8th Annual QED Conference on the Future of EU Payments

Virtual conference

13 April 2021  | 13.30 – 17.35 CET | Virtual networking from 13.00

#FutureofEUPayments

PROGRAMME

13.30 – 14.55  Panel 1 | Regulating EU Payments

13.30 – 13.35  Introductory remarks by moderator

13.35 – 13.45  Introductory remarks by Marcel Haag Director, FISMA B, European Commission

13.45 – 13.55  Introductory remarks by Dr Dirk Haubrich Head of Conduct, Payments and Consumers, European Banking Authority

13.55 – 14.55  Panel discussion

Discussion points

  • How has EU payments regulations changed the payments landscape so far and what does the future hold?
  • How can we make sure that the regulation ensures a level playing field and at the same time promotes innovation?
  • What is the cumulative impact of the existing regulation governing the payments sector such as SEPA, PSD2, IFR, and GDPR?
  • What should be the priorities going forward?

Panelists

Eric Ducoulombier Head of Retail Financial Services, European Commission

Dr Dirk Haubrich Head of Conduct, Payments and Consumers, European Banking Authority

Roeland Van der Stappen Head of Regulatory Affairs, Europe, Visa

Elie Beyrouthy Vice President, European Government Affairs, American Express

Inge van Dijk Director Payments & Marketinfrastructure, DNB

Moderated by Pascale-Marie Brien Managing Director, Fidelis Consulting

14.55 – 15.10 Virtual networking / Coffee break

15.10 – 16.20 Session 2 | Digitalization of EU Payments

15.10 – 16.20   Panel discussion

Discussion points

  • How is the digitalization of payments driving competition?
  • Is the regulatory change driving or hindering the digital transformation?
  • How is FinTech reshaping the payments industry?
  • What does blockchain mean to cross-border payments?
  • What role may AI and robotics play in the future?
  • How can we ensure that security and convenience can go hand in hand in the world of digital payments?
  • Data sharing and open banking – opportunities and challenges

Panelists

P_teris Zilgalvis Head of Unit, Digital Innovation and Blockchain, Digital Single Market, DG Connect; Co-Chair, FinTech Task Force, European Commission

Gabriela Guibourg Head of Analysis and Policy, Payments Department, Sveriges Riksbank

Gilles Grapinet CEO & Chairman, Worldline and President, EDPIA

Moderated by Pascale-Marie Brien Managing Director, Fidelis Consulting

16.20 – 16.35  Virtual networking / Coffee break

16.35 – 17.35 Panel 3 | The future of EU payments – the C-level perspective

Mark Barnett President, Mastercard Europe

Lars Sjšgren CEO, P27 Nordic Payments

Sonja Scott Vice President & General Manager, Head of Global Commercial Services Continental Europe, American Express

Moderated by Jacki Davis Meade Davis Communications

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