TheCityUK National Conference 2024

Panel session: Devolution as a driver of growth – what more metro mayors means for business

• Anastasia Nishnianidze, Trade and Investment Director, City of London Corporation (Chair)
• Alex Bishop, Partner & Head of Birmingham Office, Shoosmiths
• Gurjit Jagpal, Head of Goldman Sachs, Birmingham
• Laura Shoaf CBE, Chief Executive, West Midlands Combined Authority
• Rachel Taylor, UK Government and Health Industries Leader, PwC

Keynote speech
Baroness Penn, Conservative Peer, and former Treasury and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister

Trust and reputation: Presentation by Thinks on the industry’s position, followed by Q&A
Dr Carol McNaughton Nicholls, Associate Partner, Thinks

John Godfrey, Managing Director, Public Affairs, Policy and Research, TheCityUK (Chair)

Panel session: Growth on the ground – creating inclusive prosperity and investment across the UK

• Sandra Wallace CBE, Joint Managing Director, UK & Europe, DLA Piper and TheCityUK Chair in the Midlands (Chair)
• Cuan Coulter, Executive Vice President, Head of UK and Ireland, State Street
• Rupert Pleasant, Chief Executive Office, Guernsey Finance
• Carl Sizer, UK Chief Markets Officer, PwC
• Claire Tunley, Chief Executive Officer, Financial Services Skills Commission

Panel session: Politically speaking – what the new government’s first months mean for business

• Professor Rebecca Riley, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Regional Engagement, University of Birmingham (Chair)
• Gary Cook, Group Head of Public Policy, Lloyds Banking Group
• Tim Fassam, Director of Public Affairs, Phoenix Group
• Alex Guerin, Head of Office, London Commercial and Corporate, Marsh, and TheCityUK Next Generation Leadership Council Member
• Katy Hyams, UK Public Policy Director, Vanguard Asset Management

Keynote speech followed by Q&A

Emily Shepperd, Chief Operating Officer, Financial Conduct Authority