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The 2024 ICMA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference was the 56th edition of ICMA’s flagship event which brought together its global membership and representatives from the wider financial market. This year’s event in Brussels attracted 1,100 senior public sector officials, bankers and investors who are active in the cross-border bond markets, plus lawyers, academics and journalists, from various institutions and jurisdictions.

The conference programme featured topics relating to our core fixed income market areas, as well as insights from leading industry speakers on the current state and prospects for capital markets, focusing on the geopolitical and regulatory landscape, the sustainability agenda and FinTech developments.

In addition, the evening receptions at the Royal Museum of Art & History and the Gare Maritime Tours & Taxis provided the opportunity for delegates to reconnect with peers and make valuable new industry contacts. ICMA’s event drew together market participants from 46 countries across the globe.



Highlights

Highlights of the first day, 23 May

Highlights of the second day 24 May

 


 

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All photos from the 56th ICMA AGM & Conference can be viewed by album below.

ICMA Women’s Network event - Female leadership: a duty to support upcoming generations

Welcome Reception

Gala Reception

Conference and Exhibition

  


 

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Wednesday May, 22

Keynote address

Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union
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Thursday May, 23

Keynote addresses

The story of the Belgian budget and its challenges in the coming years
Alexia Bertrand, State Secretary for the Budget and Consumer Protection, added to the Minister of Justice and the North Sea, Federal Government of  Belgium

Keynote address: Valérie Urbain
Valérie Urbain, Chief Executive Officer, Euroclear

Improving EU capital markets today and tomorrow
Verena Ross, Chair, European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA)
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In conversations

In conversation with Bart Schmeetz: Leading through Transformative Change
Bart Schmeetz, Global Head of Financial Markets, ING
Maria Tadeo, European correspondent

In conversation with Jean-Paul Servais
Jean-Paul Servais, Chairman, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
Janet Wilkinson, Chair, ICMA and Managing Director, Head of Global Markets Flow Sales, EMEA, RBC Capital Markets

In conversation with Sir Robert Stheeman: Reflections from a career in the public capital markets
Sir Robert Stheeman, Chief Executive Officer, UK Debt Management Office
Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA

Panel discussions

Spotlight on ICMA’s activities in international capital markets

Sponsored panel: Fintech and Digitalisation

Forum of industry leaders on international capital market trends and prospects

Global challenges and European outlook

The current and developing role of SSAs in today's global landscape

The global repo market: State of play and outlook

The dynamics and hurdles facing the short-term fixed income markets

The future of sustainable finance and the challenges of transition


Friday 24 May

Keynote addresses

The Africa Risk Premium: Unfair or Justified?
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Chairman, Coronation Group

Reinforcement Learning: The applications and risks of using AI in the capital markets
Professor Álvaro Cartea, Oxford-Man Institute and Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford

The next moral hazard in financial markets: How regulators could act now to avoid an economic crisis later
Baroness Moyo, Member of the House of Lords, United Kingdom

In conversations

In conversation with Stéphane Boujnah
Stéphane Boujnah, CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board, Euronext N.V.
Stephane Malrait, Managing Director and Global Head of Market Structure and Innovation for Financial Markets, ING Bank

In conversation with Avinash Persaud: Vast opportunities and planetary need but little money - financing the response to climate change in emerging economies
Avinash Persaud, Special Advisor on Climate Change to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank.
Ahren Lester, Assistant Editor, Environmental Finance

In conversation with Marianne Demarchi
Marianne Demarchi, Chief Executive Europe, Middle East & Africa, SWIFT
Shruti Ajitsaria, Partner, Head of Fuse, A&O Shearman

Panel discussions

Cross border bond issuance and investment: Emerging market debt in focus

How to retain talent in today’s working reality: ICMA Future Leaders

The global fixed income landscape: The buyside perspective

AI, digital assets in wholesale CBDCs: What are the opportunities and risks for bond markets?


Minutes of the Annual General Meeting

Download the Minutes of the ICMA Annual General Meeting, held in Brussels on Thursday, May 23, 2024 (ICMA members only).
 

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