The Cosec Breakfast is an invite-only digital roundtable designed for Company Secretaries, Deputies, and Assistants of UK listed companies. Held via Teams, this session offers a confidential and collaborative space to share and explore the key challenges you’re facing in your role.
Each session is shaped by you. Before the event, we’ll have a short one-on-one call to understand what topics you’d like to discuss. These insights will form the agenda, which is structured around three core discussion themes.
Learn how others are navigating governance shifts, board dynamics and increasing regulatory expectations whilst building your network and enhancing your governance playbook.
Upcoming Dates
- Tuesday 30th June | 8:30–10:00 AM (BST)
- Wednesday 15th July | 8:30–10:00 AM (BST)
- Wednesday 29th July | 8:30–10:00 AM (BST)
Register Your Interest
If you’re interested in joining an upcoming session, please complete the form. We’ll be in touch to confirm your place and arrange a short pre-event call.
What’s Been Discussed Before?
Get a feel for the kinds of conversations we’ve had in previous sessions:
The Cosec Breakfast provided an excellent opportunity to connect with like-minded Cosecs and discuss key topics in Governance. Adam effectively guided the conversation, ensuring that every important area was addressed. This resulted in an engaging and thought-provoking discussion among the group.
A really well run session with a great mix of people. The group size was just right, and the pre-event call helped focus the discussion. Even when the topics weren’t entirely new, it was reassuring to hear others facing similar challenges—and I left with useful contacts and fresh perspective.
For company secretaries whose time is at a premium, the Cosec Breakfast proved to be a highly worthwhile use of 90 minutes, delivering meaningful insights and practical suggestions that gave it a relevance that other industry events can lack.
"A really useful session with a good mix of perspectives. The EU Accessibility Act discussion was insightful, and the open, honest atmosphere – helped by the Chatham House Rule – made it easy to share and learn."
"The CoSec Breakfast was brilliant - fresh, interactive, and had a real community feel. Opportunities like this are vital for CoSecs to come together to connect, learn and share in a relaxed atmosphere. Experiences could be shared, without feeling that there was any judgement."
"A really great session, the discussion felt different to a typical conference or event: more open, more relevant and more impactful. It's clear and encouraging to see the shift from AI being spoken about as a standalone topic and now being woven into broader conversations on various topics. It was encouraging to hear how others are thinking about it and to come away with a fresh perspective and renewed enthusiasm around its potential."
“I really enjoyed the Cosec Breakfast. It was reassuring to hear that other people are also finding the pressures to implement AI a challenge and the discussions gave me lots of food for thought further exploration. The group felt like the right size, with a good range of experience but still small enough to feel comfortable to contribute rather than being lost in the crowd at a bigger event. It also worked really well first thing in the morning, before the inbox takes over.”
“A really interesting session with a strong format and the right number of people, making it easy to engage and learn from each other. Having the FRC involved helped initiate a topical discussion early on engaging everyone, and it felt like time well spent with some valuable ideas to take away—particularly around thinking more actively about AI. Overall, it was a great opportunity to hear different perspectives and have meaningful conversations, both in the session and during the break.”
“I really enjoyed the Cosec Breakfast. It gave me the opportunity to have an open, private conversation and learn a great deal from others on the call. I hadn’t expected to pick up so much, but hearing how others were framing issues was genuinely helpful. There was a good mix of seniority in the room, and the discussion gave me a much broader perspective on how CoSecs are thinking about AI, the changes it will bring, and the upskilling that will be needed. It was a real wake-up call in the best sense, and I came away with pages of notes to share with my team.”
“I really enjoyed the Cosec Breakfast. It was a great session, everyone was engaged and the conversation felt genuinely useful throughout. The smaller group size worked really well; it meant you couldn’t just hide in the background, which actually made it easier to contribute. There was a good breadth of experience and the pre-event call really helped set the tone and build confidence going in. I would definitely attend again.”