The Future of Cryptoasset Regulation 2021 | City & Financial Global | 30 March 2021 | Virtual

City & Financial Global’s 'Future of Cryptoasset Regulation' Summit is a prestigious online meeting place for the crypto community, the purpose of which is to explore the impact of the rapid changes to the development and adoption of cryptoassets.

The event has been created, in part, in response to the recent publication of HM Treasury’s Consultation on the UK’s Regulatory Approach to Cryptoassets and Stablecoins. In this, the Government expressed its desire to be at the cutting edge of financial technology. In particular, it sees the use of stablecoins as potentially paving the way for faster, cheaper payments and the potential benefits for the capital markets of using distributed ledger technology (DLT).

However, to retain the credibility of the UK financial markets, it must create a regulatory environment in which firms can innovate, while maintaining the highest regulatory standards so that people can use the new technology reliably, safely and with confidence.

The Summit will bring together policy makers, regulators, Government bodies and industry participants to analyse what the future regulatory landscape may look like and whether this will encourage or inhibit the development of a cryptocurrency market in the UK. It will also look at a number of other topics including the influence of Facebook/Libra and other digital currencies; global regulatory co-operation; combatting the use of crypto for money-laundering and financial crime; and the challenges of robust operational resilience.

Issues to be covered include:

• The Government’s proposals for the regulation of cryptoassets and stablecoins
• The Bank of England’s view on the introduction of a Central Bank Digital Currency
• Harmonising the regulatory approach to digital and fiat currencies
• Discouraging geographical arbitrage while encouraging the development and adoption of digital currencies
• The role of Big Tech and other new entrants in developing digital currencies
• Combatting the use of crypto currencies for money laundering and financial crime
• Developing robust operational resilience systems to meet regulatory obligations

Who should attend?

Heads of Digital, Compliance, Innovation, Regulatory Strategy, Marketing and Legal
From: Financial Institutions including banks, exchanges, trading platforms, fund managers

Also: CEOs, COOs and senior management with responsibility for financial services, marketing, strategy, innovation and compliance
From: Fintech, Regtech and BigTech companies entering the financial services sector

The event will also be of interest to the advisory community, including law firms, accountants, and regulatory and technology consultancies.

2021 Speakers

John Glen MP
Economic Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury

Alex Roy
Head of Consumer Distribution Policy, Financial Conduct Authority

Tom Mutton
Director, Central Bank Digital Currency, Bank of England

Andrew Harvey
Managing Director, GFXD, Europe, and Managing Director, Technology and Operations, AFME

Izabella Kazminska
Editor, FT Alphaville

Karel Lannoo
Chief Executive, Centre for European Policy Studies

Ben Lindgreen
Head of Cyber Security Resilience, Pay.UK

George Morris
Partner, Simmons & Simmons

Laura Mountford
Deputy Director, Payments and Fintech, HM Treasury

Dr Naseem Naqvi FRCP FBBA
Founding President, British Blockchain Association, Editor in Chief of the JBBA

Joseph Noss
Secretariat, Financial Stability Board

Dr Mattia Rattaggi
Managing Partner, METI Advisory AG

Igor Sumkovski
Senior Manager, Financial Crime Oversight and Advisory, Legal & Regulatory, Santander UK

Oliver Tonkin
Co-Founder and Director, BCB Group

Lawrence Wintermeyer
Co-Founder, Global Digital Finance

On Yavin
CEO, Cointelligence

2021 Sponsors

SPONSOR:
• Simmons + Simmons

SUPPORTERS:
• Association for Financial Markets in Europe
• BBA
• Cointelligence
• CryptoAndBlockchainTalk
• Fintech Finance
• Innovate Finance
• Level39
• Savii Digital Crypto and Blockchain Marketing Agency
• Industry Events Online