TheCityUK International Conference 2025

Conference

24 April 2025
09:00 - 14:00 BST
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Our International Conference 2025, sponsored by Freshfields, will take place in London and online on Thursday 24 April 2025.

The conference, also sponsored by State Street, will bring together senior leaders from across the financial and related professional services industry, policymakers and regulators.

Through panel sessions, in conversations, and keynote speeches we will discuss the turbulent global geopolitical landscape; trade relationships; challenges and opportunities in the current market for business; and how the UK can position itself to ensure it remains a world-leading international financial centre.

Panel topics will cover

Reimagining trade relationships:
In a protectionist era, this panel will discuss how does a truly international financial centre, like the UK, remain successful and relevant when major markets are becoming less open?

Adapting to shifting dynamics:
This panel will look at how the UK can respond to the emerging trends in the development and delivery of financial and related professional services? How can the industry innovate and collaborate to tackle these changes head-on?

Servicing high growth corridors:
The panel will discuss how the UK can support and benefit from new high-growth trade corridors, such as those between the China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, within ASEAN, and between India and Africa?

Attendance at our International Conference is free to our members. Non-member prices for the conference are:

Attend in-person for non-members

- Early bird rate - £320 + VAT (valid until 28 February 2025)
- Standard rate – £370 + VAT

Watch live online for non-members

- Early bird rate – £80 + VAT (valid until 28 February 2025)
- Standard rate - £100 + VAT

Please register for this event using the form at the bottom of this page and our Events team will be in touch to confirm your place.

To find out what to expect on the day, all of the sessions from our International Conference 2024 are available on our YouTube channel.

Location:

Convene, 155 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3YD

Agenda:

09:00 - 09:10 Chief Executive Officer’s welcome
Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
09:10 – 09:20 Chair’s welcome
09:20 - 10:05

Panel session: Reimagining trade relationships

  • Iain Anderson, Executive Chairman, H/Advisors Cicero
  • Peter Hewitt, Co-founder, UDSS

Further panellists to be added soon.

10:05 - 10:25

In conversation
Andrew Griffith MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

10:25 – 10:55 Coffee break
10:55 – 11:40

Panel session: Adapting to shifting dynamics:

  • James Deal, Co-Founder & Head of UK, Primary Bid
  • Cyrus Pocha, Partner - Financial Services Regulatory & Co-head Global FinTech Group, Freshfields
  • Cassandra Vukorep, Chief Data Officer, Lloyds

Further panellists to be added soon.

11:40 - 12:00 Keynote speech
To be announced shortly
12:00 - 12:45

Panel session: Servicing high growth corridors:

  • Stella Cox, Managing Director, DDCAP
  • Michael Eldridge, Executive Vice President, Country Head, UK and Head of Global Markets, UK, State Street

Further panellists to be added soon.

12:45 - 13:05 Keynote speech
To be announced shortly
13:05 - 13:10 Closing remarks
Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK

Agenda subject to change

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Please note, our conferences are free to attend for our members, however we do charge a fee for non-members to attend. A link to our terms and conditions can be found at the bottom of this page.

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