Back for its eighth year, RegTech Live 2025 returns to discuss the latest developments in regulatory technology – identifying key trends, exploring emerging technologies, and hearing from senior experts on this rapidly evolving sector.

A range of panel sessions, presentations and keynote speeches will explore how financial services institutions are adapting to the industry's ever-changing rules and regulations, now driven by a wave of advanced technologies, products, and services.

The day kicks off with a keynote address from Arunita Roy from the Financial Conduct Authorityat 9.10 to 9.40 , which will focus on innovation within regulation. Roy is the Technical Lead on the Transforming Data Collections Programme at the Financial Conduct Authority. This is a joint programme between the FCA, Bank of England and the industry. She is currently leading on Reporting Transformation projects and strategies in line with TDC objective of reducing reporting burden.

The first panel of the day, taking place at 10.10 – 10.40, will be exploring how, one month in, DORA is impacting operational resilience in financial services. Adam Avards, Principal for Cyber and Third Party Risk, UK Finance, Paul Cutler, EMEA Delivery Manager, Riskonnect, and Sam Reason, Head of Operational Resilience and Continuity (inc Third Party Assurance/Governance), Zurich Insurance will discuss how firms are grappling with the practical implications of the regulations. As organisations enter the initial stages of compliance, questions remain about the act's long-term impact on digital resilience strategies.

After the coffee break at 11.40 - 12.10, Marina Antoniou, ICAEW Financial Services Board Member will discuss how to leverage genAI and Large Language Models (LLMs) for regulatory compliance. This presentation delves into practical use cases, with a focus on Financial Crime compliance, including Anti-Money Laundering (AML).

The next panel, taking place at 12.10 - 12.40, is titled AI under control: Navigating the new age of regulation and data governance. During this panel, Alexey Gabsatarov, CTO, Kroo Bank; Zahra Gill, Financial Crime Advisory, Strategy & Framework; Patrick Smith, EMEA Field CTO, Pure Storage; and Dane Whittleston, Head of Division for Regulatory Data Innovation, Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) will explore the key challenges of AI regulation, from ensuring explainability and maintaining data integrity to building auditable workflows that meet evolving compliance standards.

Ahead of the lunch break at 12.40 - 13.10, Teresa Walsh, Chief Intelligence Officer and Managing Director, EMEA, FS-ISAC will talk about how to enhance information sharing and collaboration in the Face of regulation.

After lunch, in the final panel of the day Imran Akhtar, RegTech Consultant; Shaun Hurst, Principal Regulatory Advisor, Smarsh; Andy Thornley, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Innovate Finance; and Mukund Umalkar, FinTech Lead, ING will explore how to empower the compliance workforce with AI. This 14.10 - 14.40 session will focus on the importance of upskilling compliance professionals to leverage AI-driven tools, programming skills (e.g., Python), and data analysis in managing compliance across increasingly complex digital communication channels. Expert panellists will discuss how institutions can empower their teams to use these technologies effectively, ensuring real-time insights and seamless compliance processes across all communication platforms.

Finally, for the closing keynote session at 14.40 - 15.10, we will hear from Henk Van Hulle, Chief Executive, Open Banking Limited (OBL), who's presentation will be on driving the evolution of Open Banking in the UK. Henk was appointed Chief Executive in January 2022 to implement an effective and appropriate governance and management framework for the organisation, and to manage the delivery of the CMA Roadmap and the operations of OBL. He is now leading the next phase of the development of Open Banking as it moves to a new regulatory framework and Future Entity.

Do not miss this opportunity to find out about the technology and methods the industry is using as regulatory expectations shift amidst global economic challenges and digital transformation. Register to attend the conference now!

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