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Wednesday May 22, 2024 |
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| Royal Museums of Art & History Parc du Cinquantenaire 10, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium |
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| 17.30 - 19.00 | ICMA Women’s Network Belgium event: Female leadership: a duty to support upcoming generations Moderator: Katie Kelly, Senior Director, Market Practice & Regulatory Policy, ICMA Panellists: Angela Brusas, Director - Funding and Investor Relations, Nordic Investment Bank Caroline Derocle Group Strategy & Product Expansion - Market Liquidity, Euroclear Euroclear SA/NV Camille McKelvey, Head of Post Trade STP Business Development, MarketAxess Chris Muyldermans, Former member of the Board, ICMA Sinead O’Connor, Partner, A&L Goodbody For more information and to register (open only to registered AGM delegates) |
| 19.00 | Welcome Reception |
| 19.45 | Keynote speaker Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union |
| 23.30 | Close of Welcome reception |
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Thursday May 23, 2024 |
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| ICMA Annual Conference SQUARE - Brussels Convention Centre Mont des Arts, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium |
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| 08.00 | Registration and Exhibition open |
| 09:00 | Location: Gold Hall Annual General Meeting ICMA members only |
| 10.45 | Panel discussion: Spotlight on ICMA’s activities in international capital markets Moderator: Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA Panellists featuring Chairs of ICMA Committees Gareth Allen, Chair, European Repo & Collateral Council and Managing Director, Global Head Investment and Execution, Head of Repo Trading - Group Treasury, UBS David Camara, Chair, Secondary Market Practices Committee and Director - Head of EMEA FICC Market Structure, BofA Securities Stéphane Janin, Co-Chair, Asset Management and Investors Council and Head of Global Regulatory Development, AXA Investment Managers Isabelle Laurent, Chair, Principles Executive Committee and Deputy Treasurer & Head of Funding, EBRD Marc Lewell, Co-Chair, Primary Market Practices Committee and Managing Director, Head of EMEA/APAC Syndicate, J.P. Morgan Emma Lovett, Chair, Fintech Advisory Committee and Executive Director Markets DLT – Credit Lead, J.P. Morgan |
| 11.35 - 12.15 |
Sponsored FinTech & digitalisation panel discussion Question time: Leading change through innovation - the ongoing march to digitising global bond markets Moderator: Eva Szalay, Financial journalist Panellists: Carl James, Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income and Municipals, Global Markets Group, S&P Global Market Intelligence Etay Katz, Partner, Financial Regulatory, and Head of Digital Assets, Ashurst Steve Toland, Co-Founder, TransFICC Open for sponsorship |
| 12.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 | Location: Gold Hall Opening remarks Janet Wilkinson, Chair, ICMA and Managing Director, Head of Global Markets Flow Sales, EMEA, RBC Capital Markets |
| 13.05 | Keynote address Alexia Bertrand, State Secretary for the Budget and Consumer Protection, added to the Minister of Justice and the North Sea, Federal Government of Belgium |
| 13.15 | Forum of industry leaders on international capital market trends and prospects Moderator: Katie Martin, Markets Columnist, Financial Times Panellists: André Kuusvek, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nordic Investment Bank Gaspare La Sala, CEO Pictet Trading & Sales, Banque Pictet & Cie SA Mary Pieterse-Bloem, Chief Investment Officer, Rabobank and Professor, Erasmus University Corentine Poilvet-Clédière, CEO, LCH SA – Post Trade Division of LSEG |
| 13.55 | In conversation Bart Schmeetz, Global Head of Financial Markets, ING Maria Tadeo, European correspondent, Bloomberg TV |
| 14.10 | Moderated discussion Moderator: Rebecca Christie, Senior Fellow, Bruegel Panellists: John Berrigan, Director-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission Koenraad Debackere, Chairman, KBC Group Peter Praet, Former Chief Economist and Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank |
| 14.35 | Keynote address Valérie Urbain, Chief Executive Officer, Euroclear |
| 14.45 | Keynote address Verena Ross, Chair, European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) |
| 14.55 | In conversation Jean-Paul Servais, Chairman, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Janet Wilkinson, Chair, ICMA and Managing Director, Head of Global Markets Flow Sales, EMEA, RBC Capital Markets |
| 15.10 | In conversation Reflections from a career in the public capital markets Sir Robert Stheeman, Chief Executive Officer, UK Debt Management Office Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA |
| 15.25 | Networking break |
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| 16.00 | Panel: The current and developing role of SSAs in today's global landscape Location: Gold Hall Moderator: Asif Sherani, Managing Director and Head of DCM Syndicate & Public Sector DCM, HSBC Panellists: Davide Iacovoni, Director General, Public Debt, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Italy Nobuki Sato, Director, Debt Management Policy Division, Financial Bureau, Ministry of Japan Mohamed Sharaf, Treasurer, Islamic Development Bank Petra Wehlert, First Vice President and Head of Capital Markets, KfW |
| 16.00 | Panel: The global repo market: State of play and outlook Location: Silver Hall Moderator: Cassie Jones, CFA, Managing Director, EMEA Head of Financing Solutions Client Management, State Street Panellists Andreas Biewald, Managing Director, Senior Advisor Cash and Collateral, Treasury Department, Commerzbank Sara Carter, Global Head of Repo, BrokerTec Thomas Hansen, Managing Director and Head of Term Markets, Banco Santander Meng-Lei Wu, Senior Investment Manager, Treasury & Liquidity Management, PGGM Investments |
| 16.40 | Comfort break |
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| 16.45 | Panel: T+1, Central clearing and the Tape: Navigating Bond Market Evolution and Fragmentation Risks Location: Gold Hall Moderator: Yannig Loyer, Global Head of Trading, AXA Investment Managers Panellists: Angela Lobo, Head of eSales & Sales Chief Operating Officer, Jefferies International Rutger Schellens, Chief Executive Officer, ABN AMRO Clearing Bank NV Vegard Vik, Lead, Market Structure and Strategy, Norges Bank Investment Management Further speakers to be announced |
| 16.45 | Panel: The dynamics and hurdles facing the short-term fixed income markets Location: Silver Hall Moderator: Hedi Zebidi, Head of International Short Term Debt Origination and Private Placements, Intesa San Paolo Panellists: Laurence Caron Habib, Head of Public Affairs, BNP Paribas Asset Management Veronica Iommi, Secretary General, Institutional Money Market Funds Association (IMMFA) Mikaël Pacot, Head of Euro Rates & Money Markets, AXA Investment Managers Stefano Pierini, Head of Finance & Investor Relations, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. Anne Wrobel, Head of Department, Wholesale Markets, Financial Conduct Authority |
| 17.30 | Location: Gold Hall Keynote address Emmanuel Faber, Chair, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) |
| 17.40 | Panel: The future of sustainable finance and the challenges of transition Moderator: Orith Azoulay, Global Head of Natixis Green & Sustainable Hub Panellists: Jean-Jacques Barbéris, Head of Institutional and Corporate Clients Division, Amundi Giovanni Niero, Head of Capital Markets, Sustainable Finance, Enel Group Cyril Rousseau, Director General of Finance, European Investment Bank (EIB) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan representative |
| 18.20 | Keynote address Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Former Prime Minister of Denmark, Former Secretary General, NATO, Founding Chairman, Rasmussen Global, Founder and Chairman, Alliance of Democracies Foundation and Senior Advisor, Citigroup |
| 18.30 | Close of day 1 |
| 19.45 - 01.00 | Gala Reception Gare Maritime - Tour & Taxis |
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Friday May 24, 2024 |
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| ICMA Annual Conference SQUARE - Brussels Convention Centre Mont des Arts, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium |
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| 08.30 | Exhibition open |
| 09.00 | Location: Gold Hall Opening remarks Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA |
| 09.05 | Keynote address Speaker to be announced |
| 09.15 | Panel: The global fixed income landscape: The buyside perspective Panellists: Philip Bille, Head of Buy-Side Dealing, Degroof Petercam Lynn Challenger, Global Head of Trading, UBS Asset Management & Managing Director, O'Connor Hedge Funds Kate Hill, Global Head of Trading, Aviva Investors Further speakers to be announced |
| 09.55 | In conversation Stéphane Boujnah, CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board, Euronext N.V. Dhara Ranasinghe, Editor, Financial Markets, EMEA |
| 10.10 | Networking break Closed-door roundtable on "Japan Climate Transition: The Frontier with Finance" Co-organised by Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd., Development Bank of Japan Inc. and The Japan Securities Dealers Association (by invitation only) Location: Level 2, Studio 201 A&B, SQUARE For more information and to register your interest, please contact Hiromasa Oda |
| 10.50 | Location: Gold Hall Keynote address Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Chairman, Coronation Group |
| 11.00 | In conversation Avinash Persaud, Special Advisor on Climate Change to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank. Ahren Lester, Assistant Editor, Environmental Finance |
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| 11.15 | Panel: Cross border bond issuance and investment: Emerging market debt in focus Location: Gold Hall Panellists: Sharon P. Almanza, Treasurer, Philippines Bureau of the Treasury Oyebanji Fehintola, Senior Director & Head of Treasury & Financial Institutions, Africa Finance Corporation Andy Jobst, Chief Monetary Policy, Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates Nick Smallwood, Portfolio Manager, EM Financials Strategist, M&G Investments Philippe Waechter, Chief Economist, Ostrum Asset Management |
| 11.15 | Panel: How to retain talent in today’s working reality: ICMA Future Leaders Location: Silver Hall Introductory remarks Richard Lesser, Director - Head of Electronic Trading, Digital Assets & Fintech Software/SaaS Sales, EC1 Partners Recruitment Moderator: Tim Skeet, Chief Institutional Relationship Officer and Executive Management Committee Member, Bank of China Panellists: Fabianna Del Canto, Managing Director, Co-Head of EMEA Capital Markets, MUFG Jean-Luc Lamarque, Global Co-Head of Primary, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank Christophe Roupie, Head of EMEA and APAC, MarketAxess ICMA Future Leaders: Alexander Malitsky, Director DCM Origination, TD Securities Katsiaryna Souvandjiev, ESG Funding and Innovation Lead, Raiffeisen Bank International AG Sébastien Van Campenhoudt, Head of Chairman Office, Euroclear SA/NV |
| 12.00 | Location: Gold Hall Keynote address Reinforcement Learning: The applications and risks of using AI in the capital markets Professor Álvaro Cartea, Oxford-Man Institute and Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford |
| 12.10 | In conversation Marianne Demarchi, Chief Executive Europe, Middle East & Africa, SWIFT |
| 12.25 | Panel: AI, digital assets in wholesale CBDCs: What are the opportunities and risks for bond markets? Co-moderators: Abena Amoah, Managing Director, Ghana Stock Exchange Georgina Jarratt, Managing Director, Head of Fintech & Digitalisation, ICMA Panellist: Michael Cyrus, Head of Collateral Trading and FX, DekaBank Christoph Hock, Head of Tokenisation and Digital Assets, Union Investment Karsten Stroborn, Director General Markets, Deutsche Bundesbank Richard Young, Senior Strategist - Open Data and Standards, Bloomberg LP |
| 13.05 | Keynote address: The Next Moral Hazard in Financial Markets: How Regulators Could Act Now to Avoid an Economic Crisis Later Baroness Moyo, member of the House of Lords and a former member of the House of Commons, United Kingdom |
| 13.15 | Closing remarks |
| 13.20 | Networking lunch |
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