Speakers
Public Authoritiess
Doris Dietze
Head of Financial Market Regulation Directorate - Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany
Gerry Cross
Director Capital Markets and Funds - Central Bank of Ireland
Januš Kizenevič
Vice Minister - Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
Maria Sofia Mourtzini
Deputy Head of Directorate of Financial Policy - Ministry of Finance, Greece
Industry Representativess
Christian Castro
Head of Public Affairs - CaixaBank
Hendrik Bourgeois
Senior Vice President Government Affairs & Policy Europe - Mastercard
Sophie Claessens
Director, EU Public Policy, Tax Customs & Payments - Amazon Corporate Services Belgium
Objectives
Objectives
This roundtable provides a platform for strategic dialogue on how to future-proof Europe’s retail payments landscape, by balancing innovation with inclusion, competition with resilience, and strategic ambition with market realities.
Points of discussion
- What are the conditions to build a truly pan-European payments market that is interoperable, competitive, and resilient, while reducing excessive reliance on non-European infrastructures?
- How to achieve a modern regulatory framework that strengthens trust and consumer protection, while enabling innovation, inclusion, and efficient digital payments?