EFFAS SUMMER SCHOOL 2019

12th Edition of the EFFAS Summer School

Over 150 professionals from 15 different nationalities gathered together in the Amundi Auditorium in Paris from 3rd to 5th July 2019, to attend the conferences of the 12th Edition of the EFFAS Summer School; organized by EFFAS with the support of the French Society of Financial Analysts SFAF and the sponsor of Amundi.

The sessions were focussed on topics of main interest for all professionals in finance, as follows:

CAPITAL MARKETS

• “Asset Management Trends and challenges”
• “The Euro area fixed income market”
• “Capital Market Union: Quo vadis?”
• “Europe and the lesson from Brexit”

SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

• “Sustainable Finance: European action plan”
• “Energy Transition and innovations”
• “ESG and the transformation of asset management”
• “Presentation of the EFFAS certified ESG Analyst (CESGA®)"

REGULATION IN CAPITAL MARKETS

• : MIFID II

DIGITALISATION AND MARKET DISRUPTION

• “Best Practices on Big data and Structured data”
• “Big data and Structured data” Show case

TALENT ACQUISITION TODAY. CHALLENGES FOR EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER

EFFAS was honoured with the presence of:

• Mr. Domenico Aiello, CFO at Amundi, France.
• Mr. Andrew Garfield, Principal at Garfield Advisory Ltd., Great Britain.
• Mr. Simon Nixon, Chief Leader Writer at The Times, Great Britain.
• Mr. Frank Klein, Managing Director at DWS. Board Member of the German Association of Financial Analysts (DVFA) Germany.
• Dr. Philipp Koch, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co., Germany.
• Mr. Niklas Nolzen, Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co, Germany.
• Ms. Muriel Faure, AMF Board member, France.
• Ms. Claire-Anne Perini, Head of Business Intelligence at Amundi, France.
• Ms. Hortense Lacroix, Equity analyst and senior fund manager at Arbebel, France.
• Dr. Philipp Koch, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co., Germany.
• Prof. Dr. Leef H. Dierks, Professor for Finance and International Capital Markets. Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
• Dr. Zoltan Bakay, Senior Researcher at Erste Group Bank AG, Austria.
• Mr. Eric Forest. Head of listing, EuroNext, France.
• Mr. Jung Lichtenberger, Deputy Head of Unit at DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission, Belgium.
• Mr. Angelo di Pasquale, Co-head Fixed Income Desk at Equita SIM SPA, Italy.
• Ms. Sonia Artuso, member of the Asset Allocation Team at Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking and member of Sustainability Team at AIAF, Italy.
• Ms. Nadine Viel Lamarev, Director at Transition Pathway initiative Sweden.
• Dr. Abdeldjellil Bouzidi, Consultant at Emena Advisory, France.
• Mr. Jean Yves Wilmotte, Manager at Carbone4, France.
• Ms. Marie Pierre Peillon, Head of Research and ESG Strategy at Groupama AM, France.
• Ms. Elise Leclerc, Head of Social Impact Assessment Lab at ESSEC Business School, France.
• Mr. Stanislas Pottier, Head of Responsible Investment at Amundi, France.
• Mr. Alexandre Rambaud, Sustainable Accounting and Care at Agroparistech, EFRAG, Academic Network, France.
• Mr. Frank Klein, Managing Director at DWS, DVFA Board Member, Germany.
• Mr. Jean Philippe Desmartin , Head of Responsible Investment at Edmond de Rothschild AM, EFFAS ESG co-chair, France.
• Mr. John Turner , CEO at XBRL International, Great Britain.
• Mr. Thanh-Long Huynh , CEO at Quantcube, France.
• Mr. Stéphane Voisin , Crowdvalue Founder, France.
• Ms. Virginie Galas , Croci Group, DWS, France.
• Mr. Hans Buysse , Partner at Clairfield Benelux. Board Member & Treasurer of EFFAS, Chairman of the Belgian Association of Financial Analysts (ABAF), Belgium.
• Dr. Andreas G. F. Höpner, Member of EU TEG on Sustainable Finance. Professor of Operational Risk, Banking & Finance at University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland.
• Mr. Ralf Frank , Managing Director of the of the German Association of Financial Analysts (DVFA). Germany.
• Ms. Barbara Cohen , Global Head of Credit Research at BNP Paribas. France.
• Ms. Amandine Cordier, Senior Policy Officer - Investor Protection and Intermediaries Team at ESMA, France.
• Mr. Pierre-Yves Gauthier , CEO at Alpha Value, France.
• Mr. Philippe Brossard , Head of Research AG2R La Mondiale Group, France.
• Mr. Bernard Coupez , Founder of Strategy & Regulation SAS, Belgium.
• Ms. Astrid Tostmann , Managing Director at Tostmann The Executive Finder GmbH, Germany.
• Ms. Allison Jobbins , Head of Human Resources for Investment division, at Amundi, Ireland.
• Mr. Anthony Mellor , Head of Financial Communication & Investor Relations at Amundi, France.
• Mr. Thierry Giami , SFAF Chairman, France.
• Dr. Manuel Puerta , Executive Board Member at BPI Asset Management, Board Member of EFFAS, Chairman of the Portuguese Association of Financial Analysts (APAF), Portugal.

Our gratitude to sponsors, speakers as well as to the participants. Their very positive feedback and extraordinary quality perception of the EFFAS Summer School 2019 is an endorsement for EFFAS to continue with this annual magnum event.

Experiencing the Summer School is a unique opportunity to build up simultaneously knowledge and professional network in a relaxed and casual atmosphere with a first world class pool of lecturers and speakers covering actual and relevant topics for the finance professional.

We are already looking forward to the 13rd Edition of the EFFAS Summer School next year!

Dr. Jesús López Zaballos

EFFAS Chairman

Documentation:

• 2019 ESS Brochure
• ESS 2019 Programme