Agenda

Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in GMT.

8:30 AM
Registration, networking & morning coffee
 
9:00 AM
Conference introduction

Maurice Button, Chief Executive, City & Financial Global

9:05 AM
Chairman’s introduction

Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk 

9:10 AM
Panel: The global M&A outlook for the next 12 months: who, or what, is driving UK dealmaking activity in the current economic and geopolitical climate

Moderator

David Avery-Gee, Head of European M&A and Co-Managing Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges 

Panellists

Chris Emmerson, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs 

Derek Shakespeare, Chairman, EMEA M&A, Deutsche Bank

Mark Rushton, Managing Director, Co-Head, European Mergers and Acquisitions, RBC Capital Markets 

9:50 AM
Keynote Address I: The purpose of the proposed changes to the Takeover Code and the Takeover Panel’s future approach

James Arculus, Deputy Director General, The Takeover Panel 

10:10 AM
Panel: The increasing importance of shareholders in the deal dynamic and the developing role of stewardship

Moderator

Julie Shacklady, Director of Primary Markets and Corporate Finance, UK Finance 

Panellists

Chris Kinder, Chief Executive, The Investor Forum

Michael Stiasny, Head of UK Equities, M&G 

Rich Fox, Head of Public Policy UK, Schroders 

10:50 AM
Networking & coffee break
 
11:10 AM
Keynote Address II: Recent trends in merger control and the CMA’s future agenda

Sorcha O’Carroll, Senior Director, Mergers, Competition and Markets Authority 

11:30 AM
Panel: Managing the complexities of local and global anti-trust issues

Moderator

Matthew Yeowart, Partner, Davis Polk 

Panellists

Stuart Hudson, Partner, Brunswick Group 

Sara Ashall, Deputy Head of Unit D5, European Commission 

12:05 PM
Presentation: Latest developments in FDI and the National Security and Investment Act

John Messent, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 

12:30 PM
Fireside chat: Evolving the role of reporting accountants: maintaining relevance and value

Katerina Joannou, Senior Manager, Capital Markets Policy, ICAEW 

In conversation with: 

Stuart Newman, Partner, PwC 

Linda Main, NED, Trustee and Committee Chair, former Capital Markets Partner, KPMG 

12:50 PM
Presentation: Tactical and practical considerations in a competitive bidding situation

Patrick Sarch, Partner, Head of UK Public M&A, White & Case

Guy Potel, Partner, White & Case

1:15 PM
Networking & lunch break
 
2:15 PM
Panel: The role of AI in streamlining the dealmaking and due diligence process

Moderator

Daniel Black, VP of Business Development for EMEA and LATAM, Ideals

Panellists

Koundinya Challa, Vice President, Investment Banking, Diversified Industries, J.P.Morgan 

Dmitry Zaporozhskiy, Partner, Head of M&A, Eilla AI 

2:50 PM
Panel: Latest trends in public to private transactions including the regulatory treatment of stub equity

Moderator

Tom Mercer, Partner, Ashurst

Panellists

Stuart Ord, Co-Head of UK M&A, Deutsche Bank 

Michael Nicholson, Head of Advisory and M&A, Peel Hunt

James Fletcher, Partner, Ashurst 

3:30 PM
Panel: The role of private equity in the M&A market including exit strategies from portfolio companies: trade sales vs new routes to IPOs

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD UNDER THE CHATHAM HOUSE RULE

Moderator

Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk 

Panellists

Joseph Tager, Head of UK Private Equity, Tikehau Capital 

Chris Bulger, Senior Director, Vitruvian Partners 

Marta Arteaga, Managing Director, Exit Advisory, STJ Advisors 

4:10 PM
Chair’s closing remarks

Will Pearce, Partner, Davis Polk 

4:15 PM
Afternoon tea and networking
 

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