Kristof Woutters is Global Head of Pension & Insurance Relations and Head of the Dutch Branch at Candriam. With over 30 years’ experience, he advises pension funds and insurers on strategic and sustainable investment solutions, including LDI and EU SFDR and Taxonomy implementation. Previously, he was Senior Consultant at Pragma Consulting and contributed to the Rebuilding Pensions report published by the European Commission, which helped inspire the Commission’s first IORP Directive.