Opening and Welcome
Andrew Delaney, President and Chief Content Officer, A-Team Group

Regulator Keynote: Transforming data collection – an update on future strategy

• Update on transforming data collection: How the Bank of England and FCA will put in place the data collections they need at the lowest possible cost
• The incorporation of data standards into reporting
• The use of data collections to support monetary and financial stability
• Future direction for data collection and key messages for market participants

James Benford, Executive Director for Data & Analytics Transformation and Chief Data Officer, Bank of England

Panel: Adopting a holistic approach to regulatory change management

• What are the best approaches for identifying and interpreting new regulatory obligations, and what are the greatest challenges and opportunities in achieving this?
• How are firms approaching new regulations and are they looking to create new approaches to standardise regulatory change?
• How should firms build workflows and control frameworks for regulatory change?
• What is the role of a risk control matrix in an interconnected governance risk compliance ecosystem?
• How are firms leveraging AI and horizon scanning to simplify regulatory change management?
  

Moderator: Paul Lumsden, Senior Consultant, ISC Ltd
Chris Beevor, UK MLRO and Group Compliance COO, GAM
Dawd Haque, Global lead for Regulatory Market Initiatives, Transformation & Strategy, Deutsche Bank AG
Daniele Cordioli, Head Of Solutions Consulting EMEA, expert.ai 

Keynote: The ripple effect: AI’s unexpected tech transformations in finance

• What factors are driving the increasing demand for specialized hardware like GPUs, and how has NVIDIA’s growth exemplified this trend?
• What are the latest advancements in quantum computing technology, and how might they disrupt current computational paradigms and industries?
• How are user interfaces and human-computer interactions evolving with advancements in technology, and what role do emerging technologies like augmented reality, virtual reality, and AI play in this evolution?
• What are the current trends and challenges in data infrastructure development, and how are emerging technologies influencing the design and scalability of data infrastructure?
• How are cybersecurity threats evolving in the modern digital landscape, and what new approaches and technologies are being developed to address these threats?

Shaun Hurst, EMEA Principal Regulatory Advisor, Smarsh

Panel: EMIR Refit – Lessons learned and outstanding challenges

• What are the challenging areas of EMIR Refit and how can these best be addressed?
• How are firms managing the data issues (change in action/event types)?
• How are firms managing trade repository communications with new ISO standards?
• How are regulators using EMIR data and how will this help the industry?
• What are the opportunities for harnessing AI to improve data quality, errors and reconciliation for EMIR Refit??

Moderator: Chad Giussani, Independent Advisor
Avinash Shamdasani, Global Head of Trade & Transaction Reporting, BGC Partners
Andrew Head, EMIR Implementation Product Owner, Standard Chartered Bank
Emma Kalliomaki, Managing Director, Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) 

Keynote: EMIR Reporting – best practice approaches for delegated reporting

Cybersecurity strategies and innovations in the RegTech era

• How is the cyber security threat landscape evolving and what are the internal and external threats posing the greatest risks?
• How can firms effectively balance the need for robust security with evolving compliance mandates and regulatory requirements?
• How should firms maintain secure cloud environments and uphold data privacy and security for cloud compliance as cloud migration continues?
• What strategies and tools can firms use to address the cybersecurity risks associated with third-party vendors and service providers, and how can they effectively manage these risks?
• What are the opportunities and challenges of technology innovations to combat these risks e.g. harnessing AI, zero trust architectures?
• What does the future look like and how can firms best prepare and ensure a robust approach to cyber security?

Keynote: How to prepare for The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

• What are the key regulatory requirements for financial institutions and vendors?
• What are the costs of DORA compliance for organisations?
• How could third party relationships be affected by DORA compliance requirements?
• How should firms prepare for DORA?
• What are the benefits of getting it right and penalties for getting it wrong?

Adrian Whelan, Managing Director Investment Services, Brown Brothers Harriman

Panel: How to leverage Generative AI and Large Language Models for regulatory compliance

• What are the applications and use cases for Gen AI/LLMs in regulatory compliance?
• How can firms address the limitations of Gen AI/LLMs in compliance: data quality/availability, model interpretability and potential biases?
• How can firms address regulatory and ethical concerns from AI systems?
• What is the right mix of skills and talent for compliance AI?
• How can firms successfully integrate Gen AI/LLMs into compliance workflows?
• What is the potential and the benefits of Gen AI/LLMs and how disruptive could this be for compliance?

Moderator: Sarah Underwood, Editor, A-Team Group
Nataliya Tkachenko, Generative AI Ethics & Assurance Lead, Lloyds Banking Group
Paul Barker, Head of Data & Analytics Governance, HSBC
Vall Herard, CEO and Founder, Saifr
Jerome Lussan, CEO, Leo RegTech
Shaun Hurst, EMEA Principal Regulatory Advisor, Smarsh

Panel: Communications surveillance: what’s new, what’s changed, why’s this still broken?

• Several years and billions of pounds in fines later, why does communication surveillance technology and compliance continue to be such a challenge for firms?
• What are the pitfalls firms continue to struggle with?
• What are the new areas that firms should be thinking about and how can firms ensure there aren’t any blindspots?
• What are the trends around buy vs. build?
• How have regulatory impressions towards this technology evolved or changed, especially with regulations like the EU AI Act imminent?
• What new developments deserve more attention, what areas could vendors give more focus?

Moderator: Joy MacKnight, Editorial Contributor, A-Team Group
Sanjay Tripathi, Global Head of Communications Surveillance Technology & Cloud Transformation Lead for Compliance Tech, Deutsche Bank
Robert Hammond, Managing Director, Global Head of Front Office Conduct Surveillance, BNP Paribas
Stacey English, Director of Regulatory Intelligence, Theta Lake
Corinna Mitchell, General Counsel, Symphony
Global Relay
Rob Mason, Director of Regulatory Intelligence, Global Relay

Fireside Chat: MiFIR Review – Progress around the consolidated tape

• What key updates have been made in the MiFIR Review regarding the consolidated tape?
• What are the main challenges faced in the development of the consolidated tape under MiFIR?
• How will the implementation of the consolidated tape impact market transparency?
• How are different market participants reacting to the proposed changes in the MiFIR Review?
• What timeline can we expect for the full implementation of the consolidated tape as per the MiFIR Review?
• What are the expected benefits of industry adoption of the consolidated tape?

Interview with: Scott Charity, Senior Market Intelligence Specialist & Regulatory Affairs, Berenberg
Interviewed by: Matthew Coupe, EMEA Co-Chair, FIX Trading Community

Panel: Navigating the evolving post trade landscape – Impact of T+1 Settlement

• What are the lessons learned from US implementation?
• What is the impact for the global industry of moving to T+1 Settlement?
• What are the operational challenges of moving to a shortened settlement cycle and what do firms need to do to prepare?
• How can automation and innovative technologies help improve post trade processes and workflows?
• What are the expected benefits for firms of moving to T+1 and what does the future look like?

James Cunningham, Senior Director / Public Policy & Government Affairs, BNY
Sonal Meghani, FI Segment & Regional Strategist, BNP Paribas Securities Services
Tony Freeman, Director of Policy, ISITC Europe

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