Past events:

October 20, 2022
Dilyara Salakhova, Senior Financial Stability Expert at European Central Bank, explained the role of the financial sector in financing the transition to a low-carbon economy and stressed the risks and opportunities in climate change.

February 22, 2022
Nadia Manzari, Attorney and Partner at Schiltz & Schiltz, addressed during her session the Wirecard case and the question whether technology is really the bad guy. The lively exchange around technological risk and human behaviour fascinated the audience.

October 28, 2021
Michel Rauchs, Digital Assets Lead at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, responded to the question if BITCOIN & Co are Climate Killers or Savers and Why assessing the environmental footprint of digital assets is more complex and ambiguous than the public debate might suggest.

Sept. 3, 2020
Valérie Arnold, Partner at PwC Luxembourg, addressed the question of "Climate change: a planet or a business imperative?" The way we consume and produce has reached planet boundaries. Delivering growth while transitioning to a low carbon economy is a challenge.

Nov. 7, 2019
IFIS was proud to welcome for its November lunch Ms Julie Ansidei, Head of Strategy and Sustainable Finance Unit at the French regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF).

September 12, 2022
Andrew McDowell, Partner, Strategy& at PwC Luxembourg, talked about the EU action Plan on sustainable finance and the progress to date as well as the challenges and opportunities for Luxembourg.

January 13, 2022
Pentti Hakkarainen, Member of the ECB Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism, addressed the audience with his talk on Digital Transformation and European Monetary Policy - Facing the challenges of maintaining financial stability and banking integrity in a digital world.
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July 1, 2021
Charlotte Gardes, Deputy Head of Unit in the Economic Financing Department of the French Treasury, joined IFIS online to talk about "The European way of “greening” the financial system: EU sustainable finance regulatory policy".

Feb. 13, 2020
Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance, talked about the financial sector’s role in addressing the global challenge and provided an overview of what Luxembourg, as a leading financial centre, is and will be doing in the international fight against climate change.

Oct. 3, 2019
For its very first lunch, IFIS was honored to welcome the CSSF General Director Claude Marx who shared his thoughts on financial integrity and sustainability

February 22, 2022
Béatrice Belorgey, Chair of the Executive Committee of BGL BNP Paribas and Country Head of the BNP Paribas Group in Luxembourg tackled together with Etienne Reuter, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BGL BNP Paribas, the question on how the Bank and its clients transit to a more sustainable economy.

November 19, 2021
Eila Kreivi, Director and Head of the Capital Markets Department of the
European Investment Bank, gave a talk around the question "Sustainability and capital markets -
friends or foes ? From the first green bond ever to sustainability in capital markets - what's next ?"

May 7, 2021
Valérie Arnold, Partner at PwC Luxembourg, debated online over the topic "From shareholder capitalism to stakeholder capitalism: the path to building business resilience". She addressed the urgency for corporate to transform and how they can succeed to align strategy, transformation, and reporting to their stakeholders.

Dec. 5, 2019
In line with IFIS' Strategy to foster discussion on Sustainable Finance, and following key speeches from the CSSF and the French regulator, IFIS was proud to receive Mr Robert Scharfe, CEO of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange