On 10 December 2024, BETTER FINANCE in collaboration with its member organisation DSW – Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz, will host their bi-annual International Investors Conference. This event promises to bring together leading experts and stakeholders in the field of finance and investment.

Programme

9:05 | Registration

9:15 | Welcome address

9:30 | Opening speech

Natasha Cazenave, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

10:00 | Turning challenges into opportunities

Chat with Burkhard Lohr, CEO K+S

Moderator: Marc Tüngler, DSW (moderator)

10:30 | Coffee break

11:00 | Panel Discussion | How to build resilience and strategy in Europe’s complex landscape?

Johannes Hanshen, Audit Committee Institute (moderator)

Christina Bannier, professor at Universität Giessen

Rainier van Roessel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lanxess AG

Christine Wolff, Supervisory board member Sveco AB

12:00 | Lunch

13:45 | Keynote speech

Alexandra Jour-Schröder, EU Commission

14:00 | The EU agenda 2024-2029: Revamping the CMU

Rainer Riess, FESE (moderator)

Stefan Maassen, Deutsche Börse

Guillaume Prache, Better Finance

Rüdiger Veil, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

15:00 | Investor Engagement: International Perspectives

Introductory statement: Christof Schwab, Computershare / Cas Sydorowitz, Georgeson

Christof Schwab, Computershare (moderator)

Rients Abma, Eumedion

Ola Peter K Gjessing, Norges Bank Investment Management

Katryna Krueger, ISS

Klaus von der Linden, Linklaters

Ulrike Sapiro, Henkel

16.15 | Coffee Break

16:45 | Digital Transformation: Boosting Europe’s Competitive Edge

Christiane Hölz, DSW (moderator)

Anne d’Arcy, WU Wien

Tom Oestner, Gea Group

Alexandra Steiger, SAP

17:45 | Closing remarks

18:00 | Reception & VIP-Dinner

Dinner speech:

Stefan Simon, Chief Executive Officer Americas and Chief Legal Officer of Deutsche Bank (tbc)

Register here