Looking forward to 2023, the Financial Services sector faces a huge number of challenges. And yet the opportunity in a rapidly changing world is enormous. This is an exciting time to be working in the Financial Services sector. In our Osborne Clarke 2023 Future of Financial Services Week, we share our excitement (and worries!) about the coming year(s).
During the week our team of lawyers and guest speakers leading in the sector will cover all the hottest topics impacting the future of the financial services industry including Payments and Open Finance, data driven business models for financial services businesses, a review of 2022 and forecasts for 2023 from a European perspective and much more!
We invite you to sign up to what we hope will be a thought-provoking selection of online and in-person events.
Review of 2022 and Forecasts for 2023 – a UK perspective
23 January 2023
09:30 - 10:30 GMT | Introduction to Osborne Clarke Future of Financial Services Week
Mark Wesker and Nikki Worden will give a bird's eye view of the challenges and opportunities the financial services industry faced in 2022, and will provide a forecast for what's likely to come in 2023.
Review of 2022 and Forecasts for 2023 – a European perspective
23 January 2023
14:00 - 15:00 GMT | Introduction to Osborne Clarke Future of Financial Services Week
Our panel of Osborne Clarke partners from across Europe will provide a review of the financial services industry in 2022 and discuss their predictions for 2023.
Data driven business models for Financial Services businesses
24 January 2023 | 09:30 - 10:30 GMT
This panel will look at the legal and practical issues surrounding the application of large data sets for businesses in financial services, including key issues for in-house lawyers to be aware of.
Navigating the making of Financial Services more personal – a case study
24 January 2023 | 14:00 - 15:00 GMT
A deep dive into how to use data for personalising services in the financial services sector.
Topical issues in Financial Services & Fintech
25 January 2023 | 14:00 - 20:00 GMT
An in person event taking place in our One London Wall office
The first panel will look at the market trends, opportunities and challenges for investment into the Financial Services and FinTech sectors.
Our second panel will focus on digital inclusion and financial inclusion.
This will be followed by a networking drinks reception.
The rise of alternative payment methods
26 January 2023 | 09:30 - 10:30 GMT
We will look at non-card payment methods and how these are evolving (e.g. BNPL, PIS).
Open finance: Where are we now?
26 January 2023 | 14:00 - 15:00 GMT
We will provide an update on the current regulatory and market position on open finance.
Cyber attack – a case study
27 January 2023 | 09:30 - 10:30 GMT
We will explore a case study of a cyber attack on a financial services business, how it played out, how it was resolved and the lessons learned.
IT, cyber and information security from the IT team's perspective – what does good look like?
27 January 2023 | 14:00 - 15:00 GMT
Mark Wesker will be joined by David Davies of Navos Technologies, former UK CIO of the Year, to make IT, cyber and information security accessible.
Growing pains in ESG – a review of developments in ESG in 2022 and predictions for 2023
30 January 2023 | 09:30 - 10:30 GMT
We will look at the latest developments in ESG and what the future holds.
Osborne Clarke Crypto Academy: MiCAR – EU regulation of Digital Assets
31 January 2023 | 09:30 - 10:30 GMT
Our panel of Osborne Clarke partners from across Europe will be exploring the regulation of crypto assets (including NFTs) across their various European jurisdictions, including a focus on MiCAR.
Osborne Clarke Crypto Academy: the UK position on regulation of Digital Assets
31 January 2023 | 14:00 - 15:00 GMT
Paul Harris will provide a UK overview of the regulation of crypto assets, including NFTs.
Connect with one of our experts
Mark Wesker
Partner, International Sector Leader, Financial Services, UK
Nikki Worden
Partner, Head of Financial Institutions Group, UK
Mark Taylor
Partner, UK
Tanja Aschenbeck, LL.M.
Partner, Fachanwältin für Steuerrecht, Germany
Johannes de Jong
Partner, Advocaat, The Netherlands
Karima Lachgar
Partner, France
Dr Marc Störing
Partner, Germany
Matthew Sharkey
Associate Director, UK
Cathy Han
Associate Director, UK
Chris Ratcliffe
Associate Director, UK
Michael Lewis
Partner, UK
Chris Benjamin
Associate Director, UK
Paul Anning
Partner, UK
Becky Morrison
Associate Director, UK
Clare Burman
Legal Director, UK
Dr Daniel Walter
Partner, Germany
Juliet de Graaf
Associate Director, Advocaat, The Netherlands
Poppy Pite
Associate Director, UK
Alicia Cain
Associate Director, UK
Katherine Kirrage
Partner, Transformation Manager – Digitalisation, UK
Nina Lazic
Associate Director, UK
Ashley Hurst
Partner, International Sector Leader, Tech, Media and Comms, UK
Rachel Couter
Partner, Head of UK Contentious Financial Services, UK
James Watson
Partner, Head of Decarbonisation, UK
Dr Lars Kutzner
Partner, Germany
Charles Crowne
Partner, UK
Dr Robert Oppenheim
Partner, Specialist lawyer for banking and capital market law, Germany
Eric Romba
Partner, Germany
Paul Harris
Partner, UK
