2025 event highlights

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Corporate Governance Conference 2025

Highlights of 2025's conference included discussions on corporate governance reforms and their impact on driving growth. The conference also addressed risk management, the role of boards in shaping corporate culture, and the responsibilities of CFOs and audit committees in sustainability strategies.

Programme and speakers at the Corporate Governance Conference 2025

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Corporate Governance Conference 2025

President's opening remarks

Malcolm Bacchus, President, ICAEW reflects on his opening address to the conference, in a post on Linkedin.

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Peter van Veen, Director, Corporate Governance and Stewardship

ICAEW President Malcolm Bacchus opens the 2025 Corporate Governance Conference

Audience members at the Corporate Governance Conference 2025

Corporate Governance Reform latest developments and the road ahead

Richard Moriarty, CEO, Financial Reporting Council
Iain Wright, Managing Director, Reputation & Influence, ICAEW

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Richard Moriarty, CEO Financial Reporting Council and Iain Wright, Managing Director, Reputation and Influence, ICAEW

Corporate Governance Reform, are we there yet? The Audit Committee and Auditor view

Simon Cleveland, Partner, Deloitte
Andy Kemp, Chair, Audit Committee Chairs' Independent Forum
Carolyn Clarke, Founding Partner, Brave Consultancy
Mala Shah-Coulon, Associate Partner & Team Lead, Governance and Public Policy, EY

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Mala Shah-Coulon, Associate Partner & Team Lead, Governance and Public Policy, EY

Mala Shah-Coulon, Associate Partner & Team Lead, Governance and Public Policy, EY, Andy Kemp, Chair, Audit Committee Chairs' Independent Forum, Carolyn Clarke, Founding Partner, Brave Consultancy and Simon Cleveland, Partner, Deloitte

Founding Partner, Brave Consultancy and Simon Cleveland, Partner, Deloitte Image 3 Andy Kemp, Chair, Audit Committee Chairs' Independent Forum, Carolyn Clarke, Founding Partner, Brave Consultancy and Simon Cleveland, Partner, Deloitte

How to make Britain a more attractive place to invest and do business

James Ashton, CEO, Quoted Companies Alliance
Iain Wright, Managing Director, Reputation & Influence, ICAEW

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James Ashton, CEO, Quoted Companies Alliance

The Future of ESG

Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School

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Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School

Aleen Gulvanessian, Chair, Macfarlane Group Rafal Budzinski, Independent

Breakout 1: internal controls and risk management frameworks - getting ready for January 2026

Abigail Harper, Enterprise risk management, internal controls (SOX) and internal audit consultant
Maria Kepa, Director, EY
Tim Le Mare, GRC Solution Sales Director, Diligent
Nisha Sanghani, Partner, Ashurst Risk Advisory
Mark Stock, Governance, Risk and Assurance Practitioner

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Nisha Sanghani, Partner, Ashurst Risk Advisory, Maria Kepa, Director, EY, Tim Le Mare, GRC Solution Sales Director, Diligent

Tim Le Mare, GRC Solution Sales Director, Diligent

Mark Stock, Governance, Risk and Assurance Practitioner, Nisha Sanghani, Partner, Ashurst Risk Advisory, Maria Kepa, Director, EY, Tim Le Mare, GRC Solution Sales Director, Diligen

Breakout 2: The role of the Board in shaping culture and how to measure success

Rafal Budzinski, Independent
Tanya Gass, Partner, Norman Broadbent
Annabel Gillard, Advisor, Principia Advisory
Aleen Gulvanessian, Chair, Macfarlane Group
Laura Whyte, Non-Executive Director, Macfarlane Group

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Laura Whyte, Non-executive director, Macfarlane Group, Tanya Gass, Partner, Norman Broadbent, Aleen Gulvanessian, Chair, Macfarlane Group

Laura WhyteNon-executive director, Macfarlane Group, Tanya Gass, Partner, Norman Broadbent, Aleen Gulvanessian, Chair, Macfarlane Group, Rafal Budzinski, Independent

Aleen Gulvanessian, Chair, Macfarlane Group, Rafal Budzinski, Independent, Annabel Gillard, Advisor, Principia Advisory

Breakout 3: The role of CFOs and Audit Committee in delivering the company's sustainability strategy and targets

Roshana Arasaratnam, Executive Director, UK Government Investments
Scarlett Brown, Head of Think Tank, Board Intelligence
Gail Le Coz, Deputy Chairman, Audit and Risk Management Committee, City of London
Jock Lennox, Non-Executive Chair
Richard Spencer, Director, Sustainability, ICAEW
Simon Weaver, Global Head of ESG Advisory, KPMG

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Roshana Arasaratnam, Executive Director, UK Government Investments, Scarlett Brown, Head of Think Tank, Board Intelligence, Jock Lennox, Non-Executive Chair

Gail Le Coz, Deputy Chairman, Audit and Risk Management Committee, City of London, Roshana Arasaratnam, Executive Director, UK Government Investments, Scarlett Brown, Head of Think Tank, Board Intelligence

Gail Le Coz, Deputy Chairman, Audit and Risk Management Committee, City of London

The role of the profession in good stewardship - the investor view

Caroline Escott, Senior Investment Manager, Railpen
Andrew Hobbs, EMIEA Public Policy Leader, EY
Sallie Pilot, Managing Director, The Investor And Issuer Forum
Jen Sisson, CEO, International Corporate Governance Network

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Andrew Hobbs, EMIEA Public Policy Leader, EY, Caroline Escott, Senior Investment Manager, Railpen, Jen Sisson, CEO, International Corporate Governance Network, Sallie Pilot, Managing Director, The Investor And Issuer Forum

Jen Sisson, CEO, International Corporate Governance Network, Sallie Pilot, Managing Director, The Investor and Issuer Forum

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Networking at Corporate Governance Conference 2025

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Insights from ICAEW Corporate Governance Conference 2025

The Conference focused on how recent reforms in corporate governance could restore trust and foster investment growth. The event brought together regulators, investors, auditors, and board directors to discuss the effectiveness of these reforms in preventing corporate failures.