IOSCO 2024 GREECE Program
20:00 - 23:00
Welcome Cocktail
Welcome cocktail at Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel
20:00 - 23:00
09:00 - 12:15
AMCC Meeting
Αffiliate Members Consultative Committee Meeting
09:00 - 12:15
09:30 - 12:00
APRC Meeting
Asia-Pacific Regional Committee Meeting
09:30 - 12:00
IARC Meeting
Inter-American Regional Committee Meeting
09:30 - 12:00
10:00 - 12:30
AMERC Meeting
Africa / Middle-East Regional Committee Meeting
10:30 - 13:00
ERC Meeting
European Regional Committee Meeting
10:30 - 13:00
12:00 - 14:30
Lunch
13:45 - 18:00
AMCC Meeting
Αffiliate Members Consultative Committee Meeting
13:45 - 18:00
14:30 - 17:30
GEMC Meeting
Growth and Emerging Markets Committee Meeting
20:00
Social Event - IOSCO Members’ Dinner
IOSCO Members’ Dinner at Byzantine and Christian Museum
20:00
Registration/Information Desk
The Registration/Information Desk is open from 08:00 – 18:00
09:15 - 10:15
FSEG Meeting
Financial Stability Engagement Group Meeting
09:15 - 10:15
10:30 - 13:00
IOSCO Board Meeting
09:00 - 10:30
Regulatory Workshop 1
Ballroom II & III, -2 floor
Emerging Markets Experiences in Developing Sustainability-Related Bond Markets
09:00 - 10:30
10:50 - 12:20
Regulatory Workshop 2
Ballroom II & III, -2 floor
Retail Investor Protection in a Digital World: Finfluencers, Gamification and the Evolving Trading Landscape
12:30 - 14:30
Lunch
12:30 - 14:30
13:40 - 15:10
Regulatory Workshop 3
Ballroom II & III, -2 floor
Establishing Effective Stock Exchanges in Emerging Markets
15:30 - 17:00
Regulatory Workshop 4
Ballroom II & III, -2 floor
New SupTech: Exchange of Experiences
15:30 - 17:00
14:00 - 17:00
IOSCO Board meeting
17:00 - 18:00
Inaugural meeting of the new IOSCO Board
17:00 - 18:00
18:00
Free night
See optional programs
Registration/Information Desk
The Registration/Information Desk is open from 08:00 – 18:00
08:15 - 09:15
IOSCO Diversity Network
08:15 - 09:15
09:30 - 12:30
MMoU MG Meeting
EMMoU Signing Ceremony
MMoU Monitoring Group Meeting
12:30 - 14:00
OECD-IOSCO Conference on Sustainable Bonds
12:30 - 14:00
13:30 - 15:00
Lunch
15:00 - 17:30
PC Meeting
Presidents Committee Meeting & Handover Ceremony
15:00 - 17:30
20:00
Social Event - IOSCO Members’ Gala Dinner
IOSCO Members’ Gala Dinner at Riviera Coast
Registration/Information Desk
The Registration/Information Desk is open from 08:00 – 18:00
08:00 - 08:40
REGISTRATION
08:00 - 08:40
08:40 - 08:50
Welcome Speech
Vasiliki Lazarakou, HCMC Chair
08:50 - 09:00
Prospects of the Greek Economy
Kostis Hatzidakis, Minister of Economy & Finance
08:50 - 09:00
09:00 - 09:10
National Strategy on Climate
Alexandra Sdoukou, Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy
09:10 - 09:15
Recorded message: The Ministry's strategy for sustainable tourism development
Olga Kefalogianni, Minister of Tourism
09:10 - 09:15
09:15 - 09:30
Keynote speech: The powerful role of capital markets in transitioning the real economy towards more sustainable practices
Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner, Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union,European Commission
09:30 - 09:45
Keynote speech: IOSCO sustainability priorities and regulatory challenges
Jean Paul Servais, Chair of IOSCO Board/Chair of FSMA Belgium
09:30 - 09:45
09:45 - 10:05
Fireside chat: From standards development to implementation - road mapping the implementation of the ISSB standards
Jean Paul Servais, Chair of FSMA Belgium/Chair of IOSCO Board
Emmanuel Faber, Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board
10:05 - 10:20
Keynote Speech: Capital Markets and the Greek economy
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece
10:05 - 10:20
10:20 - 11:00
Panel: Jurisdictional approaches to Sustainability Reporting - opportunities and challenges
Moderator
Rodrigo Buenaventura, Chair of CNMV Spain/Chair of IOSCO Sustainable Finance Task Force
Speakers
João Pedro Barroso do Nascimento, Chairman of the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, Brazil
Julia Leung, CEO of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
Toshiyuki MIYOSHI, Vice Commissioner for International Affairs, Japan FSA
Richard Metcalfe, World Federation of Exchanges, Head of Regulatory Affairs
11.00 - 11.10
BREAK
11.00 - 11.10
11:10 - 11:25
Keynote speech: The role of ESG in building an effective Capital Markets Union
Verena Ross, ESMA Chair
11:25 - 12.05
Panel: The key role of corporate governance and ethics in achieving sustainability; the importance of the external assurance in enhancing trust and confidence in ESG disclosures
Moderator
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Acting Secretary General
Speakers
Gabriela Figueiredo Dias, Chair of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants
Carmine Di Noia, Director of the OECD’s Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs
Nezha Hayat, Chairperson of the Moroccan Capital Market Authority
Joseph Longo, Chair of ASIC Australia
11:25 - 12.05
12.05 - 12:20
Keynote Speech: Transition in the global economy – The role of transition plan disclosures for capital markets
Mary Schapiro, Vice Chair Glasgow Financial Alliance for NetZero; Vice Chair for Global Public Policy at Bloomberg
12:20 - 12:35
Keynote speech: Industry perspective on green transition and challenges
Evangelos G. Mytilineos, President of Association Europeenne des Metaux (Eurometaux), CEO of MYTILINEOS Energy & Metals
12:20 - 12:35
12:35 - 13:15
Panel: How can new financial products accelerate the transition to a more sustainable economy? Sustainability - Linked Bonds and ESG Funds
Moderator
Paul Andrews, Managing Director for Research, Advocacy, & Standards at CFA Institute
Speakers
Mohamed Farid Saleh, Vice Chairman of IOSCO, Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), Egypt
Derville Rowland, Deputy Governor, Consumer and Investor Protection, CBI
Nicholas Pfaff, Deputy CEO and Head of Sustainable Finance, ICMA
Phoebe Koundouri, Professor in Economics at Athens University of Economics and Business & Technical University of Denmark, President EAERE, Chair SDSN Global Climate Hub
13.15 - 13.35
Fireside chat: Green transition and competitiveness, the industry perspective; financing of the green transition and the role of RRF
Moderator
Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist
Speakers
Nikos Papathanasis, Alternate Minister of National Economy and Finance
Dimitris Papalexopoulos, Chair of SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, Chairman of TITAN Cement International.
13.15 - 13.35
13:35 - 14:15
Panel: Transition plans and pathway to sustainable investments; investor protection challenges, including the risk of greenwashing
Moderator
Jeanne Stampe, Singapore MAS
Speakers
Grant Vingoe, Chair of Ontario Securities Commitee
Ruairi O’Connell, UK FCA, Director of International
Urban Funered, CEO of the Swedish Securities Markets Association
Claudia Gonzalez Cabanillas, JP Morgan, Head of EMEA Regulatory Affairs
14:15 - 15:00
LUNCH
14:15 - 15:00
15:00 – 15:15
Keynote Speech: Climate issues from a U.S. perspective
Ross Behnam, Chair of CFTC
15:15 – 15:50
Panel: Climate Change and finance mitigation activities: The role of VCMs; the role of DLT and tokenization in VCMs
Moderator Kris Nathanail, IOSCO Chief of Staff
Speakers
Astrid Ludin, Deputy Commissioner, FSCA (South Africa)
Ana Fiorella Carvajal, Lead Financial Sector Economist, World Bank Group
Gordon Bennett, Managing Director, Utility Markets Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
15:15 – 15:50
15:50 - 16:30
Digital Finance, Fintech and crypto assets: Supervision challenges and experiences
Moderator
Christopher Buttigieg, MFSA Malta, Chief Officer Supervision
Speakers
Caroline D. Pham, CFTC Commissioner
Carlo Comporti, CONSOB Commissioner
Lim Tuang Lee, Assistant Managing Director for capital markets at MAS Singapore/ Chair of IOSCO Fintech Task Force
John Georgoulas, Non Executive Director at Eccombix, Former Board Member of Cysec
16:30 – 16:55
Panel: Financial Stability – mitigating risks from NBFI and transition challenges
Moderator
Christos Gortsos, Professor of Public Financial Law, Member of ESMA Board of Appeal
Speakers
Michael Pedroni, ICI Global, Investment Company Institute
Constantin Cotzias, European Director, Bloomberg LP
16:30 – 16:55
16:55 – 17:00
The Capital Markets Union as a catalyst to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness
Ioannis Tsakiris, Vice President, EIB
17:00 – 17:20
Fireside Chat: The Greek banking sector and the growth of the Greek economy; the upgrade of the Greek market and its potential
Moderator
Yannos Kontopoulos, CEO of Athens Exchange
Speakers
Christos Megalou, CEO of Pireaus Bank
Alex Patelis, Chief Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of Greece
17:00 – 17:20
17:20-17:35
Keynote speech: Climate change: Challenges & Central Banks actions
Yannis Stournaras, Governor of the Bank of Greece
17:35 – 17:55
Fireside Chat: Financing of the green transition
Moderator
Nikos Filippidis, Journalist
Speakers
Vassilis Psaltis, CEO of Alpha Bank
Andreas Shiamishis, CEO of HELLENIQ ENERGY
17:35 – 17:55
17:55 – 18:15
Fireside Chat: ESG Criteria for the financing of the non- financial sector
Moderator
Evgenia Tzortzi, Journalist
Speakers
Ernestos Panagiotou, General Manager Transformation, Strategy & International Activities of National Bank of Greece
Panagiotis Skiadas, Senior Sustainability Director of VIOHALCO
18:15 – 18:45
Fireside Chat: Sustainable development and climate change challenges; Sustainability in several sectors of economy, including the financial sector, tourism and transportation industry and the challenges going forward
Moderator
Michalis Kefalogiannis, Chairman of the Athens International Airport
Speakers
Marinos Giannopoulos, CEO of Enterprise Greece
Dimitris Fragakis, Secretary General of the Greek National Tourism Organization
Haris Lambropoulos, President of Hellenic Development Bank of Investments S.A. (HDBI)
Fotis Kourmousis, Executive Member of the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund
18:15 – 18:45
18.45 - 19.15
Panel: Sustainability trends in investments: Building a resilient and equitable economy by addressing climate change, biodiversity loss and other climate related risks
Moderator
Anastasia Stamou, Vice Chair, HCMC
Speakers
Nikolaos Karamouzis, Chairman of the SMERemedium CAP
Apostolos Tamvakakis, Founder and Managing Partner of EOS Capital Partners
Andreas Papandreou, Professor of Environmental Economics Department at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
19:15 - 19:55
Panel: The importance of ESG mainly for the fund and investment firms’ industry: Challenges in connection with the climate crisis; Client preferences for sustainability
Moderator
Michael Fekkas, First Vice Chair, HCMC
Speakers
George Theocharides, Chair of CySec Cyprus
Charikleia Apalagaki, General Director of the Hellenic Banking Union
Chris Aesopos, President of the Hellenic Fund & Asset Management Association
Spyridon Kyritsis, Chairman, Association of Brokers of the Athens Stock Exchange
Giannis Papadopoulos, Chair of the Hellenic Venture Capital Association, Senior Partner, EOS Capital Partners
19:15 - 19:55
19:55 - 20:30
Panel: “Putting the S in ESG” - The role of diversity in the Economy and especially in the Financial Sector;
Moderator
Vasiliki Lazarakou, Chair, HCMC, Chair of IOSCO Diversity Network
Speakers
Christina Papakonstantinou, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece
Sophia Efraimoglou, President of the Athens Commerce and Industry,
Stavros Ioannou, Deputy CEO of Eurobank
Eleni Vrettou, CEO of Attica Bank
Anastasia Stamou, Vice Chair, HCMC
| Date | Event | Venue |
| 25 May 2024 | Welcome Coctail | Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel |
| 26 May 2024 | IOSCO Anual Meeting DAY 1 | Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel |
| 27 May 2024 | IOSCO Anual Meeting DAY 2 | Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel |
| 28 May 2024 | IOSCO Anual Meeting DAY 3 | Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel |
| 29 May 2024 | HCMC Conference | Grand Hyatt Athens Hotel |
