Posted: 25 Jan 2021 Resource Type: Multimedia Back The UK has been a world leading centre for financial and professional services. Will London and the UK still be a global financial centre into the future? This event explores the opportunities and challenges that the UK will need to address - from Brexit, to the role of innovation and the growth of green and sustainable finance. What fundamental strengths are enduring, and what can we learn from other financial centres? Watch this wide ranging discussion with a senior panel of specialists. Host: Catherine McGuinness, Chair of Policy and Resources, City of London Corporation Presenter: Dr Laura Davison, Director of Research and Intelligence, City of London Corporation Moderator: Brooke Masters, Chief Business Commentator, Financial Times Panellists: Natalie Ceeney CBE, Chair, Innovate Finance Miles Celic, CEO, TheCityUK Laura Citron, CEO, London & Partners Richard Knox, Director, Financial Services (International), HM Treasury Henri Murison, Director, The Northern Powerhouse Partnership Download the full transcript Share: Share to LinkedIn LinkedIn Share to Twitter Twitter Share to Facebook Facebook Share to WeChat WeChat Share to WhatsApp WhatsApp Share to Email Email Related content Multimedia Green Horizon Perspectives: Unlocking Transition Jul 2021 - This inaugural 90-minute virtual event celebrated the United States re-joining the Paris Agreement and the sense of global optimism brought about by their renewed commitment to the climate crisis. Green Horizon Perspectives: Unlocking Transition Research Report Championing sustainable finance: the UK's global offer Jul 2021 - Learn more about how the UK's sustainable finance ecosystem can help the world to mobilise and scale up sustainable finance Championing sustainable finance: the UK's global offer Thought Piece Mobilising private capital to reach net zero Jun 2021 - The Energy Transitions Commission estimates that US$1-2 trillion (1%-1.5% of global GDP) a year is needed to achieve net zero by 2050. With COP26 in Glasgow approaching, the UK has an opportunity to show leadership in financing the transition to net zero. Mobilising private capital to reach net zero Case Study Sero: on a mission to decarbonise the UK's building stock Jun 2021 - Through partnerships with developers, housebuilders and landlords, Sero builds and retro fits zero carbon homes using its own proprietary technology. We spoke to James Williams, CEO at Sero, about the company's expansion plans and how the net zero ambitions of the Welsh government have kickstarted its early growth. Sero: on a mission to decarbonise the UK's building stock