TheCityUK Annual Conference 2024

Conference

Our Annual Conference took place at the QEII Centre in London on Thursday 27 June.

In such a pivotal year for UK-based financial and related professional services, our Annual Conference focused on how the industry can drive economic growth and bolster UK competitiveness.

Speeches:

Chair’s Address

Anne Richards DBE, Chair, TheCityUK

In Conversation

Rt Hon The Lord Sedwill GCMG
Anne Richards DBE, Chair, TheCityUK Board (Chair)

Chief Executive Officer's Welcome

Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK

Panel sessions:

Harnessing new technologies

Suchitra Nair, Partner, EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy, Deloitte (Chair)
Prasad Chandrasheker, Global Head of Emerging Technology Strategy, Fidelity International
Maryse Gordon, Head of Business Development, UK, RepRisk
Michalis Sotiropoulos, Head of Government Relations, Europe, DTCC Europe Limited
Elena Strbac, Global Head, Data Science and Innovation, CIB, Standard Chartered

Evolution of the UK regulatory landscape

Chris Hayward, Policy Chairman, City of London Corporation (Chair)
Katharine Braddick, Group Head of Strategic Policy, Barclays
Katherine Jane, Co-Deputy Director General, Guernsey Financial Services Commission
Charles Randell CBE, Senior Consultant, Slaughter and May
Donna Rix, General Counsel, International, Citadel

Driving Sustainable Growth

Caroline Hepker, Bloomberg Radio Anchor (Chair)
Sandra Boss, UK Chair, BlackRock
Andy Briggs, Group CEO, Phoenix
Emmanuelle Bury, UK Country Head, BNP Paribas
Mark Dwyer, Partner and Global Co-Chair of Financial Services, DLA Piper

Platinum sponsor:

Gold sponsors:

Agenda:

Time

Session

09:00-09:05

Welcome

Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK

09:05-09:20

Chair's address

Anne Richards DBE, Chair, TheCityUK Board

09:20-10:05

Panel session: Driving sustainable growth

Caroline Hepker, Bloomberg Radio Anchor (Chair)
Sandra Boss, UK Chair, BlackRock
Andy Briggs
, Group CEO, Phoenix
Emmanuelle Bury
, UK Country Head, BNP Paribas
Mark Dwyer
, Partner and Global Co-Chair of Financial Services, DLA Piper

10:05-10:30

Coffee break

10:30–11:15

Panel session: Evolution of the UK regulatory landscape

Chris Hayward, Policy Chairman, City of London Corporation (Chair)
Katharine Braddick
, Group Head of Strategic Policy, Barclays
Katherine Jane, Co-Deputy Director General, Guernsey Financial Services Commission
Charles Randell CBE, Senior Consultant, Slaughter and May
Donna Rix, General Counsel, International, Citadel 

11:15-11:35

In conversation

Rt Hon The Lord Sedwill GCMG

Anne Richards DBE, Chair, TheCityUK Board (Chair)

11:35-12:20

Panel session: Harnessing new technologies

Suchitra Nair, Partner, EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy, Deloitte (Chair)
Prasad Chandrasheker
, Global Head of Emerging Technology Strategy, Fidelity International
Maryse Gordon, Head of Business Development, UK, RepRisk
Michalis Sotiropoulos, Head of Government Relations, Europe, DTCC Europe Limited
Elena Strbac, Global Head, Data Science and Innovation, CIB, Standard Chartered

12:20-12:25

Closing remarks

Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK

12:25

Networking lunch