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Make Equity Work
London Summit

Equity is tough to get right. On October 10th 2024, we'll welcome the most innovative operators and equity experts to London for a summit on making equity work through the journey from private to public.

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This year's speakers

Dominic O’Connell
Journalist (The Times / Times Radio)

A leading UK business and economics broadcaster and commentator, Dominic is a business presenter on Times Radio and a regular Times columnist. Previously he was a business presenter on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme and business editor at the Sunday Times.

Paul Twist
Head of Equity, Revolut

Paul joined Revolut earlier this year as Head of Equity, with responsibility for all Revolut share plans globally. Prior to joining Revolut he worked in-house at FTSE 100 companies, in consulting roles and as an external advisor at HMRC.

Elena Petrou
Head of Share Schemes, Aviva

Elena Petrou is Head of Share Schemes at Aviva plc, with responsibility for all Aviva share plans globally. She joined Aviva in 2013 from UBS.Elena runs the UK’s Share Plans User Group (SPUG), a community for share plan professionals and issuers. She also serves as a member of the ProShare Advisory Panel.

Peter Karlsson
Head of Group Total Reward, Telia

Peter Karlsson is a reward and compensation leader with twenty years’ experience in finance, technology and telecoms. For the last two years he has led total reward at telecoms giant Telia, joining from digital healthcare scaleup Kry, where he was Global Head of Compensation and Benefits. Prior to Kry he worked in senior roles at Intrum and Nordea.

Lorraine Metcalf
CPO, Quantexa

Lorraine is Chief People Officer at tech scaleup Quantexa. Before joining Quantexa in 2019, she was Chief Talent Officer at Zoopla, during which time the business listed on the London Stock Exchange. She has also worked at Notonthehighstreet and Electronic Arts.

Ian Shaw
Partner, Korn Ferry

Ian is Partner at Korn Ferry, where he advises public and private companies on share-based incentive plans. He has nearly twenty years’ experience advising companies through IPOs, funding rounds, and M&A activity. He joined Korn Ferry from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, where he was a Partner.

Ross Seychell
Startup advisor and investor

Ross is a senior leader with experience scaling people functions at late-stage private and public companies. Between 2020 and 2023 he served as Chief People Officer at Personio, having previously held leadership roles at Wise and King. He is now a startup investor and advisor.

Suzannah Crookes
Legal Director, Tapestry Compliance

Suzannah is a Legal Director at Tapestry Compliance, an award-winning UK law firm specialising in global equity incentives. She has extensive experience advising companies in the UK and overseas on the introduction and operation of their share plans and other equity incentives, at the executive level and for the wider workforce.

Marc Perkins
Former General Counsel, Abcam

Marc Perkins served as General Counsel at leading biotech Abcam between 2020 and 2024, taking the company from a London listing onto the Nasdaq in 2022.

Isaiah Baril-Dore
Talent/Reward Strategist at Index Ventures

Marc Perkins served as General Counsel at leading biotech Abcam between 2020 and 2024, taking the company from a London listing onto the Nasdaq in 2022.

November 9th, 2023
Agenda

13:00

Arrival & Lunch

13:30

Conference Start & Ledgy Welcome

13:45

Equity Empowerment: Navigating Entrepreneurship, Ownership, and the Calm Revolution

Alex Tew, Co-founder of Calm, the #1 app for sleep and meditation, will discuss his journey as an entrepreneur, the power of equity, and integrating the concept of ownership with mental health

14:20

From Private to Public: Managing Equity Through the Lifecycle

A panel discussion about the biggest opportunities and challenges about managing equity through an IPO & product ambitions and requirements for later stage and public companies. Dr Katalin Kiss from Delivery Hero, Frankie Williams (ex-FARFETCH, ex-King) and Andrew Quayle from CMS UK share their insights.

15:00

Break: Coffee and Networking

15:30

Navigating Talent Mobility: Strategies for Successful Global Equity Plan Implementation

Companies are expanding their operations across borders, resulting in a growing need for well-designed and effectively executed global equity plans. This session delves into the complexities of running global equity plans and how to successfully implement them. Hear from Matthew Crocker, Tax Partner at Deloitte.

16:05

Strategising and Leveraging Equity in Current Times

Many scaleups are currently facing a tougher fundraising climate, confronting downrounds and/or falling valuations. How are the best companies communicating about equity with the team at this time, and how can equity continue to empower employees? Index Ventures’ Dominic Jacquesson, Getir's Rakesh Patel and Tide’s Liza Haskell join us to share their insights.

17:00

Evening Reception (food, fun and drinks)

19:00

Event Ends

13:00

Arrival & Lunch

13:30

Conference start & Ledgy Welcome

13:45

Equity Empowerment: Navigating Entrepreneurship, Ownership, and the Calm Revolution

Alex Tew, Co-founder of Calm, the #1 app for sleep and meditation, will discuss his journey as an entrepreneur, the power of equity, and integrating the concept of ownership with mental health

14:20

From Private To Public: Managing Equity Through the Lifecycle

A panel discussion about the biggest opportunities and challenges about managing equity through an IPO & product ambitions and requirements for later stage and public companies. Dr Katalin Kiss from Delivery Hero, Frankie Williams (ex-FARFETCH, ex-King) and Andrew Quayle from CMS UK share their insights.

15:00

Break: coffee and networking

15:30

Navigating Talent Mobility: Strategies for Successful Global Equity Plan Implementation

Companies are expanding their operations across borders, resulting in a growing need for well-designed and effectively executed global equity plans. This session delves into the complexities of running global equity plans and how to successfully implement them. Hear from Matthew Crocker, Tax Partner at Deloitte.

16:05

Strategising and Leveraging Equity in Current Times

Many scaleups are currently facing a tougher fundraising climate, confronting downrounds and/or falling valuations. How are the best companies communicating about equity with the team at this time, and how can equity continue to empower employees? Index Ventures’ Dominic Jacquesson, Getir's Rakesh Patel and Tide’s Liza Haskell join us to share their insights.

17:00

Evening reception (food, fun and drinks)

19:00

Event ends

November 9th, 2023
Agenda

12:30

Arrival and food

13:00

Conference starts - Welcome by Ledgy

13:15

Opening keynote

  • Dominic O'Connell (The Times / Times Radio)

13:35

State of the Nation: the late-stage and pre-IPO environment

  • Paul Twist (Head of Equity, Revolut)
  • Ross Seychell (Advisor / Investor, Ex-Personio)
  • Isaiah Baril-Dore,  Talent/Reward Strategist at Index Ventures

14:15

The IPO process: climbing the mountain

  • Lorraine Metcalf (CPO, Quantexa)
  • Peter Karlsson (Head of Group Total Reward, Telia)
  • Suzannah Crookes (Legal Director, Tapestry Compliance)

15:00

30 min coffee & networking break

15:30

Ledgy product updates

16:05

Post-IPO: plc life and share plan strategy

  • Elena Petrou (Head of Share Schemes, Aviva)
  • Ian Shaw (Partner, Korn Ferry)
  • Marc Perkins (ex-General Counsel, Abcam)

16:55

Ledgy closing remarks

17:00-19:00

Evening reception

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Edge 2024

On October 10th 2024, we'll bring together founders, operators, investors and advisors from Europe’s most innovative companies. We'll discuss how companies can make equity work right through the lifecycle, from private scaleup to publicly listed entity.

Last year, our speaker lineup included leaders and equity experts from Calm, CMS, Delivery Hero, Deloitte, Getir, Index Ventures and Tide. We look forward to welcoming many more fantastic speakers to London later this year.

Edge is a free event designed for senior staff at Europe’s most ambitious scaling companies – especially executives working in People / HR, Finance and Legal functions.

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Equity is tough to get right. Join us as we bring together the most innovative thinkers and operators, to make equity work.