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ETFs continue to attract large inflows from investors, with some predictions that the global market will top $15tn by 2025. With record flows coming into the sector during the Covid pandemic, what prompted a growing number of retail investors to turn to ETFs? Where will the next wave of innovation come from in the sector, and what does the continued rise of ETFs mean for the future of active management? Join Financial News' David Ricketts and Salim Ramji, global head of iShares and index investments at BlackRock - the world's largest asset manager and ETF provider for a discussion.

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David Ricketts
Asset Management Correspondent, Financial News
David Ricketts is the Asset Management Correspondent for Financial News and has more than a decade's experience covering the fund management sector. He is also the author of When the Fund Stops, which details the rise and fall of UK fund manager Neil Woodford.
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Salim Ramji
Senior Managing Director, Global Head of ETFs and Index Investments, BlackRock
Salim Ramji, Senior Managing Director, is Global Head of ETFs and Index Investments for BlackRock and a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee.

Prior to his appointment to lead the ETF and Index Investments business in 2019, Mr. Ramji was Head of BlackRock's U.S. Wealth Advisory business where he was responsible for leading BlackRock's relationships with wealth management firms and platforms, for distributing BlackRock's alpha-seeking and iShares investment capabilities and for the adoption of BlackRock's portfolio construction and digital wealth technologies to financial advisors.

Mr. Ramji joined BlackRock in 2014, serving initially as the Global Head of Corporate Strategy. Before joining BlackRock, he was a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company where he led the Asset & Wealth Management practice areas. He started his career as a corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions lawyer in London and Hong Kong.

Mr. Ramji earned a bachelor's degree in economics and politics from University of Toronto, a law degree from Cambridge University and is a CFA charter holder. He serves on the board of the Investment Company Institute and is a trustee of Graham Windham, a New York-based child-care agency.
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