ECB Legal conference 2021
Continuity and change – how the challenges of today prepare the ground for tomorrow
Thursday, 25 and Friday, 26 November 2021
Online event - by invitation only
This is the fourth edition of the bi-annual ECB legal conference. The conference features presentations by leading legal scholars and practitioners on a broad range of legal topics.
Programme
SpeakersTimes are Central European Time (UTC+1)
- 9:00
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Welcome address and opening of the Conference
Chiara Zilioli, European Central Bank
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- 9:10
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Keynote speech
Frank Elderson, European Central Bank
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- 9:30
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Panel 1 - Dialogue between courts: what is the future for legal pluralism?
Chair: Frank Elderson, European Central Bank
Panellists:
- Ineta Ziemele, Court of Justice of the European Union
- Miguel Poiares Maduro, European University Institute
- Juliane Kokott, Court of Justice of the European Union
- Daniel Calleja Crespo, European Commission
Discussion
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- 11:20
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Panel 2 - Rule of law: what is the fate of the rule of law in the EU?
Chair: Edouard Fernandez-Bollo, European Central Bank
Panellists:
- Armin von Bogdandy, Max Planck Institute, Heidelberg
- Renáta Uitz, Central European University
- Michal Bobek, formerly Court of Justice of the European Union
- Laura Codruța Kövesi, European Public Prosecutor's Office
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Symposium on Proportionality
- 14:30
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Introductory Remarks
Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank
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- 14:40
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Keynote speech
Koen Lenaerts, Court of Justice of the European Union
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- 15:40
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Panel 1 on Proportionality
Chair: Chiara Zilioli, European Central Bank
Panellists:
- Dieter Grimm, Humboldt University
- Diana Urania Galetta, University of Milan
- Tomi Tuominen, University of Lapland
Discussion
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- 17:00
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Panel 2 on Proportionality
Chair: Chiara Zilioli, European Central Bank
Panellists:
- Vasiliki Kosta, Leiden University
- Iddo Porat, College of Law and Business
- Thérèse Blanchet, Council of the European Union
Discussion
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- 18:00
- End of day one
- 08:55
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Welcome address – Day 2
Chiara Zilioli, European Central Bank
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- 9:00
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Keynote speech
Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank
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- 9:30
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Panel 3 - Relationship between law and markets
Chair: Isabel Schnabel, European Central Bank
Panellists:
- Katharina Pistor, Columbia Law School
- Vivien Ann Schmidt, Boston University
- Marco Dani, University of Trento
- Barbara Balke, European Investment Bank
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- 11:30
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Panel 4 - Digitalisation of finance: the challenges from a central bank and supervisory perspective
Chair: Fabio Panetta, European Central Bank
Panellists:
- Jan Ceyssens, European Commission
- Diana Wilson Patrick, Caribbean Development Bank
- Maria Lillà Montagnani, Bocconi University
- Katja Langenbucher, Goethe University
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- 14:30
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Panel 5 - The COVID-19 crisis: a Hamiltonian moment for Europe?
Chair: Frank Smets, European Central Bank
Panellists:
- Bruno de Witte, Maastricht University
- Paul Dermine, Court of Justice of the European Union
- Diane Fromage, Sciences Po
- Rhoda Weeks-Brown, International Monetary Fund
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- 16:30
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Concluding remarks
Chiara Zilioli, European Central Bank
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- 17:00
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End of conference
General information
Online event
English
Chiara Zilioli and Antonio Luca Riso (respectively Director General and Head of Section in the Directorate General Legal Services of the ECB), under the auspices of Frank Elderson
Please contact LegalServices@ecb.europa.eu should you have any questions.