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October 9 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

5th Luxembourg FinTech Conference

Description

The University of Luxembourg, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) and the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) invite you to the conference the 5th LuxembourgFinTech Conference.

  • Participation fee: Early bird fee (up to 9 September 2019): 250 €
  • Regular fee: (from 10 September 2019): 300 €
  • Cancellation policy: Free of charge until 9 September 2019, 50% until 1 October 2019.
  • Limited places available. If you are interested to attend, please book your participation at [email protected]

Programme:

08:30 – 09:00: Registration

09:00 – 09:20: Welcome

  • Jeffrey Dentzer, Head of Corporate & Institutional Banking, BIL
  • Prof. Dirk Zetzsche, University of Luxembourg

09:20 – 09:50: FinTech and Regulation – A Theoretical Analysis

  • Prof. Saule T. Omarova, Cornell University

09:50 – 10:15: Coffee Break

10:15 – 12:15: Blockchain and Crypto Assets — Moderator: Prof. Saule T. Omarova

  • Blockchain and securities – the Luxembourg perspective with Honorary Professor Jean-Louis Schiltz, University of Luxembourg
  • The Liechtenstein and Swiss Blockchain Legislation with Dr. Hans Kuhn, DALAW Digital Assets Legal Advisors
  •  Regulating Crypto Assets – New Developments from France with Dr. Iris Barsan, University Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC)
  • Regulating Libra with Prof. Dirk Zetzsche, University of Luxembourg

12:15 – 13:30: Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:30: FinTech, the GDPR and the Future of Financial Services (Law) — Moderator: Prof. Mark Cole

  • Blockchain and GDPR with Dr. Michèle Finck, Max Planck Institute, Munich
  • Algorithmic Credit Scoring and the Regulation of Consumer Credit Markets with Nikita Aggarwal, Oxford University
  • The Case for a EU Regulatory Sandbox with Prof. Wolf-Georg Ringe, University of Hamburg
  • Regulatory Sandboxes vs Innovation Hubs – The ADA Chair Regulatory Sandbox Project with Prof. Dirk Zetzsche & Robin Veidt, University of Luxembourg

15:30 – 15:45: Coffee Break

15:45 – 17:15: Regulation Innovation — Moderator: Prof. Dirk Zetzsche

  • The EBA Initiatives in the FinTech Domain with André Prüm, University of Luxembourg
  • Digital innovations in the area of market infrastructures and payments – a central bank perspective with  Dr. Klaus Löber, European Central Bank

17:15 – 17:30: Closing Remarks

  • Prof. Dirk Zetzsche, University of Luxembourg

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