Our Speakers
79 speakers who shared their investment expertise in 2026
Hosting the Day

Jeff PrestridgeMC
Money Editor at Large
Money Mail & Mail on Sunday

Hatel PatelMC
Sharesify
Keynotes

Lucy Castledine
Director of Consumer Investments
FCA
Speakers

Aimée Allam
Executive Director, Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
Financial Times

Muhammad Anwer
Managing Director, CFO Funds and Valuations
Amber Infrastructure Limited

Gerald Ashley
Equitile Investments

Tom Bailey
Head of Research
HANetf

Jessi Baker
Founder
Provenance

Steve Banfield
Industry Director, UK Shareholder Services
Equiniti

Emily Barnard
Deputy Portfolio Manager
Edinburgh Investment Trust

George Barrow
Fund Manager, Global Financials
Polar Capital

Sam Bell
CEO
Copia
Using AI for Smarter Investment Research

Kris Berry-Trow
Director, Future Proposition & Market Strategy
MUFG Corporate Markets

Charlie Bouverat
Director, Corporate Finance
SP Angel

Ed Bowsher
Freelance Journalist and Investor

Helen Boyd
Director of Market Oversight
FCA

Nick Britton
Research & Content Director
The Association of Investment Companies

Annabel Brodie-Smith
Communications Director
The Association of Investment Companies

Michiel Bröker
Head Biopharma EMEA
UBS

Ben Clube
Founder and CEO
EnergyPathways

Charlie Conchie
Deputy Editor
City AM

Martin Connaghan
Co-Manager
Murray International Trust PLC

George Cooper
CIO & Founder
Equitile Investments

Maike Currie
VP Personal Finance
PensionBee

Pippa Dale
Angel Investor

James Deal
Co-CEO
RetailBook

Camilla Esmund
Head of Investor Campaigns
interactive investor

Jack Featherby
Portfolio Manager of JPMorgan European Discovery Trust
J.P. Morgan

Laura Foll
Co-Portfolio Manager
Law Debenture

Simon French
Chief Economist & Head of Research
Panmure Liberum

Jenni Fulton
Managing Partner
Emperor

Chris Grimes-Crompton
Partner & Advisor
Acumentis Global

Clotilde Gros
MD, Financial Advisory & Transactions
SEC Newgate

Charles Hall
Head of Research
Peel Hunt

Rupert Hargreaves
COO
City AM

Peter Higgins
Investor Summit Co-Founder & Twin Petes Investing Co-Host
Conkers3

George Hoare
Interim Director of Research, The London Foundation for Banking & Finance
The London Foundation for Banking & Finance

Jonathan Hobbs
Senior Analyst
Leverage Shares

Tim Jacobs
Head of Primary Markets
Hargreaves Lansdown

Sharan Kaur Varaitch
Founder, Build & Conquer Financial Literacy
Build & Conquer Financial Literacy

Stephen Kelly
CEO
Cirata

Matthew Knight
Head of Private Client Sales
Moncharm Wine Traders

Simon Lambert
Publisher, ThisisMoney.co.uk
Daily Mail Money

Andy Lang
Group Managing Director
Munny

Donald Leggatt
Head of IR Media
Copia

Anna Locke
Brokerage Product
Fidelity International

Laurie McAughtry
Head of Capital Markets
Euromoney

Ryan Mendy
Co-Founder, The Unicorn Council of UK Fintech
The Unicorn Council of UK Fintech

Natali Monardo
Business Development Manager
Leverage Shares

Thuy Anh Nguyen
Director, Product Specialist
Dragon Capital

Stacey Parsons
Managing Director
RetailBook

Kat Perez
Director of Client Success, focusIR
London South East

Jean Roche
Lead Manager, Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund
Schroders

Nicholas Rogers
Head of Research
Equitile Investments

Ben Rogoff
Partner
Polar Capital

Tom Selby
Director of Public Policy
AJ Bell

Neil Shah
Head of Tech & Tech-Enabled Sector, Primary Markets
LSEG

Neil Shah
Executive Director, Content & Strategy
Edison Group

Richard Shepherd-Cross
Managing Director
Custodian Property Income REIT

Jeremy Skillington
CEO
Poolbeg Pharma

James Smeed
Group Finance Director
Manx Financial Group

Mark Smith
Assistant Director, Education & Member Engagement
Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment

Susannah Streeter
Chief Investment Strategist
Wealth Club

Marcus Stuttard
Head of AIM & UK Primary Markets
London Stock Exchange

Helen Thomas
BlondeMoney

Sarah Turner
Co-founder & CEO
Angel Academe

Alastair Unwin
Deputy Fund Manager
Polar Capital Technology

Kim Uzzell
Founder, The Financial Wellbeing Academy
The Financial Wellbeing Academy

Andrew van Sickle
Editor
MoneyWeek

Henry Viola-Heir
Private Investor & Twin Petes Investing Co-Host

Carlos von Hardenberg
Partner and Portfolio Manager
MCP Emerging Markets

Danny Wallace
Financial Education Moderator
Private Investor Networks

Michael Ward
Director of ECM
RetailBook

Stuart Widdowson
Fund Manager
Odyssean Investment Trust

Ben Wilkinson
Head of Money
The Times

Cecilia Williams
Client Solutions Director
Computershare

Chris Willmott
Co-Founder, Ticker
Ticker
Using AI for Smarter Investment Research

Nathan Wilson
Head of Research
Moncharm Wine Traders

Theo Wyld
Portfolio Manager and Analyst
CC Japan Income & Growth Trust plc