TheCityUK Annual Conference 2023

Our Annual Conference 2023, kindly sponsored by Citadel Securities and DLA Piper, took place on Thursday 29 June at the QEII Centre in London and focussed on the role of financial and related professional services in driving economic growth and supporting a stable and resilient economy.

The programme included sessions on realising net-zero ambitions, innovation and UK competitiveness.

Watch the full session recordings below.

Keynote speeches:

Andrew Griffith MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury

Tulip Siddiq MP, Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury

Sheldon Mills, Executive Director of Consumers and Competition, Financial Conduct Authority

Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Leadership Council Chair, TheCityUK

Panel sessions:

Driving economic growth in a stable and resilient economy

Caroline Hepker, Bloomberg Radio Anchor (Chair)

Gareth Davies MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury

Julia Hoggett, Chief Executive Officer, London Stock Exchange

Chris Lay, Chief Executive Officer, Marsh McLennan UK

Tiina Lee, Chief Executive Officer

Attracting green investment into the UK

Chris Hayward, Chairman of the Policy & Resources Committee, City of London Corporation (Chair)

Kokou Agbo-Bloua, Global Head of Economics, Cross-Asset and Quant Research, Societe Generale and TheCityUK Next Generation Leadership Council member

Stephanie Betts, Head of Alliances, Coalitions & Reporting, Aon Climate

Sacha Sadan, Director of ESG, Financial Conduct Authority

Jenn-Hui Tan, Global Head of Stewardship & Sustainable Investing, Fidelity International

Harnessing data and digital innovation

Kirsten Mycroft, Chief Privacy & Data Ethics Officer, BNY Mellon (Chair)

Adam Afriyie MP, Chair of the FinTech All-Party Parliamentary Group

Maria Axente, Responsible AI and AI for Good Lead, PwC UK

Anthony Day, Partner, DLA Piper

Raj Paranandi, Chief Operating Officer, Europe and APAC, MarketAxess

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