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Webinar – Lessons from the 2025 Proxy Season - speaker biographies

Laurie Havelock, editor, Governance Intelligence
Laurie Havelock is a journalist, writer and podcaster who has worked with IR Impact and Governance Intelligence for more than a decade. He was previously assistant business editor at the Daily Telegraph and acting business and money editor at the i newspaper. In his spare time, he is a keen boardgamer and hosts a podcast about them called Idle Fantasy. He lives in London with his husky, Mischa.

Laura Franconi, head of issuer and broker solutions, BetaNXT
Laura Franconi is Head of Issuer and Broker Solutions at BetaNXT, responsible for the strategic planning and execution of the company’s corporate and fund issuers and broker products. Earlier in her career, Ms. Franconi spent 10 years with JPMorgan Chase, supporting custody and investment banking operations with a focus on corporate actions, depositary receipts, class actions and income processing. She is a graduate of the Love School of Business at Elon University.