Joint ECB-Commission conference on "Post-trade harmonisation and financial integration in Europe"
| 8.30 a.m. | Registration |
| 9 a.m. | Welcome address
read the speech or watch the video Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank |
| 9.15 a.m. | Keynote speech
read the speech or watch the video Michel Barnier, Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, European Commission |
| 9.45 a.m. | Panel 1 Introductory video How will EU regulations contribute to post-trade harmonisation and financial integration in Europe? Will the ongoing legislative initiatives, e.g. MiFID2/MiFIR, EMIR, the CSD Regulation and the securities law legislation, contribute to improving the functioning of financial markets? Moderator: Denis Beau, Director General Operations, Banque de France Discussants: Steven Maijoor, Chairman of the European Securities and Markets Authority; Emil Paulis, Director, Internal Market and Services, European Commission; Daniela Russo, Director General Payments & Market Infrastructure, European Central Bank; Kay Swinburne, Member of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, European Parliament |
| 10.45 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 11.15 a.m. | Financial integration and post-trade harmonisation
read the speech or watch the video Daniela Russo, Director General Payments & Market Infrastructure, European Central Bank |
| 11.30 a.m. | Shaping a new European model for securities settlement
read the speech or watch the video Three key elements are shaping the new European model for securities settlement, namely the CSD Regulation, the T2S platform and the harmonisation triggered by T2S. Where are we today? What progress has been made on the T2S harmonisation agenda? Jean-Michel Godeffroy, Chairman of the T2S Board |
| 12 p.m. | Panel 2 Introductory video Post-trade harmonisation in an environment of increasing collateral needs. At the EU level, several initiatives are being prepared for the post-trade area. In particular, the proposed regulatory initiatives (CSD Regulation, securities law legislation) and the work being done by the T2S Advisory Group will foster harmonisation in securities settlement, and EMIR and the new proposals on capital requirements (CRD IV Package) will have an impact on collateral availability. What has been achieved so far, and what is planned? Moderator: Paul Bodart, Member of the T2S Board Discussants: Diana Chan, CEO of EuroCCP; Godfried de Vidts, Director of European Affairs, ICAP and Chairman of the European Repo Council of the International Capital Market Association; Yvon Lucas, Chairman of the T2S Harmonisation Steering Group; Patrick Pearson, Head of Financial Markets Infrastructure, European Commission; Alain Pochet, Head of Clearing, Settlement and Custody, BNP Paribas |
| 1.15 p.m. | Buffet lunch |
| 2.30 p.m. | Panel 3 Introductory video Post-trade harmonisation and financial integration in Europe – tomorrow’s opportunities? Legislative and infrastructure initiatives are expected to change the post-trade landscape in Europe. The groundwork is being laid for an integrated European financial market that is safer, cheaper and more efficient. Will it help to create opportunities for the future? Will a truly integrated financial market allow Europe to become more competitive? Moderator: Silvia Wadhwa, Journalist Discussants: Tim Howell, CEO of Euroclear; Alexander Justham, CEO of London Stock Exchange plc.; Chris Prior-Willeard, CEO of BNY Mellon CSD SA/NV; Werner Steinmüller, Head of Global Transaction Banking and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank; Jeffrey Tessler, CEO of Clearstream International |
| 3.30 p.m. | Overcoming the barriers – the journey towards financial integration watch the video Alberto Giovannini, Member of the European Post-Trade Group |
| 4 p.m. | Closing remarks
read the speech or watch the video Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank |
| 4.15 p.m. | End of conference |
| Conference venue | Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof Hotel Am Kaiserplatz, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 69 215 02 Fax: +49 (0) 69 215 902 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.steigenberger.com |
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| Conference language | English | |
| Contact persons | Directorate General Communications & Language Services Ms Alexandra Kroppenstedt or Mr Nasser Hanafy Tel.: +49 69 1344 7456, +49 69 1344 7523 E-mail: [email protected] |
T2S Programme Office Ms Elin Amundsen, Ms Anna Nuzzolo or Ms Stefania Secola Tel.: +49 69 1344 5022 E-mail: [email protected] |
| Please note that this programme may be subject to change without notice. | ||