Shaping the future of finance through the twin transition
31 October 2024
Sofitel Brussels Europe in Brussels
Agenda
09:00 - 09:05
Opening remarks
Peter Derendinger
SFC Chairman and Member of the Board of UBS Switzerland
Peter Derendinger
SFC Chairman and Member of the Board of UBS Switzerland
09:05 - 09:20
Keynote speech
09:20 - 10:20
Exchange of views – Financing the green and digital transformation
Paschal Donohoe
President, Eurogroup
Paschal Donohoe
President, Eurogroup
Colm Kelleher
Chairman, UBS Group
Colm Kelleher
Chairman, UBS Group
Moderated by
David Wright
Chairman, EUROFI
David Wright
Chairman, EUROFI
10:20 - 11:20
Panel I – Leveraging opportunities and addressing risks to accelerate global decarbonisation efforts
Patrick de Cambourg
Chair, EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board
Patrick de Cambourg
Chair, EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board
Christoph König
Deputy State Secretary and Head of the Planning and Strategy Division, State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) of the Swiss Ministry of Finance
Christoph König
Deputy State Secretary and Head of the Planning and Strategy Division, State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) of the Swiss Ministry of Finance
Laurent Ramsey
Managing Partner, Pictet Group
Laurent Ramsey
Managing Partner, Pictet Group
Nancy Saich
Chief Climate Change Expert, European Investment Bank
Nancy Saich
Chief Climate Change Expert, European Investment Bank
Jean-Paul Servais
Chairman of the board, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
Jean-Paul Servais
Chairman of the board, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
Nicolas Véron
Senior Fellow, Bruegel and Peterson Institute for International Economics
Nicolas Véron
Senior Fellow, Bruegel and Peterson Institute for International Economics
Moderated by
Melinda Crane
Journalist & Moderator
Melinda Crane
Journalist & Moderator
11:20 - 11:35
Coffee break
11:35 - 12:35
Panel II – Building digital assets markets: A global approach and road ahead
Morten Bech
Centre Head – Switzerland, BIS Innovation Hub
Morten Bech
Centre Head – Switzerland, BIS Innovation Hub
Peter Kerstens
Advisor, DG FISMA, European Commission
Peter Kerstens
Advisor, DG FISMA, European Commission
David Newns
Head of SIX Digital Exchange
David Newns
Head of SIX Digital Exchange
Fabian Schär
Professor for Distributed Ledger Technology (Blockchain) and Fintech at the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Basel
Fabian Schär
Professor for Distributed Ledger Technology (Blockchain) and Fintech at the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Basel
Stephan Zwahlen
CEO, Maerki Baumann & Co.
Stephan Zwahlen
CEO, Maerki Baumann & Co.
Moderated by
Melinda Crane
Journalist & Moderator
Melinda Crane
Journalist & Moderator
12:35 - 12:50
Closing speech
Thomas Moser
Alternate Member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank
Thomas Moser
Alternate Member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank
