Summary
This summit explores the real-world applications of Gen AI for financial institutions and the huge potential for the industry of the next phase of AI, Agentic AI. It will also provide a detailed analysis of all the related issues, including regulation, data governance, AI infrastructure, the impact on financial markets and specific financial products, international developments and risk management. Top AI experts will share their insights, global regulators will discuss emerging AI regulation and financial services leaders will discuss current and future AI applications.
Agenda
Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in BST.
| Tuesday, July 1, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8:30 AM | Registration, networking and morning coffee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:10 AM | Conference introduction Maurice Button, CEO, City Week, and CEO, City & Financial Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:15 AM | Chair’s opening remarks Julian David OBE, CEO, techUK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:20 AM | Keynote address Harnessing AI and technology to deliver the FCA’s 2025 strategic priorities Jessica Rusu, Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer, FCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:35 AM | From LLMs and GenAI to Agentic AI: real-world applications for financial services Moderator Jan Putnis, Head of Financial Regulation Group and Chair of Financial Institutions Group, Slaughter and May Panellists Jamie Ovenden, CTO, Schroders Gary Collier, CTO, Man Group Aidan Gomez, CEO, Cohere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:15 AM | Networking and morning coffee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:45 AM | The AI leaders’ perspective: realising the full potential of AI Moderator Tim Hickman, Partner, White & Case LLP Panellists Darren Hardman, CEO, Microsoft UK Leon Butler, General Manager, UK and Ireland, IBM Vishal Marria, CEO and Founder, Quantexa Esther Wong, Founder and CEO, 3C AGI Partners, Hong Kong; Panel Representative, Financial Services Development Council Zahra Bahrololoumi CBE, CEO, Salesforce UK and Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:35 AM | Keynote address Implementation of the new AI Opportunities Action Plan The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:50 AM | The future of AI regulation: convergence or divergence? Moderator Gareth Stokes, Partner, Global Co-Chair, Technology, DLA Piper Panellists Emmanuel Givanakis, CEO - FSRA, ADGM Tom Mutton, Director of Central Bank Digital Currency, Bank of England Morten Bech, Head of the BIS Innovation Hub Switzerland The Honorable Caroline D. Pham, Acting Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 PM | The acceleration of digitisation, automation & AI and the impact on financial markets Moderator Aman Luther, Head of AI, AFME Panellists Charlotte Wood, Global Head of Innovation, Fintech and AI Strategy, Schroders Olga Pirog, Global Head of Data and AI Transformation, IG Group Aman Thind, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Architect, State Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:10 PM | Networking and lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:10 PM | Afternoon chair’s welcome remarks James Challinor, Head of Financial Services, techUK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:15 PM | Keynote address Global developments in AI and their implications for the UK Jean Innes, CEO, The Alan Turing Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:35 PM | Delivering the required data centres and other AI infrastructure to underpin the UK’s AI ambitions Moderator Luisa Cardani, Head of Data Centres Programme, techUK Panellists David Howson, President EMEA, Vantage Data Centres Karl Havard, Chief Commercial Officer, Nscale Ismail Amla, Global Consult Leader, Kyndryl Julian David OBE, CEO of techUK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:15 PM | Navigating data issues in AI and machine learning Moderator: Bob Wigley, Chairman, UK Finance Panellists Lyndon Subroyen, Group Chief Technology Officer, Investec Dr Paul Dongha, Head of Responsible AI & AI Strategy, NatWest Group Kirsten Mycroft, Chief Privacy & Data Ethics Officer, BNY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:55 PM | Networking and afternoon tea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:25 PM | Keynote address Synchronisation and Beyond: enabling the next wave of financial innovation Victoria Cleland, Executive Director, Payments, Bank of England Innovation in payments systems – impact of AI and emerging technologies Moderator Tony Craddock, Director General and Founder, The Payments Association Panellists Alan Lim, Director and Head of Financial Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence Office, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Mette Grolleman, Senior Vice President, Government Engagement, Europe, Visa Sam Hinton-Smith, Head of International Public Policy, Stripe Akshat Mittal, General Manager and Head of Product, Core Payments, Revolut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:20 PM | Chair’s closing remarks James Challinor, Head of Financial Services, techUK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:25 PM | Networking drinks reception and close of proceedings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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