TheCityUK Annual Conference

Our Annual Conference takes place at the QEII Centre in London each year. Sponsorship packages for the next conference on Thursday 18 June 2026 are now available, find out more here.

Our Annual Conference 2025, sponsored by Citadel Securities, DLA Piper and Robinhood, focused on how the industry can drive economic growth and bolster UK competitiveness. Our keynote speakers were:

Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority
Emma Reynolds MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Andrew Griffith MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

The event featured a series of panel sessions, which covered:

Securing the UK’s international competitiveness by building a growth strategy for financial and related professional services.
Driving investment in infrastructure and growth sectors across the UK.
Harnessing new technology to strengthen our national resilience and economic security.

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09:00 - 09:05	Chief Executive Officer’s welcome Miles Celic OBE, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
09:05 – 09:15	Chair's address Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Leadership Council Chair, TheCityUK
09:15 - 09:30	Keynote speech Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority
09:30 - 10:15	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) Stephen Berger, Global Head of Government and Regulatory Policy, Citadel Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability, Bank of England Tony Katz, Partner, Global Co-Chair - Financial Services, DLA Piper Tiina Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Citi UK, Citigroup Jordan Sinclair, Head of Robinhood UK
10:15 – 10:45	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) Richard Davies, UK Country Managing Partner, Netcompany Helen Hope, UK Head of Investments, Mercer Abdul Qureshi, Head of Growth & Specialist Propositions, Business Banking, Barclays Bank UK PLC and member of TheCityUK Next Generation Leadership Council Louis Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, British Business Bank
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) Lilia Christofi, EMEA Data and AI Financial Services Partner, PwC UK Federico Iaschi, Information Security Director, Starling Bank Chris Scott, UK Head of Cyber Solutions, Aon Suman Ziaullah, Head of Technology, Resilience, Cyber, Financial Conduct Authority
12:30 - 12:45	Keynote speech Andrew Griffith MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
12:45-12:50	Closing remarks Miles Celic OBE, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
12:50 - 14:00	Networking lunch

TheCityUK Annual Conference

Our Annual Conference takes place at the QEII Centre in London each year. Sponsorship packages for the next conference on Thursday 18 June 2026 are now available, find out more here.

Sponsors:

Keynote speeches

Bruce Carnegie-Brown

Leadership Council Chair, TheCityUK

Nikhil Rathi

Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority

Emma Reynolds MP

Economic Secretary to the Treasury

Andrew Griffith MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Panel sessions

Securing the UK’s international competitiveness

Driving investment in infrastructure and growth sectors across the UK

Harnessing new technology to strengthen our national resilience and economic security