Agenda
Full agenda to be announced...
08.30 - 09.25: Registration and refreshments
09.25 - 09.30: Chairman’s welcome
Jonathan Easton, Editor, FStech
09.30 – 10.00: Keynote: Regulatory Support for AI Innovators
Ed Towers, Head of Advanced Analytics & Data Science Units, Financial Conduct Authority
Ed Towers, Head of Advanced Analytics and Data Science at the FCA, will spotlight how the UK is set to lead global AI innovation in financial services. The session will showcase the FCA’s pioneering approach—combining principles-based regulation with hands-on support through initiatives like the Supercharged Sandbox and AI Live Testing. Attendees will hear how these programmes will help firms move from AI concepts to safe, real-world deployment, tackling challenges like fairness, bias, and explainability. Ed will talk about the need for industry-wide collaboration to build trust and accelerate responsible AI adoption, positioning the UK at the forefront of AI-powered financial services.
10.00 - 10.30: Session to be announced
10.30 - 11.00: Panel: Culture governance that works: Preventing nonfinancial misconduct in financial services sponsored by Smarsh
Panellists:
Shaun Hurst, Principal Regulatory Advisor, Smarsh
Leading banks are now treating culture as a control they can measure and manage. This panel looks at how to prevent toxic behaviour without heavy handed monitoring. We will cover clear behavioural standards, leadership accountability, psychological safety, and hiring and certification practices that fit regulated roles.
Expert speakers will show how simple language rules, sensible risk scoring, and human review can spot early signs of harassment or discrimination in higher risk channels, while privacy by design protects staff and whistleblowers. Insights from monitoring will be linked to conduct reporting, complaints handling, and regulator expectations on fitness and propriety, with evidence that supports fair investigations and remediation.
Attendees will leave with practical ways to scale culture governance: joined up communications oversight that works with HR and legal systems, supplier and third-party checks, and board level dashboards that stand up to scrutiny without discouraging speak up.
11.00 - 11.30: Coffee break
11.30 - 12.00: Session to be announced
12.00 - 12.30 Session to be announced
12.30 - 13.00: Session to be announced
13.00 - 14.00: Lunch Break
14.00 – 14.30: Session to be announced
14.30 - 15.00: Panel session to be announced
15.00 – 15.30: Session to be announced
15.30 - 16:00: Keynote session to be announced
16:00 – 16.15 : Chairman's closing remarks, quiz and end of conference
16.15 - 17.15: Networking drinks reception
