14.00

Registration and welcome coffee

14.30

Opening remarks by Wolfgang A. Maschek Partner and Head of the European Public Policy Practice, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

14.40 

Keynote speech by Helmut Wacket Head of Market Integration Division, Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments, ECB - European Central Bank

14.55

Panel 1: Regulating EU payments – state of play and priorities going forward

• Introductory speech by Philippe Pellé Deputy Head of Unit, D3 - Retail Financial Services and Payments, DG FISMA, European Commission
• Introductory speech by Mikael Conny Svensson Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy Europe, MasterCard

Possible discussion points

• PSD2 – where do we stand?
• How will the PSD2 work in practice?
• PSD2 TPP regime
• PSD2 security framework
• SEPA – what is the experience so far?
• Are innovative institutions able to build on the SEPA framework?
• The anti-terrorist financing action plan and AML – what is the state of play?
• What is the cumulative impact of all the regulatory changes?

Speakers include:

Philippe Pellé Deputy Head of Unit, D3 - Retail Financial Services and Payments, DG FISMA, European Commission

Dr Dirk Haubrich Head of Consumer Protection, Financial Innovation & Payments, European Banking Authority

Georg Schardt Managing Director, Sofort

Mikael Conny Svensson Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy Europe, MasterCard

Farid Aliyev Senior Financial Services Officer, BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation

Moderator:

Wolfgang A. Maschek Partner and Head of the European Public Policy Practice, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

16.15

Refreshments & networking

16.40

Panel 2: The changing payment landscape – how technology is changing the industry

• Introductory speech by Catalin Sorin Ivan Member of the European Parliament
• Introductory speech by Carsten Hoeltkemeyer CEO, BarclayCard Germany

Possible discussion points

• How will FinTechs change the payments of the future?
• What role will BigTechs such as Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon play in the future payment landscape?
• What role will Bitcoin play when it grows up?
• Will blockchain technology be a game changer for the payment industry?
• What will the result be of the interplay between technological and regulatory change?
• Does the current regulatory framework leave enough room for innovation?

Speakers include:

Catalin Sorin Ivan Member of the European Parliament

J.D. Peteris Zilgalvis Head of Unit F3 - Start-ups and Innovation, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Carsten Hoeltkemeyer CEO, BarclayCard Germany

Matthew Hatton Director, B2B Banking and Financing Products, Traxpay

Moderator:

Wolfgang A. Maschek Partner and Head of the European Public Policy Practice, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP