Reset Connect North 2026
Castlefield partner, Helen Tandy will be a featured speaker at the Reset Connect North event taking place at Leeds Armouries in March.
Date: Tuesday 3 March & Wednesday 4 March
Location: Royal Armouries, Leeds
Helen will be featuring across several sessions within the Finance & Investment Hub, supporting SRI Services by contributing both to open-access discussions and closed-door roundtables for financial professionals.
You can see Helen speaking at the following talks:
A Beginner’s Guide to Sustainable, Responsible and Ethical Investment: Principles and Practice
Finance & Investment Hub – Open to All
A practical introduction designed for those new to sustainable investing, exploring key principles, approaches and real-world application, with plenty of opportunity for audience questions.
Sustainable Investment in 2026: What Is It, How Does It Work and Why Does It Matter?
Finance & Investment Hub – Open to All
A forward-looking discussion examining how sustainable investing is evolving, what it means for investors and advisers, and why it remains central to the future of finance.
Helen will also be taking part in two invitation-only roundtable sessions for professionals working in retail financial services and investment:
- How Can the Retail Investment Community Make Money and Do Good? What Might Being a ‘Dialshifter’ Look Like?
- Exploring the New ‘Adviser Sustainability Group’ Report
These smaller, interactive sessions will bring together practitioners to discuss the practical realities of embedding sustainability into advice models, investment propositions and client conversations.
About Helen
Alongside being a Chartered Financial Planner with over 30 years’ experience in financial services, Helen is Castlefield’s Carbon Literacy trainer and net-zero lead. Helen founded Eco Communities, a non-profit organisation tackling plastic pollution and designing circular living projects in Cheshire. As a passionate public speaker, Helen advocates for climate action, sustainable living, and a plastic-free, circular net-zero future. She also hosts Chester’s People Planet Pint and organises eco-focused events across Cheshire. More recently, Helen has been recognised with multiple sustainability and charity awards. including finalist in two categories of the Women in Green Business Awards and recognition in the Net Zero 50.
About Reset Connect North 2026
Reset Connect has grown to become the flagship event of London Climate Action Week, bringing together businesses, investors and policymakers to accelerate the transition to a net zero economy. In 2026, the organisers are launching Reset Connect North (2–3 March), expanding the platform to spotlight the North’s strengths in innovation, clean energy and sustainable infrastructure.
The conference takes place at Leeds Armouries between March 3rd & 4th and will unite regional businesses, investors and government bodies with the tools and partnerships needed to lead the green industrial revolution — unlocking new opportunities for collaboration, growth and jobs.
The event is free to attend. For more details or to register for a ticket visit their website here: