Francesca Hopwood Road

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Position

Head of the BIS innovation centre, London

Biography

Francesca leads the BIS Innovation Hub London Centre. She is responsible for the Centre's project portfolio and has built out the Centre's strategic direction and areas of focus. As a member of the Innovation Hub's leadership team she is actively involved in shaping key activities including the BIS Innovation Summit.​ Francesca previously headed the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) RegTech and SupTech programme, and she has led the development and delivery of new areas of work including developing early identification and insight functions. She co-founded the global Women in Regulatory Innovation network (WIRI).​ ​ She holds a MSc in Global Politics from Birkbeck, University of London and a BA in Politics from the University of Durham.