INNOVATE, COMPETE, SUCCEED: THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL PAYMENTS
EMA EU Conference | 27 January 2025 | Brussels
Agenda
08:45
Registrations
09:30
Welcome note
Thaer Sabri, CEO, Electronic Money Association
09:45
Keynote: Unpacking the EU regulatory framework
Alexandra Jour-Schroeder, Deputy Director General, DG FISMA, European Commission
10:15
Panel 1: A glimpse into the future of payments
Barbara O’Beirne, Head of Enterprise Business Development & CEO, Stripe Technology Europe
William Olgiati, GM Payment Acceptance & Experience, Amazon EU/UK
Pietro Candela, General Manager of Alipay+ Europe, Ant International
Arun Tharmarajah, Head of European Banking & Payments, Wise
Evelien Witlox, Digital Euro Programme Manager, European Central Bank
Moderator: Thaer Sabri, CEO, EMA
11:20
Coffee break
11:50
Panel 2: Will payments move from centralised to DLT? What are the business and regulatory challenges?
Côme Prost-Boucle, Country Manager France, Coinbase
Jón Egilsson, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Monerium
Brian Gahan, Managing Director for Europe, Kraken
Matthew Osborne, Policy Director for Europe, Ripple
Rok Žvelc, Legal Officer, DG FISMA, European Commission
Moderator: Thaer Sabri, CEO, EMA
12:45
Lunch
14:15
Panel 3: Combating fraud, information sharing in the value chain and allocation of liability
Kasia Said Nagy, Head of Financial Crime operation, Revolut Bank Europe
Fabrice Borsello, Chief Risk Officer, PayPal Europe
Stacey Featherstone, Public Policy Manager – Consumer Policy, EU Affairs, Meta
Érico de Melo, Advisor for International Relations, Consumers International
Maria Staszkiewicz, Advisor to Polish Deputy Minister of Finance, Expert at the Financial Market Development Department
Moderator: Morgane Laigo, Head of Fraud Policy, EMA
15:15
Coffee break
15:45
Panel 4: Open Banking: from potential to impact
Paul Foster, Director, Global Payment Partnerships, GoCardless
Jack Wilson, VP Policy & Research, TrueLayer
Giorgio Andreoli, Director General, European Payments Council
Eric Ducoulombier, Head of Retail and Payments Unit, DG FISMA, European Commission
Moderator: John Fernandez, Chairman, EMA, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Banked
16:45
Closing remarks
17:00
End of day drinks
Please note that the agenda is subject to change