss key challenges and appreciate best practices being implemented across the industry.”
Build your profile
Sponsoring or exhibiting at the Pensions UK Local Authority Conference will give you a platform to share insights, lead debate, and position your organisation among the sector’s key stakeholders.
It’s an ideal event to raise your profile, build relationships, present your ideas and grow your network, the conference offers:
- Direct engagement with senior LGPS decision-makers and key influencers.
- Multiple touchpoints via exhibition, sponsored sessions or roundtables.
- Brand visibility across a targeted and relevant audience.
- A chance to align your organisation with thought-leadership and sector priorities.
“An outstanding experience. It provided an excellent opportunity to network with industry peers and featured exceptional plenary sessions. The conference offered valuable insights into the current affairs of pensions.”