European Primary Bond Markets Regulation Conference

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Date: 30 January 2024

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Following the success of the inaugural ICMA and Allen & Overy European Primary Bond Markets Regulation Conference in February 2023 we were delighted to run the Conference for a second time on 30 January 2024.

We heard from the European Commission, ESMA, various EU national regulators, HM Treasury, the FCA, major stock exchanges and leading market practitioners.

GMT
13:00		Registration
13:30		Welcome remarks Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA
13:35		Opening remarks Amanda Thomas, Partner - Head of London International Capital Markets group and International Capital Markets Know-How & Training, Allen & Overy
13:40		Fireside chat with the European Commission Cesare Posti, Policy Officer – Securities Markets Units, DG FISMA, European Commission Amanda Thomas, Partner - Head of London International Capital Markets group, Allen & Overy
14:00		Fireside chat with ESMA Gregory Frigo, Senior Policy Officer, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Virtual speaker Jennifer Cresswell, Counsel and Head of London ICM Central Know-How, Allen & Overy
14:20		Panel discussion with EU National Competent Authorities Moderator: Julien Sebastien, Partner, Allen & Overy Ina O’Sullivan, Head of Primary Markets, Central Bank of Ireland Frédéric Pelese, Deputy Executive Director of the Policy and International Affairs Directorate, French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) Agnes van der Geer – Schuringa, Senior Supervision Officer, Prospectus & Takeover Bids, Capital Markets Integrity Supervision, Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) Stephan Weinandy, Deputy Head of Division, BaFin
15:10		Coffee break
15:40		HM Treasury Speech and Q&A Brandon Thompson, Head of Primary Markets, Securities and Markets, HM Treasury Q&A led by Ruari Ewing, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA
16:00		FCA Speech Jim Moran, Head of Listing Transactions, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
16:20		Panel discussion with major European stock exchanges Moderator: Miriam Patterson, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA Shrey Kohli, Head of Debt Capital Markets & Product Origination, London Stock Exchange Group Maurizio Pastore, Head of Debt and Funds Listing - International Primary Markets, Euronext
17:05		Panel discussion with market participants Moderator: Jamie Durham, Partner, Allen & Overy Charlotte Bellamy, Assistant General Counsel & Director, Bank of America Catherine Casazza, Legal Counsel, Investments, Fidelity International David Hopkins, Head of DCM Legal, NatWest Markets Vikas Katyal, Head of Debt & Equity Capital Markets UK, Legal, BNP Paribas Lorna Kelly, Managing Counsel, Treasury, Virgin Money
17:50		Closing remarks Amanda Thomas, Partner - Head of London International Capital Markets group, Allen & Overy
18:00		Networking reception
(This event is operating under the Chatham House Rule)

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European Primary Bond Markets Regulation Conference

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