Speakers
Public Authoritiess
Līga Kļaviņa
Deputy State Secretary on Financial Policy Issues - Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia
Natasha Cazenave
Executive Director - European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Panikkos Vakkou
Vice Chairman - Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Rodrigo Buenaventura
Secretary General - International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
Industry Representativess
Alexandra Richers
Deputy Head of Executive Board Office - DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Alexandra Richers
Deputy Head of Executive Board Office - DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Hein Tibosch
Head of Digital Assets Product & OTC - Flow Traders
Mathew Osborne
Policy Director for UK and Europe - Ripple
Philipp Bohrn
Vice-President Governance - Bitpanda
Objectives
Objectives
This session will examine how technology and crypto-related innovations can support the objectives of the Savings and Investments Union (SIU), and whether the current legislative and supervisory framework provides an adequate basis to enable these developments or whether further action is needed.
Points of discussion
- Potential contribution of technology and crypto to the SIU: what value can they bring?
How is the use of technology evolving across European capital markets, and what are the most promising use cases? How can technology and crypto-related developments contribute to achieving the objectives of the SIU, notably by increasing retail participation, improving issuer access to funding, and enhancing liquidity, price formation, operational efficiency and cross-border integration? - Increasing the contribution of technology and crypto to the SIU: are additional actions needed?
Do the current SIU initiatives, EU digital frameworks and the DLT-related MISP proposals provide an adequate and coherent regulatory environment to support the effective digitalisation of capital market activities in Europe? Are additional policy, supervisory or market-led actions needed to unlock the full potential of technology in capital markets while managing the related risks?