Join the European American Chamber of Commerce for a conversation with Mairead McGuinness, EU Commissioner in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services, and Capital Markets Union.

Commissioner McGuinness will explain her priorities regarding sustainable finance including the EU’s plans to finance the transition to a more sustainable economy.

We will talk about how the EU addresses climate related risks and the impact of the current energy price hike on climate goals.

We will discuss the latest European financial markets developments and Commissioner McGuinness will share an update on the ongoing EU-US financial regulatory cooperation to address the key challenges in the global financial markets.

She will highlight the role of financial innovation in creating a competitive financial sector and the need of a global approach to regulating crypto-assets. The EU Commissioner will also offer a state of play on the EU Capital Markets Union and discuss the EU and US coordination on the financial sanctions regime deployed against Russia. 

Other topics will include: 
• European Commission’s priorities on Sustainable Finance 
 >> How the EU plans to finance the transition to a more sustainable economy?
• Climate related risks in the financial sector 
 >> Including the impact of the current energy price hike on climate goals 
• European financial markets developments 
• Update on the ongoing EU-US financial regulatory cooperation 
 >> Including key challenges in the global financial markets 
• The role of financial innovation in creating a competitive financial sector 
• The need for a global approach to regulating crypto assets 
• State of play on the EU Capital Markets Union 
• EU and US coordination on the financial sanctions regime deployed against Russia 

Guest of Honour:Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union, EUROPEAN COMMISSION

In conversation with:John Foley, Global Finance Editor, REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS