Caroline Stevenson and Jamie Gray are hosting the The inaugural Burness Paull Financial Services Conference.
The focus will be on the next era of financial services in Scotland, and bring together industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers to explore the key opportunities and challenges across the sector.
Programme highlights include:
• Panel session: From hype to utility - the role of digital assets in financial services
• Fireside chat: Fintech disruption - how innovation is reshaping the market
• Panel session: From vision to execution - the realities of growth
We have a fantastic line up of panellists including:
• Sheree Howard, Executive Director, Authorisations at the FCA
• Tracey Davidson, CEO of Hampden Bank
• Rushad Abadan, Group General Counsel at Aberdeen Group plc
• Paul Denton, CEO of Scottish Building Society
• Sebastian Bürgel, VP Technology at Gnosis
• Ben Whittle, Founder & Cryptoeconomics Designer at Token Architecture
• Heather Millar, Legal Counsel, Funds at Aberdeen
• Daniel Taylor, Policy & Regulatory Strategy Lead at Zumo
The day will conclude with a closing speech from Daniel Johnson MSP, followed by networking drinks.
WHEN?
Date: Wednesday 29 October 2025
Time: 12pm registration and lunch, 1pm conference commences, 4pm drinks and networking.
WHERE?
Burness Paull’s Edinburgh Office, 50 Lothian Road, EH3 9WJ
