About EBS 2026
The summit will examine the role of the banking sector and banking policy in three key areas:
– The Vital Need for Growth: How simplifying the regulatory framework can unlock growth and enhance competitiveness
– The Vital Need for Innovation: The future of payments, AI, and the data economy
– The Vital Need for Security: The role of banks in ensuring cybersecurity and combating money laundering and the financing of defence
Programme
Wednesday 28th January 2026 – 9:00 to 17:45
9:00-9:30
Registration and welcoming coffee
9:30-9:45
WELCOME REMARKS
–Wim Mijs, CEO, European Banking Federation (EBF)
9:45-10:10
FIRESIDE CONVERSATION
– Wim Mijs, CEO, European Banking Federation (EBF)
– Slawomir Krupa, CEO, Société Générale and President, European Banking Federation (EBF)
10:10-10:25
SCENE SETTING PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH
European Vital Needs: The need of a fully functioning financing continuum in Europe
– Elie Farah, Managing Partner, Head of Financial Services Practice in Europe, Oliver Wyman
The Vital Need For Growth
10:25-10:40
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
– Verena Ross, Chair, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
10:40-11:20
PANEL 1 – Europe’s Capital Markets: Towards a Savings and Investments Union
– Andrea Beltramello, Head of the Savings and Investments Union Coordination unit, European Commission
– Judith Arnal, Senior Research Fellow, CEPS and Elcano Royal Institute
– Magnus Burkl, Partner in the Banking and Financial Services and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Practices, Oliver Wyman
– Etienne Barel, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, French Banking Federation
Moderator: Jacopo Borgognone, Senior Policy Adviser – Capital Markets, EBF
11:20-11:35
Coffee break
11:35-12:30
PANEL 2 – Achieving a robust and efficient prudential framework to support growth
– Neil Esho, Secretary General of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, BIS
– Britta Schmidt, Senior Analyst, Spanish & Italian Banks, Autonomous
– Patrick Amis, Director General Specialised Institutions & LSIs, European Central Bank
– Almorò Rubin de Cervin, Head of Unit, Banking Regulation and Supervision, European Commission
Moderator: Gonzalo Gasós, Senior Director of Prudential Policy & Supervision, EBF
12:30-12:45
FIRESIDE CONVERSATION
– José Manuel Campa, Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA)
–Wim Mijs, CEO, European Banking Federation (EBF)
12:45-13:45
Lunch
The Vital Need For Innovation
13:45-13:57
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
– Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification, European Commission
13:57-14:23
FIRESIDE CONVERSATION
– Andreas Dombret, Chair of the Supervisory Board of N26
– Wim Mijs, CEO, European Banking Federation (EBF)
14:23-15:15
PANEL 3 – Digital finance: Grasping the opportunity, fending off the risk
– Cristina Sofia Dias, Head of Cabinet to Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque, European Commission
– Regina Doherty, Member of the European Parliament
– Margarita Delgado, former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Spain and former member of the SSM Supervisory Board
– Christopher Schmitz, EY Europe West Financial Services FinTech & Open Finance Leader
– Lubomira Rochet, Executive Vice President, Société Générale
Moderator: Alexandra Maniati, Senior Director of Innovation & Cybersecurity, EBF
15:15-15:35
Coffee break
The Vital Need For Security
15:35-15:50
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
– Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
15:50-16:10
PRESENTATION
– Jakub Jaworowski, Member of the Management Board of BGK
16:10-16:30
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
– Bruna Szego, Chair, EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA)
16:30-17:30
PANEL 4 – Security Under Pressure: Financing Resilience in an Uncertain World:
– José Antonio Álvarez, Vice Chair, Banco Santander
– Álvaro Azofra Martínez, Head of Expertise and Stakeholder Management Unit of the European Cybercrime Centre, Europol
– Michael Anseeuw, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of BNP Paribas Fortis
– Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General for Industry, Internal Market, Entrepreneurship & SMEs, European Commission
Moderator: Sébastien de Brouwer, Deputy CEO, EBF
17:30-17:45
CLOSING REMARKS
– María Abascal, Director General, Asociación Española de Banca (AEB) and Exco Chairperson, European Banking Federation
17:45-19:00
Networking drinks
Speakers include:
José Manuel Campa
Chairperson,
European Banking Authority
Verena Ross
Chair,
European Securities and Markets Authority
Valdis Dombrovskis
Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification, European Commission
Cristina Sofia Dias
Head of Cabinet,
to Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque, European Commission
Britta Schmidt
Senior Analyst,
Spanish and Italian Banks, Autonomous
Patrick Amis
Director General,
Director General Specialised Institutions & LSIs, European Central Bank
Álvaro Azofra Martínez
Head of Expertise and Stakeholder Management Unit of the European Cybercrime Centre, Europol
Nadia Calviño
President,
European Investment Bank
Michael Anseeuw
CEO and Chairman,
Executive Board of BNP Paribas Fortis
Almorò Rubin de Cervin
Head of Unit,
Banking Regulation and Supervision, European Commission
José Antonio Álvarez
Vice Chair,
Banco Santander
Neil Esho
Secretary General,
the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, BIS
Margarita Delgado
Former Deputy Governor, The Bank of Spain; Former member of the SSM Supervisory Board
Judith Arnal
Senior Research Fellow, CEPS and Elcano Royal Institute
Bruna Szego
Chair, EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA)
Andrea Beltramello
Head of the Savings and Investments Union Coordination unit, European Commission
Jakub Jaworowski
Member of the Management Board of BGK
Regina Doherty
Member of the European Parliament
Andreas Dombret
Chair,
Supervisory Board of N26
Christopher Schmitz
EY Europe West Financial Services FinTech & Open Finance Leader
Elie Farah
Managing Partner,
Head of Financial Services Practice in Europe, Oliver Wyman
Lubomira Rochet
Executive Vice President, Société Générale
Maive Rute
Deputy Director-General for Industry, Internal Market, Entrepreneurship & SMEs, European Commission
Etienne Barel
Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
French Banking Federation
Magnus Burkl
Partner in the Banking and Financial Services and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Practices,
Oliver Wyman
Lubomira Rochet
Executive Vice President in charge of Retail Banking activities in France, Private Banking and Insurance, as well as the Group’s Chief Operating Office
María Abascal
Director General,
Asociación Española de Banca (AEB) and Exco Chairperson, European Banking Federation
Slawomir Krupa
CEO,
Société Générale and President, European Banking Federation (EBF)
Wim Mijs
CEO,
European Banking Federation (EBF)
Contact
This event is organized by the European Banking Federation (EBF)
For more information on the event content please contact:
Ginevra Zerbone |Projects and Events Assistant| EBF
About EBF
The European Banking Federation is the voice of the European banking sector, bringing together national banking associations from across Europe. The federation is committed to a thriving European economy that is underpinned by a stable, secure and inclusive financial ecosystem, and to a flourishing society where financing is available to fund the dreams of citizens, businesses and innovators everywhere.