*Early bird tickets available until 19 June* The annual Governance North conference will be held at The Midland Manchester on 6 October. Join fellow company secretaries and governance professionals for a day packed with keynote speeches, insights, panel discussions, coupled with networking opportunities. Member and Student rates available.

Join us for this expert lead panel session from 6pm on 4 June as we discuss how organisations can seamlessly build these new responsibilities into your governance practice.

Develop a thorough grounding in company law and the role of the secretarial team.

This course is to transform professionals who have suddenly found themselves wearing “two hats” into confident, credible and effective Company Secretaries.

Join the East of England’s Student Champion to hear about her experiences working in Higher Education for over twenty years.

This course provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to risk management.

Join us for this event in collaboration with EY, taking place at their London Bridge Offices. 2026 marks 11 years since the UK introduced the Modern Slavery Act (MSA), which was lauded at the time as the leading global standard of its kind. In December 2025, the government issued updated guidance on the steps that companies should be taking to comply with the MSA, and in July 2025 the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights recommended that new legislation is needed in this space. In this session our expert speaker Joshua Domb will discuss learnings from the last decade, and reflect on the range of risks that have crystalised for businesses around the world where their focus on human rights considerations has fallen short. Joshua will highlight key legal developments in this space globally, offer thoughts on how human rights focused compliance is likely to evolve and share best practices for getting your human rights programme right.

An essential overview of the role of boards in delivering good corporate governance, the regulatory landscape and key responsibilities for directors.

This event will explore how responsible businesses apply ethical practice to build a positive culture, gain competitive advantage and reduce risk. It will signpost practical tools that can enable governance professionals to influence and facilitate ethical business conversations and practices with confidence.