European Court of Auditors (ECA)
High-level conference
Is the EU financial sector ready to face the next crisis and support economic recovery?
Friday 9th July 2021 | Online Virtual Event
organised by the European Court of Auditors, hosted by Chamber IV of the Court
(Two parts, three sessions)
10.00 a.m. – 10.30 a.m.
Opening of the conference and house-keeping remarks, Mr Mihails Kozlovs, Member of the ECA
Welcome address by Mr Klaus-Heiner Lehne, President of the ECA
Opening speech by Mr Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People, European Commission
Remarks on the ECA’s role by Ms Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Member of the ECA
Part I
Lessons learned from the previous crisis and resilience of the EU financial sector in the face of current challenges
10.30 a.m. – 10.45 a.m.
Keynote address by Ms Irene Tinagli, Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
10.45 a.m. – 10.55 a.m.
Keynote address by Mr Andrej Šircelj, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia
10.55 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.
Session 1: Lessons learned from the previous crisis
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Moderator
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Mr Mihails Kozlovs, Member of the ECA
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Panellists
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Mr John C. Berrigan, Director-General, DG for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA), European Commission
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Mr Ashok Bhatia, Director of the IMF’s Offices in Europe and Senior Resident Representative to the EU
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Mr Christos V. Gortsos, Professor of Public Economic Law at the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; President of the European Banking Institute’s Academic Board
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Ms Ivana Maletić, Member of the ECA
- Mr Yves Mersch, former Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
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1.30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Session 2: Resilience of the EU financial sector in the face of current challenges
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Moderator
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Mr Nicolas Véron, senior fellow at Bruegel and at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington DC
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Panellists
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Mr Andrea Enria, Chair of the European Central Bank's Supervisory Board
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Ms Elke König, Chair of the Single Resolution Board
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Dr Christian Ossig, Chief Executive, Member of the Board of Directors of the Association of German Banks, Chairman of the EBF Executive Committee
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Mr Tuomas Saarenheimo, Chair of the EU Economic and Financial Committee
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Mr Rimantas Šadžius, Member of the ECA
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Part II
Role of financial sector in financing the economic recovery (CMU, BU and non-bank sector financing)
3.30 p.m. – 3.40 p.m.
Keynote address by Ms Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union
3.40.p.m – 5.30 p.m.
Session 3: Role of financial sector in financing the economic recovery
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Moderator
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Maria Demertzis, Deputy Director of Bruegel
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Panellists
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Mr Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor, Central Bank of Latvia
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Dr Jörg Kukies, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Finance
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Mr Rimantas Šadžius, Member of the ECA
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Mr Maarten Verwey, Director-General, DG Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN), European Commission
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Mr Rick Watson, Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, Membership & Events, AFME
5.30 p.m. – 5.45 p.m.
Closing remarks by Mr Alex Brenninkmeijer, Member of the ECA, Dean of Chamber IV
Note: panellists listed in alphabetical order, the actual speaking order will depend on the logical flow of each panel.