Agenda

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

8:30 AM
Registration & morning networking
 
9:15 AM
Conference introduction

Maurice Button, Chief Executive, City & Financial Global

9:20 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Vivienne Artz OBE FCSI (Hon) CMgr CCMI AIGP, Senior Data Strategy and Privacy Policy Advisor to
Centre for Information Policy Leadership

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 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

Enabling Innovation, Safeguarding Consumers: The ICO’s Role in Financial Services

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

Onur Can Koltukcu, Policy Advisor, Technology Strategy, The Dutch Central Bank

11:10 AM
Keynote address

Digital Assets, Data and AI: Reshaping the Foundations of Trust in the Financial System

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
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

Laura Foster, Associate Director - Technology and Innovation, techUK

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

Julie Dawson, Chief Policy & Regulatory Officer, Yoti 

Adrian Field, Director of Market Development, OneID

1:05 PM
Networking & lunch
 
2:00 PM
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

Richard Fenner, Senior Director, Corporate Affairs & Public Policy, Euroclear UK and International 

Dr Clare Walsh, Director – Education, Institute of Analytics

2:50 PM
A series of keynote presentations

Best practice for achieving optimal business outcomes with data + AI

Keynote presentation I

Arabella Arcuragi, Associate Partner, Enterprise Strategy & Industry Transformation Financial Services, IBM Consulting 

Keynote presentation II

Meeri Haataja, CEO, Saidot

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; 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)

4:10 PM
Keynote address followed by 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

Gabriel Lakeman, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

Speakers

Adam Jackson, Chief Strategy Officer, Innovate Finance

Arabella Arcuragi, Associate Partner, Enterprise Strategy & Industry Transformation Financial Services, IBM Consulting

Onur Can Koltukcu, Policy Advisor, Technology Strategy, The Dutch Central Bank

Dr Nataliya Tkachenko, Generative AI Ethics & Assurance Lead, Lloyds Banking Group

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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