Master the Markets: An Evening with UMushroom Founder Luba Schoenig ahead of the UK Investment Competition 2026…

Whether you are new to investing or already thinking about your first portfolio, this evening is a chance to learn from someone who has built a career and a company around making finance more accessible. Luba Schoenig moved from senior banking roles into co-founding UMushroom, the investment education platform partnering with us on the UK Investment Challenge 2026. Over 45 minutes she will share her own story and the practical side of investing, followed by an open Q&A and time to talk with her informally afterwards.

The session is designed to give you real grounding before you build your own paper portfolio for the Challenge. Luba will cover:

• Her path from senior banking into entrepreneurship and what changed when she left a large institution to start her own company
• The fundamentals of building and managing a portfolio, from strategy and risk to choosing between stocks, ETFs and funds
• How to approach the UK Investment Challenge 2026 and what a strong strategy and pitch can look like
• Financial literacy and making investing more accessible and how UMushroom is built to do exactly that
• Women building careers in finance and investment

You will leave with a clearer sense of how investing actually works, a feel for the competition ahead and the chance to put your own questions to someone who has done it. Come along, bring your curiosity and take your first step into the UK Investment Challenge 2026.