Financial futures: Leading through disruption

DLA Piper London Office
160 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HT
United Kingdom

Join us for the launch of the second edition of Financial futures: Leading through disruption, DLA Piper’s global survey on how the financial services sector is evolving. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural report, this year’s edition draws on insights from more than 750 senior leaders across the global financial services industry.

The new report explores the major forces disrupting the sector and shows how market sentiment and strategic priorities are shifting. It highlights where organisations are choosing to invest, the trends shaping the next phase of transformation, and the themes that are emerging from our expanded dataset.

Cutting through the noise of day‑to‑day news, the findings offer a clear, data‑driven view of what has changed since last year and what may lie ahead.

17:00 – 17:30 Arrival and networking

17:30 – 17:35 Welcome and opening remarks

17:35 – 17:45 Keynote: The next economic cycle and its implications for the FS sector

• Chris Hare, Senior Economist, HSBC

18:00 – 18:45 Panel discussion: Adapting growth strategies in a new era of disruption

• Mark Dwyer, Global Co‑Chair, Financial Services Sector, DLA Piper

• Darko Hajdukovic, Head of Digital Markets Infrastructure, London Stock Exchange Group

• Tariq Hussain, Head of M&A, EMEA and APAC, Jefferies

• Ruth Spratt, UK Country Manager, Affirm

18:45 – 18:50 Closing

18:50 onwards Networking reception