TheCityUK International Conference 2024

Our International Conference 2024 will take place in London and online on Thursday 18 April.

In person places at the conference are now full, however you can still register to watch the full conference live on the day, please email: events@thecityuk.com

The conference, in partnership with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, will bring together influential leaders from across the financial and related professional services industry, politics and the regulators to discuss the key commercial drivers and themes that will guide businesses and underpin the UK’s position as a world-leading international financial centre.

This year’s conference will also focus on the global elections taking place across the year and their potential impact on the industry, particularly in key growth areas such as sustainability, deployment of Artificial Intelligence and new digital technologies.

Agenda:

Time	Session
09:00-09:05	Welcome Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
09:05-09:15	Chair's address Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Chair, TheCityUK Leadership Council
09:15-10:00	Panel session: What impact will geopolitics in 2024 have, and how will it impact our work to grow the UK as an International Financial Centre? Linda Yueh CBE, Fellow in Economics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University (Chair) Ola Ajadi, Head of Government Relations and Regulatory Strategy, UK MEA, London Stock Exchange Group, and TheCityUK Next Generation Leadership Council Member Tina Fordham, Founder, Fordham Global Foresight Sharon Lewis, Partner, Corporate & Finance, Hogan Lovells Roger Lui, Partner, Hong Kong, Global Co-head of Bank Sector Clients and Board Member, Allen & Overy LLP
10:00-10:15	In conversation General Sir Richard Barrons KCB, CBE, Co-Chairman, Universal Defence and Security Solutions Nicola Watkinson, Managing Director, International, TheCityUK (Chair)
10:15-10:45	Coffee break
10:45-10:55	Keynote speech The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP, Secretary of State for Business and Trade
10:55-11:40	Panel session: What risks and opportunities are there in the current geo-political environment for our drive to net zero? Chris Hayward, Policy Chairman, City of London Corporation (Chair) Elena Amirkhanova, Partner, Sustainability, PwC Antoni Ballabriga, Global Head, Sustainability Intelligence & Advocacy, BBVA Alice Squires, Managing Director and Head of Investor Advisory, Rothschild & Co Tim Wilkins, New York M&A Partner, Leading Global Sustainability Team, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
11:40–11:55	In conversation Catherine West MP, Shadow Foreign Minister (Asia & the Pacific) Edward Braham, Chair, TheCityUK International Trade & Investment Group (Chair)
11:55-12:40	Panel session: What does the fragmented landscape mean for the ongoing challenges and opportunities technology is creating? Rebecca Womersley, Chief Information & Change Officer, Lloyd's (Chair) Claire Harrop, Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance Stuart McDowell, UK CIO & UK Head of GBSU/FFC, Société Générale Jordan Sinclair, President, Robinhood UK
12:40-12:55	Keynote speech Sarah Pritchard, Executive Director, Markets and Executive Director, International, Financial Conduct Authority
12:55-13:00	Closing remarks Miles Celic, Chief Executive Officer, TheCityUK
13:00-14:00	Networking lunch