The Future of UK Business, Capital Markets & Innovation with Dame Julia Hoggett DBE

Dame Julia Hoggett DBE joins Oli Barrett MBE on Tomorrow: The Future Forum Podcast to explore the future of British business, innovation, investment and leadership.

As Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange, Julia sits at the intersection of finance, technology and trust. In this wide-ranging conversation, she shares her vision for creating an environment where great companies can start, grow, scale and stay in the UK, while ensuring more people benefit from the nation’s economic success.

Julia explains why she describes the London Stock Exchange as a “300-year-old fintech”, discusses the opportunities and challenges created by AI, tokenisation and digital markets, and outlines why she believes Britain already has all the ingredients needed to become a global leader in innovation.
The conversation also explores leadership, succession, the importance of building teams that can thrive without you, and why future leaders should aspire to become obsolete.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, policymaker or leader, this episode offers a fascinating perspective on how capital, technology and human ingenuity can shape the future.

Dame Julia Hoggett, DBE joined the London Stock Exchange plc as CEO in April 2021. She is also Head of Digital and Securities Markets at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), which includes leading the group’s digital markets initiative and wider responsibility for the Group’s other equity venues.

Julia previously worked at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority as Director of Market Oversight and Head of Wholesale Banking Supervision. Prior to the FCA, Julia held roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch where she was the Head of FIG flow financing, Covered Bonds Short-Term financing and Green Bonds for EMEA, and for the DEPFA BANK Group where she held several roles, including CEO of DEPFA ACS BANK and Head of Long-Term Funding for the DEPFA BANK Group. Julia started her career at JPMorgan where she focused on Emerging Markets and then Sovereign and Supranational Agency Debt Origination.

In 2022, Julia became the inaugural Chair of the UK’s Capital Markets Industry Taskforce. Julia was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in His Majesty’s June 2024 Birthday Honours for services to finance and business. Julia was also named in the Financial Time’s 25 Most Influential Women of 2024 list and awarded an Honorary Freedom of the City of London in 2023. She has been named on several of Financial News’ ‘Most Influential’ lists over the last 15 years. She has also appeared in several Diversity and Inclusion impact lists.

Julia holds a degree in Social and Political Sciences from Newnham College, Cambridge University and undertook a research scholarship at Kings College, Cambridge University focused on public policy and economic development strategies in East Africa. Julia actively advocates for diversity and inclusion and has been involved in initiatives to deliver progress in this space for over two decades.

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