ECB media seminar 2026
Thursday, 11 and Friday, 12 June 2026
Frankfurt am Main
If you work for the media, this two-day seminar is an opportunity to visit the ECB and dig deeper into key topics related to monetary policy and banking supervision. You can talk directly to policy-makers and participate in person at the ECB press conference hosted by President Lagarde and Vice-President Vujčić on 11 June 2026. Except for the press conference, all sessions are held on background.
Registration for attending the seminar closed on 8 May 2026. Due to limited space, expressing interest does not automatically mean confirmation to participate. Successful registrations will be confirmed by email.
Agenda
- 9:30
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Arrival at the ECB Main Building and registration
- 9:55
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Introduction by DG Communications
- 10:00
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Session 1
Introduction to Banking SupervisionPatrick Montagner, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB
- 11:00
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Coffee break
- 11:15
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Session 2
The Ways We Pay – Payments infrastructureFiona van Echelpoel, Deputy Director General Market Infrastructure and Payments
- 12:15
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Coffee break
- 12:30
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Session 3
The Ways We Pay – Banknotes and digital euro- Evelien Witlox, Director Digital Euro
- Doris Schneeberger, Director Banknotes
- 13:45
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Lunch
- 14:45
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ECB Monetary policy press conference held by President Christine Lagarde and Vice-President Boris Vujčić
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Free reporting time
- 17:00
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Meeting with Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB
- 19:00
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Dinner
- 9:15
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Arrival at the ECB Main Building and coffee
- 9:30
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Session 4
Economic Outlook and ECB projectionsOscar Arce, Deputy Director General Economics
- 10:45
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Coffee break
- 11:00
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Session 5
Monetary Policy and Market Operations- Christophe Kamps, Deputy Director General Monetary Policy
- Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau, Director General of Market Operations
- 12:15
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Lunch
- 13:30
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End of the media seminar
This agenda may be subject to change without notice.
General information
Main Building
Sonnemannstrasse 20
60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
English