The Edge Summit

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.

Date: 21st October, 2026
Location: County Hall, London

Last year’s speakers

Tom Giles

Deputy Head of Winterflood Corporate & Trustees Markets

Valentin Kiselak

Group Compensation & Benefits Manager, Endeavour Mining

This year’s speakers

Louise Hill

Founder and CEO, GoHenry

Chris Barnes

Partner, KPMG

Merten Wulfert

Founder and Co-CEO, Ravio

Shane Hugill

Director, Head of Executive Compensation Services, CSC

Luke Boissier-Murphy

Head of Investor Relations & Chief of Staff, TPXimpact | IR Rising Star in Europe

Michelle Coventry

VP Talent, CREANDUM

Louise Embling

Vice President of Global Reward, Unit4

Rachel Westwell

Co-Founder, equiCraft

Tom Giles

Deputy Head, WBS Solutions LTD

Anna Humphrey

Partner, Goodwin

Christian Hyldig

Associate Partner in Equity Services team, AON

Andrew Foster

Executive Director, JP Jenkins, Founder of InfinitX

Elena Petrou

Head of Share Schemes, Aviva plc

Paul Twist

Global Head of Equity, Revolut
.avif)

Ed Klinger

CEO, Flock

Darren Smith

Partner, Global Rewards Practice Leader, Vialto

Tim Davis

Regional Head, UK Primary Markets, London Stock Exchange

Hannah Needle

FGE, Board Member and Legal Director, Tapestry Compliance

Sarah Beddoes

Founder, Innovative Legal

Harry Borovick

General Counsel at Luminance, Author of “AI and the Law”

Dexter Tang

Head of International Equity Compliance & Operations, Google

Agenda

11:45 Registration and lunch

12:30 Intro and opening remarks

12.45 Opening keynote: Two exits, one equity story

Louise Hill co-founded GoHenry, used equity to compete with Big Tech salaries she couldn't match, and sold the company to Acorns in 2023. She's now going through a second exit. She opens Edge 2026 with the decisions behind broad-based equity, the communication calls she got wrong first time, and what she'd do differently with the benefit of having seen both sides.

13.15 Plenary #1: AI in equity comp: what's allowed, what's smart, what's risky

The technology is ready, but the 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 Coffee and cake break

14.30 Breakouts

Breakout 1: Routes to liquidity, PISCES and secondaries
What's actually working in 2026 for private companies trying to give shareholders and employees a liquidity moment.
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Breakout 2: Gender diversity, VC and equity
A grounded look at where equity is closing the ownership gap, where it's widening it, and what better looks like. ...
Breakout 3: Incentives design trends for listed companies
What's actually changing in listed-company incentives design in 2026: AGM voting trends, directors' remuneration, ISS / Glass Lewis updates....

15.20 Plenary #2: Ledgy product showcase

Get an inside look at Ledgy's latest product developments....

15.55 Breakouts

Breakout 4: Equity usage in private companies/ Plan design
What we're seeing across the Ledgy private company book....
Breakout 5: AIM companies and the 2026 agenda
What's on the plate for AIM-listed companies in 2026....
Breakout 6: Ledgy product discovery: Executive Compensation, with CSC
A focused deep-dive into Ledgy's Executive Compensation product....

16.45 Plenary #3: Take-private transactions & how to navigate these

A panel discussion with very current, lived experience....

17.30 Closing remarks

17.45 Evening Drinks and canapés reception

19.00 Afterparty

Location: County Hall, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 7PB, United Kingdom

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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.