AI Regulation In Financial Services: Navigating Compliance And Strategy
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Background: AI remains a hot topic, with many organisations exploring how to integrate its various technologies into their core operations. However, the use of AI presents societal, technical, and legal challenges. In this talk, we will explore how the UK's regulatory approach compares to the EU's AI Act, which will apply from August 2026. Speakers will examine key differences, discuss the practical implications for businesses, and offer insights into ensuring compliance. Join us to gain a deeper understanding of navigating AI regulations and building responsible AI strategies.
Speakers:
Adam Leon Smith is an expert in AI regulation and technical standards and works on research and strategy projects in that area. He is Chair of the AIQI Consortium, a global initiative to promote the use of the quality infrastructure for responsible AI, and Deputy Chair of the UK’s national AI standards committee. He has led four AI standardisation projects in ISO/IEC SC 42 as an Editor and two as a Convenor of SC 42 JWG 2 (Testing of AI systems). He is also very active CEN/CENELEC JTC 21, where he is Project Leader for two projects in response to the AI Act – the Quality Management System for EU AI Act Regulatory Purposes, and AI System Logging. He is also Chair of BCS Fellows Technical Advisory group.
Before involvement in quality infrastructure, Adam spent 20 years in senior technology roles, delivering verification and validation solutions for highly complex or high-risk industry challenges. In 2024, the University of Bath awarded Adam an honorary doctorate in recognition of his work and its impact on the profession.
David Doyle is known across Europe as a leading expert on EU financial services regulation and long-standing speaker at the Financial Services Club. A former diplomat with over 20 years of service on mainland Europe at bilateral and multilateral level, he now acts as an EU Policy Advisor between Brussels and London, specialising in regulatory developments in banking, fund management and insurance.
He is a member of the Executive Board of the joint MEP-EU industry advocacy body, The Kangaroo Group at the European Parliament, holds a seat on the Board of Directors of the Genesis Initiative at Westminster that promotes entrepreneurship and SME policy, as well as being active in the Transatlantic Business Council on Capital Markets and the Conference Board Corporate Governance Council.
Speaker(s):
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Adam Leon Smith
Chair
AIQI Consortium
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David Doyle
Board, Kangaroo Group (EU Parliament)
EU Policy Director, The Genesis Initiative
Chairman:
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Mike Wardle
Chief Executive Officer
Z/Yen Group