William De Vijlder began his career in the Economic Research Department at Belgium’s Generale Bank in 1987 and became Chief Investment Strategist in the asset management division in 1989. He was previously Managing Director and Global Chief Investment Officer at Fortis Investments. When Fortis Investments merged with BNP Paribas Investment Partners in 2010, he became CIO Partners and Alternative Investments, and subsequently CIO Strategy and Partners, the position he currently holds. He is a member of the Management Committee of BNP Paribas Investment Partners.

William has a Ph.D. in economics and has been senior lecturer in finance and economics at the University of Ghent in Belgium since 1991.

Victoria has 13 years of experience of working in fixed income credit markets. Victoria originally joined Fortis Investments in London in 2008, initially as desk analyst responsible for generating and implementing alpha strategies for the Fortis Flagship Investment Grade Corporate Bond fund. Following the integration of Fortis Investments within BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Victoria joined the Global credit team as of January 2010 as a portfolio manager. Prior to joining Fortis Investments, Victoria spent ten years working as a sell side credit analyst for various European and US Investment Banks in London covering a range of sectors.

Victoria holds a BSc joint honour in Economics and French from Bath University.