15 November 2016
09.15 – 10.00: Morning coffee and registration
10.00 – 10.30: Conference opening and introductory presentation
- Klaus-Heiner Lehne, President of the European Court of Auditors: Opening speech
- Iliana Ivanova, Dean of Chamber II, Member of the European Court of Auditors: Welcoming address
10.30 – 11.45: Panel discussion: Role of financial instruments for the implementation of the EU budget:
A better way to provide financial support from the EU budget?
Moderator: Mark Rogerson, Spokesperson of the European Court of Auditors
Panellists:
- Ingeborg Grässle, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Budgetary Control Committee
- Pier Luigi Gilibert, Chief Executive of the European Investment Fund
- Vazil Hudák, Vice-President, European Investment Bank
- Nicholas Martyn, Deputy Director-General for Policy, Compliance and Performance, DG Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
- Iliana Ivanova, Dean of Chamber II, Member of the European Court of Auditors
Q&A session
12.00 – 13.15: Lunch hosted by the European Court of Auditors
Panel discussions and Q&A sessions:
13.20 – 14.00: Leverage of private capital: How can financial instruments be more successful in attracting private sector capital?
Moderator: Tony Murphy, Head of Private Office of Mrs Iliana Ivanova, European Court of Auditors
Panellists:
Sophie Barbier, Director of the European Affairs Division, Caisse des Dépôts France
Fabio D'Aversa, Partner, PwC Luxembourg
Roger Havenith, Deputy Chief Executive, European Investment Fund
- Patrycja Wolińska-Bartkiewicz, Managing Director for EU Funds, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego Poland
14.00 – 14.40: Revolving effect: How to ensure that financial instruments are effectively re-used?
Moderator: Niels-Erik Brokopp, Principal Manager, European Court of Auditors
Panellists:
Giorgio Chiarion Casoni, Head of Unit for Financing of climate change, infrastructure policies and Euratom, DG for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Frank Lee, Head of Financial Instruments Advisory, European Investment Bank
Kenroy Quellenec-Reid, Financial Engineering Manager, European Programmes Unit, Greater London Authority UK
14.40 – 14.50: Coffee break
14.50 – 15.30: Management fees and costs: How to implement financial instruments at a reasonable cost?
Moderator: Martin Weber, Director of Chamber II, European Court of Auditors
Panellists:
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Luigi Amati, Co-founder and CEO, META Italy
- Christoph Kuhn, Director of Mandate Management Department, European Investment Bank
- Nicholas Martyn, Deputy Director-General for Policy, Compliance and Performance, DG Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
- Audrius Zabotka, Director General of INVEGA (Lithuania) and Member of the Board of AECM
15.30 – 16.20: EFSI and SMEs Initiative: The way forward for financial instruments
Moderator: Mark Rogerson, Spokesperson of the European Court of Auditors
Panellists:
- Hubert Cottogni, Deputy Director, Head of Mandate Management, European Investment Fund
- Lucia Cusmano, Senior Economist, SMEs and Local Development, OECD
- Merete Clausen, Head of Unit for Financing on innovation, competitiveness and employment policies, DG Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
- Mihails Kozlovs, Member of the European Court of Auditors
- Iliyana Tsanova, Deputy Managing Director, European Fund for Strategic Investments
16.20 – 16.30: Closing remarks
- Iliana Ivanova, Dean of Chamber II, Member of the European Court of Auditors