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
 
9:20 AM
Keynote address I: The FCA’s agenda to combat market abuse and enforcement priorities
 
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
10:30 AM
Panel: Enforcement trends: manipulation, insider risk and cross-asset cases

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
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
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
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
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
3:20 PM
Afternoon tea and networking
 
3:40 PM
Fireside Chat: 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
4:00 PM
Panel: 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
4:40 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
 
4:45 PM
Conference close
 

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