Resilience Required
Tuesday 27th January 2026. 2.00pm - 5.00pm. London Bridge, London.
Hear the founders of Boucleme and Oddbox reflect on the resilience needed to keep a consumer brand steady through triumphs, setbacks and changing market conditions.
The session also sets out the legal risks and recovery options that all directors need to understand in challenging circumstances.
See the agenda below, then scroll down to register.
AGENDA & SPEAKERS
2.00pm - ARRIVALS & NETWORKING
Tea, coffee, juice and biscuits.
2.30pm - REFLECTING ON RESILIENCE
Q&As with consumer brand founders. These leaders have steered their brands through shifting consumer trends, inflationary headwinds, rising acquisition costs and other major challenges.
Deepak Ravindran, Co-Founder, Oddbox & Executive Coach to Founders
Built a £30m grocery brand tackling food waste by celebrating oddly shaped fruit and veg.
Restructured operations after a period of reduced demand, strengthening efficiency and profitability.
Shifted to a leaner growth model by cutting marketing spend and rethinking customer acquisition.
Supports founders and C-suite teams with coaching on scaling, transition and personal development.
Deepak will share how leaders evolve under pressure and stay resilient through operational change.
Michele Scott-Lynch, Founder, Boucleme
Founded a haircare brand empowering people with curls to embrace their natural texture.
Has led the business through shifting consumer trends, external economic shocks and continual strategy evolution.
Draws on more than a decade of experience navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.
Talks candidly about avoiding unhealthy comparison and staying sceptical of the 'perfect founder' façade on social media.
Michele will share how founder resilience has powered her brand's success.
3.30pm - RESPONSIBILITIES IN TOUGH TRADING
Q&A with legal partner. Background on the legal risks arising from poor trading and the avenues for recovery that all directors should be aware of.
Crispin Daly, Partner, Howard Kennedy LLP
Specialist in restructuring, contingency planning and distressed situations. Will share knowledge on:
The key legal obligations directors must understand during periods of poor trading or cashflow pressure.
The personal risks of wrongful or misfeasance trading and how directors can protect themselves.
Options available to companies and directors facing complex financial situations.
Crispin will outline must-know legal risks for consumer brand directors.
4.00pm - RESILIENT GLOBAL MARGINS
Insights from expert partners.
Hayley Howes, Sales Director, Starlinks Global
Global delivery solution for seamless cross-border trade.
Avoiding margin loss in international deliveries.
Designing service levels that balance customer expectation with profitability.
Gabriel Guillaud, Partner - CFO, International Management Solutions
Accounting firm for European companies operating in the US market.
Making tax structures more resilient to tariff shifts.
Using transfer pricing policies to protect margins.
4.15pm - NETWORKING
Tea, coffee, juice and canapes.
5.00pm - CLOSE