4th Annual QED Conference on the Future of EU Payments

29 March 2017, 14.30 – 18.00, registration and welcome coffee from 14.00

Palais des Académies, Rue Ducale 1, 1000 Brussels

14.00 – 14.30  Registration and welcome coffee

14.30 – 14.40  Opening remarks by Wolfgang A. Maschek Partner and Head of the European Public Policy Practice, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

14.40 – 14.55  Keynote speech by Helmut Wacket Head of Market Integration Division, Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments, ECB - European Central Bank

14.55 – 16.15  Panel 1: Regulating EU payments – state of play and priorities going forward

14.55 – 15.05  Introductory speech by Philippe Pellé Deputy Head of Unit, D3 - Retail Financial Services and Payments, DG FISMA, European Commission

15.05 – 15.15  Introductory speech by Mikael Conny Svensson Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy Europe, Mastercard

15.15 – 16.15  Panel Discussion

Possible discussion points

• PSD2 – where do we stand?
• How will the PSD2 work in practice?
• PSD2 TPP regime
• PSD2 security framework
• SEPA – what is the experience so far?
• Are innovative institutions able to build on the SEPA framework?
• The anti-terrorist financing action plan and AML – what is the state of play?
• What is the cumulative impact of all the regulatory changes?

Speakers include:

Philippe Pellé Deputy Head of Unit, D3 - Retail Financial Services and Payments, DG FISMA, European Commission

Dr Dirk Haubrich Head of Consumer Protection, Financial Innovation & Payments, European Banking Authority

Georg Schardt Managing Director, Sofort

Mikael Conny Svensson Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy Europe, Mastercard

Farid Aliyev Senior Financial Services Officer, BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation

Moderator:

Wolfgang A. Maschek Partner and Head of the European Public Policy Practice, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

16.15 – 16.40 Refreshments & networking

16.40 – 18.00 Panel 2: The changing payment landscape – how technology is changing the industry

16.40 – 16.50  Introductory speech by Catalin Sorin Ivan Member of the European Parliament

16.50 – 17.00  Introductory speech by Tatjana Christians Head of Legal, Barclaycard Germany

17.00 – 18.00  Panel discussion

Possible discussion points

• How will FinTechs change the payments of the future?
• What role will BigTechs such as Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon play in the future payment landscape?
• What role will Bitcoin play when it grows up?
• Will blockchain technology be a game changer for the payment industry?
• What will the result be of the interplay between technological and regulatory change?
• Does the current regulatory framework leave enough room for innovation?

Speakers include:

Catalin Sorin Ivan Member of the European Parliament

J.D. Peteris Zilgalvis Head of Unit F3 - Start-ups and Innovation, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Tatjana Christians Head of Legal, Barclaycard Germany

Maurice Crowley Director of the Banking & Payments team, BPFI

Farid Aliyev Senior Financial Services Officer, BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation

Moderator:

Wolfgang A. Maschek Partner and Head of the European Public Policy Practice, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

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