Thursday, 12 November

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10.00

 Welcome and Introduction 

Nicolas Calcoen, EFAMA President

10.10 - 10.40

 Keynote Speech 

Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director General for Environment, European Commission

11.15 - 12.30

 CEO panel 

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Panellists:

Gilbert Van Hassel, Chief Executive Officer, Robeco

Aleksandar Ivanovic, CEO EMEA, UBS Asset Management

Jean Raby, Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Investment Managers

Patrick Thomson, Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

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12.30

 Lunch Break 

14.00 - 15.15

 UCITS and AIFs: ready to meet future investor needs? 

The panel will put the future of UCITS into perspective, reflecting on the reasons of its worldwide success and the conditions that need to be in place to preserve its attractiveness going forward. Panellists will also consider whether the current range of EU fund vehicles (UCITS, AIFs, ELTIFs, …) remains adequate to meet investors’ needs and will discuss what improvements may be required to meet future investor demands.

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Moderator:

Marc-André Bechet, Deputy Director General, ALFI

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Panellists:

Sven Gentner, Head of Unit, Asset Management, DG FISMA, European Commission

Pierluigi Martino, General Counsel, Business Unit, Generali Investments and Asset Management

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Further panellists to be announced

15.15 - 15.45

 Coffee Break 

15.45 - 17.00

 Increasing retail participation in capital markets post-Covid19: utopia or   necessity? 

The Covid19-induced market turmoil will have done little to restore investor confidence in markets… The panel will focus on the relevant recommendations of the High-Level Forum on the Capital Markets Union and address retail participation by answering these two questions:

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• How to foster investor confidence?

• How to provide for an adequate retirement income?

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Moderator:

Tanguy van de Werve, Director General, EFAMA

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Panellists:

Gabriel Bernardino, Chairman, EIOPA

Sheila Nicoll, Head of Public Policy, Schroders

Tatyana Panova, Head of Unit, DG FISMA, European Commission

Guillaume Prache, Managing Director, Better Finance

Thomas Richter, Chief Executive Officer, BVI

17.00

 End of Day 1 

Friday, 13 November

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9.30

 Opening 

Tanguy van de Werve, Director General, EFAMA

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9.35 - 10.15

 Keynote Speech 

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Steven Maijoor, Chair of ESMA

Q&A

10.15 - 11.30

 How to improve ESG disclosures to unleash the potential of sustainable   finance? 

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Making sustainable finance work in practice requires improved ESG data disclosures by investee companies. The panel will discuss both legislative and market-led solutions for addressing the ESG data challenge. Panellists will discuss what ESG data is needed and whether a central ESG database or public register can be part of the solution. They will also address how to get the review of the Non-Financial Information Directive right.

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Moderator:

Iris van de Looij, General Manager, DUFAS

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Panellists:

Alain Deckers, Head of Unit, DG FISMA, European Commission

Sirpa Pietikainen, MEP

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Further panellists to be announced

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11.30

 Break 

11.45 - 13.00

 Regulatory panel: what have we learned from the Covid-19 market   reaction? 

Prominent regulators and policy makers will draw lessons from the Covid-19 crisis, provide their perspective on the long-term implications of this crisis for asset managers and their investors and discuss what could be done to further strengthen the resilience of the industry in times of trouble.

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Moderator:

Dr Joachim Hein, Union Investment

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Panellists:

Patrick Simion, CEO Chief of Staff & Public Affairs, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Robert Taylor, UK FCA and Chair IOSCO Committee 5

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Further panellists to be announced

13.00

 Lunch Break 

14.15

 Interview with 

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Paul Stevens, President and CEO, Investment Company Institute

14.45

 Hot topics and trends in U.S. regulation of funds and asset managers   

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Dechert LLP

 End of Day 2