Make Equity Work
London Summit
Equity is tough to get right. On October 21st 2026, we’ll again welcome the most innovative operators and share plan experts in London for a summit on making equity work.
This year’s speakers
Sarah Beddoes
Founder at Innovative Legal
Sarah Beddoes is the founder of Innovative Legal, a legal consultancy providing Fractional General Counsel support to growing companies that are not yet ready for a full-time in-house lawyer but need pragmatic, commercially focused legal support. Innovative Legal also provides AI advisory services, helping businesses navigate AI regulation, governance, responsible AI, and the legal implications of deploying AI tools and technologies. Sarah has worked across both private practice and in-house roles, including at the magic circle law firm Freshfields and Olswang (now CMS). Before launching Innovative Legal, she was General Counsel, Company Secretary, and Co-Chair of the Committee for Responsible AI at an AI technology scale-up with operations across the UK, the US and Australia. In that role, she became recognised as a legal thought leader in AI, with particular expertise in AI regulation, responsible innovation and AI ethics. Sarah was named a Woman Leader in Tech Law at the 2024 Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards and was also recognised as a Rising Star for two consecutive years in the Thomson Reuters London Super Lawyers lists.
Harry Borovick
General Counsel at Luminance, Author of “AI and the Law”
Harry Borovick is General Counsel and AI Governance Officer of Luminance. As well as working at the forefront of the development of AI for legal operations, Harry is the Programme Director of the AI Governance Leadership Programme at Kings College London, and lectures at Queen Mary University London and UC Law San Francisco on applied legal AI and AI ethics. Harry also sits as an AI advisor to CiArb and is the author of AI and The Law: A Practical Guide to Using AI Safely.
Dexter Tang
Head of International Equity Compliance & Operations at Google
Dexter Tang is a member of Google's Global Equity Management team, leading all aspects of Google's International Equity Compliance and Operations. With over a decade of expertise in global mobility and equity compliance and administration, Dexter manages complex projects across 64 jurisdictions, serving approximately 70,000 employees throughout APAC, LatAm, and EMEA. He is a passionate advocate for leveraging automation and artificial intelligence to scale global equity operations. Beyond his technical leadership in tax compliance and plan administration, Dexter is also an avid advocate for belonging and inclusion having previously served as the Intersectionality Lead for Google Pride@ EMEA. Prior to Google, he held key global mobility management roles at PwC in Australia and Malaysia.
Edge 2026 hosts
Valma Wenzl is VP Marketing at Ledgy, Europe's leading equity and share plan management platform. With 12+ years in B2B and B2C tech across fintech, payments and SaaS, she's built marketing functions from the ground up and led teams at MoonPay, Ravelin and Cisillion. Valma is based in Zurich.
Armon Bättig
Co-CEO at Ledgy
Armon Bättig is Co-Founder and CEO at Ledgy. He drives go-to-market and growth, helping companies like On Running, DeepL, and Too Good To Go unlock the power of equity as a strategic lever. With a background spanning from the kitchen to business Analytics at Procter&Gamble, Armon brings creativity and commercial focus to building Ledgy into the category leader for equity management in Europe and beyond.
Gabbi Stopp
Industry Relations & Strategic Partnerships Lead for Ledgy
Gabbi is a passionate and persuasive advocate for the power and purpose of equity compensation and is committed to fostering expanded equity ownership globally. Her 25+ year professional background spans corporate issuers, service providers, charities, not-for-profit membership organisations in the UK and US, and latterly tech startups/scaleups.
Agenda
11:45
Registration and lunch
12:30
Intro and opening remarks
12.45
Keynote speaker
13.15
Plenary #1: AI in equity comp: what's allowed, what's smart, what's risky
The technology is ready, but the e regulation isn't quite there yet. This session explores the collision between what AI can do in equity and compensation - and what the law, governance obligations and employee expectations actually permit.
14.00
Break
14.30
Breakout #1 (3 x breakout rooms)
15.20
Plenary #2: Ledgy product showcase
Get an inside look at Ledgy's latest product developments and a forward view of what's coming over the next six months, directly from the people building it.
15.55
Breakout #2 (3 x breakout rooms)
16.45
Plenary #3: Exit and transaction readiness
A live case study walking through a real acquisition from multiple sides - hear directly from the issuer, acquirer, law firm and advisor involved in the deal about what they wished they'd known, and what made the difference.
17.30
Closing remarks
17.45
Evening Drinks and canapés reception
19.00
Afterparty
