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Date: 9 December 2025
Time: 09:00 - 17:00 GMT Followed by a networking reception
Venue: Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge, 45 Prescot St, London, E1 8GP
Overview
Join peers and professionals from across the community of fixed income professionals for this full-day event focused on automation and digital transformation of the industry.
The forum will showcase the most experienced voices from across the industry helping to assess where we are in this critical journey and discussing the important next steps in this ever evolving landscape.
As developments in digital bonds, AI, and data standards continue to influence the capital markets, this forum offers a chance to hear from international experts, participate in thoughtful discussions, and consider where your organisation fits into the global transformation.
Last year's forum featured contributions from the buy and sell side, market infrastructure providers, technology firms, SSA issuers, and regulators and this year’s event will continue the conversation providing a valuable range of new perspectives.
Join the conversation shaping the future of the industry.
Admission:
ICMA members: free
Non members: £350.00
Sponsorship opportunities
The ICMA FinTech and Digitalisation Forum provides the perfect opportunity to showcase your know-how and raise your profile in the global movement to automate and digitalise the Capital Market. Please contact the sponsorship team at sponsorship@icmagroup.org to discuss how your firm can take part.
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| 09:00 | Registration | |
| 09:30 | Welcome remarks Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA |
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| 09:40 | Setting the scene – Innovation in the Global Bond Markets Moderator: Georgina Jarratt, Managing Director, Head of FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA
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| 10:15 | Fixing the challenge of operational fragmentation in the primary market Moderator: Armin Peter, Capital Markets Transformation Advisor
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| 10:50 | Break | |
| 11:20 | Panel discussion | |
| 11:55 | Driving themes of innovation in the Buyside Moderator: Irene Rey, Associate Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA
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| 12:30 | Networking lunch | |
| 13:30 | Keynote Birgit Neu, Senior Advisor, Fimatix |
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| 13:45 | Panel discussion | |
| 14:30 | Break | |
| 15:00 | Keynote Steve Toland, Co-founder, TransFICC |
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| 15:15 | The evolution of the Global Digital Bond and Digital Repo ecosystem Moderator: Gabriel Callsen, Senior Director, FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA
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| 15:50 | Using AI to safeguard the future of capital markets Moderator: Emma Thomas, Associate, FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA
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| 16:25 | Solving the global interoperability challenge – the role of data, models and standards Moderator: Georgina Jarratt, Managing Director, Head of FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA
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| 17:00 | Closing remarks Georgina Jarratt, Managing Director, Head of FinTech and Digitalisation, ICMA |
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| 17:05 | Networking reception | |
| 18:00 | Event close |
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Sponsorship opportunities
The ICMA FinTech and Digitalisation Forum provides the perfect opportunity to showcase your know-how and raise your profile in the global movement to automate and digitalise the Capital Market. Please contact the sponsorship team at sponsorship@icmagroup.org to discuss how your firm can take part.
