PROGRAMME

13:30 - 14:00    Registration and welcome coffee

14:00 - 15:50    Panel 1: CMU - tying things up

Possible discussion points:

• How can we finalize the Capital Markets Union? What is left to be done? What should be the priorities for the next legislative term?
• How can funds best be channeled towards sustainable and long-term investments, including infrastructure?
• How can access to finance for SMEs best be promoted?
• How can retail and institutional investments be fostered?
• How can we create better investment opportunities for both retail and institutional investors?
• What role will bank lending play in the future? What role can EU banks play in more security based lending?

Speaker line-up

Tatyana Panova Head Unit C1 - Capital Markets Union, DG FISMA, European Commission

Chris Muyldermans Counsel Regulatory Affairs, Corporate Public Affairs, KBC Group NV

Benoît Van Den Hove Head of Listing Belgium, Euronext

Isabelle Massonnat Head of Institutional Affairs, Autorité des Marchés Financiers

Moderator

Jack Schickler Senior Financial Services Correspondent, MLex Market Insight

15:50 - 16:10   Coffee break

16:10 - 18:00    Panel 2: Digital transformation of the payments landscape

Possible discussion points:

• How can we create a strong and integrated capital markets union between the 27 member states that at the same time is open to the rest of the world?
• How can we ensure that the EU attracts investments from the rest of the world?
• How can we make the Capital Markets Union work when Europe’s largest financial centre leaves the EU?

Speaker line-up

Neena Gill Member of the European Parliament

John Berrigan Deputy Director-General, DG FISMA, European Commission

Eve Finn Managing Director, L&G Investment Management Ireland

Marcus Schüler Managing Director, Head of Regulatory Affairs & Market Structure, Tradeweb

Nicolas Bertrand Head of Equity and Derivatives Markets, London Stock Exchange Group

Moderator

Jack Schickler Senior Financial Services Correspondent, MLex Market Insight