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Date: 29 September 2026
Time: 09:00 - 18:00 GMT Includes a networking reception
Venue: DLA Piper, 160 Aldersgate St., London, EC1A 4HT

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The 2026 ICMA FinTech and Digitalisation Forum returns in 2026 for a full day of insightful discussion on the future of capital markets. The in-person event will look at the ongoing digital transformation of capital markets, including DLT-based bonds, the integration of AI into various parts of the bond workflow, the rise of stablecoins and the importance of data standards for the adoption of new technology and interoperability.

The agenda will feature keynote speeches, in-depth panel discussions, and interactive sessions with senior leaders from across the capital markets including buy and sell-side firms, technology and data providers, infrastructure operators, SSA issuers, and global regulators.

Admission: Registration for this event is now closed as we have reached full capacity. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please contact ICMA events.

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09:00		Registration
09:30		Welcome remarks Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA Paul Landless, DLA Piper
09:40		Setting the scene – Innovation in the global bond markets Moderator: Georgina Jarratt, Managing Director, Head of FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA Fabianna Del Canto, Managing Director, Co-Head of EMEA Capital Markets, MUFG Securities Stephen Fisher, Global Head, Political Affairs, Deutsche Bank - Chair of ICMA Christoph Hock, Head of Tokenisation and Digital Assets, Union Investment Elli Ley, Head of Innovation - Global Financial Markets, A&O Shearman Emma Lovett, Executive Director Markets DLT - Credit Lead, J.P. Morgan
10:20		Fireside chat Gabriel Callsen, Senior Director - FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA Dominic Holland, Director Market Oversight, FCA
10:35		The changing desk: Artificial Intelligence and the evolution of investing Moderator: Emma Thomas, Associate Director, FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA Paul D. Henderson, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Strategist, Portfolio Research Group, Blackrock Simran Singh, AI Lab Chief Architect, FCA Jacek Wieclawski, Head of Innovation, Rabobank This session will be under Chatham House Rule.
11:15		Break
11:45		Panel discussion: Tokenisation through the buy-side lense Moderator: Anita Karppi, Senior Director - Buy-side, Market Practice & Regulatory Policy, ICMA Elliot Hentov, Chief Macro Policy Strategist, State Street Investment Management Christoph Hock, Head of Tokenisation and Digital Assets, Union Investment Privatfonds Nikhil Sharma, Head of Digital Assets, Blackrock
12:25		Networking lunch
13:25		Keynote: Geopolitics and digital currencies Prof. Douglas Arner, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, University of Hong Kong & Queen Mary University of London
13:40		The future of bond markets: how tokenization and digital money will reshape market structure Moderator: Gabriel Callsen, Senior Director - FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA Nicola Danese, Managing Director, Co-Head of International Developed Markets, Tradeweb Johannes Devos, Product Manager - Digital Assets, Swift Alice Digby, Head of Digital Securities Depository (DSD), Orion UK, Markets & Securities Services, HSBC Audrey Metzger, Deputy Director - Strategy Directorate, Banque de France Alex Tollast, Counsel, Finance& Capital Markets, Clifford Chance
14:20		Transition to breakout sessions
14:30		Main stage The critical role of Standards in digitalisation of the market: the Bond Data Taxonomy (BDT) & ISO 20022, the Common Domain Model (CDM) and Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) (45 minutes) Moderators: Gabriel Callsen, Senior Director - FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA Emma Thomas, Associate Director, FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA Panellists: Sofie Janssen, Product Management Issuer Services, Euroclear Peter Kohl Landgraf, Digital Transformation Manager, Capital Markets, DZ Bank Nick Moger, Product Director, J.P. Morgan Blair Monahan, Head of APIs, Clearstream Banking Conversation hub Developments in DLT repo – what is the state of play? (max 40 participants - 1 hour) Jamie Anderson, Collateral Treasury Trading, HSBC Richard Comotto, Senior Consultant, ICMA Ed Donald, Managing Director, Global Head of Repo, Standard Chartered Bank Joshua M Freeland, HSBC Brandon M Hammer, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton James Kelly, EMEA Head of Repo Sales, Tradeweb Ciarán McGonagle, Independent Consultant Chris Rodgerson, DLT Repo Technology, Tradeweb Vivek Srivastava, Canton Network Martin C.W. Walker, Senior Product Manager, FIS Anthony Woolley, Chief Client Officer, Ownera This session will be under Chatham House Rule.
15:30		Break
15:50		Panel discussion: Primary market Innovation – leading the market into the next generation Moderator: Alex Malitsky, Director, Debt Capital Markets for Public Sector & SSAs, TD Securities Nico Braun, SSA Syndicate, DZ BANK Anuria Singh, Director, Product Manager IB Digital Assets (Products & Services), UBS Sebastien Vancampenhoudt, Director, Innovation & Digital Assets, Tokenized Cash Lead, Euroclear
16:20		Panel Discussion: Settlement assets in focus: the potential of CBDCs, tokenised deposits and regulated stablecoins Moderator: Francisco Parente, Associate Director, FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA Marat Faritov, Assistant Vice President, Digital Economy, Moody's Stefano Finesi, Principal Legal Counsel, ESM Sophie Lessar, Partner, DLA Piper Frederique Victor, Funding Officer, Non-Core Currencies & Special Transactions, EIB
17:00		Closing remarks Georgina Jarratt, Managing Director, Head of FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA
17:05		Networking Reception
18:00		Event close

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