The conference, titled “Upholding Sustainable & Accessible Capital Markets for European Investors”, is jointly organised by the Interessenverband für Anlegern (IVA), the Austrian Shareholder Association, and BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users. With contributions from a number of distinguished speakers, the event will explore a range of topics concerning capital market advancement in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the Retail Investment Strategy formulated by the European Commission, sustainability reporting standards, the status of pensions in Austria and Europe, as well as Collective Redress and ESG considerations.

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⬇️ Programme ⬇️

08:30 – 09.00  Coffee & Registration

09.00 – 09.20  Welcome | Wiener Börse, IVA, BETTER FINANCE

09.20 – 09.40  Opening Speech | OECD & European Parliament

09.40 – 11.00  Panel 1 | Capital market development in CEE – potential and constraints

11.00 – 11.20  Coffee Break

11.20 – 11.40  Reception: Ukraine

11.40 – 13.00  Panel 2 | Empowering Individual Investors: Improving Outcomes and Ensuring Best Execution

13.00 – 14.00  Lunch

14.00 – 14.20  Keynote Speech| OeKB CSD, ECSDA

14.20 – 15.20  Panel 3| Empowering Individual Investors through Clear and Comparable Sustainability Reporting Standards

15.20 – 15.45  Coffee Break

15.45 – 16.00  World Gold Council

16.00 – 17.20  Panel 4 | Collective Redress & ESG: The Airbus Case & others

17.20 – 17.40  Presentation by BETTER FINANCE | Can you afford to retire?

17.40 – 17.45  Closing Remarks