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23-25 February 2021

Confirmed Keynote Speakers: 

- Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union

- Othmar Karas, Vice-President of the European Parliament and Chair of the EPFSF Steering Committee

- João Nuno Mendes, Secretary of State of Finance, Portuguese Presidency

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Watch the video of the Conference: https://youtu.be/98AtOO-uwMo

AGENDA

• Introduction from Rainer Riess, Director General, FESE and EPFSF Vice-Chair

• Introduction from Othmar Karas, Vice-President of the European Parliament and EPFSF Chairman

1st session: Capital Markets Union

• Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur ECON

• David Wright, Sub-Chair High-Level Forum on Capital Markets Union

• Guillaume Prache, Managing Director, Better Finance and EPFSF Observer

• Martina Dalic, Member of the Leadership of the Market4Europe Campaign and Former Deputy Prime Minister & Former Minister of Economy and Minister of Finance, Croatia

2nd session: Securitisation (interview style)

• Paul Tang, Member of European Parliament

• Kai Spitzer, Acting Head of Unit, DG FISMA, European Commission

• Sylvain Broyer, Chief Economist and Chairman of CMU Laboratory, S&P Global

• Stephane Giordano, President of AMAFI (French Association for Financial Markets), and Deputy Head of Group Public Affairs, Societé Générale

3rd session: MIFID (interview style)

• Markus Ferber, Member of the European Parliament

• Tilman Lueder, Head of Securities Markets Unit, European Commission, DG FISMA

• Javier Hernani, CEO, Grupo BME (Bolsas y Mercados Españoles)

• Michael Cole-Fontayn, Chairman, AFME

Finale

• Statements or requests from MEPs 

Moderator:

Wim Mijs, CEO of European Banking Federation and Chairman of the EPFSF Administrative Committee

Introductory Remarks:

Othmar Karas, Vice-President of the European Parliament and Chairman of the EPFSF Steering Committee

Speakers:

Olivier Boutellis-Taft, CEO, Accountancy Europe

Bernhard Langer, Chief Investment Officer, INVESCO 

Toni Ballabriga Torreguitart, Global Head of Responsible Banking, BBVA

Moderator:

Wim Mijs, CEO of European Banking Federation and Chairman of the EPFSF Administrative Committee

Introductory Remarks:

Othmar Karas, Vice-President of the European Parliament and Chairman of the EPFSF Steering Committee

Speakers:

Jose Manuel Campa, Chairperson, European Banking Authority

Elie Beyrouthy, Chair of EPIF

Ed Cook, BlackRock's Co-Head of Global Capital Market Business, Member of the Commission's CMU High Level Forum

Michael Lever, Head of AFME's Prudential Regulation Division

Moderator:

• Wim Mijs, CEO of European Banking Federation and Chairman of the EPFSF Administrative Committee

Introductory Remarks:

• Othmar Karas, Vice-President of the European Parliament and Chairman of the EPFSF Steering Committee

Speakers:

• John Berrigan, Director General, DG FISMA, European Commission
• Rainer Riess, Director General, FESE
• Tanguy van de Werve, Director General of EFAMA