Agenda

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

8:30 AM
Registration and networking
 
9:00 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
9:05 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

9:25 AM
Keynote Address II: Systemic payment systems using stablecoins
 
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

Panellists 

Rhiannon Butterfield, Principal Policy Advisor, UK Finance 

Phoebe Zhou, Head of Emerging Payments Systems, Europe, and UK and Lux Lead of Tokenised Deposit Services, 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 

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 

Vijay Selvam, General Counsel, International, Gemini 

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

In conversation with 

Barney Reynolds, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell 

12:05 PM
Keynote Address III: 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

Panellists

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

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

1:05 PM
Networking and lunch break
 
2:05 PM
Fireside chat: UK–U.S. coordination and its implications
  • The new UK–U.S. taskforce mandate on capital markets and digital assets; how it interfaces with the Financial Regulatory Working Group (FRWG) cycle.
  • Practical implications for dual-regulated groups, cross-border offerings, custody, listings, and enforcement posture
2:25 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

Panellists 

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

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

Panellists

Xiaonan Zou, Head of Innovation and Digital Assets, UBS Group Treasury

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

Rowan Varrall, Regulatory Affairs Director, Digital Token Identifier Foundation

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

Panellists

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

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

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