Live - 10th annual conference of the European Systemic Risk Board (Day 1)

“ESRB@15: may you stay forever young”. Tenth annual conference of the European Systemic Risk Board, Thursday, 1 and Friday, 2 October 2026, Frankfurt am Main. Physical event (by invitation only) with livestream. See the conference programme here: https://www.esrb.europa.eu/news/schedule/html/261001_10th_annual_conference.en.html - Welcome address Christine Lagarde, in her capacity as Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), will open the conference with a welcome address. - Panel discussion: Us in the mirror: How to ensure that the EU financial system contributes to a strong EU? The EU is currently confronted with a challenging macroeconomic environment, coupled with a complex geopolitical landscape. This highlights the need for a financial system that effectively contributes to a strong EU. This panel will discuss how to achieve this. Chair: Christine Lagarde, Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board and President of the European Central Bank Special speakers: • Klaas Knot, Former President, De Nederlandsche Bank • Stefan Ingves, Former Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, Chairman, Toronto Centre and Senior Fellow, Swedish House of Finance - Keynote speech Hélène Rey, Economic Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements, will deliver a keynote speech. - Response by Luc Laeven, Director General Research, European Central Bank