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TheCityUK Annual Conference 2025

Conference

26 June 2025
09:00 - 12:50 BST
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Our Annual Conference 2025 will take place at the QEII Centre in London and streamed live online on Thursday 26 June 2025.

The conference will focus on how the industry can drive economic growth and bolster UK competitiveness.

Attendance at our Annual Conference 2025 is free for our members. Non-member prices for the conference are:

Attend in-person for non-members

- Early bird rate - £320 + VAT (valid until 15 May 2025)
- Standard rate – £370 + VAT

Watch live online for non-members

- Early bird rate – £80 + VAT (valid until 15 May 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.

Further information and the agenda will be added soon. To find out what to expect on the day, all of the sessions from our Annual Conference 2024 are available on our YouTube channel.

Location:

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3EE

Conference
26 June 2025
09:00 - 12:50 BST
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Agenda:

09:00 - 09:05 Chief Executive Officer’s welcome
Miles Celic OBE, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
09:05 – 09:20 Chair's address
Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Leadership Council Chair, TheCityUK
09:20 - 10:05

Panel session: Securing the UK’s international competitiveness by building a growth strategy for financial and related professional services

  • Caroline Hepker, Anchor, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg (Chair)
  • Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability, Bank of England
  • Tiina Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Citi UK, Citigroup

Further panellists to be announced soon.
10:05 - 10:20

Keynote speech
Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority
10:20 – 11:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 11:30

Panel session: Driving investment in infrastructure and growth sectors across the UK

  • Chris Hayward, Policy Chairman, City of London Corporation (Chair)
  • Mike Eakins, Chief Investment Officer, Phoenix Group
  • Abdul Qureshi, Head of Growth & Specialist Propositions, Business Banking, Barclays plc and member of TheCityUK Next Generation Leadership Council
  • Louis Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, British Business Bank

Further panellist to be announced soon.
11:30 - 11:45

Keynote speech
Emma Reynolds MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury
11:45 - 12:30

Panel session: Harnessing new technology to strengthen our national resilience and economic security

  • Kirsten Mycroft, Chief Privacy and Data Ethics Officer, BNY (Chair)
  • Harriet Rees, Chief Information Officer, Starling Bank
  • Chris Scott, UK Head of Cyber Solutions, Aon

Further panellists to be announced soon.
12:30 - 12:45 Keynote speech
Senior member of the opposition
12:45-12:50 Closing remarks
Miles Celic OBE, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
12:50 - 14:00 Networking lunch

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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