12th Conference on the Banking Union
The Simplification of Banking Regulation and Supervision
3 November 2026
Online & Campus Westend, Casino Festsaal
In cooperation with Freshfields and the Center for Financial Studies, the Institute for Law and Finance invites you to join the 12th Conference on the Banking Union in Frankfurt am Main. The topic of this year's conference is "The Simplification of Banking Regulation and Supervision".
We bring together viewpoints from supervisors, lawmakers, the financial industry, and academia to explore opportunities and proposals for simplifying the current regulatory and supervisory framework. Key aspects to be discussed will include the current simplification efforts both on legislative and supervisory level, in particular in light of the recently published Report on the Competitiveness of the Banking Sector and the Single Market in Banking of the European Commission. We will also consider the implications of these efforts for the current state and the future of the Banking Union.
This event is free of charge. The agenda will be shared closer to the conference.
Confirmed speakers and panelists to date include:
• Roland Boekhout, CEO, ASN Bank
• Thomas Groß, CEO, Helaba and President of the Association of German Public Banks (VÖB)
• Hendrik Haag, Goethe University, Member of the Executive Board of the Institute for Law and Finance
• Rainer Haselmann, Professor of Finance, Accounting and Taxation at Goethe University
• Pedro Machado, Member of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB)
• Isabelle Vaillant, Director of Prudential Regulation and Supervisory Policy of the European Banking Authority (EBA)
Date
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Time
09:00-14:00 CET
Place
Goethe-University
Campus Westend
Festsaal-Casino Building
Nina-Rubinstein-Weg 1
D-60323 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Tel.: +49 69 798 33752
EMail: quoika@ilf.uni-frankfurt.de



































