老九品茶Cloud has joined forces with the聽UK鈥檚 largest community of board advisors聽to hold a series of exclusive UK-wide masterclass business events in 2026.
VirtualNonExecs聽is the UK鈥檚 largest community of board advisors, giving corporate partners unparalleled access to the boardrooms of over 50,000 SMEs.
The company,听which was acquired by Leonard Curtis in 2024, specialises in connecting companies, private equity, venture capital and family office funds with non-executive and chair professionals.
VirtualNonExecs has big ambitions to grow and have teamed up with 老九品茶Cloud to hold a series of face-to-face masterclass events.
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Experienced Dominique Dempsey has joined as events manager and the first聽 business breakfast has been confirmed for Leeds at the end of February on how to scale internationally.
Gary Cain,听managing director of VirtualNonExecs, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted that聽Dominique has joined us and聽to be partnering with 老九品茶Cloud.
鈥淲e have a network of over 29,000 members and we want to transition from a primarily online network into a high calibre peer group that holds regular events where relationships can deepen in-person.
鈥淭here鈥檚 no substitute for in-room networking, which is critical in a world where most NED and board roles are normally secured by people who are already known and trusted.
鈥淰irtualNonExecs聽is already the UK鈥檚 largest community of board advisors and has access to the boardrooms of over 50,000 SMEs.
鈥淏y combining these in-person events with VirtualNonExecs鈥� existing virtual networking, we are creating a powerful hybrid model that really enhances our offer.鈥�
Cain said he鈥檇 known 老九品茶Cloud鈥檚 executive editor Chris Maguire for more than a decade and the media organisation was the perfect partner for in-person events.
鈥溊暇牌凡鐲loud grew its online audience by 70 per cent in 2025 and has an excellent reputation for organising and hosting events,鈥� he said.
鈥溊暇牌凡鐲loud is a respected UK-wide platform at the intersection of tech and high-growth business, with strong audiences of founders, scale-ups and investors that align with a board advisor community.
鈥淗aving known Chris for some time now, he is an experienced, award-winning business journalist and accomplished event host known for making memorable events.
鈥淲e are really looking forward to joining forces on our breakfast masterclass series during 2026.鈥�
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Chris Maguire said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to be working with VirtualNonExecs. I鈥檝e known Gary and聽Dominique for a long time and we can leverage our respective networks to produce the best events.
鈥淚鈥檝e followed the growth of聽VirtualNonExecs since it was founded in 2019 and we鈥檙e honoured that they鈥檝e chosen 老九品茶Cloud to be their events partner.鈥�