EUROPEAN MONEY WEEK 2024

In 2015, the European Banking Federation (EBF) launched the European Money Week, leading in promoting financial education across Europe. A decade later, we find ourselves in a very different landscape, where technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and digital finance add layers of complexity while presenting both challenges and opportunities.

 

Against this backdrop, the 2024 European Money Week kicks off with a timely examination of Europe’s financial literacy landscape in the crucial lead-up to European elections. A great line-up of panels will delve into the intertwined threads of digital skills and financial awareness with a focus on the latest trends and strategies to empower citizens.

 

On March 19, join us in Brussels or online to hear from the leading voices in policy, academia, and the industry as they discuss where we are and what’s next for financial education in Europe. Do not miss the chance to build a more financially empowered future.
 

Discover speakers & agenda: 

 

10:00 – 10:10 Welcoming remarks

• Sebastien de Brower, Deputy CEO, European Banking Federation

10:10 – 10:30 Opening keynote: setting the stage for financial education in Europe 

 

10:30 – 11:30 Panel: The current state of financial literacy in Europe: challenges and opportunities

• Jean-Paul Servais, Chair, Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) 

• Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills, OECD 

• Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck, Executive Director and Founder, Lie Detectors 

• Noelia Camara, Principal Economist in the Financial Systems Unit of BBVA Research

• Moderator: Sebastien de Brouwer, Deputy CEO, EBF

11:30 – 12:30 Panel: Financial Education in Digitalised Finance

• Dragos Pislaru, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of EMPL Committee 

• Mario Nava, Director General, DG Structural Reform, European Commission

• Mindy Parkkinen, Laureate of the Youth Policy Dialogue on the Future of Finance 

• Beatriz Morilla, CEO, Empieza por Educar 

• Moderator: Alexandra Maniati, Senior Director of Innovation & Cybersecurity, EBF

12:30 – 13:30 Networking lunch

13:30 – 13:45 Keynote presentation

• Othmar Karas, First Vice-President of the European Parliament 

13:45 – 14:45 Panel: from financial scams to financial resilience of European citizens

• Agustín Reyna, Director, Legal and Economic Affairs, BEUC

• Edvardas Sileris, Head of European Cybercrime Centre EC3, Europol 

• Anne Juel Jørgensen, Child and Youth manager, Danske Bank

• Moderator: Burçak Inel, Director of Financing Sustainable Growth, EBF

14:45 – 15:00 Closing remarks

15:00 – 16:00 Networking reception