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).
Our upcoming events
3 November 2026
UK Retail Focused Campaigns
(focus: Investment Trusts)
Time: 15:15 (for a 15:30 start) until 16:45, with optional networking until 11am.
The Cavendish Investment Companies team is delighted to invite you to our next NED Workshop, featuring speakers from the Daily Mail’s Save Our Trusts campaign and the Invest for the Future campaign.
We are pleased to welcome Senior Business Journalist, Ruth Sunderland of the Daily Mail who’s been one of the most prominent voices challenging Saba’s approach, actively campaigning to protect the interests of long-term shareholders.
Also speaking will be Dan Howe of Janus Henderson and Mark Atkinson of Alliance Witan Trust, who will share their perspectives on the future of UK retail investing. Both Janus Henderson Investment Trusts and Alliance Witan Trust are partners in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Invest for the Future campaign, a coalition of leading organisations dedicated to promoting long-term investing and encouraging greater participation from retail investors.
These campaigns will influence millions of UK retail investors. Come and meet those setting the agenda.
26 November 2026
The Future of Private Market Liquidity: Understanding the Private Securities Market.
(Focus: Relevant to all)
Time: 8:30 (for a 9:00 start) until 10:30, with optional networking until 11:00.(focus: Relevant to all)
Join us for a Cavendish NED Programme workshop exploring how private markets are evolving and how companies can unlock liquidity, broaden investor access and prepare for future transactions.
At a time of growing momentum behind the London Stock Exchange’s Private Securities Market (PSM) (a market operating under the UK Government’s PISCES framework), including landmark transactions such as Wayve’s recent employee liquidity event, this session will examine how private companies, shareholders and boards can utilise new market infrastructure to create liquidity whilst remaining private.
We are delighted to be joined by:
- Marcus Stuttard, Head of AIM & UK Primary Markets, London Stock Exchange
- Mark Tyler, Chief Operating Officer, Crowdcube
- Michael Jacobs, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Together, we will discuss the opportunities emerging from the convergence of private and public markets and what they mean for growth companies, founders, employee shareholders and investors.
Topics for discussion
- The evolution of private market liquidity in the UK
- The role of the Private Securities Market and how it operates
- Creating liquidity opportunities for founders, employees and early investors
- How companies can prepare to participate, including disclosure and investor permissions
9 July 2026 – Cybersecurity: Exploring the Board’s Role in Governing Communications
17 June 2026 – Culture, Governance & Lessons from Corporate Failure
30 April 2026 – Remuneration
29 April 2026 – Investment Trusts: Insights from Leading Authors’
24 March 2026 – Investment Trusts: Meet the new AIC Chair
19 March 2026 – The Forces Shaping Political and Public Life in the UK 18 March 2026 – Agency, Optimism and Britain’s Future
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