Speakers - Financing Europe

Speakers:

Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, European Commission

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Maria Luís Albuquerque

Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union,
European Commission

Ulrich Bindseil, Director General, European Central Bank

Ulrich Bindseil is Director General Market Infrastructure and Payments at the European Central Bank (ECB), a post he has held since November 2019. Previously, he was Director General Market Operations (from May 2012 to October 2019) and head of the Risk Management Division (between 2005 and 2008).

He first entered central banking in 1994, when he joined the Economics Department of the Deutsche Bundesbank, having studied economics. His publications include, among others, Monetary Policy Operations and the Financial System, OUP, 2014; Central Banking before 1800 – A Rehabilitation, OUP, 2019; Introduction to Central Banking (with A. Fotia, Springer, 2021).

Ulrich Bindseil

Director General,
European Central Bank

José Manuel Campa, Chairperson, European Banking Authority

José Manuel Campa, is the Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA). He was appointed in March 2019 and is serving a renewable five-year term. He represents the Authority and by chairing the meetings of the Board of Supervisors and of the Management Board, he steers the strategic direction of the Authority.

From 2015 and prior to this appointment, Campa served as Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, for the Grupo Santander. Prior to that, he was Professor of Finance and Economics at IESE Business School.

Between 2009 and 2011 Campa served as Secretary of State for the Economy in the Ministry of Economy and Finances of Spain. He was a member of the Financial Stability Board, the board of the European Financial Stability Facility, the Economic and Financial Committee and alternate governor in multilateral financial institutions. He has served in the Expert Group, chair by Mr. Erkki Liikanen, evaluating policy recommendations on structural reforms for the European Banking industry.

He has also taught at the Stern School of Business of New York University and at Columbia University. He has been Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research. Mr. Campa has also been a consultant to a large number of international organizations, including the International Monetary Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Bank of International Settlements in Basel, and the European Commission.

He has served on the boards of Prime Collateralised Securities (PCS) Europe, Bruegel, and General de Alquiler de Maquinaria.

José Manuel Campa holds a Ph.D. and a master degree in economics from Harvard University and a Licenciatura in law and in economics from the Universidad de Oviedo.

José Manuel Campa

Chairperson,
European Banking Authority

Francesco Ceccato, CEO, Barclays Europe

Francesco is the Chief Executive Officer at Barclays Europe. Based in Dublin, he serves on the Board of Barclays Bank Ireland PLC, and leads the Barclays Europe Executive Committee.

Francesco joined Barclays in London in 2010, as Global Head of Barclays Corporate Development, where in addition to corporate activity on Barclays’ behalf, he was responsible for all Principal Investments across Barclays Group. In 2018, he moved to the Investment Bank as Co-Head of Barclays EME Financial Institutions Group and was subsequently appointed Chief Executive Officer for Barclays Europe in 2020.

Prior to Barclays, Francesco worked as a Senior Banker at JP Morgan in New York. Before JP Morgan, he held a number of senior roles at Bear Stearns, Lazard and GE Capital.

Francesco holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics & Economics from University of Oxford and a Master of Science in Economics and Philosophy from the London School of Economics.

Francesco Ceccato

Chief Executive Officer,
Barclays Europe

Roland Chai, EVP & President European Market Services, Nasdaq

Roland Chai is EVP and President of European Market Services, responsible for Nasdaq’s multi-asset trading, clearing, listings, and market services businesses across Europe, including Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania stock exchanges.

Prior to leading European Market Services, Roland was the head of Nasdaq’s Marketplace Technology business, which comprises purpose-built products to meet the technology needs of marketplace infrastructure clients. He also previously served as Nasdaq’s first Global Chief Risk Officer, responsible for developing, reviewing and maintaining Nasdaq’s global risk program while overseeing risk functions of Nasdaq Clearing and Nasdaq Fixed Income.

Before joining Nasdaq, Roland served as Head of Post-Trade at the Hong Kong Exchange, where he oversaw clearing and risk management functions across equities and fixed income, currencies and commodities, as well as the exchange’s market surveillance. He previously served as Group Risk Officer at Hong Kong Exchange. During his tenure, Roland re-established risk frameworks across Exchange, Listings, Mainland Commodities, Trading, and Clearing departments. Roland also served on the Board of LME Clear. Prior to joining the Hong Kong Exchange, Roland served as Head of Equities at LCH.Clearnet Ltd and as Product Development Manager at Australian Securities Exchange.

Roland Chai

EVP & President European Market Services,
Nasdaq

Laurence Caron Habib, Head of Public Affairs, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Laurence Caron-Habib is Head of Public Affairs of BNP Paribas Asset Management since 2020. In this role, she actively participates in various debates with policy makers at the European and international levels, presenting the industry views and ensuring proportionate regulation that will contribute to investor confidence and protection, while preserving the industry competitiveness and capacity to innovate.

Laurence began her career in financial auditing and consulting at Ernst & Young and PwC. She joined BNP Paribas Securities Services in 2002 and was initially involved with the management of projects for fund investment products and then for custody services. After several years as Head of Public Affairs, she was appointed Head of Strategy, Public Affairs and CSR of BNP Paribas Securities Services.

She is a member of a several experts and industry groups within trade associations (EFAMA, AFG, AMIC) and contributes to the works conducted by think-tanks active in the regulation area. She is Chair of the Market Infrastructures Commission in the AFG and of the ESG Data and Reporting Workstream in EFAMA.

She is a graduate of HEC Business School (Paris).

Laurence Caron Habib

Head of Public Affairs,
BNP Paribas Asset Management

Kim Jorgensen, Director General and EIB Permanent Representative to the EU Institutions in Brussels

Mr. Kim JØRGENSEN is Director General and the EIB Permanent Representative to the EU institutions in Brussels. He joined the European Investment Bank on 1 July 2022. Previously, he worked at the European Commission where he was Head of Cabinet to Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager.

Kim holds a Master’s degree in History from the University of Copenhagen. He has held various positions within the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1990. He was Denmark’s Ambassador to Turkey in 2006-2007 and Permanent Representative of Denmark to the EU between 2015 and 2019. He also spent two years as State Secretary for Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Kim Jørgensen

Director General and Permanent Representative to the EU Institutions in Brussels,
European Investment Bank

Antoine Begasse, Policy Assistant to DG FISMA Deputy Director-General, European Commission

Antoine Begasse is Policy Assistant to DG FISMA Deputy Director-General.

Previously, he was Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner McGuinness. Prior to that, he spent 6 years as finance Counsellor at the EU Delegation in Washington. He started his career at the European Commission in 2014 as policy officer in DG FISMA. He worked on corporate reporting and sustainable finance.

Antoine holds a Master in Business Administration from the Louvain School of Management and a Master in European Affairs from the College of Europe.

Antoine Begasse

Policy Assistant to DG FISMA Deputy Director-General,
European Commission

Dominique Laboureix, Chair, Single Resolution Fund

Dominique is Chair of the Single Resolution Board, the central resolution authority in the Banking Union, which is responsible for preparing for and managing bank crises. Working with the National Resolution Authorities in the Single Resolution Mechanism, its mission is to ensure an orderly resolution of failing banks with minimum impact on the real economy, the financial system, and the public finances of the participating member states and beyond.

Taking up his current mandate in 2023, Dominique is in charge of the management and the work of the board in its executive and plenary sessions. In March 2025, he was appointed as chair of the FSB Resolution Steering Group (ReSG) and represents the SRB towards international stakeholders. He is accountable to the European Parliament and other bodies, including the Eurogroup.

Dominique was previously Secretary-General of the French Prudential Supervisory Authority (ACPR), in charge of supervisory and resolution matters for banks and insurance undertakings. In that capacity, he was member of the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision (BCBS) and alternate member of the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism. As co-chair of the BCBS Task Force on Evaluation, he published the report Evaluation of the impact and efficacy of the Basel III reforms in December 2022.

Between 2015 and 2019 he was one of the founding members of the Single Resolution Board. Notably, he was responsible for resolution planning and preparation of decisions for banking groups in six European countries. He chaired the EBA Resolution Committee throughout this period.

Prior to that he held a number of positions in ACPR and the Banque de France, including as Chief Finance Officer and Deputy Director General responsible for setting up the French resolution directorate.

Dominique is a graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and has a masters degree in business law from Paris II University.

Dominique Laboureix

Chair,
Single Resolution Board

Sandrine Menard,Deputy Assistant State Secretary for Financial markets and Corporate Financing, French Treasury

Sandrine Menard has been serving for the French Treasury since 2014. Before starting her position on Financial Markets and Corporate Financing, she was posted in Brussels, as Deputy head of the economic, trade and financial department of the French Permanent Representation to the EU. She coordinated the works of the French Presidency on Financial services in this respect. Previously, she was heading the french Treasury’s unit for European coordination and strategy. Before her career in the French Treasury, she had worked as a civil servant on international climate and sustainable development negotiations in the French high civil service, especially as a cabinet Member responsible for the preparation of the Paris Climate COP21 in 2015. She graduated from Ecole Nationale d’Administration, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Sciences Po Paris and La Sorbonne.

Sandrine Menard

Deputy Assistant State Secretary for Financial markets and Corporate Financing,
French Treasury

Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive Officer, Financial Conduct Authority

Nikhil was appointed Chief Executive of the FCA on 1 October 2020.

He began his career in HM Treasury before serving as Private Secretary to the Prime Minister between 2005 – 2008. Nikhil then became Head of the Financial Stability Unit, overseeing a number of the UK’s financial stability interventions before becoming HM Treasury’s Director of the Financial Services Group from 2009 – 2014. In that role, he also served as the UK representative to the EU Financial Services Committee.

Nikhil joined the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in 2014, and was appointed CEO in 2015.

Nikhil holds a BA in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Oxford.

Nikhil Rathi

Chief Executive Officer,
Financial Conduct Authority

David Reed, Senior Partner; Head of the Financial Policy Advisers Network, Kreab

David has a portfolio of senior management roles in the European public affairs industry, and has advised over 50 of the world’s largest financial institutions and trade associations on their public affairs strategy, stakeholder engagement, and reputation management activities across Europe, the UK and globally. He leads Kreab’s Financial Services Practice and is the Senior Partner of the Financial Policy Advisers Network. David has worked at the European Commission, the Financial Services Authority, McKinsey & Company, and Campbell Lutyens

David Reed

Senior Partner; Head of the Financial Policy Advisers Network,
Kreab

Sandrine Menard, Deputy Director of the Economic Financing Department, French Treasury

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Sandrine Menard

Deputy Director of the Economic Financing Department, French Treasury

Sandrine Menard, Deputy Director of the Economic Financing Department, French Treasury

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Sandrine Menard

Deputy Director of the Economic Financing Department, French Treasury

Giorgio Chiarion Casoni, Director of Investment, DG GROW, European Commission

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Giorgio Chiarion Casoni

Director of Investment, DG GROW, European Commission

Moderators:

Kait Bolongaro, Managing Editor, MLex

Kait is an award-winning journalist and a recognized leader in the media industry.

She sees journalism as essential for holding those in power accountable. Her leadership style emphasizes driving impactful reporting that doesn’t shy away from complex political and economic issues and supporting the professional development of the next generation of journalists. She brings these values to her role as Managing Editor for Europe at MLex, currently based in Brussels.

Her TEDx talk “Protect Journalists, Protect Freedom” shares the idea that journalists need to be protected in order to protect freedom and democracy. In 2024, she was selected to join Poynter’s prestigious Leadership Academy for Women in Media, a testament of her contribution as a leader in journalism.

Kait’s multicultural background underpins her belief in the importance of diverse narratives in journalism, enhancing her ability to lead multicultural teams and write stories reflecting various viewpoints and cultures. She also speaks French, Spanish, Italian, and German.

Kait holds a Bachelor’s degree in French and African Studies from the University of British Columbia, where she got her first byline at the school newspaper. She also has an Erasmus Mundus Master’s degree in Journalism, Media, and Globalization from Aarhus University and the University of Hamburg. She is currently pursuing a PhD at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, researching how the Brussels Press Corps contributes to the mainstreaming of radical right political parties in Europe.

Kait Bolongaro

Managing Editor,
MLex

Katharine Braddick, Group Head of Strategic Policy, Barclays

Katharine Braddick joined Barclays in March 2022 in a new role as Group Head of Strategic Policy and senior adviser to the CEO. In this capacity she will define and execute Barclays’ strategic policy agenda, aligning it to Barclays’ multi-jurisdictional government and regulatory landscape. Previously she was Director General for Financial Services at HM Treasury, in which role she also sat on the Financial Stability Board. Previously she worked at the Bank of England, where she was Director of Prudential Policy, and worked at the UK Financial Services Authority in a variety of roles. She began her career in the civil service and has also worked at the Association of British Insurers, leading on regulation of general insurance. Katharine was educated at the Universities of Warwick and Cambridge.

Katharine Braddick

Group Head of Strategic Policy,
Barclays

Todd Buell, Deputy Managing Editor, MLex

Prior to joining MLex, Todd was a Senior Correspondent and then Editor-at-Large with MLex’s sister company, Law360 from 2018 to 2024. He reported on tax policy. Before joining Law360, Todd worked at the Wall Street Journal, where he covered the European Central Bank, monetary policy and economics from Frankfurt. He also covered economics at Market News International also in Frankfurt.

Originally from the US, Todd graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine, where he majored in Government and German and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studied in Berlin, Germany for part of his Master’s studies. He speaks fluent German and French.

Todd Buell

Deputy Managing Editor,
MLex

José María Roldán Alegre, Senior Partner, Kreab

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José María Roldán

Senior Advisor,
Kreab

Nicolas Véron, Senior Fellow, Bruegel and Peterson Institute for International Economics

Nicolas Véron cofounded Bruegel in Brussels in 2002-05, joined the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington DC in 2009, and is currently employed on equal terms by both organizations as a Senior Fellow. His research is primarily about financial systems and financial services policies, with a main geographical focus on Europe. A graduate of France’s Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole des Mines, his earlier experience includes senior positions in the French government and private sector in the 1990s and early 2000s. He is also an independent board member of the global derivatives trade repository arm of DTCC, a financial infrastructure company that operates on a non-profit basis. In September 2012, Bloomberg Markets included Véron in its yearly global “50 Most Influential” list with reference to his early advocacy of European banking union.

Nicolas Véron

Senior Fellow, Bruegel and Peterson Institute for International Economics

David Reed, Senior Partner, Head of The Financial Policy Advisers Network, Kreab

David Reed

Senior Partner, Head of The Financial Policy Advisers Network, Kreab

Ida Levine, Principal, Two Rivers Associates Limited; Board member and Lead Expert on Policy, Impact Investing Institute

Ida Levine is a Non-Executive Director and Lead Expert on Policy/ Regulation at the Impact Investing Institute, and a Principal at Two Rivers Associates Limited. She also is a member of the UK Financial Markets Law Committee and sits on the Management Board of PRIME Finance Foundation in The Hague. She was previously Senior Vice-President and Senior Counsel at Capital Group, and a Board Director of Capital International Limited. While at Capital Group, Ida founded its European Public Policy function.

Ida Levine

Principal, Two Rivers Associates Limited; Board member and Lead Expert on Policy, Impact Investing Institute

Nicolas Véron, Senior Fellow, Bruegel and Peterson Institute for International Economics

Nicolas Véron

Senior Fellow, Bruegel and Peterson Institute for International Economics