FI Campus 2023 – Financial instruments in changing times
Watch time: 12 hours
Embark on a comprehensive journey through FI Campus 2023 with the full recording video, capturing in-depth discussions and insights shared by practitioners and experts from various EU institutions and stakeholders. Delve into key topics including green transition financing, urban development, equity investments, and the Common Provisions Regulation, alongside interactive sessions covering audit practices, microfinance, worker buyouts, social impact investing, and sustainable fisheries and aquaculture support.
- Welcome and opening
- Official opening of FI Campus 2023 – Peter Berkowitz, Policy Director, European Commission, DG REGIO; Hristo Stoykov, Head of Advisory Services, European Investment Bank
- Keynote speech: Implementing financial instruments in changing times – the Greek experience – Nikos Mantzoufas, Governor of Greek Recovery and Resilience Agency
- Financial instruments 2021-2027 – Financing the green transition – Marek Szczepański, Director of Public Programmes Department, BOŚ Bank, Poland; Mariano Gonzalez Serrano, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank; Michal Hesek, Chief Operating Officer, KOOR, Slovakia; Marie Vaugeois, Policy Officer, Occitanie Europe, France; Goetz von Thadden, Head of Unit, Financial Instruments Baltic Sea and Northern Europe, European Investment Bank; Čestmír Hrdinka, Director of the ELENA Department, Národní rozvojová banka (NRB), Czechia; Agne Kazlauskaite, Policy Officer, DG REGIO, European Commission
- Urban development and the New European Bauhaus – Adding value through financial instruments – Eddy Adams, EA Consulting/URBACT; Christina Anderskov, Chief Advisor UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture 2023, City of Copenhagen, Denmark; Vesna Baltina, Deputy Mayor, Burgas Municipality, Bulgaria; Ian Slater, Assistant Director – Major Regeneration, Manchester City Council, United Kingdom; Ieva Zalite, Policy Officer, DG REGIO, European Commission; Mariateresa Di Giacomo, Senior Head of Financial Instruments Italy Unit, European Investment Bank; Emily Sinnott, Head of Policy and Strategy Division, European Investment Bank
- Audit of financial instruments – Jacki Davis; Anna Maria Fontana, Director, Ministry for Enterprises and Made in Italy, Managing Authority, Italy; Nataša Prah, Head of Unit, Internal Auditor, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Slovenia; Axel Badrichani, Head of Audit VI Unit, DG REGIO, European Commission; Dana Greceanu, External Auditor, European Commission
- Supporting innovative SMEs and larger enterprises through Equity investment – Bruno Robino, Head of fi-compass, European Investment Bank; Corinne Uppman Helminen, Government Venture Capital Manager, Tillväxtverket, Sweden; Markus Lehmann, Finance Director, IBB Ventures, Germany; Enrico Bertoni, Director General, Equiter, Italy, Séverine Nirlo, Deputy General Director for Economy, Région Réunion; Adrian Mariciuc, Deputy General Director, West Regional Development Agency (ADRVEST), Romania; Jack Levy, Partner, MoreVC, Israel; Sara Dagostini, Policy Officer, DG REGIO, European Commission
- Expert exchange on crowdfunding – Bruno Robino, Head of fi-compass, European Investment Bank; Francesca Passeri, Deputy Director, European Crowdfunding Network; Inga Beiliūnienė, Deputy CEO, Business Development Director, INVEGA, Lithuania; Coenraad de Vries, Co-founder and Managing Partner, StartGreen Capital and Oneplanetcrowd; Jader Canè, DG EMPL, European Commission; Adam Abdulwahab, Policy Officer, DG REGIO, European Commission
- Financial intermediary roundtable discussion – Discussion on debt finance for the green transition – Emily Smith, Head of Climate and Urban Unit, European Investment Bank; Adam Hirny, Director, Energy Transformation Support Department, BNP Paribas, Poland; Cecília Gyalog, Director, EU Coordination Directorate, MFB Hungarian Development Bank; Oliver Houlden, Investment Manager, Amber Infrastructure; Vesela Petkova, Head of Project finance, Institutional clients and Financial institutions, UBB, Bulgaria; Lola Merveille, Head of Liaison Office to the EU, Bpi France; Malgorzata Kowalczuk, Holding Fund Officer, European Investment Bank
- Financial instruments in the CPR 2021-2027 – Bruno Robino, Head of fi-compass, European Investment Bank; Anna Maria Fontana, Director, Ministry for Enterprises and Made in Italy, Managing Authority, Italy; Inga Beiliūnienė, Deputy CEO, Business Development Director, INVEGA, Lithuania; Dijana Bezjak, Head of Service for Financial Instruments, Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds, Croatia; Oana-Andreea Dordain, Deputy Head of Financial Instruments and International Financial Institutions Relations Unit, DG REGIO, European Commission; Ieva Zalité, Policy Officer, DG REGIO, European Commission; Sara Dagostini, Policy Officer, DG REGIO, European Commission; Radka Konstantinova-Encheva, Policy Officer, DG REGIO, European Commission
- Closing session and fi-compass Showcase 2023 Award ceremony – Bruno Robino, Head of fi-compass, European Investment Bank; Oana-Andreea Dordain, Deputy Head of Financial Instruments and International Financial Institutions Relations Unit, DG REGIO, European Commission; Jonathan Denness, Head of Financial Instruments and International Financial Institutions Relations Unit, DG REGIO, European Commission; Frank Lee, Head of Climate and Social Finance Advisory Division, European Investment Bank
Themes
Programming period
2021-2027
Watch time: 12 hours
