25 January 2021: ILF Online-Conference on "Green Banking and Green Central Banking: What are the right concepts?"

The ILF will be hosting a full day conference in the series of financial reform co-chaired by Andreas Dombret, Global Senior Advisor, Oliver Wyman and former member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bundesbank and Patrick Kenadjian, Adjunct Professor at the ILF and Senior Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP, London, on the topic of green banking and green central banking.

While COVID-19 has understandably monopolized much public attention in the past 10 months, the even greater danger of climate change has not abated and now is the time to refocus on what must be done to deal with it. The Institute for Law and Finance together with its knowledge partner Oliver Wyman has organized a full day conference on Monday, January 25, 2021 to cover the issues in depth.

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank will deliver the keynote address and the faculty includes senior policy makers, bankers and investors, including Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Jose Manuel Campa, Chair of the EBA, John Berrigan, Director General, DG FISMA, Jörg Kukies of the German Federal Ministry of Finance, and CEOs Günther Bräunig of KfW Bankengruppe, Werner Hoyer of the EIB, Wiebe Draijer of Rabobank and Christian Sewing of Deutsche Bank. See the full list of speakers in the enclosed program.

The conference will ask the speakers to answer the questions that really matter, including:

- where will the money to finance the transition to a low carbon environment from, how far do the banks’ balance sheets stretch and where will the rest of the money come from?

- how much can we rely on the capital markets, especially in the EU, to get money to the parts of the economy which really need it, without greenwashing?

- how do governments organize not just a transition, but a just transition to a low carbon environment?

- is it time to revisit received ideas about the proper role for central banks?

Attendance is free, but you must register to attend. Registration can still take place during the course of the conference.

You can do so under:
https://www.ilf-frankfurt.de/registration/

PROGRAM

09:30
Welcome and Introduction
Andreas Cahn
Director, Institute for Law and Finance
Patrick Kenadjian
Senior Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP

09:45
Morning Session
Keynote address
Christine Lagarde,
President, European Central Bank
10:05
Panel 1: The Role of the Financial Sector
Günther Bräunig
Chief Executive Officer, KfW Bankengruppe
Wiebe Draijer
Chairman Managing Board (CEO), Rabobank
Daniel Mminele
CEO, Absa Group, former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of South Africa
Christian Sewing
CEO, Deutsche Bank

Moderator: Ted Moynihan
Managing Partner, Head of Financial Services, Oliver Wyman

11:20 B R E A K

11:50
Panel 2: The Chance for Europe
Introduction
Werner Hoyer
President, European Investment Bank
Panel
Philipp Hildebrand,
Vice Chairman, BlackRock, former President, Swiss National Bank
Sabine Mauderer,
Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bundesbank
Günther Thallinger,
Member of the Board of Management, Allianz

Moderator: Patrick Kenadjian,
Senior Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP

13:00 L U N C H B R E A K

14:00
Panel 3: The Role of Government Authorities
John Berrigan
Director General, DG FISMA, European Commission
Sirpa Pietikäinen
Member, European Parliament
Philipp Nimmermann
State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Ministry for Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Housing of Hesse
Jörg Kukies
State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Finance
Valentin von Massow
Chairman, WWF Germany

Moderator: Wim Mijs
Chief Executive Officer, European Banking Federation

15:15 B R E A K

15:45
Panel 4: The Role of Central Banks, Regulators and Supervisors
Introductory remarks:
Jens Weidmann
President, Deutsche Bundesbank
Panel
José-Manuel Campa
Chair, European Banking Authority
Frank Elderson
Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
Sylvie Goulard
Deputy Governor, Banque de France
Otmar Issing
President, Center for Financial Studies, Goethe University, former Chief Economist and Board Member, European Central Bank and Deutsche Bundesbank
Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva
Deputy General Manager, Bank for International Settlements, former Deputy Governor, Banco Central do Brasil
Moderator: Andreas Dombret
Global Senior Advisor, Oliver Wyman, former Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bundesbank and of the Supervisory Board, European Central Bank

17:00 - 17:15

Conclusion

Andreas Dombret
Global Senior Advisor, Oliver Wyman, former Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bundesbank and of the Supervisory Board, European Central Bank