An innovative industry demands an innovative regulator. 

At our Innovation Open Day 2022, we showcased what’s next on our innovation agenda. The Open Day featured a mixture of keynotes, panel sessions, and presentations.

Innovation moves quickly, and we must ensure that consumers and markets capture the benefits of new technology and thriving competition. A productive dialogue with the industry is vital to achieving this.

Agenda:

10:00 - Opening remarks by Jessica Rusu

 10:10 - Future of FCA Innovation, Ravi Bhalla

 10:55 - Diversity & Inclusion Panel: Georgina Philippou speaks to Dr Dexter Penn, Kalgera; Kirsten Doherty, Monzo and Deborah Gilshan, The 100% Club.

 11:40 – 12:00 - Break 

 12:00 - Approach to CryptoAssets - Presentation by Nick Smith, Crypto Assets Manager, FCA; Matt Lowe, Technical Specialist, FCA; Ishah Ijaz, Manager, FCA; and Sami Alakhair, Regulatory Sandbox Manager, FCA.

 12:40 – Break

 13:45 - Fintech emerging trends: presentations by Dr Leda Glyptis, 10x Banking and Professor Markos Zachariadis, University of Manchester followed by discussion chaired by Pavle Avramovic, Reg TechManager, FCA.

 14:45 - Refreshment Break 

 15:00 - Global Innovation Panel - Geraldine Kraev chairs the panel and speaks to Valerie Szczepanik – US SEC; Rich Fox – FCA, Claudia Guagliano – ESMA and Abigail Ng, Monetary Authority of Singapore.

 16:45 - Closing Remarks by Jessica Rusu