Agenda

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

8:50 AM
Registration and networking
 
9:15 AM
Conference introduction

Maurice Button, Chief Executive, City & Financial Global

9:20 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Ian Taylor, COO, ht.digital and Board Advisor, CryptoUK 

9:25 AM
Keynote address I: The policy vision behind the UK’s new cryptoasset regime
  • Establishing the UK as a global centre for cryptoassets and stablecoins
  • Rationale and objectives of the new regime
  • Policy outcomes and the phased legislative approach 
  • Timeline for implementation and next steps

Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE

9:45 AM
Panel: Stablecoins vs. Tokenised Deposits – practical and regulatory considerations
  • Legal nature: claim on a bank (deposit token) vs. claim on an issuer/reserve (stablecoin)
  • Prudential, segregation and redemption mechanics; insolvency and client money custody
  • Operational realities: settlement use-cases, cross-border, and platform r

Moderator  

Ian Taylor, COO, ht.digital and Board Advisor, CryptoUK 

Panellists 

Rhiannon Butterfield, Principal Policy Advisor, UK Finance 

Phoebe Zhou, Global Head of Client Solutions, HSBC 

Sabih Behzad, Head of Digital Assets & Currencies Transformation, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank 

10:25 AM
Fireside chat: Regulation of cryptoasset trading platforms
  • New rules and market integrity 

Host

Maurice Button, CEO, City & Financial Global 

In conversation with 

Keith Grose, Senior Country Director, Coinbase UK  

10:45 AM
Networking break
 
11:05 AM
Panel: Current compliance challenges in cryptoassets for market participants
  • Defining assets
  • AML/KYC compliance
  • Achieving global regulatory coordination
  • Obligations for UK and overseas firms 
  • Business models and operational structures

Moderator

George Morris, Partner, Simmons & Simmons

Panellists

Oliver Tonkin, Co-founder and CEO, BCB Group

Stephan Dreyer, Managing Director, ANNA 

Azariah Nukajam, Head of Regulation and Compliance (UK), Gemini 

11:45 AM
Fireside chat: The crypto regulation paradox – how do you regulate from the inside out?

Ian Taylor, COO, ht.digital and Board Advisor, CryptoUK 

In conversation with 

Barney Reynolds, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell 

12:05 PM
Keynote address II: The FCA’s approach to regulating cryptoassets and stablecoins

David Geale, Executive Director, Financial Conduct Authority 

12:25 PM
Panel: Stablecoins – issuance, custody, and use in payments
  • New regulated activity for fiat-referenced stablecoins
  • Prudential standards for issuers and custodians
  • Use of overseas stablecoins and the concept of ‘payment arrangers’ 
  • Consumer protection and legal safeguards

Moderator

Laura Navaratnam, UK Policy Lead, CCI 

Panellists

Sam Hinton-Smith, Head of International Public Policy, Stripe

Rory Tanner, Head of UK Government Affairs and Public Policy, Revolut 

Katie Harries, Director & Head of Policy, Europe, Coinbase 

Riccardo Tordera-Ricchi, Director of Policy & Government Relations, The Payments Association 

1:10 PM
Networking and lunch break
 
2:15 PM
Afternoon chair’s opening remarks

Emma Joyce, Chief Revenue Officer, GBBC 

2:20 PM
Panel: International perspectives – UK vs EU and global regulatory approaches
  • Comparison with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the U.S. Genius Act
  • Cross-border challenges and opportunities
  • Implications for overseas firms serving UK client

Moderator  

Polina Evstifeeva, Author, CryptoReg Insights and Executive in Residence, GDF 

Panellists 

Karel Lannoo, Chief Executive, The Centre for European Policy Studies

Francisco Parente, Associate Director, FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA 

Heather O’Gorman, Head of Digital Assets, fscom 

3:05 PM
Panel: Does the UK’s new regulatory framework meet the needs of Institutional investors?

Moderator

Emma Joyce, Chief Revenue Officer, GBBC

Panellists

Emma Lovett, Executive Director, Markets – Digital Assets, J.P. Morgan

Rowan Varrall, Regulatory Affairs Director, Digital Token Identifier Foundation

George Morris, Partner, Simmons & Simmons 

3:45 PM
Afternoon break
 
4:05 PM
Fireside chat: Custody and safeguarding of cryptoassets
  • Regulatory expectations and operational challenges 

Host

Ouida Taaffe, Editor, Financial World 

In conversation with

Julian Sawyer, CEO, Zodia 

4:25 PM
Panel: Cryptoassets, stablecoins and financial crime
  • How effective will the new regulatory regime be in combatting financial crime?
  • Preventing sanctions evasion
  • Money laundering and market abuse

Moderator

Emma Joyce, Chief Revenue Officer, GBBC

Panellists

Luke Holden, Deputy Head of Illicit Finance (Cryptoassets and Tech Enablers), National Economic Crime Centre

Matthias Bauer-Langgartner, Head of Policy, Europe, Chainalysis 

Tony Craddock, Founder, The Payments Association 

5:05 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
 
5:10 PM
Close of proceedings
 

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