Dialogues with the Banking Sector: A Reflection of the Sector on Sustainability, Digitalization, and Financial Education

From the banking sector, we believe that dialogue between society, businesses, and institutions is essential to address future challenges. Through this collaboration, we can find innovative solutions and promote sustainability, digitalization, and financial education, which are central themes of the three debate tables that will be featured at the event.

To that end, we will have the participation, among others, of senior officials from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, the Public Treasury, the Bank of Spain, and the Xunta de Galicia, as well as Latin American institutions, together with the business associations AEB, CECA, and Unacc, and a broad representation of their associated entities.

The meeting will take place next Thursday, September 14, 2023 (9:30 AM CET), at the Sociocultural Center of Abanca in Santiago de Compostela (Plaza de Cervantes, 19) and will be broadcast via streaming.

Program

9:00 – 9:30. Registration

9:30 – 10:00. Welcome

Mr. Juan Carlos Escotet. President of Abanca
Mr. Alfonso Rueda. President of the Xunta de Galicia

10:00 – 10:45. Banks as a Lever for Economic Growth: Domestic and International

Mr. Francisco Serrano. President of Ibercaja
Mr. Diego Labat. President of the Central Bank of Uruguay
Moderator: Mr. José María Méndez. General Director of CECA

10:45 – 11:30. Dialogue Between Banking and Businesses: Sustainability

Mr. Álvaro López Barceló. General Director of the Treasury and Financial Policy
Mr. Javier Rodríguez Soler. Global Head of Sustainability and Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) at BBVA
Mr. Francisco Botas. Chief Executive Officer of Abanca
Mr. Gonzalo Sáenz de Miera. President of the Spanish Group for Green Growth
Moderator: Ms. María Abascal. General Director of AEB

11:30 – 12:15. Dialogue Between Banking and Universities: Innovation and Digitalization

Ms. Ana Puente. Deputy General Director of Sustainable and Digital Finance at the General Treasury and International Financing
Mr. Enrique Ávila. Deputy General Director of Operations and Technology at Banco Sabadell
Mr. Santiago Carbó. Director of Financial Studies and Executive Director of the Financial Digitalization Observatory at FUNCAS
Mr. Fernando Martínez-Jorcano. Corporate General Director of Media at Kutxabank
Moderator: Mr. Antonio Romero. Corporate Director of Associative Services and Resources at CECA

12:15 – 12:30. Break / Coffee

12:30 – 13:15. Dialogue Between Banking and Society: Social Commitment and Financial Education

Ms. Raquel Azcárraga. Director of Sustainability at Bankinter
Mr. José A. Díaz. Head of the Financial Education Area at Edufinet-Unicaja
Mr. Jesús Antonio Méndez. General Director of Caixa Rural Galega
Mr. Alberto Ríos. General Director of Financial Conduct and Banknotes at the Bank of Spain
Moderator: Ms. Cristina Freijanes. General Secretary of Unacc

13:15 – 14:00. Latin America and Europe: Banking as an Element of Social and Financial Cohesion

Mr. Ricardo Bonilla. Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia
Mr. José Antonio Álvarez. Vice President of Banco Santander
Moderator: Ms. Alejandra Kindelán. President of AEB

14:00 – 14:15. Closing

Ms. Nadia Calviño. First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation (acting)

14:15. Spanish Wine

Registration