Agenda

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

8:40 AM
Registration, networking coffee and breakfast
 
9:15 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Munib Ali, Partner, AlixPartners 

9:20 AM
Keynote address I: The FCA’s agenda to combat market abuse and enforcement priorities

Helen Boyd, Director of Market Oversight, Financial Conduct Authority

9:45 AM
Panel: AI, machine learning and next-generation surveillance

Key themes

  • Moving from rule-based to behaviour-based detection
  • Generative AI risks and defensive use cases
  • Model validation, auditability and regulatory scrutiny
  • Reducing false positives while maintaining coverage

Moderator

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

Panellists

Cromwell Fraser, Regulatory SME, Compliance, NiCE Actimize

Justin Nathan, Global Head of Surveillance, DimeTrades

Liam Smith, COO, LSE plc and Digital and Securities Markets, London Stock Exchange Group 

10:30 AM
Panel: Market abuse enforcement trends

THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD UNDER THE CHATHAM HOUSE RULE

Key themes

  • Recent enforcement themes across equities, fixed income and commodities
  • Cross-venue and cross-border co-operation
  • Lessons from enforcement referrals
  • Senior management accountability

Moderator

David Pygott, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard 

Panellists

Fleur Eysenck, Legal Counsel, Litigation, Investigations and Enforcement, Barclays 

Abbie Steele, Director, Financial Crime & Forensics, EY 

11:15 AM
Morning coffee and networking break
 
11:35 AM
Panel: The regulatory framework for market abuse in cryptoassets and tokenisation

Key themes

  • UK Market Abuse Regime for Cryptoassets (MARC)
  • MiCA market integrity provisions
  • Surveillance of decentralised venues
  • Tokenised securities and traditional MAR overlap

Moderator:

Munib Ali, Partner, AlixPartners

Panellists

Avanthi Weerasinghe, Head of Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, UK Finance 

Christopher Kiew-Smith, Managing Director, EMEA Head of Legal and Compliance, Galaxy Digital 

Sebastian Barling, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP 

12:15 PM
Panel: Latest developments in market manipulation enforcement

Key themes

  • Emerging manipulation tactics: spoofing, layering and cross-market strategies
  • Data-driven surveillance using advanced analytics to detect suspicious trading patterns
  • Enforcement trends: cases penalties and compliance takeaways

Moderator

Tepo Din, Partner, Temple Bright 

Panellists 

Alexandra End, Senior Manager, Cornerstone Research

Andrew Adams, Head of Trade Surveillance, EMEA and APAC, RBC Capital Markets

Amber Wood, Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer, Panmure Liberum 

1:00 PM
Lunch and Networking break
 
2:00 PM
Panel: European regulatory co-operation and enforcement: what are the implications for UK based firms?

Key themes

  • Global data sharing initiatives
  • Transaction reporting quality expectations
  • Data standardisation initiatives
  • Pan-European enforcement trends

Moderator

Melanie Ryan, Partner, Pinsent Masons 

Panellists 

Carlo Milia, Director, Head of Market Abuse Investigation Unit, CONSOB

Raúl Navarro, Deputy Director Equity Markets, CNMV 

Helen Packard, Head of Market Oversight Data and Intelligence, FCA 

2:40 PM
Panel: Challenges in regulating the foreign exchange and commodities markets

Key themes

  • Challenges of decentralised OTC markets
  • Benchmark and fixing risks
  • Cross-market abuse across derivatives, physical commodities and related FX markets
  • Data and jurisdictional gaps

Moderator

Mark Bainbridge, Director of Market Surveillance, ICE Futures Europe 

Panellists 

Alexander McDonald, CEO, European Venues and Intermediaries Association

Richard Metcalfe, Head of Regulatory Affairs, World Federation of Exchanges 

Christopher Rich, General Counsel, Financial Markets Standards Board 

3:20 PM
Presentation: Inside information: identification and preventing inadvertent and deliberate dissemination

Key themes

  • Identifying inside information in complex transactions
  • Managing leaks in a digital communications era
  • MAR disclosure timing challenges
  • Culture and individual accountability

David Pygott, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard

Ross McCartney, Legal Director, Addleshaw Goddard 

3:45 PM
Fireside Chat: Best practice in market abuse systems and controls

Key themes

  • Developing and implementing robust surveillance frameworks
  • Reviewing evolving market risks
  • Ensuring strong governance and escalation procedures
  • Continuous systems testing and on-going staff training

Moderator

Emma Parry, Founder and CEO, NovaFin Consulting 

Panellists 

Louise Rodger, Managing Director, Compliance, Control and Accounting (CCA), AFME

Rebecca Sims, Senior Associate Director, Compliance Monitoring and Surveillance, Janus Henderson Investors 

4:15 PM
Chair’s closing remarks

Munib Ali, Partner, AlixPartners 

4:20 PM
Afternoon tea and networking
 
4:40 PM
Conference close
 

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