ECB media seminar 2025
Thursday, 5 and Friday, 6 June 2025
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 de Guindos on 5 June 2025. Except for the press conference, all sessions are held on background.
Registration for attending the seminar closed on 5 May 2025. 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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Banking Supervision Session 1 - Consolidation in European banking
Speaker: Rolf Klug, Deputy Director General Universal and Diversified Institutions
- 11:00
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Coffee break
- 11:30
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Banking Supervision Session 2 - Navigating the risk landscape
Speakers:
- Sharon Donnery, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB
- Mario Quagliariello, Director Supervisory Strategy and Risk
- 12:30
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Coffee break
- 12:45
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Session on Climate
Speakers:
- Giuseppe Barillá, Deputy Head Climate Change Centre
- Guan Schellekens, Specialised Institutions and LSIs
- 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 Luis de Guindos
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Free reporting time
- 17:00
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Meeting with Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB
- 19:00
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Dinner
- 8:30
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Arrival at the ECB Main Building and coffee
- 9:00
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Session on Digital euro and banknotes
Speakers:
- Alessandro Giovannini, Adviser Digital Euro
- Doris Schneeberger, Director Banknotes
- 10:00
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Coffee break
- 10:30
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Session on Economic Outlook and ECB projections
Speaker: Joao Sousa, Deputy Director General Economics
- 11:30
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Coffee break
- 12:00
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Session on Monetary Policy & Market Operations
Speakers:
- Massimo Rostagno, Director General Monetary Policy
- Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau, Director General Market Operations
- 13:30
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Lunch
- 14:30
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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