The Future of Europe’s Banking Sector
Jan
07
07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Intro
"The Future of Europe’s Banking Sector", an exclusive high-level round table, was held on January 7, 2013, in the Widder Hotel. A small circle of key policymakers and leaders from industry and academia took the opportunity to discuss and debate about the EU banking sector.
The roundtable offered three main speeches:
- Keynote Address: The Future of Europe’s Banking Sector
Erkki Liikanen, Governor of the Bank of Finland and Chair of the EU’s high-level Expert Group on structural reform of the EU banking sector (known as the "Liikanen Group") - Academic Viewpoint
Sir John Vickers, Warden of All Souls College, Oxford University, and former Chair of the UK’s Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) - Industry Viewpoint
Axel Weber, Chairman of UBS
The speeches were followed by an open discussion among the participants, moderated by Prof. Fabrizio Zilibotti, Academic Director of the UBS International Center of Economics in Society.
"The Future of Europe’s Banking Sector", an exclusive high-level round table, was held on January 7, 2013, in the Widder Hotel. A small circle of key policymakers and leaders from industry and academia took the opportunity to discuss and debate about the EU banking sector.
The roundtable offered three main speeches:
Speakers
Since 2004, Erkki Liikanen has been Governor of the Bank of Finland, member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank as well as Governor of the International Monetary Fund for Finland. Between 1995 and 2004, he was a member of the European Commission.
In February 2012, Erkki Liikanen also became the Chairman of the European Commission's high-level Expert Group on structural reform of the EU banking sector (known as the "Liikanen Group"). The Group's mandate was to determine whether, in addition to ongoing regulatory reforms, structural reforms of EU banks would strengthen financial stability and improve efficiency and consumer protection, and, if that is the case, to make proposals as appropriate. The Group presented its final report (the "Liikanen Report") to the Commission in October 2012.
professor of Economics at Oxford University and former Chair of the UK's Independent Commission on Banking ICB
Sir John Vickers
Sir John Vickers was Drummond Professor of Political Economy at Oxford University from 1991 to 2008, when he became Warden of All Souls College, Oxford University. From 1998 to 2000 he was Chief Economist at the Bank of England and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, and he was knighted in 2005.
In 2010, Sir John became Chair of the UK‘s newly created Independent Commission on Banking (ICB), whose task was to consider structural and related non-structural reforms to the UK banking sector to promote financial stability and competition. The commission made its recommendations to the UK government in September 2011, and the reforms are to be implemented by 2019.
Chairman UBS
Prof. Axel Weber
Axel A. Weber has been Chairman of UBS since May 2012. From 2004 to 2011, he was president of the German Bundesbank, during which time he also served as a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements, as German governor of the International Monetary Fund, and as a member of the G7 and G20 Ministers and Governors.
From 2010 to 2011, Axel Weber was a member of the Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board and in 2011 member of the Steering Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board. He is also a board member of the Institute of International Finance and a member of the Group of Thirty.
Since 2004, Erkki Liikanen has been Governor of the Bank of Finland, member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank as well as Governor of the International Monetary Fund for Finland. Between 1995 and 2004, he was a member of the European Commission.
In February 2012, Erkki Liikanen also became the Chairman of the European Commission's high-level Expert Group on structural reform of the EU banking sector (known as the "Liikanen Group"). The Group's mandate was to determine whether, in addition to ongoing regulatory reforms, structural reforms of EU banks would strengthen financial stability and improve efficiency and consumer protection, and, if that is the case, to make proposals as appropriate. The Group presented its final report (the "Liikanen Report") to the Commission in October 2012.
professor of Economics at Oxford University and former Chair of the UK's Independent Commission on Banking ICB
Sir John Vickers
Sir John Vickers was Drummond Professor of Political Economy at Oxford University from 1991 to 2008, when he became Warden of All Souls College, Oxford University. From 1998 to 2000 he was Chief Economist at the Bank of England and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, and he was knighted in 2005.
In 2010, Sir John became Chair of the UK‘s newly created Independent Commission on Banking (ICB), whose task was to consider structural and related non-structural reforms to the UK banking sector to promote financial stability and competition. The commission made its recommendations to the UK government in September 2011, and the reforms are to be implemented by 2019.
Chairman UBS
Prof. Axel Weber
Axel A. Weber has been Chairman of UBS since May 2012. From 2004 to 2011, he was president of the German Bundesbank, during which time he also served as a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements, as German governor of the International Monetary Fund, and as a member of the G7 and G20 Ministers and Governors.
From 2010 to 2011, Axel Weber was a member of the Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board and in 2011 member of the Steering Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board. He is also a board member of the Institute of International Finance and a member of the Group of Thirty.
Venue
Widder Hotel
Rennweg 7, 8001 Zürich
(Google Maps)