Roberto Cesca
Roberto Cesca
DWS Investment S.A.
Head of Risk

Roberto Cesca is Interim Head of Liquid Investment Risk for DWS Group and Head of Risk for DWS Investment S.A.. He is non-executive Director of the Xtrackers (IE) plc.

In his positions, he is responsible locally for the Permanent Risk Management Function of the Luxembourg Management Company and in his global role he ensures a robust investment risk governance for DWS Group liquid products across risk types (market, concentration, liquidity, sustainability and valuation risks).

He joined DWS in July 2017. Before joining DWS he was Senior Investment Risk Analyst at Pioneer Asset Management S.A.

As educational background, he holds a Master Degree in Banking and Finance.

Speaking at

Luxembourg-Kirchberg
Thursday, 12 June 2025
9.30 - 10.15
Risk managers and the unchartered ETF territory

ETF is the acronym of the year, given its commercial success and fast paced innovation. In this active world of ETFs, complexity is emerging in an ecosystem where simplicity once prevailed, and enhanced heterogeneity develops in a world previously dominated by standard models.
This marks a shift toward a landscape that is much more familiar to risk managers. While reviewing the latest product innovations and ETF trends, the panellists will identify the diverging roles and focus areas for risk managers across different products, including passive and active ETFs.

Robert Janssen
Robert Janssen
Janus Henderson Investors Europe S.A.

Head of Risk

Roberto Cesca
Roberto Cesca
DWS Investment S.A.

Head of Risk

Andreas Herresthal
Andreas Herresthal
Fidelity International

Associate Director - Investment Risk

Mike Sommer
Mike Sommer
Schroder Investment Management (Europe)

Conducting Officer / Head of Risk Management