Cavendish Non-Executive Director Programme

2024


Event overview

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 (Chair of Cavendish Financial plc).

Our upcoming events

17th October

Laura Nuttall, Director and Head of Department Governance, Compliance and Company Secretarial at One Advisory will discuss updates to the QCA’s Corporate Governance Code and Natalie Bell, Fund Manager at Liontrust will overlay her insights in respect of the practical application of the Code.

This event runs from 8.30am (starting at 9am) until 10.30am with networking until 11.00am.

13th November

Charlotte Valeur, a Non-Executive Director at The Bankers Investment Trust, FSN Private Equity, U.K. Industrial Fusion Solution and Laing O’Rourke, and John Singer, the Chair of Pantheon International Investment Trust will reflect on various challenges their respective trusts have encountered, the positive steps taken, and the degree of success achieved.


This event runs from 10.45am (starting at 11am) until 12.00pm with networking until 12.30pm.

21st November

Roger Lewis, Head of Responsible Investment at Downing, and Joanna Copestake and Louise Nash from JLC Investor Relations will be discussing the evolving ESG reporting landscape, the key issues that matter for your business and how these impact the duties of the Board. The workshop will provide practical insights into how to use reporting standards to benefit your business and improve your understanding of material risks and opportunities.  The session will also offer insights into what investors need, alongside an overview of Downing’s investment approach to ESG.


This event runs from 8.30am (starting at 9am) until 10.30am with networking until 11.00am.


Recent Events

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

FAQs

Please register your attendance via the buttons above. Email confirmation of your place together with details of the event will then be sent to you.

Attendance is free of charge

The agenda will be sent to you ahead of the event. However if you have a question or an topic that you would like to see covered, please be sure to email us ahead of the event so we can include this in the agenda.

If you find you are unable to attend, we would be grateful if you would let us know in advance. Please do this by emailing events@cavendish.com

To discuss these events further, please get in touch