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City & Financial Global is delighted to be organising the next edition of the Data and the Future of Financial Services Virtual Summit, chaired by Vivienne Artz OBE, Chief Privacy Officer & Managing Director, London Stock Exchange Group, which will be taking place on the 12th of May this year. As part of its well-established portfolio of high-level technology events, many of which have enjoyed government support, the conference will bring together leading experts to examine the data-related developments of most concern to the financial services industry and regulators and to discuss the fundamental changes that lie ahead of us. The event will also enable c-suite executives to benefit from real-life case studies and best practices in the use, collection and sharing of data.

Speakers include:

  • The Rt Hon John Whittingdale OBE MP, Minister of State (Minister for Media and Data)
  • Elizabeth Denham CBE, UK Information Commissioner, ICO
  • Simon McDougall, Deputy Commissioner – Regulatory Innovation and Technology, ICO
  • Sherry Madera, Chair, Future of Sustainable Data Alliance and Chief Industry & Government Affairs Officer, Refinitiv
  • Jeni Tennison, Vice President and Chief Strategy Advisor, The Open Data Institute
  • Peter Dalton, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills
  • Hannah Gurga, Managing Director, Digital, Tech & Cyber and Chief of Staff, UK Finance
  • Dawd Haque, Global Lead for Regulatory Market Initiatives, Transformation & Strategy, Deutsche Bank
  • Bojana Bellamy, President, CIPL
  • Senior Official, FCA 
  • Miriam Everett, Partner and Global Head of Data Privacy, Herbert Smith Freehills
  • Senior Official, Bank of England
  • Adrian Weller, Fellow and Programme Director for Artificial Intelligence, The Alan Turing Institute
  • Philip James, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland
  • Sneha Shah, Managing Director, Group Head LSEG Business Accelerator


An impressive array of top experts will guide delegates through the key issues, including:

  • Global data challenges and different types of data. What does ESG data actually mean and how do we collect high-quality green data?
  • What comes next, and how will the expanding access to data and the sources of data empower future global economic development?
  • Update on the National Data Strategy
  • The importance of a data-driven approach, improving systems and building an outstanding talent pool
  • The future of data in the financial services and the role of regulators
  • The future of international data transfers given the impact of the UK-EU trade deal, other recent UK FTAs and international sanctions 
  • The growth of cyber threats amid the pandemic; data and data privacy
  • Trust, ethics and ethical data use in the financial services industry and beyond. Building a culture of trust and creating ethical policies and frameworks that enable you to act with confidence.
  • Application of data ethics from legal and commercial perspectives
  • Ethical data and AI for Humanitarian Aid
  • The future of the financial services industry with Data + Artificial Intelligence. How are the emerging technologies transforming data frameworks? Is Cloud the answer? Accelerating the use of Data Science

Discount for Savvy Investor members

Savvy Investor members get 20% off registration prices when using the code: DFFS2SAV