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.

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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".

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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

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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

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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.

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October 28, 2021

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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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.

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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).