Joint ESM-FBF conference "EU Savings and Investments Union: Bringing Capital Markets to People and Firms "
Agenda
The ESM and the Florence School of Banking and Finance cordially invite you to a conference dedicated to the EU Savings and Investment Union (SIU). It will gather senior researchers and high-level representatives from the public and private sector to discuss the benefits of capital market integration for the EU economy and policy priorities for advancing integration.
The two-day event will feature an academic part, followed by a high-level policy forum. The conference is also part of the initiatives of two CEPR Research Policy Networks: European Economic Policy and Financial Architecture.
The discussions will particularly focus on the link of capital market integration with social welfare, and with the real economy while also considering the structure of the financial system to support SME financing.
The policy sessions will examine obstacles to integration, along with potential remedies, as well as ways to increase retail participation in European capital markets, options for unlocking venture capital, and explore strategies to enhance complementarity between private and public financing efforts.
Some of the prominent speakers include: Verena Ross, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA); Harald Waiglein, Chair of the EU Financial Services Committee; Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, former ECB Executive Board Member; and Claude Marx, Director General of CSSF (Luxembourg’s financial supervisory authority).