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45 mins
Join us for breakfast, connect with fellow attendees, and please collect your name badge from the registration table before entering the event.
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5 minsOfficial opening of the Clarion Leaders’ Summit as we welcome attendees and set the stage for an engaging and inspiring event. We look forward to welcoming you and kicking off the summit together.
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10 mins
Chairperson Keynote as we open the summit with insights, perspectives, and a vision for the discussions and opportunities ahead.
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30 minsA forward looking look at whether today’s payments infrastructure is ready for AI driven commerce, exploring how agents could use consent, financial data and cVRP to make payment decisions, and what needs to evolve to enable secure, reliable transactions at scale.
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20 mins
A candid discussion on why payment fraud continues to rise, exploring whether the industry can reverse the trend, what more can be done to prevent APP scams before money moves, and where greater accountability is needed across the wider digital ecosystem.
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TEA & COFFEE BREAK15 mins
Take a moment to refresh and recharge during the Tea and Coffee Break. Enjoy refreshments while connecting with fellow attendees, continuing conversations, and building new relationships throughout the event.
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60 mins
Join focused peer to peer roundtable discussions exploring the key challenges and opportunities shaping the future of payments. These interactive sessions provide a platform for attendees to exchange insights, share experiences, and discuss practical approaches across four key themes.
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TEA & COFFEE BREAK5 mins
Take a moment to refresh and recharge during the Tea and Coffee Break. Enjoy refreshments while connecting with fellow attendees, continuing conversations, and building new relationships throughout the event.
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90 mins
Take part in prescheduled one to one meetings with solution providers, tailored around your projects, priorities, and business needs. Alongside these focused discussions, use the networking opportunity to connect with other attendees, exchange ideas, and build valuable industry relationships.
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65 mins
Enjoy lunch while taking the opportunity to connect with fellow attendees, continue conversations from the day’s sessions, and build valuable relationships in a relaxed networking environment.
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45 minsBringing together senior female leaders from across retail, marketplaces, gaming, travel, and health; alongside BFSI professionals to share insights, discuss emerging trends, and foster meaningful connections. This exclusive gathering celebrates the achievements of women in payments, encourages knowledge-sharing, and supports mentorship and networking opportunities to inspire the next generation of leaders in the industry.
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35 minsThis session explores how AI is reshaping payment infrastructure and commerce. The session examines AI powered orchestration, the infrastructure needed for autonomous transactions, and how payments leaders can balance automation, efficiency and governance as AI driven commerce becomes a reality.
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60 mins
Join focused peer to peer roundtable discussions exploring the key challenges and opportunities shaping the future of payments. These interactive sessions provide a platform for attendees to exchange insights, share experiences, and discuss practical approaches across four key themes.
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10 minsA rapid fire look at how AI agents are set to reshape the checkout, exploring what merchants need to rethink around channels, protocols and payment infrastructure, and the practical steps they should be taking now to prepare for agent driven commerce.
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90 minsJoin us for an unforgettable PLS UK evening reception filled with vibrant networking, an interactive AI photo booth experience, inspiring entertainment, and delicious food and drinks. Whether you're making new connections or catching up with familiar faces, this reception promises the perfect blend of business and culture.
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50 mins
Join us for breakfast, connect with fellow attendees, and please collect your name badge from the registration table before entering the event.
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10 mins
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10 minsChairperson Keynote as we open the summit with insights, perspectives, and a vision for the discussions and opportunities ahead.
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60 minsTake part in an interactive Breakfast Briefing featuring roundtable discussions designed to encourage the exchange of ideas and experiences. Each session includes a 45 minute discussion followed by a 15 minute wrap up, where moderators share the key findings and themes from their table with the wider group, ensuring everyone benefits from the morning’s conversations.
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PANEL DISCUSSION: Overcoming Payment Fragmentation: Bringing Performance, Cost, and Control Together30 minsA practical discussion on overcoming payment fragmentation across the full transaction lifecycle, exploring how leaders can connect systems and data to improve performance, control costs and gain greater financial visibility from acceptance through to settlement and reconciliation.
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10 mins
Take a moment to refresh and recharge during the Tea and Coffee Break. Enjoy refreshments while connecting with fellow attendees, continuing conversations, and building new relationships throughout the event.
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90 mins
Take part in prescheduled one to one meetings with solution providers, tailored around your projects, priorities, and business needs. Alongside these focused discussions, use the networking opportunity to connect with other attendees, exchange ideas, and build valuable industry relationships.
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30 minsThis session will explore how the industry can shift from reacting to fraud after it occurs to preventing it before payments are made, while maintaining the fast, frictionless customer experiences expected in today's digital economy.
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Lunch & Networking60 mins
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50 mins
This lunch roundtable style knowledge drop-in session gives attendees and solution providers the opportunity to engage in insightful conversations with specialist consultants from Edgar Dunn, and Polymath Consulting. Explore key industry topics including agentic commerce and open banking, gaining expert perspectives, practical insights and a deeper understanding of the trends shaping the future of payments.
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30 minsTake part in prescheduled one to one meetings with solution providers, tailored around your projects, priorities, and business needs. Alongside these focused discussions, use the networking opportunity to connect with other attendees, exchange ideas, and build valuable industry relationships.
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30 minsThis session explores the future of digital money and its potential impact on UK payments. The session examines the opportunities presented by stablecoins, tokenised bank deposits and emerging digital currency infrastructure, while discussing how the industry can prepare for adoption and navigate the commercial and regulatory challenges ahead.
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20 minsA practical discussion on how payments leaders can secure greater internal investment, exploring how to build a compelling commercial case, demonstrate measurable business impact and elevate payments from an operational function to a strategic driver of growth, customer experience and innovation.
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15 mins
The session will conclude the summit with a prize draw for our attendees.
