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The world-class opportunities at home in the UK

Tuesday 17 June 2025

Thank you for attending our event Tuesday 17 June. Here you will find a link to download a copy of the slides, plus a reminder of the agenda on the day.

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Agenda

  • Welcome: John Ions, Chief Executive Officer and Kristian Cook, Head of Distribution
  • Economic Advantage funds: Victoria Stevens and Matt Tonge, Fund Managers, Liontrust Economic Advantage team
  • Keynote speaker: Sir Nicholas Lyons, Alderman in the City of London, Chair of Phoenix Group, Non-executive Director at Convex Group and Member of the Capital Markets Industry Taskforce
  • Fireside chat: an economist’s perspective: Kallum Pickering, Chief Economist, Peel Hunt – In discussion with Alex Game, Fund Manager, Liontrust Economic Advantage team
  • Company panel: UK companies setting the pace on innovation
    Dr Eben Upton, Chief Executive Officer, Raspberry Pi
    Jon Stanton, Chief Executive Officer, Weir Group
    Elizabeth Walton, Director of Investor Relations, AstraZeneca
    Chaired by Natalie Bell, Fund Manager, Economic Advantage team
  • In conclusion: Anthony Cross, Head of the Liontrust Economic Advantage team

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Vanessa Lawley
Vanessa Lawley

Head of UK Client Service

Sagar Mehta
Sagar Mehta

UK Client Service – London

Jemima Kenworthy
Jemima Kenworthy

UK Client Service – Midlands and the North

Sam Norton
Sam Norton

UK Client Service - South

Economic Advantage team

The award-winning Economic Advantage team is headed by Anthony Cross, who joined Liontrust from Schroders in 1997. Victoria Stevens and Matt Tonge joined the team in 2015. Victoria was previously Deputy Head of Corporate Broking at FinnCap, while Matt had spent nine years on the Liontrust dealing desk, latterly winning an industry award for his work in mid and small cap stocks. Alex Wedge joined the team in March 2020 from N+1 Singer, where he had spent over seven years, latterly as a senior member of the equity sales team. Natalie Bell joined the team in August 2022, having previously been a member of the Liontrust Responsible Capitalism team where she led engagement with investee companies. Alex Game joined the team in May 2024 from Unicorn Asset Management, where he had spent nearly 10 years and where he co-managed a range of funds including two UK equity funds and an AIM portfolio service. Bobby Powar joined from Artemis in 2024.

 

 

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