Fostering banking union and capital markets union – a top-down or bottom-up approach?

Opening

Keynote speech: Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue; also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (FISMA), European Commission

Presentation of the reports

Report on Financial Integration in Europe
Philipp Hartmann, Deputy Director General Research, European Central Bank
Presentation

European Financial Stability and Integration Review
John Berrigan, Deputy Director General FISMA, European Commission
Presentation

High-level policy panel: How to make retail banking integration happen

Moderator:
John Berrigan, Deputy Director General FISMA, European Commission

Panellists:

• José Manuel González-Páramo, Executive Board Member, BBVA
• Monique Goyens, Director General, European Consumer Organisation
• Victoria Ivashina, Professor, Harvard Business School
• Arno Walter, CEO, comdirect

Conference lunch

Keynote speech: Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President, European Central Bank

High-level policy panel: The role of institutional investment for the capital markets union

Moderator:
Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank

Panellists:

• Laurence Boone, Chief Economist, AXA Group
• Bruno Gerard, Professor, Norwegian Business School (BI)
• Karel Lannoo, CEO, Centre for European Policy Studies
• Niels Lemmers, Managing Director, European Investors’ Association

End of conference