A Meeting of Minds Advisory Distributors - November 2025

The Berkeley Hotel, Wilton Place, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7RL

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20th November 2025

A Meeting of Minds Advisory Distributors is a high-level forum where the CEOs/MDs, who set the overall strategy for the firm - be it a national, network or consolidator, and those key individuals who are involved in setting their firm’s proposition strategy in terms of the products and funds they market to their clients.

In summary, your time is precious and our goal is to ensure that if you spend it with us, you spend it in the company of your peers, forging new relationships over dinner, addressing the subjects which matter to you through our roundtables and structured networking, all within a time-efficient manner.

Who will be in the room?

Strategic and product heads from the top 100 UK Advisory Distributors i.e. the Nationals, Consolidators, Regionals, Networks, Rating Agencies, advice arms of Retail Banks and IFA.

What does it cost?

  • Participation is by invitation, there is no fee to attend and is CPD accredited

Benefits of attending - how the event is shaped

  • Beyond the Boardroom – structured networking with a twist that will let you connect with peers and build valuable relationships

  • Strategic collaboration – share best practices and tackle key industry challenges through an informal breakfast, a seated lunch, and post-event drinks to keep the ideas (and the good times) flowing

  • Visionary inspiration – hear from brilliant keynote speakers who knows everything about the latest industry news and innovations

  • Tailored experience – customise your itinerary with roundtables and discussions on the topics that matter most to you

Be captivated by exclusive upcoming roundtable discussions that include:

  • Geopolitics

  • Productivity & innovation

  • Organic & inorganic growth

  • Client matters

  • People and workplace

  • Regulation

  • Investments

Get ready for a day like no other - where the sharpest minds in fund selection and investment research come together to challenge thinking, spark debate, and uncover the next big opportunities.

Event’s latest information

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Final Schedule of the Day and Roundtable Topics

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Speakers

Alison Malton

Alison Malton

Director The Wisdom Council

Alison Malton

Alison Malton

Director The Wisdom Council

Alison is a strategist and brings more than 30 years’ practical experience in wealth management and advice. Former Chief Operating Officer of the UK private banking businesses of Barclays and Schroders, she has worked as an independent consultant for leading players across the industry including private banks, asset managers, IFAs, platforms and insurance companies and led an independent financial planning firm through to exit.

Lyndsey Simpson

Lyndsey Simpson

Founder and CEO, 55/Redefined

Lyndsey Simpson

Lyndsey Simpson

Founder and CEO, 55/Redefined

A serial entrepreneur and a regular commentator in the media, Lyndsey has been recognised in the ‘UK’s Top 35 Businesswomen’ by Management Today and The Sunday Times and is one of the ‘UK’s 50 Most Inspirational Female Entrepreneurs.’ This year she was also shortlisted for the Veuve Clicquot Bold Future Award.

Graeme Leach

Graeme Leach

Global chief economist and leading British expert on the future economic outlook

Graeme Leach

Graeme Leach

Global chief economist and leading British expert on the future economic outlook

Graeme is one of Britain's leading economists and will launch a new macro advisory company GLOBAL4CAST at the start of 2026. He is a member of the IEA Shadow Monetary Policy Committee, and for 17 years was Chief Economist and Director of Policy at the IoD, where he represented the organisation in discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and 10 Downing Street. Subsequently he was Director of Economics at the Legatum Institute, responsible for analysing the sources of economic prosperity across the globe.

Earlier in his career he worked as Chief UK Economist and Chief International Economist at the Henley Centre for Forecasting, and was Economic Adviser to Scottish Provident Investment Group.

He is visiting professorial head of economic policy at the University of Lincoln and has also lectured on the masters degree at Cardiff Business School.

He has undertaken hundreds of TV and radio interviews for BBC News, Sky News, Radio 4 Today Programme and BBC World at One.

Darren Harris

Darren Harris

Former England blind footballer and founder of Unblind Your Mind®

Darren Harris

Darren Harris

Former England blind footballer and founder of Unblind Your Mind®

Former England blind footballer, Darren Harris, is the founder of Unblind Your Mind® He is much in demand as an inspirational speaker, facilitator and coach on overcoming adversity. His expertise blends his lived experience, personal stories and psychology study to get bottom-line results for his clients.

A great event where all content is so relevant, current, and discussed at the appropriate level of expertise

Managing Director , M&G Wealth Advice
From our June 2024 Event

John Hall

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