The Future Of Finance, The Impact Of Current Tech And Regulatory Developments
Webinar
Background: The financial sector stands at a pivotal juncture, with rapid advancements in AI, digital infrastructure, tokenisation, and other technologies intersecting with evolving regulatory priorities to redefine competitiveness, innovation, and risk management.
Bob Wigley, Chairman of UK Finance, will deliver a forward-looking perspective on these transformative forces. Drawing from his leadership in shaping financial policy and his involvement in cutting-edge areas, including AI-driven solutions, sustainable finance, and emerging tech ecosystems, he will examine how current developments are influencing financial services, from regulatory adaptations to opportunities for growth and resilience.
This session will explore strategies for navigating tech-driven change, addressing regulatory challenges, and positioning the UK and global finance for the decade ahead, with ample time for audience Q&A.
Speaker:
Bob Wigley is Chairman of UK Finance, a board member of Lightico an AI powered, video based customer journey support business, a director of Sureserve the UK’s largest installer and maintainer of gas and electricity installations in social housing, is a partner in Seraphim Space Enterprise LLP the largest private space tech investor in the world based in London, is a partner in the PE firm Cap 10 partners, works to support the development department of St John Ambulance and is Vice Patron of the Royal Marines Charity the RMA. He sits on the UK’s Economic Crime Strategic Board, the DBT FS Advisory Committee on FTAs and is Visiting Professor at Kings College London’s Digital Futures Institute where he is working on social media impacts on health following on from his book, Born Digital : The Story of a Distracted Generation. Bob was previously EMEA Chairman of Merrill Lynch, on the board of the Bank of England during the financial crisis, Chaired the Green Investment Bank Commission and wrote the seminal report on London’s Competitiveness London : Winning in the Decade Ahead.
Speaker(s):
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Bob Wigley
Chairman
UK Finance
Chairman:
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Professor Michael Mainelli
Chairman
Z/Yen Group