Edge 2026: Make Equity Work Summit
Hi there,
Join us at Edge 2026, Ledgy's annual summit for equity and share plan professionals hosted in the heart of London.
Edge is attended by senior staff at Europe’s most ambitious private and public companies – especially executives working in People / HR, Benefits & Compensation, Finance and Legal functions.
Agenda:
11.45- Arrival: 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. The regulation is not, quite yet. Dexter Tang, who leads equity at Databricks, and Harry Borovick, General Counsel at Dust and author of AI and the Law, look at what AI can realistically do across equity and compensation work, and what the law, your governance obligations and your employees' expectations actually permit. Darren Smith, Partner at Vialto Partners, brings the advisor view on where the practical risk sits. Sarah Beddoes, Founder at Innovative Legal, moderates. You'll leave with a clear sense of the applications worth pursuing now and what to have in place before you go further.
14.00 - Coffee and cake break
14.30 - Breakout #1 (4 x breakout rooms)
Baron: Product discovery: executive compensation, with CSC
Earl: Gender diversity, VC and equity
Duke 1: Incentives design trends for listed companies
Duke 2: Equity usage and plan design in private companies
15.20 - Plenary #2: Ledgy product showcase
Get an inside look at Ledgy's latest product developments and a forward view of what's coming over the next six months, directly from the people building it.
15.55 - Breakout #2 (3 x breakout rooms)
Baron: Ledgy product discovery: AI tools on the Ledgy platform
Earl: AIM companies and the 2026 agenda
Duke 1: Equity usage and plan design in private companies
16.45 - Plenary #3: Take-private transactions & how to navigate these from those who’ve lived to tell the tale
A fireside chat with very current, lived experience of take-private transactions: Shelly Ribbons from the target company side and Mahesh Varia, partner at A&O Shearman as legal adviser. They cover how to navigate these transactions, what really matters, and what they learned from their experiences.
17.30 - Closing remarks
17.45 - Drinks and canapés reception
19.30 -Afterparty at Circe's Rooftop
We've got a limited amount of spaces, so if you can no longer make it please let us know as soon as possible by emailing events@ledgy.com