State Street Investment Management Lunch Event in Partnership with SPHERE

August 26th, 2025
Geneva, Metropole Hotel

Navigating Markets:
Mid-Year Insights and Market Outlook

Dear Investors,

We are pleased to invite you to a lunch event hosted by SPHERE in collaboration with State Street Investment Management and SPY – SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust,  the largest and oldest US ETF.

Join us for an exclusive discussion with Antoine Lesné, Head of ETF Strategy State Street Investment Management, and Frédéric Dodard, Head of Portfolio Management, Investment Solutions Group. They will share their insights on the latest macroeconomic outlook and its impact on investment strategies.

Together, they will explore how to position portfolios for the coming months and highlight recent trends and investor behaviour across both equity and fixed income markets.

We look forward to welcoming you in person — and to celebrating our new brand identity with you on this occasion.

SPEAKERS

Frédéric Dodard
Head of Portfolio Management, ISG, EMEA

He leads the Portfolio Management team for the Investment Solutions Group in EMEA, overseeing strategies focused on tactical and strategic asset allocation as well as exposure management. He joined State Street Investment Management in 1998 as a quantitative equity portfolio manager. Prior to that, he held positions at UBS in London and Société Générale in Paris, working on listed equity derivatives. Frédéric graduated from EDHEC Business School and holds a Master’s in Capital Markets from Paris-Dauphine. He is a CFA charterholder since 2001 and a certified Financial Risk Manager. He has over 25 years of investment experience in France and the UK.

Antoine Lesne
EMEA Strategists & Specialists

He is Head of ETF Strategy & Research for EMEA at State Street Investment Management. He develops strategic frameworks for SPDR ETFs, aligning them with market developments and economic outlooks. A regular media commentator (CNBC, financial press), Antoine joined State Street in 2006 after roles at Sungard Reech and a fintech focused on interest rate derivatives. He began his career at Société Générale on the Fixed Income and FX structured products desk. Antoine holds a Master’s degree in Finance from ESCEM Business School (1998).