Tech and the City – How can Britain build the next tech giants? The role of capital markets

You are invited to Tech and the City – How can Britain build the next tech giants? The role of capital markets, a joint techUK / TheCityUK summit. We will be joined by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby MP alongside leading industry figures across the technology and financial services sectors. This summit will consider the macroeconomic factors affecting the UK’s competitiveness as a hub for scaling technology companies. It will delve into regulatory reforms on improving access to capital for technology companies and provide these companies with practical guidance on what options are available to them.

Agenda

12:45 – 13:15 – Arrivals / Light Networking Lunch

13:15 – 13:20 – Joint welcome – Julian David OBE, CEO, techUK and Miles Celic OBE, CEO, TheCityUK

13:20 – 14:00 – Panel 1 – Enhancing Access to Capital Markets for UK Tech Businesses

• Chair: Miles Celic OBE, CEO, TheCityUK

• Karan Jain, Founder & CEO, Nayaone 

• Virginia Khoo, Head of UK & Ireland Equity Advisory and COO EMEA ECM BNP Paribas

• James Roe, Partner - Equity Capital Markets Co-Lead, A&O Shearman

• Matthew Harris, CFO, Kao Data

14:00 – 14:15 – Ministerial Keynote Address

• Lucy Rigby KC MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury

14:15 – 15:00 – Panel 2 – UK’s Potential for High-Tech, High-Growth Companies

• Chair: Julian David OBE, CEO, techUK

• Claire Suddens-Spiers, Partner, Rothschild  

• Richard Price, CTO, Pragmatic

• Dr Jaymin Patel FRCR, Co-Founder & COO, Hexarad

15:00 – 15:15 – Closing Keynote

• Charlie Walker, Deputy CEO - London Stock Exchange

15:15 Onwards – Coffee / Networking in Member Lounge

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