Summary

Following the success of its recent Data, AI and the Future of Financial Services Summit, City and Financial Global is pleased to give you advanced notice of the next edition of this important event, which will take place in Central London on 9 June.

Chaired by Vivienne Artz OBE, Senior Data Strategy and Privacy Policy Advisor to Centre for Information Policy Leadership, this timely global summit will bring together government officials, regulators and top industry experts to share best practice for achieving optimal business outcomes with data and AI in respect of people, process, and technology.

The programme will provide you with a comprehensive update on the UK Data (Use and Access) Bill and the UK Government’s evolving data and AI strategy. The expert speaker faculty will explore how data privacy and regulatory compliance can act as catalysts for innovation, while ensuring its safe and responsible integration with the evolving regulatory regime.

The summit will also shed light on the latest developments in relation to digital identities, digital currencies and digital assets and offer a detailed analysis of navigating Tech Reg in 2025. In addition, there will be deep dives into various legal and regulatory issues, as well as the many ethical issues that AI presents.

Agenda

Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in BST.

8:30 AM
Registration & morning networking
 
9:00 AM
Conference introduction

Maurice Button, Chief Executive, City & Financial Global

9:05 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon), Data Strategy & Privacy Policy Advisor, Centre for Information Policy Leadership 

9:10 AM
Keynote address
 
9:30 AM
Keynote address
 
9:50 AM
Keynote address

Navigating Tech Reg in 2025. A journey through key milestones and obligations and the practical implications for your company

Fiona Maclean, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

10:10 AM
Keynote addresses followed by the keynote panel/joint Q&A

The future of UK data and AI strategy and the pro-innovation regulatory approach in the financial services industry 

Keynote address

The ICO’s evolving data strategy

Stephen Almond, Executive Director, Regulatory Risk, ICO

Keynote address

How are financial institutions balancing innovation and governance? Learning from GDPR about AI governance

Gareth Oldale, Tech, IP and Data Partner, TLT LLP

Keynote address

11:10 AM
Keynote address

Munib Ali, Partner, AlixPartners

11:25 AM
Networking & morning coffee
 
11:45 AM
Fireside chat

How is agentic AI changing the game and what additional risks and opportunities does it bring?

Host

Emma Erskine-Fox, Partner, TLT LLP

Participants

Dr Paul Dongha, Head of Responsible AI & AI Strategy, NatWest Group

Grace Briody, Technology Specialist - App Innovation, Microsoft

12:15 PM
Keynote panel

Enabling the use of digital identities in the UK and beyond

Moderator

Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon), Data Strategy & Privacy Policy Advisor, Centre for Information Policy Leadership

Speakers

Yvonne Deane Harte, Director for Secondary Markets and Post Trade Policy, UK Finance

Laura Foster, Associate Director - Technology and Innovation, techUK

Nicole Sandler, Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology

1:05 PM
Networking & lunch
 
2:00 PM
Keynote panel

Opportunities for innovation in payments and Open Banking in the UK.  Navigating the latest changes while balancing customer demands and regulatory compliance. The FSB 12 Dec 2024 recommendation to promote alignment and interoperability re cross border payments

Moderator

Brett Carr, Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP

Speakers

Riccardo Tordera Ricchi, Director of Policy & Government Relations, The Payments Association

Iana Vidal, Head of UK Public Policy, Block

Speaker to be confirmed

2:50 PM
A series of keynote presentations

Best practice for achieving optimal business outcomes with data + AI

Keynote presentation I

Theme and speaker to be confirmed

Keynote presentation II

Theme and speaker to be confirmed

Keynote presentation III - Why a pro-human, ‘ human-centric’ AI is a business asset? Aligning science with human rights for risk management

Ayca Ariyoruk, Senior Fellow, Center for AI and Digital Policy; Global Policy Strategist and Cross-Cultural Ethics Advisor in artificial intelligence

3:40 PM
Fireside chat

How is FCA addressing AI internally and regulating in this space in the UK? International cooperation on regulating AI

Host

Munib Ali, Partner, AlixPartners

Speaker

Kate Collyer, Chief Economist, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

4:00 PM
Keynote address followed by keynote panel

What does the future hold for AI in financial services in the UK and beyond? Balancing data privacy and an appropriate, flexible regulatory regime on the one hand, with, on the other, an environment in which innovation can flourish and be internationally competitive

Moderator

Gabe Lakeman, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

Speakers

Adam Jackson, Chief Strategy Officer, Innovate Finance

Speakers to be confirmed

4:50 PM
Chair’s closing remarks followed by the networking drinks reception

Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon), Data Strategy & Privacy Policy Advisor, Centre for Information Policy Leadership 

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The conference fee includes a copy of the recordings (post-event).

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