The "la Caixa" Foundation Chair in Economy and Society, with the collaboration of the Spanish Association of Executives (Asociación Española de Directivos -AED), organised the colloquium "The role of banking in the face of social challenges and the new European scenario", with the participation of our CEO, José María Méndez, together with Alejandra Kindelán, President of the AEB, at the "la Caixa" auditorium in Madrid.