The three-day conference included keynotes, panel discussions, and parallel sessions.

Wednesday, June 19 2024
Time Item Speaker Title
08:30-09:30 Registration and refreshments
09:30-09:45 Opening Ceremony
09:45-10:45 Keynote Steffen Kern, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)  
10:45-11:15 Morning refreshments
11:15-12:45 Paper Sessions 1-3
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Paper Sessions 4-6
15:30-15:45 Afternoon refreshments
15:45-16:45 Paper Sessions 7-8
16:45-18:00 Panel Discussion
18:00-20:00 Welcome reception - Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh EH3 9EF
Thursday, June 20 2024 | Industry Day
Time Item Speaker Title
06:30-07:15 Informal early morning run
08:30-09:00 Registration and refreshments
09:00-09:15 Corporate Day Welcome    
09:15-10:00 Keynote Speaker Myles Stephenson, Modulr  
10:00-10:30 Plenary Speaker Emma Wong, NatWest Group The Application of FinTech in Fraud Detection
10:30-11:00 Morning refreshments
11:00-11:30 Fireside Chat Duncan Moir, abrdn Building the Future of Finance with Blockchain
11:30-12:00 Plenary Speaker tbc tbc
12:05-12:50 Panel Discussion Nicola Anderson, FinTech Scotland; Sandy Begbie, Scottish Financial Enterprise; Pardeep Cassells; Affiliation: Access FinTech Creating a Thriving FinTech Eco-system Across Industry, Academia, and Start-ups
12:50-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Fireside Chat Andy Goodman, Morgan Stanley Operationalization of FinTech in a Regulated Business Environment
14:30-15:00 Plenary Speaker Luke Scanlon, Pinsent Mason Addressing AI Risk in Financial Services & FinTech
15:00-15:30 Afternoon refreshments
15:30-16:15 Panel Discussion Luke Scanlon, Pinsent Masons; Tom Mathar, Aegon Towards Human Centric Financial Technology
16:15-16:30 Summary and closing remarks Gbenga Ibikunle, Co-director of Edinburgh Centre for Financial Innovations  
16:45-17:15 Optional tour of the new Edinburgh Futures Institute building
19:00-22:30 Conference Dinner and Keynote: Thierry Foucault - Playfair Library, Old College (University of Edinburgh), South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL
Friday, June 21 2024
Time Item Speaker Title
10:00- 10:30 Registration and refreshments
10:30-12:00 Paper Sessions 9-11
12:00-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:45 Paper Sessions 12-14
14:45-15:00 Conference Closing

*Please note this programme is subject to change.

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