Your Let's Grow speakers
We're bringing together 15 excellent speakers for 2026.
Chris Larkin
Chief Transformation Officer, Parmenion
As Parmenion's Chief Transformation Officer and the Founder of Bigrock People Performance Solutions, Chris has spent over 20 years helping adviser firms find new opportunities and build stronger businesses.
If you joined us in 2021, you’ll remember his sharp insight, quick wit and ability to turn big ideas into practical takeaways. This time, the stage – and the opportunity – is even bigger.
Penny Mallory
Former rally champion, TV presenter, author and TEDX speaker
Penny helps people to manage the stress, pressure, heavy workloads and relentless deadlines they face. Drawing from her extraordinary experiences, Penny shares her Mental Toughness formula to help organisations and individuals.
Anand Menon
Director, UK in a Changing Europe
A regular guest on radio and television such as Question Time, Newsnight, the Today programme and Radio 4 – Anand will kick the day off with a thought-provoking session on geopolitical landscapes and Britain’s place in it. He’ll be focusing on how advisers can navigate in a world of uncertainty.
James Ashley
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
We’ll be starting the year with a session that cuts through the noise. James will unpack the trends, pressures and opportunities that will steer investment in 2026. James is a Let’s Grow favourite for a reason – sharp analysis, clear thinking and a charismatic style.
Karen Ward
Chief Market Strategist, JP Morgan Asset Management
Karen will share her views on evolving client expectations and how to stay ahead of them. She has been recognised as one of Financial News’ ‘100 Most Influential Women in European Finance’ every year since 2020 and is currently a member of the UK Office for Budget Responsibility’s Advisory Council.
Chris Davies
Founder, Model Office
In 2019 Chris launched MO® an AI RegTech and digital audit platform that enables firms to self audit and automate compliance activity across audit reports, T&C, client file reviews and compliance document audits plus back-office integration to streamline tailored tasks, alerts, resources and regulatory reports to manage and evidence governance risk and compliance, improving professional practice and lines of defence whilst cutting compliance time and costs.
Alasdair Walker
Owner and MD, Optimum Path Financial Planning
Alasdair is an award-winning Chartered Fellow of the Personal Finance Society and the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments, and a Certified Financial Planner™️.
Alasdair also co-founded and co-hosts the NextWealth AI Lab, bringing eighty leading financial services and technology businesses together once a quarter to share best practice and experiences embedding AI and technology in their business'.
Mike Morrow
Chief Commercial Officer, Parmenion
Mike brings over 30 years’ distribution experience to Parmenion. As our Chief Commercial Officer, he’s responsible for the Distribution and Marketing teams, mutually beneficial relationships with both existing and new customers, and for strategic mergers and acquisitions that strengthen our offer in the wealth management sector.
Cathy Brennan
Senior Financial Planner, Knightsbridge Wealth Management
Cathy is an experienced Senior Financial Planner having started her career in financial services in 1997 after completing an Honours Degree in Banking and Finance. Recently Cathy was awarded “Financial Adviser of the Year (Scotland & Northern Ireland)” at Professional Adviser's Women in Financial Advice Awards 2024.
Meena Ibrahim
Head of Advice, Pembroke Financial Services
Meena is deeply passionate about investment markets and geopolitical dynamics, which fuels his dedication to helping clients achieve their financial goals. Meena’s dynamic career trajectory has evolved from offering general financial advice to providing bespoke solutions and services to private clients.
Kevin Forbes
Partner, Strategic Solutions
Kevin is a founding partner of Strategic Solutions and responsible for compliance and regulatory aspects of the business, as well as business development. He currently sits on the FCA Smaller Business Practitioner Panel, which provides input to the FCA on its strategic and operational objectives.
Nicky Sevel
Co-Founder, Woven Advice
Co-Founder and CEO of Woven Advice, a company that specialises in AI driven data management for wealth managers and financial advisers. With a background in financial services and experience at leading software and wealth management firms, Nicky has been instrumental in rethinking how financial advice firms use data, technology, and human insight.
Martin Coyle
Co-Founder, Mabel Insights
Martin has over 25 years’ experience in Wealth Management specialising in Distribution, Strategy, Pension and Investment platform sales and marketing in both Australia and the UK. Mabel Insights provide a comparison service for advisers, allows users to assess model portfolios and multi-asset funds across the market.
David Newman
Founder and CEO, Firenze
David is an experienced fintech founder, operator and investor focused on democratising access to financial services. Previously, David worked as a Private Banker at UBS and Barclays, now bringing a deep understanding of all aspects of Lombard lending to Firenze.
Martin Jennings
CEO, Parmenion
Martin has been at the helm since 2016, providing the inspiration and leadership that continues to see Parmenion go from strength to strength. He has an enviable track record of senior positions in the financial service platform and technology market and an impressively broad skillset.
Having built or supplied investment platform services across the globe, he is perfectly placed to guide Parmenion’s development of products and services that delight current, and future, customers.
