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

How digital technologies will transform finance. Using international data to promote innovation and encourage global trade

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 and Watkins LLP

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

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

Keynote address

The ICO’s evolving data strategy

Keynote address

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

Chris Elwell-Sutton, Partner, TLT LLP

Keynote address

11:10 AM
Keynote address
 
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

12:05 PM
Keynote panel

Enabling the use of digital identities in the UK and beyond

Speakers

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

12:50 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

Ricardo Tordera, Director of Policy & Government Relations, The Payments Association

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

Iana Vidal, Head of UK Public Policy, Block

1:35 PM
Networking & lunch
 
2:30 PM
A series of keynote presentations

Best practice for achieving optimal business outcomes with data + AI

Keynote presentation I - AI in digital and trade agreements – examples to date and the  outlook for the future

Keynote presentation II

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

Keynote presentation IV

3:30 PM
Fireside chat

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

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 and Watkins LLP

Speakers

Adam Jackson, Chief Strategy Officer, Innovate Finance

5:00 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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