Agenda

Official opening session

Opening of the forum

Speakers

• Alexandru PetrescuPresident, Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority
• Victor NegrescuVice-President, European Parliament (video message)
• Leonardo BadeaFirst Deputy Governor, National Bank of Romania
• Anca DraguGovernor, National Bank of Moldova
• Radu HangaPresident, Bucharest Stock Exchange
• ALAndrew LebkuecherEconomic Counselor, Head of Economic Section, Embassy of the United States of America in Romania
• Antonio GomesDeputy Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Panel I

Capital Markets in the Era of Digital Finance

Financing, Investment and Competitiveness in Central and Eastern Europe

Moderator

• Horia GustăPresident of the Association of Investment Fund Managers in Romania

Key topics

• The Savings and Investments Union and the development of European capital markets
• The digital transformation of capital markets and its impact on access to finance
• Access to capital market financing for companies and SMEs
• New digital models for capital mobilisation and attracting new categories of investors
• The competitiveness and attractiveness of capital markets in Central and Eastern Europe

Speakers

• Anamarija StaničićDeputy President of the Board, Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency
• Dariusz AdamskiDeputy Chair of the Board, Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF)
• Dumitru BudianschiChairman, National Commission for Financial Markets of the Republic of Moldova
• Peter TkáčDirector, Capital Market Supervision Department, National Bank of Slovakia
• Remus VulpescuGeneral Director of the Bucharest Stock Exchange

Panel II

Artificial Intelligence and Capital Markets

Innovation, Adoption and Regulation in the New European Financial Ecosystem

Moderator

• Cătălin CâmpeanuSecretary General, Institute of Financial Studies (ISF)

Key topics

• Artificial intelligence and the transformation of capital markets
• The use of artificial intelligence in investment, trading and portfolio management
• The use of artificial intelligence in market supervision
• The AI Act – the European framework for the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector
• Governance, transparency, accountability and risk management associated with the use of artificial intelligence

Speakers

• Adrian Victor VeveraGeneral Director, National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest
• Tudor Alexandru GrecuPartner, Head of Advisory, KPMG Romania, CEE Head of Defence
• Claudiu Ioan NegreaDirector, Financial Market Infrastructure and Payments Monitoring Directorate, National Bank of Romania
• Paul BarangăDirector, Directorate for Integrated Supervision, Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority

Panel III

Digital Finance – Regulation, Protection and Trust

The European Framework, Consumer Protection and Combating Money Laundering

Moderator

• Dr. Cristina CarataExpert in Crypto-Asset Regulation and Distributed Ledger Technology

Key topics

• The evolution of the European framework for digital finance and its impact on financial markets
• New digital financial services models and the challenges for regulation and supervision
• Consumer and investor protection in the era of digital financial services
• Preventing and combating money laundering and financial crime in the digital environment
• European cooperation in combating financial crime

Speakers

• Prof. William KnottenbeltDirector, Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering, Imperial College London
• Stefan TomanekHead of Division, Supervision of Crypto-Asset Markets and Financial Innovations, Austrian Financial Market Authority
• Michael FekkasFirst Vice President, Hellenic Capital Market Commission
• SSSamantha SheenProgramme Manager, Economic Crime and Cooperation Division, Directorate of Security, Integrity and Rule of Law, Council of Europe
• Bogdan-Paul DobrinVice-President, National Office for Prevention and Control of Money Laundering – Financial Intelligence Unit of Romania
• Ovidiu PetruIntermediaries and Market Institutions Directorate, Financial Instruments and Financial Institutions Sector, Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority

Closing

Closing Remarks

Closing remarks and conclusions of the event.

Speaker

• Gabriel-Ioan AvrămescuFirst Vice-President, Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority