ESMA Conference: The State of European Financial Markets 2017 | ESMA | 17 October 2017 | The Westin Grand Paris - Vendôme, 3, Rue de Castiglione, Paris 75001, France

The ESMA Conference 2017 will be a unique gathering of political decision makers, global regulators and high-profile financial industry leaders.

Around 350 participants will discuss the state of European financial markets – including the key issues currently affecting the financial sector such as the macroeconomic environment, regulation, investor protection, innovation and last but not least Brexit.

PANELS:
• Trading and market infrastructures – the state of European financial trading, and post-trading, including market infrastructures and regulation
• Brexit – the negotiation framework, key issues for financial services and possible future UK-EU relations
• Investors and innovation – financial consumer protection against the background of financial innovation (FinTech, Blockchain, etc)
• Regulation post-2017 – what’s next for the Capital Markets Union, the ESFS review, and regulation post-2017

ESMA is an independent EU Authority that contributes to safeguarding the stability of the European Union's financial system by enhancing the protection of investors and promoting stable and orderly financial markets.

2017 SPEAKERS

Thomas Book
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eurex Frankfurt AG and Eurex Zürich AG

Xavier Rolet
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the London Stock Exchange Ltd (LSE)

Elisabeth Roegele
Executive Director of Securities Supervision at the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)

Markus Ferber
Member of the European Parliament (MEP)

Diana Chan
CEO EuroCCP

Verena Ross
Executive Director of European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

Elizabeth Corley
Vice-Chair of Allianz Global Investors

Niamh Moloney
Professor at the London School of Economics

Hans-Ole Jochumsen
Vice Chairman, Nasdaq

Sylvie Matherat
Chief Regulatory Officer Deutsche Bank

Pervenche Beres
MEP S&D Spokesperson, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), European Parliament

Anneli Tuominen
Vice-Chair, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

Guillaume Prache
Managing Director of BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users

Matthieu Duncan
CEO Natixis Asset Management

Peter Tufano
Dean of the Saïd Business School at Oxford University

Rudiger Veil
Chair, ESMA Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG)

Olivier Guersent
Director General, European Commission DG FISMA

Rainer Reiss
Director General of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE)

Gerard Ramiex
Chair, Autorité des Marches Financiers (AMF)

Fabrice Demarigny
Partner Mazars

Valdis Dombrovskis
Vice-President of the European Commission

Roberto Gualtieri
Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), European Parliament

Michel Barnier
European Commission Chief Brexit Negotiator

Steven Maijoor
Chair, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

Ashley Alder
Chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)