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08:00
    • Networking session
09:00
09:10
  1. Central banks, policy rates and the end of predictability? Tariffs, energy security and geopolitics, and their implications for markets Bunds over swaps? ‘periphery’ inside ‘core’? The euro rates mark ...
10:10
  1. Speaker: European competitiveness Speaker: UK in focus Speaker: Funding Defence
10:55
  1. Talk of a 51st state may be just bravado but tariffs and a totally new relationship with the US are reality. How will the Canadian economy fare? And what will the new government’s economic policies be ...
11:10
    • Networking session
11:40
  1. Bank lending review: what is driving bank balance sheet availability? Making bond market access easier – assessing the regulatory initiatives Digitalisation and the future of trade finance
12:25
    • Corporate Borrowers Stream
    Ballroom 2
    Why convertible? Specific needs or just a favourable market? Dilution risk, and equity investor relations Vol is good (isn’t it?). What makes for a propitious market? Easier said than done, the practi ...
    • Sovereign Borrowers Stream
    Main Stage
    Is the euro market too crowded for non-Euro issuers? Domestic vs off-shore borrowing: what’s the right balance? Yankee market – navigating American volatility Understanding non-traditional funding too ...
13:10
    • Networking session
    Exhibition
14:15
    • Sub-sovereign Borrowers Stream
    Ballroom 2
    Understanding the national regional debt frameworks, and their differences Pricing benchmarks: spread to government? Other regions? Or…? Not just bonds. Comparing the alternative sources of funding
    • Supranational & Agencies Stream
    Main Stage
    A source of stability? Implications of government bond volatility Alternatives to benchmarks. Which work? Which don’t? Balance sheet optimisation: what do your existing investors think? Local currency ...
15:00
    • Sustainable Finance
    • Sub-sovereign Borrowers Stream
    Ballroom 2
    Structuring green – the practicalities of the deal EU Green Bond Standard, help or hindrance? Not just bonds, competition to fund green projects What do your voters/customers/citizens think? Popular u ...
    • Supranational & Agencies Stream
    Main Stage
    Understanding MDB capital: motivation, structure, and valuation Rating hybrid capital 1) what rating? 2) what impact on borrowing capacity? Who buys? Existing shareholders, other not-for profit, priva ...
15:45
    • Networking session
    Exhibition
16:15
    • Country Special Focus
    Main Stage
    Hoping for peace, what scenarios are there for an end of the conflict? What are the implications for private sector investment? And for the role of the international financial community?
16:35
08:15
    • Networking session
    Exhibition
    • Networking session
09:15
09:20
    • Sustainable Finance
09:35
    • Sustainable Finance
    Main Stage
    Slower growth, is the green bond market reaching its natural limits? The road to hell is paved with good regulations. Understanding the Omnibus Initiatives Does the market need innovation? Is green lo ...
10:35
    • Networking session
    Exhibition
11:15
    • Sustainable Finance
    Main Stage
    Understanding the EU Green bond standards, practicalities and use Competitiveness and sustainability: the change in focus in Brussels EU Omnibus proposal – will it untangle the regulatory knot? Implem ...
12:00
12:15
    • Sustainable Finance
    Main Stage
12:30
    • Networking session
    Exhibition
14:00
14:15
  1. Green bond features need to be actionable in law Targeted fiscal incentives can support the greening of the capital markets Central banks can give preferential treatment to green bonds Bank capital re ...
14:45
    • Sustainable Finance
    Main Stage
    Will the EU Green Bond Standard become mainstream? What can regular green bonds learn from it? How to manage greenwashing risk? Controls, due diligence questions or less ambitious targets (who wants a ...
15:30
    • Sustainable Finance
    Ballroom 2
    These targeted interactive sessions will run in parallel, each focusing on a specific theme. They will allow participants to focus on a specific topic in a smaller, less formal setting and will genera ...