Agenda

Wednesday, 29 June

09.30 Welcome and brief introduction

VASSILIKI LAZARAKOU

Chair
Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC)

CHRISTOS STAIKOURAS

Minister of Finance

09.45 Panel discussion: EU Sustainable Finance: A Regulator’s Perspective

This panel will discuss the regulatory priorities of the ESAs and IOSCO and the actions that have been taken in this respect by each ESA and the Joint Committee as well as by the relevant groups of IOSCO. Furthermore, the discussion will also cover the regulatory considerations in two specific jurisdictions, i.e. France and Italy which are among the leader authorities in tackling ESG issues, and Greece which is the host of the event and will present the actions being taken.

VERENA ROSS

Chair
European Securities and Markets Authority

PETRA HIELKEMA

Chair
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
online

ROBERT OPHÈLE

Chair
L’Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

CARLO COMPORTI

Commissioner
Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB)

VASSILIKI LAZARAKOU

Chair
Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC)

PROF. CHRISTOS GORTSOS

Professor of Public Economic Law
Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
Moderator

10.45 Fireside Chat: EU Sustainable Finance: Banking Regulators’ Priorities

JOSÉ MANUEL CAMPA

Chair
European Banking Authority (EBA)

YANNIS STOURNARAS

Governor
Bank of Greece

VASSILIKI LAZARAKOU

Chair
Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC)
Moderator

11.15 Keynote Speech

ADONIS GEORGIADIS

Minister of Development and Investments

11.25 Networking coffee break

12.00 Panel discussion: The Global Dimension of Sustainable Finance: Policy Considerations

The second panel will discuss mainly the strategic decisions that have been taken in the context of the EU Green Deal and the policy considerations in this respect. The issue of sustainability remains an important challenge for every country and Greece has already taken a number of steps in this direction. Furthermore, the discussion will cover the global situation going forward to sustainability.

CHRIS ALLEN

DG ECFIN Resident Adviser in Athens
European Commission

GEORGE HANDJINICOLAOU

Chairman of the Board
Piraeus Bank

DIMITRIS TSAKONAS

General Director
Public Debt Management Agency

NICHOLAS PFAFF

Deputy Chief Executive and at the Head of Sustainable Finance
International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
online

NATASSA STAMOU

Second Vice Chair
Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC)
Moderator

12.40 Fireside chat: GREECE 2.0 & Global Sustainability Policies

ALEX PATELIS

Chief Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic

CARMINE DI NOIA

Director
OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs

NIKOS KONTAROUDIS

First Vice Chair
Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC)
Moderator

13.00 Keynote Speech

PROF. GIKAS A. HARDOUVELIS

Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Bank of Greece
Professor of Finance and Economics, Department of Banking and Financial Management – University of Piraeus

13.15 Panel discussion: ESG Business Transformation Strategy and Funding

This panel will cover the high-level challenges that listed companies may face when integrating the ESG factors into their strategy. The discussion will expand to the strategic decisions that the listed companies are called to take in order to efficiently be in alignment with the EU regulations and expectations and how these decisions are funded.

DIMITRI PAPALEXOPOULOS

Chairman of the Board
Hellenic Federation of Enterprises

EVANGELOS MYTILINEOS

Chairman & CEO
Mytilineos SA

VASILIS PSALTIS

Chief Executive Officer
Alpha Bank

NIKOS VETTAS

General Director, Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research
IOBE Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business
Moderator

14.00 Keynote speech

THODOROS SKYLAKAKIS

Alternate Minister of Finance, for Fiscal Policy

14.10 Networking lunch

15.00 Panel discussion (part 1): Corporate ESG Compliance and Pursuit of Sustainability

A focus on the level of corporations’ preparedness to comply with EU green social and governance rules and principles, how they integrate sustainability in their day-to-day business, as well as identification of policy initiatives and business practices needed to boost sustainability further. The discussion may include ESG corporate reporting issues, how corporations address externalities caused by their businesses, whether they have net zero commitments or whether new technologies, materials, or supply chains are tracked, and resources and expertise needed are in place on their journey to sustainability and finally which international initiatives are ongoing to enhance standard-setting relating to sustainability-related disclosures by corporates.

JEAN-PAUL SERVAIS

Chairman
Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA Belgium)
online

CHIARA MOSCA

Commissioner
Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB)

LEE WHITE

Executive Director
IFRS Foundation
online

KONSTANTINOS BOTOPOULOS

Former Chair
Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC)
Moderator

15.30 Panel discussion (part 2): Corporate ESG Compliance and Pursuit of Sustainability

Keynote speech

YIANOS KONTOPOULOS

CEO
Athens Exchange Group

Panel

YIANOS KONTOPOULOS

CEO
Athens Exchange Group

IOANNIS BRATAKOS

President
Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)

ATHINA CHATZIPETROU

Chairwoman & CEO
Hellenic Development Bank (HDB)

THEOFANIS MYLONAS

Chairman of the BoD & CEO
Eurobank Asset Management MFMC

ATHANASIOS KOULORIDAS

Chairman of the Management Committee, Greek Union of Listed Companies, Assistant Professor of Corporate and Capital Markets Law, Athens University of Economics and Business

PANAGIOTIS GIANNOPOULOS

Vice Chair of the Hellenic Accounting and Auditing Standards Oversight Board
Moderator

16.10 Panel discussion: ESG Investing: Market Trends and Compliance

A growing demand for ESG investments is a fact and EU sustainable finance regulatory framework has been supportive to this end. This panel will explore the recent trends in sustainability investing, the ways asset managers pursue sustainability as part of their investment process, and the effectiveness of financial markets on delivering the EU sustainability objectives and priorities.

CHRIS AESOPOS

Chairman
The Hellenic Fund & Asset Management Association

CAREY EVANS

Managing Director
BlackRock Global Public Policy Group (GPPG)
online

CHARIKLEIA APALAGAKI

Secretary General
Hellenic Bank Association

VICTOR VAN HOORN

Executive Director
European Sustainable Investment Forum (EUROSIF)
online

SPYROS KYRITSIS

President
Association of Athens Exchange Members

PERICLES MAZARAKIS

Managing Partner
Trispan Capital
online

PROF. CHRISTOS HADJIEMMANUIL

Professor, University of Piraeus and LSE; Member of the Monetary Policy Council, Bank of Greece
moderator

17.00 Panel discussion: SFDR RTS on taxonomy related products, Article 8 TR & EBA ITS on Pillar 3 disclosures on ESG risks.

This panel will provide a technical overview of the Regulatory Technical Standards with regard to taxonomy related product disclosures under Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (SFDR), and article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (Taxonomy Regulation) Delegated Act, and EBA ITS on Pillar 3 disclosures on ESG risks.

GEORGE SKIADOPOULOS

Professor of Finance
Queen Mary University of London and University of Piraeus, Member of the Group of Economic Advisors, ESMA

HELEN VOKOU

Senior Economist
Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC)

PATRIK KARLSSON

Senior Policy Officer
European Securities and Markets Authority
online

PILAR GUTIERREZ

Head of Reporting and Transparency Unit
European Banking Authority (EBA)
online

ANASTASIOS VIRVILIOS

Μember of the Board of Directors
Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC)
moderator

18.00 Cocktail reception