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Savings and Investment Union and Closing the Investment Gap - Slovak and European Perspective

Event type

joint conference

Date

9. June 2025
9:00 – 12:00

Venue

NBS Conference Hall
Národná banka Slovenska
Imricha Karvaša 1
813 25 Bratislava

In cooperation with
Koncepty, Savings and Investment Union and closing the investment gap - Slovak perspective
Koncepty, Savings and Investment Union and closing the investment gap - Slovak perspective

20th anniversary of Bruegel in Bratislava

The Ministry of finance of the Slovak Republic, the National bank of Slovakia and Bruegel organise a joint conference to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bruegel.

The conference will take place on June 9th, 2025, at the National bank of Slovakia. The event focuses on closing the investment gap in the context of the Savings and investment union from the Slovak perspective. Focusing on this topic the conference provides a platform for discussing the most relevant weaknesses and opportunities of the Slovak and EU investment environment in the context of the Savings and investment union.

Livestream

Programme

8:15

Registration and welcome coffee

Opening address

9:00

Mr. Ladislav Kamenický – Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic

Keynote speeches

9:15

Mr. John Berrigan (online) – Director General in DG FISMA

9:30

Mr. Nicolas Véron – Bruegel and Peterson Institute for International Economics

Panel discussion

10:00 – 11:30

Closing the investment gap – Slovak and European perspective

Chairman
Mr. Vladimír Dvořáček – Member of the NBS Bank Board and Executive Director

Composition
Mr. Peter Krutil (CEO) – Slovenská sporiteľňa
Mr. Bernhard Henhappel (CRO) – Tatra Banka
Mr. Daniel Gašpar (Managing Partner) – Crowdberry
Mr. Martin Wiedermann (CEO) – Central Depository
Ms. Rebecca Christie, Bruegel Senior fellow
Mr. Miroslav Singer (Member the Executive Committee) – Generali CEE Holding

Closing remarks

11:30

Mr. Peter Kažimír – Governor of Národná Banka Slovenska

12:00

Lunch