Cavendish is hosting a series of invite-only breakfasts for the non-executive community throughout the year. These breakfasts are designed to brief NEDs on our insights and experience, based on ongoing deal flow and conversations within our network, to help empower board room debate and are hosted by Lisa Gordon (of Cavendish Financial plc).
Arrival for the workshop is from 8.30am (for a 9am start) and will run until 10.30am, with optional networking until 11am.
Events will be held at Cavendish’s offices
1 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7BL
Our upcoming events
27 November 2025
Autumn Budget Update
(focus: Capital Markets)
Arranged as a quick-fire ‘what you need to know’ following the UK Autumn Budget. This event will provide an opportunity to network with listed peers, as well as discuss potential responses in respect of any consequential market related considerations such as appropriate listing venue factors, with members of Cavendish and the global law firm Simmons and Simmons.
Cavendish’s Head of Equity Strategy, Roger Lee, will be doing a 45-minute presentation; where he will provide a market update following the Autumn Budget, and explore the market outlook for UK small and mid-cap listed companies.
10 December 2025
“The ghost of Christmas past…”
(focus: Investment Trusts)
Time: 15:15 for 15:30 start, concludes at 16:45 with networking until 17:00. 17:00 onward please join us for an informal drink.
The rising influence of Activist Investors has had a profound impact on the Investment Trust sector. Our Saba tracker shows a growing presence in an ever-broader array of trusts and, in combination with last month’s stealth attack on the board of Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust, this is a timely event.
The Panel were all at the sharp end of the high-profile events that hit the sector last Christmas and will share some of their experiences and potential precautionary steps that boards might consider.
26 March 2026
Remuneration
(focus: Capital Markets)
Cavendish will be joined by Matt Higgins and Sahul Patel, expert remuneration consultants from FIT, who will share an update on the latest remuneration trends and provide an opportunity for Remuneration Committee members to ask questions. The session will also cover a range of topical themes, including shareholder votes on Remuneration Reports and Policies, as well as key considerations for boards contemplating a transfer from AIM to the Main Market.
9th June – Cybersecurity: Exploring the Board’s Role in Governing Communications
1st May – Directors’ Duties in the Evolving Corporate Landscape: Lessons from Carillion
26th March – Remuneration Trends: AIM and Main Market
30th January – Cyber Security with Assured and Ashurst
21st November – ESG: What matters now for your business
13th November – Talking NEDs
17th October – Update to the QCA code
19th September – Shareholder Activism
11th September – Meet the new AIC Chair
25th June – AI: Strategy and Governance
21st May – UK Listing Reforms
25th April – Remuneration
29th February – Stakeholder Engagement
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