Keynote SpeakersJustin Urquhart-Stewart is one of the most recognisable market commentators and keynote speakers.
Justin co-founded 7 Investment Management, building up to £15 billion in funds under management before his retirement in 2019.
He is now the chairman and co-founder of Regionally, which innovates new investment services for the regions.
Previously, he founded Broker Services, which became Barclays Stockbrokers. Furthermore, he co-founded what was to become the AIM market and set up the investment education specialist Proshare.
After training as a barrister, Justin Urquhart-Stewart started his career at Barclays DCO. He was posted to Uganda, where he was seriously wounded in an incident that nearly ended his career before a corporate banking role in Singapore.
In 2019, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Southampton University. As a result, the Justin Urquhart-Stewart bursary was created, an award available to second-year business students.
In 2016, he helped to launch Investors in the Community.
Justin Urquhart-Stewart is interested in developing the investment market and breaking down many traditional barriers for private investors and smaller companies.
He was named Favourite Financial Personality by Proshare, writes regularly press and frequently appears on television and radio.
He shares his wealth of knowledge and offers a calm, clear-sighted view of the stocks and shares markets. Furthermore, he offers his predictions on market movements and where the next bubble will come from.
Justin has also served as the Chair of Investors in Community, an innovative organisation aiming to measure all social contributions an organisation can make, not just the financial.
In his earlier career, Justin worked in the vineyards of France and the dockyards of Southampton, where he became a shop steward for UCATT. He is a keen archaeologist and motorcyclist. He lives in west London with his wife Virginia and three Burmese cats.
