Speakers
Gent High Level Seminar
February 2023
February 2023
Public Authority
Agnès
Deputy Governor - Banque de France
Alberto
Member of the Board of Directors - Italian Insurance Supervisory Authority (IVASS)
Alfred
Director, European Department - International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Andreas
Head of Division, Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing - Austrian Financial Market Authority
Anikó
State Secretary - Ministry for National Economy, Hungary
Anneli
Member of the Supervisory Board - European Central Bank (ECB)
Anneli
Member of the Supervisory Board - European Central Bank (ECB)
Annemie
Deputy Chair - Financial Services and Markets Authority, Belgium (FSMA)
Ante
President of the Board - Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA-CFSSA)
Antoine
Head International Relations & Sustainability Policy - Financial Services and Markets Authority, Belgium (FSMA)
Armel
Acting Deputy Director of Corporate Financing and Financial Markets - Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, France
Ashok
Advisor, European Department - International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Axel A.
President, Center for Financial Studies - Goethe University Frankfurt
Aymeric
Head of Economic Analysis - Commission Nationale Informatique & Libertés (CNIL)
Bim
Economic Secretary - City Minister - HM Treasury
Boštjan
Governor and Member of the Governing Council of the ECB - Bank of Slovenia
Boris
Governor - Croatian National Bank
Burkhard
Member of the Executive Board - Deutsche Bundesbank
Carl Magnus
Policy Analyst, Financial Economics - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Carlo
Commissioner - Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB)
Carlo
Commissioner - Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB)
Carmine
Director of Financial and Enterprise Affairs - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Caroline D.
Commissioner - U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (U.S. CFTC)
Christophe
Head of Service for the Financial Sector - Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, France
Csaba
Deputy Governor - Central Bank of Hungary
Daniela
State Secretary for International Financial - Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland (FDF)
Danuta
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
David
Executive Director of UK Banks - Bank of England
Declan
Deputy Director-General, Coordination of Economic Policies of Member States - DG for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Denis
First Deputy Governor - Banque de France
Denis
First Deputy Governor - Banque de France
Dominique
Chair - Single Resolution Board (SRB)
Dušan
Director, Financial Markets Section - Ministry of Finance, Czech Republic
Edouard
Member of the Supervisory Board - European Central Bank (ECB)
Enrico
President - Jacques Delors Institut
Eva
Director General - Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany
Evelien
Programme Manager, Digital Euro Project - European Central Bank (ECB)
Evert
Head of Investor Protection and Sustainable Finance Department - European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Fausto
Executive Director - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
Fausto
Executive Director - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
Fernando
Chair - Financial Stability Institute (FSI)
Fiona
Deputy Director General, DG Market Infrastructure & Payments - Deutsche Bundesbank
François
Deputy Director General, Financial Stability & Deputy Secretary General - Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR)
François-Louis
Commissioner - European Banking Authority (EBA)
Francesco
Director General of Secretariat - European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
Francesco
Director General of Secretariat - European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
Gary
Commissioner, Massachussets Division of Insurance - National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
George
Chairman - Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Gerassimos
Director General - DG Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Gerry
Director Financial Regulation, Policy and Risk - Central Bank of Ireland
Gerry
Director Financial Regulation, Policy and Risk - Central Bank of Ireland
Gintaré
Minister - Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
Giuseppe
Deputy Head of Market and Payment Systems Oversight - Banca d'Italia
Giuseppe
Director General for Financial Supervision and Regulation - Banca d'Italia
Guillaume
Financial Services Attaché and Advisor, Policy - FSMA - Permanent Representation of Belgium to the EU
Guillaume-Pierre
Governor and Member of the Governing Board of the ECB - National Bank of Belgium
Harald
Director General for Economic Policy, Financial Markets and Customs Duties & Member of the Board of Directors, ESM - Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria
Harald
Director General for Economic Policy, Financial Markets and Customs Duties - Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria
Helmut
Executive Director - Austrian Financial Market Authority
Isabel
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Jérôme
Head of the Regulatory Policy and International Affairs Directorate - Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)
Jacek
Chair of the Board - Polish Financial Supervision Authority
Jean
Deputy Director, Financial Stabity & Head of Secretariat, NGFS - Banque de France
Jean-Paul
President & Chair of the Board, IOSCO - Financial Services and Markets Authority, Belgium (FSMA)
Johan
Chair & MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
John
Director General - DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
John
Director General - DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Jon
Director of Infrastructure & Exchanges - Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Jonás
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Jonathan
Secretary General - International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
Jos
Member of the Executive Board - Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
José Manuel
Chairperson - European Banking Authority (EBA)
José Manuel
Chairperson - European Banking Authority (EBA)
Julia
Chief Executive Director Insurance and Pension Funds Supervision - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany (BaFin)
Julian
Director General Payments and Settlement Systems - Deutsche Bundesbank
Kenneth
Chief Executive Officer - Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)
Kerstin
Member of the Supervisory Board - European Central Bank (ECB)
Klaas
President, DNB & Chair, FSB -
Klaus
Chair, Central Counterparties Supervisory Committee - European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
László
Executive Director Prudential and Consumer Protection Supervision of Money Market Institutions - Central Bank of Hungary
Lïga
Deputy State Secretary on Financial Policy - Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia
Lee
Director, Financial Stability Strategy and Risk - Bank of England
Luís
Chair - Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM)
Madis
Governor - National Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank)
Mairead
Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union - European Commission
Makoto
Deputy Director-General, Financial System and Bank Examination Department - Bank of Japan
Marcel
Director, Horizontal Policies - DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Marcel
Director, Horizontal Policies - DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Marco
Director Executive Board - Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
Marcus
Deputy Director General - Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany
Mare-Anne
Chair - Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)
Marek
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
Deputy Governor - Banco de España
Margarita
Deputy Governor - Banco de España
Maria Teresa
Director - Recovery & Resilience Task Force, European Commission
Mario
Director General - DG for Structural Reform Support, European Commission
Mark
President & Member of the Supervisory Board, SSM - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany (BaFin)
Mark
Commissioner - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Markus
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Markus
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Martin
Secretary General - International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
Mārtiņš
Governor and Member of the Governing Council of the ECB - Bank of Latvia
Martina
Chief Executive Officer - EPI Interim Company SE
Mindaugas
Vice Minister - Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
Montserrat
Vice Chair - Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV)
Nadine
Deputy Director General for Financial Market Regulation - Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria
Nathalie
Lead, Financial Markets Stakeholder Engagement - Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
Nicholas
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Financial Markets - U.S. Department of Treasury
Olaf
Member of the Board, Executive Director of Monetary Affairs - De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
Olaf
Member of the Board, Executive Director of Monetary Affairs - De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
Ondřej
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Pablo
Chair, BCBS & Governor, Banco de España - Banco de España
Patrick
Chair of the Sustainability Reporting Board - European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)
Paul
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Paul
MEP - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Paulina
Director for General Affairs - DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Paulina
Director for General Affairs - DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Paweł
Undersecretary of State - Ministry of Finance, Poland
Peter
Member of the EFC/EWG & Head of Unit, Financial - Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to EU
Petra
Chairperson - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
Petra
Chairperson - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
Pierre
Managing Director - European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
Riccardo
Director General of the Treasury - Ministry of Economy and Finance, Italy
Richard
Director, Financial Services International - HM Treasury
Rodrigo
Chair - Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV)
Rolf
Chief Economist and Member of the Management Board - European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
Romain
Deputy Secretary General - International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
Rui Miguel
Member of the Board of Directors - Banco de Portugal
Rupert
Chief Executive Director Strategy, Policy and Control - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany (BaFin)
Sam
ISSB Technical Strategy Lead - International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation
Sarah
Deputy Governor for Financial Stability - Bank of England
Sasha
Director of ESG - Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Sasha
Executive Director, Financial Market Infrastructure - Bank of England
Shigeru
Vice Minister for International Affairs - Financial Services Agency, Japan (J-FSA)
Shiugeru
Vice Minister for International Affairs - Financial Services Agency, Japan (J-FSA)
Stéphane
Member of the Executive Board - AXA Investment Managers
Stéphanie
MEP & ECON Renew coordinator - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Suyash
Director, Office of International Affairs - CFTC
Sylvie
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Thorsten
Chief Executive Director of Securities Supervision/Asset Management - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany (BaFin)
Tibor
State Secretary - Ministry of Finance, Hungary
Tim
Executive Director - National Bank of Belgium
Tsvetelina
MEP - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
Tuomas
President of the Eurogroup Working Group and the Economic and Financial Committee - Council of the European Union - DG for Economic Affairs and Competitiveness
Ulf
Principal Economist - Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Valdis
Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People, with responsibility for Trade - European Commission
Verena
Chair - European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Verena
Chair - European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Victoria
Executive Director for Banking, Payments and Innovation - Bank of England
Vincent
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance - Ministry of Finance, Belgium
Yannis
Governor & Member of the Governing Council of the ECB - Bank of Greece
Industry Representative
Alban
Head of Public Affairs - Crédit Agricole S.A.
Ana
Global Co-Head of Financial Institutions and Global Head of Private Credit - Moody's Investors Service
Ann
Head of EMEA, Executive Vice President - State Street Global Advisors Europe Limited
Anna
Chief Financial Officer, EMEA - JP Morgan
Armand
Head of European Affairs - European Investors' Association - VEB
Arnaud
Chief Digital Officer - CACEIS
Barbara
Head of Research and Public Policy - Banco Santander
Benoit
Head of Public Affairs - Groupe BPCE
Bjorn
Chief Executive Officer - The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV
Caroline
General Manager Customer Experience & Innovation - Moody's Analytics
Cecile
Global Head of Corporate Trust - BNY Mellon
Charlote
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer - Visa Europe
Christian
Managing Partner Europe - Oliver Wyman (UK)
Christian
Head of Public Affairs - CaixaBank
Cornelia
Group Head of Sustainable Finance and Investing - London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Cyril
Deputy Chief Executive Officer - Groupama
Daniel
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer - DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
David Henry
Vice President, Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy, EMEA - S&P Global
Diana
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder - Suade Labs
Eric
Chief Sustainability Officer - Crédit Agricole S.A.
Erik
Head of Group Brand, Communication and Sustainability - Swedbank
Erik Tim
Chief Executive Officer - Eurex Clearing AG
Ertan
Head of Products, Services & ESG - Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
Fabrice
Global Head of Financial Markets - Mazars
Faryar
Chief Policy Officer - Coinbase
Françoise
Group Chief Risk Officer - AXA Group
Gelsomina
Vice-President - European Investment Bank (EIB)
Gino
Head of Government Relations, Europe - MetLife
Harm
Chief Executive Officer and President of MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V. and Head of EU - MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V.
Haroun
Head of Public Affairs and Chief of Staff for Company Engagement & General Secretary, Securities Services - BNP Paribas
Henning
Partner & Head of ECB Office - KPMG in Germany
Hideo
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
Fellow - Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
Hirotaka
Counsellor on Global Srategy, TNFD Taskforce member - The Norinchukin Bank
Ignacio
Head of Europe Cluster and Banking - Citi
Isabelle
Chief Executive Officer, LCH Limited - London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Iván
Head of EMEA iShares & Wealth distribution - BlackRock
Ivo
Head EMEA, Public Sector Solutions - Swiss Re
Jérôme
Deputy Chief Executive Officer -
Jean
Chairman -
Jesús
Head of Domestic Custody & TR Operations & Chief Executive Officer, Iberclear - SIX Group
Joe
Chief Executive Officer, Europe - Revolut
Johannes
Managing Director & Secretary General, Austrian Raiffeisen Association - Raiffeisenbank International (RBI)
Jon Ander
Chief Scientist - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)
Jorn
Chief Digital Officer - MasterCard (United Kingdom)
José Antonio
Vice Chair - Santander
Juan
Head of Recovery and Resolution - BNP Paribas
Karolin
Executive Member of the Board - Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband (DSGV)
Koen
Global Head of Government & Regulatory Advocacy - Deutsche Bank AG
Lieve
Chief Executive Officer - Euroclear S.A.
Line
SME Sustainability - DNB Bank ASA
Marc
Chief Executive Officer - CLS Bank International
Marc
General Council - Raisin GmbH
Maria
Head of Financial Services Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs EMEA - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Marianne
Chief Executive EMEA - SWIFT
Martin J.
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder - Insurely
Mary-Catherine
Chief Operating Officer - Uniswap Labs
Masamichi
Senior Advisor, MUFG Bank, Ltd & Member of the MUFG Global Advisory Board, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group & Trustee, IFRS Foundation - MUFG Bank, Ltd
Massimiliano
Senior Vice President Europe CIS & Africa - Western Union
Matthieu
Chief Operating Officer, EMEA - Invesco
Michael
Head of UK Financial Services Public Policy - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Michele
Group Chief Life & Health Officer - Generali
Miquel
Global Head of Sales and Distribution - Allianz SE
Mireille
Director of Prudential Regulation Standards & Foresight within the Risk Management Department - Covéa
Nick
Chief Regulatory Officer - Cboe Europe
Niels
Head of Group Regulatory Strategy & Chief Regulatory Officer - Deutsche Börse Group
Odile
President - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Paolo
Partner - PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Services S.r.l.
Patricia
Global Head of Sustainable Finance Solutions - Bloomberg
Penny
Group Chief Underwriting Officer - Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
Perrine
General Manager of Risk, Compliance and General Counsel, of the Conglomerate & Member of the management board - La Banque Postale
Philipp
Managing Director - Head of Global Ratings & Research -
Philippe
Senior Executive Advisor to General Management and the Chair of the Board - BNP Paribas
Philippe
Director Institutional, International and European Affairs - Caisse des Dépôts (CDC)
Richard
Vice President, Global Government Relations - PayPal
Riina
Head of Public Affairs Finland - Nordea
Robert
Vice-President, Global Head of Policy - Ripple
Roland
President European Markets, Executive Vice President - Nasdaq
Rosemary
Chief Business Development Officer - SWIFT
Sadia
Group Chief Risk Officer - Standard Chartered Bank AG
Seb
Group Head of Climate Transition - HSBC Holdings plc
Shigeru
Vice Minister for International Affairs - Financial Services Agency, Japan (J-FSA)
Shinichi
Operating Officer & General Manager, Sustainable Business Promotion Department - Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. / Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Simon
Head of Governance and Public Affairs - Amundi
Sinthuja
Associate Director, ESG Integration - Federated Hermes (UK) LLP
Stéphane
Deputy Head of Public Affairs, Société Générale & Chairman, AMAFI - Société Générale
Stephen
Executive Director, Innovation Strategy and Digital Assets - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Steven
Vice Governor - National Bank of Belgium
Sylvia
General Counsel, Legal & Regulations - Euronext
Tanate
Chief Financial Officer & Member of the Executive Board - ING Group
Tanate
Chief Financial Officer & Member of the Executive Board - ING Group
Tarek
Head of Government Relations, Europe - Optiver
Thilo
Head of Public Affairs - Commerzbank AG
Thomas
Chief Financial Officer - CNP Assurances
Tomas
Director, European Government Affairs - Microsoft
Valentino
Managing Director and General Manager of Institutional Trade Processing - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Vincent
Advisor to the Chairman - Tradition
Virginie
Head of Government & Regulatory Policy, EMEA - Citadel
Vittorio
Chairman of Italy & CIB EMEA - J.P. Morgan
William
Head of EU Payments Acceptance & Experience - Amazon
Other stakeholders & experts
Agustin
Director, Legal and Economic Affairs - The European Consumers Organisation (BEUC)
Aleksandra
Executive Director - Better Finance
Alexander
Managing Director and Head of International Structured Finance Research - Bank of America Merryl Lynch
Jacques
Honorary President - EUROFI
Jean Jacques
Treasurer - Eurofi
Julia
Head of Research and Advocacy - Finance Watch