Roundtable on euro risk-free rates
When, where
Friday, 9 November 2018, 09:00 to 15:40 CET
 ECB Main Building
- 09:00
- Registration and coffee
- 11:00
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   Welcome address- Benoît Coeuré, European Central Bank (ECB)
 
- 11:10
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   Opening speech- Steven van Rijswijk, ING – Chair of the working group on euro risk-free rates
 
- 11:25
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   Introductory remarks Interest rate benchmarks in the context of the European Union framework- Tilman Lüder, European Commission
 
- 11:40
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   Presentation of the new risk-free rate (RFR) – euro short-term rate (ESTER)- Presentation by the administrator Pascal Nicoloso, ECB.
 
- 12:10
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   Issues related to the EONIA transition- Cornelia Holthausen, ECB
- Alberto López Martín, European Money Markets Institute
- Carlos Molinas, Crédit Agricole
- Q&A session with Jaap Kes, ING
 
- 12:55
- Lunch break
- 14:00
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   Discussion on term rates initiatives- Alberto López Martín, European Money Markets Institute
- Michele Mazzoni, European Securities and Markets Authority
- Dominique Le Masson, BNP Paribas
- Ciarán McGonagle, International Swaps and Derivatives Association
- Q&A session with Jaap Kes, ING
 
- 15:00
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   Market participants – How to prepare for the transition?- Charlotte Bellamy, International Capital Markets Association
- Bertrand de Mazières, European Investment Bank
 
- 15:35
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   What are the next steps?- Steven van Rijswijk, ING – Chair of the working group on euro risk-free rates
 
- 15:40
- End of roundtable
| Dates | Friday, 9 November 2018 | 
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| Venue | European Central Bank Sonnemannstrasse 20 60314 Frankfurt am Main Tel.: +49 (0) 69 1344 0 Fax: +49 (0) 69 1344 6000 E-mail: Roundtable.EuroRFR@ecb.europa.eu | 
| Language | English | 
| Transfers | Participants are requested to arrange their own transfers from and to the airport, unless indicated otherwise. | 
| Organisers | Marjolein de Jong-Knol, ING Anne-Lise Nguyen, ECB Secretariat for the working group on euro risk-free rates | 
| Contacts | Nana Amoah Tel.: +49 (0) 69 1344 00 E-mail: Roundtable.EuroRFR@ecb.europa.eu | 
| Website | Working group on euro risk-free rates | 
Please note that this programme may be subject to change without notice.