The European Banking Institute (EBI)

cordially invites you to the

Academic Debate on

Taming Complexity:

“The EBI Simplification Report of January 2026″

Registration: 08:30 – 08:55  hrs.
Conference: 09:00 – 14:30 hrs.

at

The Representation of the State of Hessen to the European Union
21, Rue Montoyer
1000 Brussels

 

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PROGRAMME

09:00 – 09:15: Welcoming Remarks and Introduction to the European Banking Institute
Prof. Dr. R. Alexander Lorz, Minister of Finance, State of Hessen
Dr. Thomas Gstädtner, President of the Supervisory Board of EBI

Panel 1:
The concept of simplification of EU Financial Law and its delimitations

09:15 – 09:45:
Keynote Speech
Prof. Dr. Dirk Zetzsche, Member of the Academic Board of EBI; University of Luxembourg

09:45 – 11:00:
Panel Discussion

Moderators:
Prof. Dr. Christos V. Gortsos, President of the Academic Board of EBI; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; University of Luxembourg
Prof. Dr. David Ramos Muñoz, Member of the Academic Board of EBI; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Panelists:

Prof. Dr. Bart Joosen, Member of the Academic Board of EBI
Prof. Dr. Jens Binder, Member of the Academic Board of EBI; University of Tübingen (virtually)
Prof. Dr. Marnix Wallinga, Member of the AcademicBoard of EBI; University of Leiden

Interventions / Q&A

Michaela Zattler, Director, Association of German Banks (BdB)
Emiliano Tornese, Head of Unit, European Commission
Dr. Fabian Schinerl, Member of the Young Researchers Group of EBI (YRG); University of Vienna

11:15 – 11:45
Coffee Break

 

Panel 2:
Overcoming the complexity of the law-making process for EU Financial Law

11:45 – 13:45
Keynote Speech
Prof. Dr. Filippo Annunziata, Member of the Academic Board of EBI; Università Bocconi, Milano

Panel Discussion

Moderators:

Prof. Dr. Christos V. Gortsos and Prof. Dr. David Ramos Muñoz

Panelists:

Prof. Dr. Filippo Zatti, Member of the Academic Board of EBI; Università degli Studi di Firenze
Prof. Dr. Emilios Avgouleas, Member of the Academic Board of EBI; University of Edinburgh (virtually)

Interventions / Q&A

Jonathan Overett Somnier, Acting Executive Director, European Banking Authority;
Jochen Kindermann, Partner, Simmons & Simmons;
Thomaz de Arruda, Member of the Young Researchers Group of EBI (YRG); University of Venice
Milena Mitrovic, Member of the Young Researchers Group of EBI (YRG); University of Luxembourg

13:45 – 14:30
End of Conference and Concluding Remarks:

Prof. Dr. Christos V. Gortsos and Prof. Dr. David Ramos Muñoz

Light Lunch and Networking

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This event is organised with the kind support of
The Representation of the State of Hessen to the European Union

and with the generous support of