TheCityUK Annual Conference 2026

Conference

18 June 2026
09:00 - 13:00 BST
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The 2026 Annual Conference takes place after the launch of our ground-breaking 'No time to lose: Reasserting UK leadership in financial and related professional services' report and will delve into the key messages and recommendations.

The conference themes will focus on how the UK's financial and professional services industry can maintain its competitiveness and drive growth within the UK economy, building on wider insights from the report, which outlines steps for regulators, industry leaders and politicians to ensure the UK remains a leading international financial centre.

Location:

The QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3EE

09:00 - 09:05 Chief Executive Officer’s welcome
Miles Celic OBE, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
09:05 – 09:15 Chair's address
Anne Richards DBE, Chair of the Leadership Council, TheCityUK
09:15 - 10:00

Panel session: Leading from the front in financial technology
This panel will discuss how technology is redefining the competitive landscape for financial and related professional services

Panellist to be announced soon

10:00 - 10:15

Keynote speech

10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 11:30

Panel session: Resetting regulation and taxation
This panel discussion will build on existing narratives around the steps needed to both simplify and modernise regulatory supervision

Panellist to be announced soon

11:30 - 11:45

Keynote speech

11:45 - 12:30

Panel session: Driving Growth through Global Competitiveness
This panel will focus on how innovation drives growth, and discuss the role of policy, regulation and capital markets in making this possible

Panellist to be announced soon

12:30 - 12:45 Keynote speech
12:45-12:50 Closing remarks
Miles Celic OBE, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
12:50 - 14:00 Networking lunch

Please note: Agenda subject to change

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