Reset Connect London
London Climate Action Week event
By Julia Dreblow
Time: 23 - 24 June (all day)
Format: in person
Location: London Excel
Event URL: https://www.reset-connect.com/
We are delighted to be attending – and running five sessions at – Reset Connect, London Climate Action Week’s largest event, on 23 and 24 June.
Please come along and say ‘hi’, soak up the atmosphere – and join the conversations if you can!
- The main event link is here.
- Main stages – link to agenda
- Finance and Investment hub – link to agenda
- Sign up here
The sessions Julia will be chairing with a range of wonderful and experienced panel members are:
1130 -1200 – 23rd June- Wealth & Investment Hub
‘A beginners guide to sustainable, responsible and ethical investment: principles and practice’
This session will aim to give newcomers to the area a basic introduction – with plenty of time to ask questions
This session will be in two parts – we will start by introducing the basics, such as purpose, aims, who and what this area is for and move on to discussing how these investments work in practice, relevant rules and what to expect.
There may be financial advisers on the panel however attendees should not interpret what is said as ‘financial advice’, as the speakers will not be aware of your personal situation.
- Miranda Beacham, Head of UK Responsible Investment – Aegon
- Ben Palmer, Team Head – Sustainable Portfolios – LGT Wealth Management
- Clare Wood, Managing Director – Ethosic
‘Exploring good practice in sustainable investment advice and wealth management’
All companies that offer financial advice and wealth management services can offer sustainable and ethical options to their clients – yet their approaches vary dramatically.
This session will explore why it is good to talk about sustainability when seeking financial advice, what good practice looks like and some questions you might like to keep in mind when perusing websites or meeting an adviser.
- Julian Parrott, Ambassador – Origen Ethical Futures
- James Harrison, Chartered Financial Planner – Path Financial
- Kat Samuels, Head of UHNW & Family Offices – Tribe Impact Capital
‘Issues and opportunities in the retail sustainable investing chain’
This panel brings together leading voices from across the retail sustainable investing value chain to explore the key challenges, tensions and growth opportunities shaping the market today. The discussion will examine how regulation, standards, product design, distribution and advice interact to influence investor outcomes.
The session will unpack where alignment is improving—and where frictions remain—around transparency, trust, labelling and client understanding. Attendees will gain practical insights into how each link in the chain can better collaborate to unlock scale, credibility and real-world impact in retail sustainable investing.
- Stuart Burnside, Head of Product, Sustainability and Governance, M&G Investments
- Miranda Beacham, Head of UK Responsible Investment – Aegon
- Damien Lardoux, Head of Impact Investing – EQ Investors
- David Nicholsby, Investment Director – Rathbones Greenbank
1100 – 11.30 24th June- Wealth & Investment Hub
‘How can the retail investment community make money and do good?’
The premise of this session is that whilst investors cannot be held responsible for everything that happens in the world, they are none the less important – and the retail investment and advisory communities are part of this.
Building on the work of the Adviser Sustainability Group – and their report – we will be having an open discussion about the compatibility of ‘making money and doing good’ and how we can work together to meet clients’ individual needs better, whilst contributing to a brighter future.
- Julian Parrott, Ambassador – Origen Ethical Futures
- Ben Constable-Maxwell, Head of Impact Strategy – M&G Investments
- Archie Cage, Impact Manager – Tribe Impact Capital
‘Sustainable investment funds, services and products in 2026: what is available, how do they work and why does this area matter?’
This session will explore the retail sustainable, responsible and ethical investment landscape in 2026. We will be discussing the different options that are available to clients, who they are designed for, how they work and why this area matters.
Content will be designed to help those new to this area to gain a basic understanding of sustainable investing – with the opportunity to ask questions.
There may be financial advisers on the panel – however attendees should not interpret what is said as ‘financial advice’, as the speakers will not be aware of your personal situation.
- Wayne Bishop, King and Shaxson
- David Macdonald, Founder – Path Financial
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