Agenda

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

Thursday, November 2, 2023
8:30 AM
Registration, networking and morning coffee
 
9:15 AM
Conference introduction
 
9:20 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
9:25 AM
Keynote address

Ensuring an internationally coordinated approach to the regulation of digital assets

9:40 AM
Keynote address

Digital assets and tokenisation – the City of London’s critical role

9:50 AM
Keynote address
 
10:00 AM
UK and UAE as twin centres for digital assets
 
10:30 AM
Impact of the current macro-economic situation on digital assets
 
11:10 AM
Networking and morning coffee
 
11:50 AM
Keynote address

FCA rolling out the regulatory structure

12:05 PM
International regulation: balancing innovation with investor protection
 
12:45 PM
Networking and lunch
 
1:45 PM
Tokenisation I: governance, standards and legal clarity
 
2:25 PM
Tokenisation II: potential asset classes, liquidity and secondary markets
 
3:05 PM
Networking and afternoon tea
 
3:35 PM
Custody and mobility of collateral
 
4:15 PM
Market infrastructure, interoperability and scaling
 
4:55 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
 
5:00 PM
Close of proceedings for day one
 
Friday, November 3, 2023
8:30 AM
Registration, networking and morning coffee
 
9:05 AM
Opening remarks
 
9:10 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
9:15 AM
Keynote address
 
9:30 AM
Keynote address
 
9:45 AM
CBDCs - wholesale vs retail and interoperability
 
10:30 AM
Networking and morning coffee
 
11:10 AM
CBDCs - opportunities and threats for commercial banks and other players
 
11:55 AM
Stablecoins and CBDCs: coexistence and interplay
 
12:40 PM
Networking and lunch
 
1:40 PM
Keynote address - Smaller, Cheaper, Faster & More Distributed – Saving the Planet With Fifth Generation Ledgers
 
1:50 PM
Keynote address
 
2:05 PM
New cross-border payment and settlement technologies
 
2:45 PM
Web3 and DeFi
 
3:25 PM
Systems investment vs value creation: does market participation add up for institutional investors?
 
4:10 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
 
4:15 PM
Close of proceedings