Beyond T+1: From Settlement Acceleration to Systemic Transformation

ISITC Europe and SIO invite you to a half-day of interactive leadership roundtables in Edinburgh entitled, Beyond T1: From Settlement Acceleration to Systemic Transformation

This event is designed for senior leaders across all disciplines including operations, compliance, and technology. Together we’ll explore the fundamental infrastructure, technology, and governance changes required to support the markets of the future.

Through collaborative debate, participants will gain strategic insights on both strengthening today’s market infrastructure and positioning for the disruptive potential of digital assets, tokenisation, and AI. (See agenda below)

Each roundtable will be conducted under the Chatham House Rule, where no individual or company will be named, to facilitate a free and frank exchange of views.

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Agenda

1:00pm – Registration & Networking
An opportunity to connect with peers and industry leaders before discussions begin.

1:30pm – Roundtable One – “Strengthening Market Infrastructure for the Next Settlement Era”

While much of the conversation has centered on T+1 and accelerated settlement, the real challenge lies in ensuring that market infrastructure and technology can scale to meet future demands. This session examines how firms must adapt their operating models, systems, and governance frameworks to be fit for the next decade.

Key themes:

• Understanding the key challenges that the industry will face and whether existing T+1 planning future proofs that outlook.
• Building resilient, scalable infrastructure for near-real-time settlement
• Redesigning operations, compliance, and technology to support future models
• The evolving role of custodians, clearing agents, exchanges and outsourcers
• Regulatory implications of more automated and compressed processes
• Talent and workforce transformation in an increasingly automated environment

3:00pm – Roundtable Conclusions

3:30pm – Networking Break

4:00pm – Roundtable Two – “Digital Transformation & the New Market Landscape”

Beyond accelerated settlement, digital innovation is reshaping the very structure of capital markets. This session will explore how tokenisation, blockchain, AI, and emerging market models could redefine trading, settlement, and client service.

Key themes:

• Tokenised assets and their impact on traditional infrastructure
• The future role of CSDs, banks, and new digital platforms
• Will markets move to 24/7 operating models?
• Digital vs. traditional liquidity — threats and opportunities
• The need for new or global regulatory frameworks
• How AI, blockchain, and DLT will drive new financial products and services
• Swift and other market utilities — relevance in the digital era

5:30pm – Combined Roundtable Conclusions

6:00pm – Event Close (Followed by networking drinks, kindly supported by TORI Global)

About Us

ISITC Europe CIC is one of the oldest trade associations in the UK being established in 1989. It is now incorporated as a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) with legal responsibilities, Directors but no shareholders. ISITC Europe promotes education, innovation and collaboration throughout the global Capital Markets. Scottish Investment Operations (SIO) has been supporting investment operations firms and their employees since 2000.

In 2024 ISITC Europe partnered with the SIO to produce a full-day conference focused on the impact of accelerated settlement. The event received widespread support from across the Scottish capital markets and the reviews were outstanding. This year we are returning to Edinburgh for a half-day event made up of two interactive roundtable sessions.

About Franklin Templeton

Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN], one of the world’s largest investment managers, is better known as Franklin Templeton. Through its distinct specialist investment managers, it offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, alternatives and multi-asset solutions.

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