Speakers

Will Pearce
Will Pearce
Partner
Davis Polk

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

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

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

Chris Emmerson
Chris Emmerson
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs

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

James Arculus
James Arculus
Deputy Director General
The Takeover Panel

Matthew Yeowart
Matthew Yeowart
Partner
Davis Polk

Stuart Hudson
Stuart Hudson
Partner
Brunswick Group

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

Stuart Newman
Stuart Newman
Partner
PwC

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

Chris Kinder
Chris Kinder
Chief Executive
The Investor Forum

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

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

Katerina Joannou
Katerina Joannou
Senior Manager, Capital Markets Policy
ICAEW

John Messent
John Messent
Partner
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Michael Stiasny
Michael Stiasny
Head of UK Equities
M&G

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

Tom Mercer
Tom Mercer
Partner
Ashurst

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

Joseph Tager
Joseph Tager
Head of UK Private Equity
Tikehau Capital

Sara Ashall
Sara Ashall
Deputy Head of Unit D5
European Commission

Rich Fox
Rich Fox
Head of Public Policy UK
Schroders

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

Chris Bulger
Chris Bulger
Senior Director
Vitruvian Partners

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

Marta Arteaga
Marta Arteaga
Managing Director, Exit Advisory
STJ Advisors

Guy Potel
Guy Potel
Partner
White & Case

James Fletcher
James Fletcher
Partner
Ashurst