Speakers
Gent High Level Seminar
February 2023
February 2023
Public Authority
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré
Deputy Governor - Banque de France
Alberto Corinti
Member of the Board of Directors - Italian Insurance Supervisory Authority (IVASS)
Alfred Kammer
Director, European Department - International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Andreas Schirk
Head of Division, Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing - Austrian Financial Market Authority
Anikó Túri
State Secretary - Ministry for National Economy, Hungary
Anneli Tuominen
Member of the Supervisory Board - European Central Bank (ECB)
Anneli Tuominen
Member of the Supervisory Board - European Central Bank (ECB)
Annemie Rombouts
Deputy Chair - Financial Services and Markets Authority, Belgium (FSMA)
Ante Žigman
President of the Board - Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA-CFSSA)
Antoine Van Cauwenberge
Head International Relations & Sustainability Policy - Financial Services and Markets Authority, Belgium (FSMA)
Armel Castets
Acting Deputy Director of Corporate Financing and Financial Markets - Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, France
Ashok Bhatia
Advisor, European Department - International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Axel A. Weber
President, Center for Financial Studies - Goethe University Frankfurt
Aymeric Pontvianne
Head of Economic Analysis - Commission Nationale Informatique & Libertés (CNIL)
Bim Afolami
Economic Secretary - City Minister - HM Treasury
Boštjan Vasle
Governor and Member of the Governing Council of the ECB - Bank of Slovenia
Boris Vujčić
Governor - Croatian National Bank
Burkhard Balz
Member of the Executive Board - Deutsche Bundesbank
Carl Magnus Magnusson
Policy Analyst, Financial Economics - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Carlo Comporti
Commissioner - Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB)
Carlo Comporti
Commissioner - Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB)
Carmine Di Noia
Director of Financial and Enterprise Affairs - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Caroline D. Pham
Commissioner - U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (U.S. CFTC)
Christophe Bories
Head of Service for the Financial Sector - Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, France
Csaba Kandrács
Deputy Governor - Central Bank of Hungary
Daniela Stoffel
State Secretary for International Financial - Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland (FDF)
Danuta Hübner
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
David Bailey
Executive Director of UK Banks - Bank of England
Declan Costello
Deputy Director-General, Coordination of Economic Policies of Member States - DG for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Denis Beau
First Deputy Governor - Banque de France
Denis Beau
First Deputy Governor - Banque de France
Dominique Laboureix
Chair - Single Resolution Board (SRB)
Dušan Hradil
Director, Financial Markets Section - Ministry of Finance, Czech Republic
Edouard Fernandez-Bollo
Member of the Supervisory Board - European Central Bank (ECB)
Enrico Letta
President - Jacques Delors Institut
Eva Wimmer
Director General - Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany
Evelien Witlox
Programme Manager, Digital Euro Project - European Central Bank (ECB)
Evert Van Walsum
Head of Investor Protection and Sustainable Finance Department - European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Fausto Parente
Executive Director - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
Fausto Parente
Executive Director - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
Fernando Restoy
Chair - Financial Stability Institute (FSI)
Fiona Van Echelpoel
Deputy Director General, DG Market Infrastructure & Payments - Deutsche Bundesbank
François Haas
Deputy Director General, Financial Stability & Deputy Secretary General - Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR)
François-Louis Michaud
Commissioner - European Banking Authority (EBA)
Francesco Mazzaferro
Director General of Secretariat - European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
Francesco Mazzaferro
Director General of Secretariat - European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
Gary Anderson
Commissioner, Massachussets Division of Insurance - National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
George Theocharides
Chairman - Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Gerassimos Thomas
Director General - DG Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Gerry Cross
Director Financial Regulation, Policy and Risk - Central Bank of Ireland
Gerry Cross
Director Financial Regulation, Policy and Risk - Central Bank of Ireland
Gintaré Skaisté
Minister - Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
Giuseppe Grande
Deputy Head of Market and Payment Systems Oversight - Banca d'Italia
Giuseppe Siani
Director General for Financial Supervision and Regulation - Banca d'Italia
Guillaume Bérard
Financial Services Attaché and Advisor, Policy - FSMA - Permanent Representation of Belgium to the EU
Guillaume-Pierre Wunsch
Governor and Member of the Governing Board of the ECB - National Bank of Belgium
Harald Waiglein
Director General for Economic Policy, Financial Markets and Customs Duties & Member of the Board of Directors, ESM - Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria
Harald Waiglein
Director General for Economic Policy, Financial Markets and Customs Duties - Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria
Helmut Ettl
Executive Director - Austrian Financial Market Authority
Isabel Benjumea
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Jérôme Reboul
Head of the Regulatory Policy and International Affairs Directorate - Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)
Jacek Jastrzębski
Chair of the Board - Polish Financial Supervision Authority
Jean Boissinot
Deputy Director, Financial Stabity & Head of Secretariat, NGFS - Banque de France
Jean-Paul Servais
President & Chair of the Board, IOSCO - Financial Services and Markets Authority, Belgium (FSMA)
Johan Van Overtveldt
Chair & MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
John Berrigan
Director General - DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
John Berrigan
Director General - DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Jon Relleen
Director of Infrastructure & Exchanges - Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Jonás Fernández Álvarez
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Jonathan Dixon
Secretary General - International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
Jos Heuvelman
Member of the Executive Board - Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
José Manuel Campa
Chairperson - European Banking Authority (EBA)
José Manuel Campa
Chairperson - European Banking Authority (EBA)
Julia Wiens
Chief Executive Director Insurance and Pension Funds Supervision - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany (BaFin)
Julian Reischle
Director General Payments and Settlement Systems - Deutsche Bundesbank
Kenneth Farrugia
Chief Executive Officer - Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)
Kerstin af Jochnick
Member of the Supervisory Board - European Central Bank (ECB)
Klaas Knot
President, DNB & Chair, FSB -
Klaus Löber
Chair, Central Counterparties Supervisory Committee - European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
László Vastag
Executive Director Prudential and Consumer Protection Supervision of Money Market Institutions - Central Bank of Hungary
Lïga Klavina
Deputy State Secretary on Financial Policy - Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia
Lee Fougler
Director, Financial Stability Strategy and Risk - Bank of England
Luís Laginha de Sousa
Chair - Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM)
Madis Müller
Governor - National Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank)
Mairead McGuinness
Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union - European Commission
Makoto Minegishi
Deputy Director-General, Financial System and Bank Examination Department - Bank of Japan
Marcel Haag
Director, Horizontal Policies - DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Marcel Haag
Director, Horizontal Policies - DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Marco Zwick
Director Executive Board - Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
Marcus Pleyer
Deputy Director General - Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany
Mare-Anne Barbat-Layani
Chair - Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)
Marek Belka
MEP, former Polish Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Polish National Bank - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Margarita Delgado
Deputy Governor - Banco de España
Margarita Delgado
Deputy Governor - Banco de España
Maria Teresa Fábregas
Director - Recovery & Resilience Task Force, European Commission
Mario Nava
Director General - DG for Structural Reform Support, European Commission
Mark Branson
President & Member of the Supervisory Board, SSM - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany (BaFin)
Mark Uyeda
Commissioner - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Markus Ferber
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Markus Ferber
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Martin Moloney
Secretary General - International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
Mārtiņš Kazāks
Governor and Member of the Governing Council of the ECB - Bank of Latvia
Martina Weimert
Chief Executive Officer - EPI Interim Company SE
Mindaugas Liutvinskas
Vice Minister - Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
Montserrat Martínez Parera
Vice Chair - Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV)
Nadine Wiedermann-Ondrej
Deputy Director General for Financial Market Regulation - Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria
Nathalie Borgeaud
Lead, Financial Markets Stakeholder Engagement - Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
Nicholas Tabor
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Financial Markets - U.S. Department of Treasury
Olaf Sleijpen
Member of the Board, Executive Director of Monetary Affairs - De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
Olaf Sleijpen
Member of the Board, Executive Director of Monetary Affairs - De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
Ondřej Kovařík
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Pablo Hernández de Cos
Chair, BCBS & Governor, Banco de España - Banco de España
Patrick de Cambourg
Chair of the Sustainability Reporting Board - European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)
Paul Tang
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Paul Tang
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Paulina Dejmek-Hack
Director for General Affairs - DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Paulina Dejmek-Hack
Director for General Affairs - DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Paweł Karbownik
Undersecretary of State - Ministry of Finance, Poland
Peter Palus
Member of the EFC/EWG & Head of Unit, Financial - Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to EU
Petra Hielkema
Chairperson - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
Petra Hielkema
Chairperson - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
Pierre Gramegna
Managing Director - European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
Riccardo Barbieri
Director General of the Treasury - Ministry of Economy and Finance, Italy
Richard Knox
Director, Financial Services International - HM Treasury
Rodrigo Buenaventura
Chair - Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV)
Rolf Strauch
Chief Economist and Member of the Management Board - European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
Romain Paserot
Deputy Secretary General - International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
Rui Miguel Correia Pinto
Member of the Board of Directors - Banco de Portugal
Rupert Schaefer
Chief Executive Director Strategy, Policy and Control - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany (BaFin)
Sam Prestidge
ISSB Technical Strategy Lead - International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation
Sarah Breeden
Deputy Governor for Financial Stability - Bank of England
Sasha Sadan
Director of ESG - Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Sasha Mills
Executive Director, Financial Market Infrastructure - Bank of England
Shigeru Ariizumi
Vice Minister for International Affairs - Financial Services Agency, Japan (J-FSA)
Shiugeru Ariizumi
Vice Minister for International Affairs - Financial Services Agency, Japan (J-FSA)
Stéphane Janin
Member of the Executive Board - AXA Investment Managers
Stéphanie Yon-Courtin
MEP & ECON Renew coordinator - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Suyash Paliwal
Director, Office of International Affairs - CFTC
Sylvie Goulard
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Thorsten Pötzsch
Chief Executive Director of Securities Supervision/Asset Management - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany (BaFin)
Tibor Tóth
State Secretary - Ministry of Finance, Hungary
Tim Hermans
Executive Director - National Bank of Belgium
Tsvetelina Penkova
MEP - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
Tuomas Saarenheimo
President of the Eurogroup Working Group and the Economic and Financial Committee - Council of the European Union - DG for Economic Affairs and Competitiveness
Ulf Lewrick
Principal Economist - Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Valdis Dombrovskis
Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People, with responsibility for Trade - European Commission
Verena Ross
Chair - European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Verena Ross
Chair - European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Victoria Cleland
Executive Director for Banking, Payments and Innovation - Bank of England
Vincent Van Peteghem
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance - Ministry of Finance, Belgium
Yannis Stournaras
Governor & Member of the Governing Council of the ECB - Bank of Greece
Industry Representative
Alban Aucoin
Head of Public Affairs - Crédit Agricole S.A.
Ana Arsov
Global Co-Head of Financial Institutions and Global Head of Private Credit - Moody's Investors Service
Ann Prendergast
Head of EMEA, Executive Vice President - State Street Global Advisors Europe Limited
Anna Dunn
Chief Financial Officer, EMEA - JP Morgan
Armand Kersten
Head of European Affairs - European Investors' Association - VEB
Arnaud Misset
Chief Digital Officer - CACEIS
Barbara Navarro
Head of Research and Public Policy - Banco Santander
Benoit de la Chapelle Bizot
Head of Public Affairs - Groupe BPCE
Bjorn Storim
Chief Executive Officer - The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV
Caroline Casey
General Manager Customer Experience & Innovation - Moody's Analytics
Cecile Nagel
Global Head of Corporate Trust - BNY Mellon
Charlote Hogg
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer - Visa Europe
Christian Edelmann
Managing Partner Europe - Oliver Wyman (UK)
Christian Castro
Head of Public Affairs - CaixaBank
Cornelia Andersson
Group Head of Sustainable Finance and Investing - London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Cyril Roux
Deputy Chief Executive Officer - Groupama
Daniel Kapffer
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer - DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
David Henry Doyle
Vice President, Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy, EMEA - S&P Global
Diana Paredes
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder - Suade Labs
Eric Campos
Chief Sustainability Officer - Crédit Agricole S.A.
Erik Ljungberg
Head of Group Brand, Communication and Sustainability - Swedbank
Erik Tim Müller
Chief Executive Officer - Eurex Clearing AG
Ertan Piskin
Head of Products, Services & ESG - Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
Fabrice Demarigny
Global Head of Financial Markets - Mazars
Faryar Shirzad
Chief Policy Officer - Coinbase
Françoise Gilles
Group Chief Risk Officer - AXA Group
Gelsomina Vigliotti
Vice-President - European Investment Bank (EIB)
Gino Del Sesto
Head of Government Relations, Europe - MetLife
Harm Bots
Chief Executive Officer and President of MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V. and Head of EU - MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V.
Haroun Boucheta
Head of Public Affairs and Chief of Staff for Company Engagement & General Secretary, Securities Services - BNP Paribas
Henning Dankenbring
Partner & Head of ECB Office - KPMG in Germany
Hideo Kawafune
Chief Executive Officer, SMBC Bank International plc and Managing Executive Officer & Head of EMEA Division, SMBC Group and Chair, Supervisory Board, SMBC Bank EU AG - SMBC Bank International plc
Hiroshi Oota
Fellow - Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
Hirotaka Hideshima
Counsellor on Global Srategy, TNFD Taskforce member - The Norinchukin Bank
Ignacio Gutiérrez-Orrantia
Head of Europe Cluster and Banking - Citi
Isabelle Girolami
Chief Executive Officer, LCH Limited - London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Iván Pascual
Head of EMEA iShares & Wealth distribution - BlackRock
Ivo Menzinger
Head EMEA, Public Sector Solutions - Swiss Re
Jérôme Grivet
Deputy Chief Executive Officer -
Jean Lamierre
Chairman -
Jesús Benito Naveira
Head of Domestic Custody & TR Operations & Chief Executive Officer, Iberclear - SIX Group
Joe Heneghan
Chief Executive Officer, Europe - Revolut
Johannes Rehulka
Managing Director & Secretary General, Austrian Raiffeisen Association - Raiffeisenbank International (RBI)
Jon Ander Beracoechea Álava
Chief Scientist - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)
Jorn Lambert
Chief Digital Officer - MasterCard (United Kingdom)
José Antonio Álvarez
Vice Chair - Santander
Juan Poswick
Head of Recovery and Resolution - BNP Paribas
Karolin Schriever
Executive Member of the Board - Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband (DSGV)
Koen Holdtgrefe
Global Head of Government & Regulatory Advocacy - Deutsche Bank AG
Lieve Mostrey
Chief Executive Officer - Euroclear S.A.
Line Asker
SME Sustainability - DNB Bank ASA
Marc Bayle de Jessé
Chief Executive Officer - CLS Bank International
Marc Roberts
General Council - Raisin GmbH
Maria Tsani
Head of Financial Services Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs EMEA - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Marianne Demarchi
Chief Executive EMEA - SWIFT
Martin J. Gylfe
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder - Insurely
Mary-Catherine Lader
Chief Operating Officer - Uniswap Labs
Masamichi Kono
Senior Advisor, MUFG Bank, Ltd & Member of the MUFG Global Advisory Board, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group & Trustee, IFRS Foundation - MUFG Bank, Ltd
Massimiliano Alvisini
Senior Vice President Europe CIS & Africa - Western Union
Matthieu Grosclaude
Chief Operating Officer, EMEA - Invesco
Michael Jefferson
Head of UK Financial Services Public Policy - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Michele Rendine
Group Chief Life & Health Officer - Generali
Miquel Magem Ambrosio
Global Head of Sales and Distribution - Allianz SE
Mireille Aubry
Director of Prudential Regulation Standards & Foresight within the Risk Management Department - Covéa
Nick Dutton
Chief Regulatory Officer - Cboe Europe
Niels Brab
Head of Group Regulatory Strategy & Chief Regulatory Officer - Deutsche Börse Group
Odile Renaud-Basso
President - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Paolo Carcano
Partner - PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Services S.r.l.
Patricia Torres
Global Head of Sustainable Finance Solutions - Bloomberg
Penny Seach
Group Chief Underwriting Officer - Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
Perrine Kaltwasser
General Manager of Risk, Compliance and General Counsel, of the Conglomerate & Member of the management board - La Banque Postale
Philipp Lotter
Managing Director - Head of Global Ratings & Research -
Philippe Bordenave
Senior Executive Advisor to General Management and the Chair of the Board - BNP Paribas
Philippe Blanchot
Director Institutional, International and European Affairs - Caisse des Dépôts (CDC)
Richard Nash
Vice President, Global Government Relations - PayPal
Riina Salpakari
Head of Public Affairs Finland - Nordea
Robert Grant
Vice-President, Global Head of Policy - Ripple
Roland Chai
President European Markets, Executive Vice President - Nasdaq
Rosemary Stone
Chief Business Development Officer - SWIFT
Sadia Ricke
Group Chief Risk Officer - Standard Chartered Bank AG
Seb Henbest
Group Head of Climate Transition - HSBC Holdings plc
Shigeru Ariizumi
Vice Minister for International Affairs - Financial Services Agency, Japan (J-FSA)
Shinichi Tsunoda
Operating Officer & General Manager, Sustainable Business Promotion Department - Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. / Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Simon Janin
Head of Governance and Public Affairs - Amundi
Sinthuja Yogarajah
Associate Director, ESG Integration - Federated Hermes (UK) LLP
Stéphane Giordano
Deputy Head of Public Affairs, Société Générale & Chairman, AMAFI - Société Générale
Stephen Prosperi
Executive Director, Innovation Strategy and Digital Assets - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Steven Vanackere
Vice Governor - National Bank of Belgium
Sylvia Andriessen
General Counsel, Legal & Regulations - Euronext
Tanate Phutrakul
Chief Financial Officer & Member of the Executive Board - ING Group
Tanate Phutrakul
Chief Financial Officer & Member of the Executive Board - ING Group
Tarek Tranberg
Head of Government Relations, Europe - Optiver
Thilo Schweizer
Head of Public Affairs - Commerzbank AG
Thomas Béhar
Chief Financial Officer - CNP Assurances
Tomas Jakimavicius
Director, European Government Affairs - Microsoft
Valentino Wotton
Managing Director and General Manager of Institutional Trade Processing - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Vincent Remay
Advisor to the Chairman - Tradition
Virginie Saade
Head of Government & Regulatory Policy, EMEA - Citadel
Vittorio Grilli
Chairman of Italy & CIB EMEA - J.P. Morgan
William Olgiati
Head of EU Payments Acceptance & Experience - Amazon
Other stakeholders & experts
Agustin Reyna
Director, Legal and Economic Affairs - The European Consumers Organisation (BEUC)
Aleksandra Maczynska
Executive Director - Better Finance
Alexander Batchvarov
Managing Director and Head of International Structured Finance Research - Bank of America Merryl Lynch
Jacques de Larosière
Honorary President - EUROFI
Jean Jacques Bonnaud
Treasurer - Eurofi
Julia Symon
Head of Research and Advocacy - Finance Watch