Europe' s financial services industry is facing disruption in two major fields: the regulatory change and the digital upheaval. The future of financial services in Europe is dependent on how we deal with those changes and to what extent the financial industry, as well as regulators and consumers can adapt and take advantage of them.

- Registration and welcome coffee

- Opening remarks by moderator, Conor Foley, Global Head of Government Relations and Public Policy, Norton Rose Fulbright

- Panel 1: Realizing a capital markets union for Europe

- Paulina Dejmek Hack Member of Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission

- Panel discussion, Q&A

Possible discussion points

• What can be said about the work done so far? What should be the priorities going forward?
• How can the access to finance for start - ups and SMEs be improved?
• What actions can be taken in order to make it easier to raise capital through public markets?
• What can be done to promote both sustainable and long - term investments, including infrastructre investments?
• How can retail and institutional investments be fostered?
• How can banks' capacity to support the wider economy be strengthened?
• How can we best facilitate cross-border investments?

- Refreshments & networking

- Panel 2: The digital future of European financial services

- Opening remarks by moderator, Vincent Piron, Partner, Financial Services, Management Consulting, KPMG

- Introductory remarks by Brian Hayes, Member of the European Parliament

- Panel discussion, Q&A

Possible discussion points

• How will FinTech transform European financial services?
• What are the main advantages and the main challenges with the new technologies?
• What will be the main advantages for European consumers?
• How can we promote further innovation? Is there a need for action on the EU level?
• Is the regulatory framework up to speed with the technological development?
• How can we make sure that the regulatory environment strikes a balance between enabling innovation and providing sufficient investor protection?
• Does the financial industry, including FinTechs, provide a sufficient level of cybersecurity?

- Closing keynote by Olivier Guersent, Director General, DG FISMA, European Commission

- Refreshments & networking: cocktail reception

Panelists:

Brian Hayes Member of the European Parliament

Paulina Dejmek Hack Member of Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission

Gerry Cross Director, Policy and Risk, Central Bank of Ireland

Eva Gustavsson Director, Government Relations EMEA, PayPal

Dr Alexandra Hachmeister Chief Regulatory Officer, Deutsche Börse AG

Anastasia Nesvetailova Director, City Political Economy Research Centre, City University of London

Anna Felländer Visiting Fellow to Swedish House of Finance, Stocholm School of Economics, Advisor to the Swedish Minister of Digitalisation, Senior Advisor at BCG

Rafael Marquez Executive Vice President, Consumer Europe, American Express

Aleksandra Maczynska Executive Director, Better Finance

Moderators:

Conor Foley Global Head of Government Relations and Public Policy, Norton Rose Fulbright

Vincent Piron Partner, Financial Services, Management Consulting, KPMG Belgium