Technology and Innovation Community Presents an in-person event: The new investment order
Wednesday 24 September 2025 | 17:30 - 20:30
The investment landscape is being reshaped quickly by AI, blockchain, digital assets, and the relentless pace of innovation. Are you ready?
Join us for an evening of bold ideas, practical insights, and high-impact networking with fellow investors, technologists, and thought leaders. We bring real conversations and real connections. We run structured networking with purpose. No sales pitches—just smart people solving real problems together.
Spaces are strictly limited, and this event will sell out, so book now to avoid disappointment
What to Expect
- Meet tech & innovation community ambassadors, thought leaders and practitioners from companies including Citi, HSBC AM, NTT Data, JPMorgan, Vanguard, Santander Keynote talk: “The shape of things to come”
- Keynote talk: “The shape of things to come”
Strategic futurist Simon Godfrey (ex-SAP, Fidelity, BT) delivers a provocative view on the forces transforming finance. A strategic advisor, board member, and passionate futurist, Simon brings bold insights into AI, digital strategy, and impact-driven innovation, challenging audiences to rethink what’s possible in the tech-enabled future! -
Expert panel: “Innovate or die?” Hear from senior leaders at 21Shares, Rothko Investment Strategies, and more as they debate what’s next for investment firms in a tech-driven world.This panel will explore the seismic shifts reshaping finance and investing from AI and blockchain to tokenisation and cultural transformation. But this isn’t just about trends, it’s about action.
- Interactive Roundtables: Each table is co-hosted by industry experts from Citi Institute, DWS Group, Bitwise Investment Management, Goodfolio, State Street and kicks off with a real-world case study and/or a setting the scene talk.
- Round table 1: GenAI & Agentic AI in investing
- Round table 2: Tech innovation in private markets
- Round table 3: Blockchain& digital assets.
To get a full agenda join Technology and Innovation Community or write to Aya apariy@cfauk.org
Timings
Event: 17:30 - 20:30
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Speaker
Simon Godfrey
Simon Godrey is a Futurist. He is a seasoned strategic advisor, board member, and “silo buster” with over two decades of experience working at the intersection of technology, innovation, and leadership. He has held senior roles at major global firms including SAP, Fidelity International, BT, and Private Wealth, as well as advising the Prime Minister’s Office on technology and policy. Currently he is active in supporting growth businesses enter into the UK market, as well as providing strategic counsel to a wider cohort of technology businesses. Simon is also an independent board advisor and mentor, helping individuals and businesses align innovation with social impact and commercial growth.
As Public Sector Board Chair at techUK, Simon led the industry wide engagement with UK Government. He chairs key interventions and shapes the agenda and forward strategy for the technology industry. Key topics include Innovation, AI, Machine Learning, Digital Skills, Procurement, Social Value, New Business models.
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