Agenda

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

Monday, June 30, 2025
8:30 AM
Registration, networking and morning coffee
 
8:55 AM
Conference introduction
 
9:00 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
9:05 AM
Opening Keynote
 
9:15 AM
Keynote Address

Harnessing innovation in the UK’s financial services sector to drive the UK’s growth strategy

9:30 AM
Keynote Address

Opportunities for international investors in the UK’s renewable energy sector – the UK’s proposition

9:45 AM
Keynote Address

Building on COP 29 towards COP 30 to keep the world on track to meet its climate change targets

10:00 AM
The role of the international capital markets in financing the energy transition
 
10:40 AM
Networking and morning coffee
 
11:10 AM
Redefining ESG – do we need to develop a new paradigm for responsible sustainable investment?
 
11:50 AM
Keynote Address

Cities of the future – unlocking investment into new technologies for the energy transition

12:30 PM
How can better corporate disclosure and data boost sustainable investment?
 
1:10 PM
Networking and lunch
 
2:10 PM
Keynote Address

Adapting the global financial institutional architecture to reflect the twin challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss

2:25 PM
Keynote Address

Addressing the increasingly important imperative of investment in climate adaptation

2:40 PM
China’s strategy for investment in renewable energy infrastructure and technologies
 
2:55 PM
Developing the global market for transition finance: opportunities and the challenges
 
3:35 PM
Networking and afternoon tea
 
4:05 PM
The opportunity for financial institutions to drive the development of the international carbon markets
 
4:45 PM
Nature as an investment opportunity: natural capital strategies, AI and new technologies
 
5:25 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
 
5:30 PM
Networking drinks reception and close of proceedings
 
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
8:30 AM
Registration, networking and morning coffee
 
8:55 AM
Conference introduction
 
9:00 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
9:05 AM
Keynote address

The Industrial Strategy as a catalyst for the UK’s transformation into a high-tech economy

9:20 AM
Keynote address

Regulatory challenges and opportunities presented by AI

9:35 AM
Keynote address

The implementation of the new AI Opportunities Action Plan

9:50 AM
LLMs and GenAI: real-world applications for financial services
 
10:30 AM
Networking and morning coffee
 
11:00 AM
The AI leaders’ perspective: realising the full potential of AI
 
11:40 AM
The future of AI regulation: convergence or divergence?
 
12:20 PM
The impact of AI and digitalisation on trading, investment and markets in the financial services sector
 
1:00 PM
Networking and lunch
 
2:00 PM
Keynote address

Global developments in AI and their implications for the UK

2:15 PM
Keynote address

Abu Dhabi as an emerging AI Hub

2:30 PM
Keynote address

International AI regulation: Balancing innovation and safety

2:45 PM
Delivering the required data centres and other AI infrastructure to underpin the UK’s AI ambitions
 
3:25 PM
Navigating data issues in AI and machine learning
 
4:05 PM
Networking and afternoon tea
 
4:35 PM
Innovation in payments systems – impact of new and emerging technologies
 
5:15 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
 
5:20 PM
Networking drinks reception and close of proceedings
 
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
8:30 AM
Registration, networking and morning coffee
 
9:00 AM
Conference introduction
 
9:05 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
9:10 AM
Keynote address

UK's commitment to remain at the forefront of technological development in digital assets

9:25 AM
Keynote address

US’s new digital asset framework

9:40 AM
Keynote address

Digital Assets: the legislation, their regulation, innovation, investment- the UK opportunity

9:55 AM
Examining global regulatory approaches - international regulators on their individual approaches to domestic and cross border regulations
 
10:35 AM
Asset allocation - Digital asset strategies in 2025 and beyond: the future of institutional adoption
 
11:15 AM
Fireside chat

Digital asset derivatives - Regulation, technology, risk management and capital

11:35 AM
Networking and morning coffee
 
12:05 PM
Overview of use cases in tokenisation - the need to prioritise commercial value over just technological allure - aiming to accelerate institutional adoption and scalability
 
12:45 PM
Tokenisation of other assets, such as money market funds, real estate and private equity
 
1:25 PM
Networking and lunch
 
2:25 PM
Chair’s welcome remarks
 
2:30 PM
Keynote address

Hong Kong digital asset regulatory landscape

2:45 PM
Fireside chat

A view from over the pond: the CFTC’s role in regulating digital assets

3:00 PM
Tokenising collateral – achieving enhanced liquidity, operational efficiency, transparency and flexibility
 
3:35 PM
Networking and afternoon tea
 
4:05 PM
Market liquidity, interoperability and resilient, institutional-grade market infrastructure as the catalyst for scaling
 
4:45 PM
The future of financial transactions? Crypto payments, stablecoins, CBDCs
 
5:25 PM
Keynote address

Economic security and national prosperity

5:30 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
 
5:45 PM
Networking drinks reception and close of proceedings