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

8:40 AM
Registration, networking and coffee
 
9:15 AM
Welcome and Introduction

Maurice Button, CEO, City & Financial Global

9:20 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Ashar Qureshi, Partner, Fried Frank

9:30 AM
Keynote Address I: The role of regulation in encouraging investment in the City

Dominic Holland, Director of Market Oversight, Financial Conduct Authority

9:50 AM
Keynote Address II: What is the LSE doing to improve its attractiveness as a listing venue? What has been done to date and what else needs to be improved?

Charlie Walker, Deputy Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange

10:10 AM
Panel: To what extent will the Government and regulators’ commitment to reforming the listing regime change companies’ and investors’ attitudes to the UK markets?

Moderator:

Tom Godwin, Partner, Freshfields

Panellists:

Charlie Lytle, Chairman of Corporate Broking, Goldman Sachs

Rupert Walford, Managing Director, European Equity Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets

Julie Shacklady, Director, Primary Markets and Corporate Finance, UK Finance

11:00 AM
Networking and coffee break
 
11:20 AM
Panel: The evolution of public and private markets: trends, growth and the relationship between both markets including the impact of PISCES

Moderator:

Mark Austin CBE, Partner, Latham & Watkins

Panellists:

Claire Suddens-Spiers, Co-Head of Equity Markets Solutions, Rothschild & Co; Chair, TheCityUK’s Capital Markets Group 

Chris Madderson, Managing Director, Head of UK ECM, Barclays

Richard Fenner, Director, Government Relations, Euroclear

12:05 PM
Fireside chat: Latest developments arising from the investment research review

Host:

James Ashton, CEO, The Quoted Companies Alliance

In conversation with...

Rachel Kent, Partner, Hogan Lovells and Chair, Investment Research Review

12:25 PM
Panel: The changing nature of corporate governance and the relationship between companies and shareholders

Moderator:

Aseet Dalvi, Partner, Fried Frank

Panellists:

Chris Kinder, CEO, Investor Forum

Kate O’Neill, Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Corporate Affairs, Financial Reporting Council 

Sir Jonathan Symonds CBE, Chair, GSK

Adam Green, Chief Risk Officer, Equiniti

1:05 PM
Networking and lunch break
 
2:05 PM
Panel: Unlocking pension fund and insurance company investment into the UK capital markets

Moderator:

Michael Aherne, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills

Panellists:

Conor Lawlor, Managing Director, Capital Markets and Wholesale, UK Finance

Tim Fassam, Director of Public Affairs, Phoenix Group

Muirinn O’Neill, Vice President, Government Affairs & Public Policy, BlackRock

2:50 PM
Fireside chat: Creating the necessary environment for high tech companies to scale and grow

Host:

Mark Austin CBE, Partner, Latham & Watkins

In conversation with...

Matthew Scullion, Founder and Chief Executive, Matillion

3:10 PM
Networking and afternoon tea
 
3:30 PM
Panel: How to improve retail participation in equity investments

Moderator:

David Ostojitsch, Director of Government Relations and Policy, PIMFA

Panellists:

James Deal, Co-founder and Head of UK, PrimaryBid

John Ions, Chief Executive, Liontrust

Anne Fairweather, Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy, Hargreaves Lansdown

4:15 PM
Fireside chat: What impact does the UK culture on executive remuneration have on attracting and retaining talent in the City?

Host

Chris Fallon, Legal Director, Tapestry Compliance

In conversation with…

Andrew Ninian, Director, Stewardship, Risk and Tax, The Investment Association

4:45 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
 
4:55 PM
Conference close
 

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