Agenda

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

Monday, May 18, 2026
8:15 AM
Registration, networking and morning coffee
 
8:50 AM
Conference introduction

Maurice Button, CEO, City Week, and CEO, City & Financial Global 

8:55 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
9:00 AM
Opening Keynote

The Rt Hon the Lady Mayor, Alderwoman Dame Susan Langley DBE, The Lady Mayor of the City of London 

9:10 AM
Enhancing the UK’s role as a global venue for international financial services

Lucy Rigby KC MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister 

9:25 AM
Panel

Navigating the shifting sands of geopolitical developments, trade flows and investment priorities

Moderator

Penny Miller, Partner and Head of Financial Services Regulatory Practice, Simmons & Simmons

Panellists

Odile Renaud-Basso, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Sir Simon Fraser, Chairman, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)

Nitin Chadda, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors; Former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense; Former Director, National Security Council 

Anna Rosenberg, Head of Geopolitics, Amundi 

10:05 AM
Keynote address

Outlook for the global economy 

Indermit Gill, Chief Economist & Senior Vice President for Development Economics, World Bank Group 

10:20 AM
Panel

Competition vs. collaboration between global financial centres to create economic growth

Moderator

George Marshall, Partner, Corporate Finance, Baker & McKenzie LLP

Panellists

Edward Knight, Executive Vice Chairman, Nasdaq

Charlie Walker, Deputy CEO, London Stock Exchange

Eng. Khalid Al Hussan, Chairman, Saudi Stock Exchange, and Group CEO, Saudi Tadawul Group

Yuan Duoran, Executive Vice President, Shanghai Stock Exchange

Delphine d’Amarzit, Chairman and CEO, Euronext Paris 

11:05 AM
Networking and morning coffee
 
11:30 AM
Fireside chat

Towards smart regulation: getting the balance right between risk and growth 

Patrick Jenkins, Deputy Editor & Chair of the Financial Literacy & Inclusion Campaign, Financial Times

In conversation with

Nikhil Rathi, CEO, FCA 

11:45 AM
Panel

The US regulatory reset: implications for global financial services 

Moderator

Sarah E. Lewis, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 

Panellists 

Hester Peirce, Commissioner, US Securities and Exchange Commission

Caroline Pham, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, MoonPay and former Acting Chair of the CFTC

Carla Carriveau, Head of the Office of International Affairs and Senior Advisor to the Acting Superintendent, New York Department of Financial Services 

12:25 PM
Panel

Financing the sectors core to the UK: Security and Resilience, with intersections across Energy and Sustainability

Panellists 

Ruth Leas, CEO, Investec

Chuka Umunna, Global Head of Sustainable Solutions & EMEA Head of Green Economy Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan

Patrick Prange, Head of Infrastructure Finance; Europe & Americas, HSBC 

12:45 PM
Afternoon Registration
 
1:05 PM
Networking and lunch

Themed lunch areas:

  • Banking: capital, new entrants, technology and culture 
  • Asset management: private markets, wealth management and sustainable investing
  • Insurance: climate, AI and cyber risks
Networking and lunch

Themed lunch areas:

  • Banking: capital, new entrants, technology and culture 
  • Asset management: private markets, wealth management and sustainable investing
  • Insurance: climate, AI and cyber risks
1:55 PM
Panel

How can the international capital markets best meet the requirements of growth companies?

Moderator

James Wootton, Global Co-Head of Equity Capital Markets, Linklaters 

Panellists

Justin Basini, CEO and Co-founder, The ClearScore Group

Richard Davies, CEO, Allica Bank

Declan Ferguson, Group CFO, Starling Bank

Lisa Jacobs, CEO, Funding Circle 

2:35 PM
Panel

The ongoing reform of the UK’s capital markets: assessing progress to date and what remains to be done   

Moderator

Mark Austin CBE, Partner, Latham & Watkins

Panellists

John Wilkinson, Co-Head EMEA ECM, Goldman Sachs

Ann Prendergast, Head of EMEA, State Street Investment Management

Sian Hurrell, Head of RBC Capital Markets Europe

Dame Julia Hoggett, CEO, London Stock Exchange

3:15 PM
Panel

The potential of the EU Savings & Investment Union to underpin Europe’s capital markets 

Panellists 

John Berrigan, Director General, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union

Vathany Vijayaratna, CEO, Deutsche Bank UK & Ireland

Thierry d’Argent, CEO, Societe Generale, London 

3:55 PM
Networking and afternoon tea
 
4:20 PM
Panel

The explosive growth in private markets – opportunities and potential challenges 

Panellists 

Patrick Thomson, CEO, EMEA, JP Morgan Asset Management

Sandy Boss, Chair, Blackrock UK

Philip Noblet, Head of UK & Ireland Investment Banking, Jefferies 

5:00 PM
Panel

Capital markets and the energy transition – London’s role as the global centre for transition finance 

Panellists 

Daniel Hanna, Group Head of Sustainable & Transition Finance, Barclays

Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, CEO, GFI

Philippe Zaouati, CEO, Mirova 

5:40 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
 
5:45 PM
Networking drinks reception
 
6:30 PM
Close of Day One
 
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
8:15 AM
Registration, networking and morning coffee
 
8:50 AM
Conference introduction

Maurice Button, CEO, City Week, and CEO, City & Financial Global 

8:55 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
9:00 AM
Opening Keynote

Chris Hayward, Chairman of Policy and Resources, City of London Corporation 

9:10 AM
Keynote address

The Future of Money in a Digital World: A Central Banker's Perspective 

Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor, Bank of England 

9:25 AM
Panel

Global Regulatory Path for Digital Assets and Tokenized Markets: Aligning Innovation, Stability and Market Integrity

Panellists

Jon Relleen, Director, Wholesale Markets, Financial Conduct Authority

Emmanuel Givanakis, CEO – Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)

Steffen Kern, Chief Economist and Head of Risk Analysis, ESMA

Tess Kelly, Partner, Financial Regulation, Addleshaw Goddard LLP 

10:05 AM
Panel

From Pilot to Scale: The Institutionalisation of Real-World Asset Tokenisation

Tokenised treasuries, private credit, collateral and real estate, funds and ETFs - what’s live, what’s scaling, and what still needs fixing

Panellists

Ronit Ghose, Global Head of Future of Finance, Citi Institute, Citi

Chris Rayner-Cook, Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Brevan Howard Digital 

Xiaonan Zou, Executive Director, UBS Group Digital Assets; Head of Digital Assets, UBS Group Treasury 

10:45 AM
Fireside chat

Project Crypto: Leading America’s Future in Digital Asset Innovation 

Michael S. Selig, Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) 

11:00 AM
Networking and morning coffee
 
11:25 AM
Panel

Building the Tokenized Financial System: Infrastructure, Interoperability, Cross-Chain Standards, 24/7 Global Trading and Atomic Settlement

Moderator

Barnabas Reynolds, Partner, Financial Services Group, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Panellists

Angus Fletcher, Global Head of Digital Solutions and Senior Vice President, State Street

Previn Singh, Head of Tokenisation Strategy, Fidelity International

Richard Baker, Founder & CEO, Tokenovate

Kate Lowe, Deputy Chief Business Officer, Euroclear UK and International, and Head of Data and ESG, Euroclear 

12:05 PM
Keynote address

Digital Assets as a Growth Enabler for the UK: Diversification, Innovation, and Global Leadership

Jordan Sinclair, President of Robinhood UK & GM of Bitstamp UK 

12:20 PM
Panel

The Future of Money: Stablecoins, Tokenized Deposits, CBDCs and Agentic Payments

Moderator

Natalie Lewis, Partner and Head of Fintech, Market Infrastructure and Payments (FMIP), Travers Smith

Panellists

Sasha Mills, Executive Director, Financial Market Infrastructure, Bank of England

Joy Adams, COO for Digital Assets & Currencies, Deutsche Bank

Peter Left, Head of Digital and Market Innovation, Lloyds Banking Group

Shaun O’keeffe, Senior Director, Enterprise Sales, zerohash 

12:45 PM
Afternoon Registration
 
1:00 PM
Networking and lunch

Themed lunch areas:

  • Banking: capital, new entrants, technology and culture
  • Asset management: private markets, wealth management and sustainable investing
  • Insurance: climate, AI and cyber risks
Networking and lunch

Themed lunch areas:

  • Banking: capital, new entrants, technology and culture
  • Asset management: private markets, wealth management and sustainable investing
  • Insurance: climate, AI and cyber risks
1:50 PM
Keynote address

The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Business and Trade 

2:05 PM
Panel

From GenAI to Agentic AI and World Models in financial services

Panellists 

Dr. Rohit Dhawan, Executive Director and Group Head of Artificial Intelligence at Lloyds Banking Group, and HM Treasury Financial Services AI Champion

Christine Foster, General Manager, AI and Automation, Experian

Apoorv Kashyap, Head of Artificial Intelligence, Santander UK 

Jessica Rusu, Chief Data Officer, Financial Conduct Authority 

2:45 PM
Keynote address

Governing the Future: Building a Responsible AI Nation

3:00 PM
Panel

International governance, regulation, and guiding principles for AI 

Panellists 

Tom Mutton, Director of Central Bank Digital Currency, Bank of England

Martin Moloney, Deputy Secretary General, Financial Stability Board; Former Secretary General, IOSCO

Niresh Rajah, Chair, Financial Services Working Group, UKAI

Archie Jones, Director of AI Governance & Controls, BNY 

3:40 PM
Networking and afternoon tea
 
4:10 PM
Panel

The AI leaders’ perspective: future trends including technology convergence   

Moderator

Tim Hickman, Partner, Head of the Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, White & Case LLP

Panellists

Leon Butler, Chief Executive, IBM UK and Ireland

David Collier, UK Financial Services Lead, Microsoft

David Hogan, Vice President Enterprise EMEA, NVIDIA 

4:50 PM
Panel

Cybersecurity and operational resilience: A board-level imperative 

Panellists 

Senior representative, UK National Cyber Security Centre

Sue Grimmer MBE, Senior Manager, National Crime Agency

Commissioner Peter O’Doherty, City of London Police 

5:30 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
 
5:35 PM
Networking drinks reception
 
6:15 PM
Close of City Week 2026