Nick Mills’ Memorial Lecture 2026

The LMA Livestock and Bloodstock Committee and wider Lloyd’s Bloodstock community invites you to attend the annual Nick Mills’ Memorial Lecture. This year’s speaker, Richard Newton, Director of Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance (Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance, University of Cambridge), will deliver a lecture on Emerging Equine Infectious Diseases in an Era of Climate Change.

Nick Mills (M.A.(Cantab), M.R.C.V.S.) was a longstanding friend to the insurance market, particularly to underwriters and brokers at Lloyd’s, whose help and guidance were greatly valued. We look forward to welcoming you on Thursday 15 January as we gather in his memory.

Networking will follow at One Under Lime.

15.00 – 16.00: Presentation, The Old Library, Lloyd’s, London EC3M 7HA
16.00 onwards: Networking drinks, One Under Lime, Lloyd’s

Event Chair

• Juliet Redfern, Chair of LMA Livestock and Bloodstock Committee and UK Divisional Managing Director – Equine and Livestock, Markel International

Speaker

• Richard Newton, Director of Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance, University of Cambridge: Richard Newton graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1991 and joined the Animal Health Trust in 1994, where he developed extensive expertise in the epidemiology, surveillance and control of equine infectious diseases. He now leads the Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance group at the University of Cambridge Vet School, supported by the UK Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry. Richard also serves on several equine industry advisory committees, with his team conducting global surveillance and providing guidance on disease management and prevention.

Due to restricted numbers, if you register and subsequently are unable to attend, please email jackie.clark@lmalloyds.com.

Audience

This service is open to those with an interest in the work of the Lloyd’s Bloodstock community.