Digital Innovation Summit 2025 - Preliminary Agenda

Innovation in payments and financial services is a key priority for both government and industry. To deliver growth, we need to enable innovation and champion new technologies and strategies that will transform the financial service sector. Over 500 professionals from the financial sector will gather to gain insights on the future of money and payments, digital identity, AI and showcase our sector's most successful innovations.* 

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The session is aimed to engage delegates in a lively debate. The host will introduce the panel, then call on a selected attendees to ask their pre-submitted questions. The panel will answer, followed by open discussion with the audience.

Moderator: Jana Mackintosh, Managing Director, Payments and Innovation, UK Finance

Speaker:

• Charlotte Hogg, Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Visa
• David Geale, Managing Director of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and Interim Executive Director of Payments and Digital Finance, FCA

The national payments vision: charting a path to a world-leading payments ecosystem.

Moderator: Peter Harmston, Partner and Head of Payments Consulting, KPMG

Speakers:

• Simon Eacott, Head of Payments, NatWest
• Edward Bowles, Global Head of Government Relations, Wise plc

Banks vs bad actors: how to get the edge in the AI arms race.

Moderator: Ricardo Ferreira, CISO, Fortinet

Fighting talk: sustainability in focus innovation unleashed: the benefits vs costs for humanity and the planet.

Speakers:

• Professor Cédric John, Head of Data Science for the Environment and Sustainability, Queen Mary's Digital Environment Research Institute (DERI)
• Daryl Elfield, Partner, KPMG

Tokenised deposits: transforming financial settlement through innovation.

Moderator: Gilbert Verdian, CEO, Quant

Speakers:

• Morten Linnemann Bech, Centre Head of the BIS Innovation Hub Switzerland, BIS
• Peter Left, Head of Digital and Markets Innovation, Lloyds Banking Group
• Roberto Pagliari, Senior Product Owner - DLT Cash and Markets, Commerzbank

The future of digital identity and verification in the UK.

Moderator: Hannah Rutter, Chief Executive of the Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (OfDIA), Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

Speakers:

• Lee McNabb, Head of Payment Strategy & Partnerships, NatWest Group
• Nick Mothershaw, Chief Executive Officer, Select ID

Speakers:

• David Song, Director, Global Counsel
• Sam Hinton-Smith, Head of Public Policy APAC & EMEA, Stripe

Roundtable discussions to deep dive topics both covered in the breakout sessions and additional subjects. Groups of 8-10 led by a chair to guide topic discussion:

• NPV
• AI
• Digital financial inclusion
• Digi ID
• Innovation in capital markets
• Crypto
• Sustainability and inclusion
• Open Banking

Digital inclusion and accessibility training.

An opportunity for the delegates to experience a UK Finance training.

Voices of the future: tech pioneers meet NextGen

Join a discussion about the future of technology and digital growth, providing a platform for young voices to pose their questions and share their perspectives on shaping the world of tomorrow with tech experts.

Moderator: Eric Leenders, Managing Director, Personal Finance and Prudential, Reporting and Taxation, UK Finance

Ideathon results: the winning solutions

• Conor Lawlor, Managing Director, Global Banking, Markets and International Affairs, UK Finance

Regulatory fireside chat:

• Jana Mackintosh, Managing Director, Payments and Innovation, UK Finance
• Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability, Bank of England