SRM 10 years anniversary Conference: a key milestone for banking resolution and financial stability in Europe

• Conference features a host of high-level speakers to discuss a decade of progress and look to the challenges ahead

Today, the SRB will bring together resolution authorities, central bankers, supervisors, banking sector representatives, policymakers, and academics to reflect on a decade of the Single Resolution Mechanism and discuss future challenges. 

The conference begins with a speech from Dominique Laboureix, Chair of the SRB. Luis de Guindos, Vice-President, European Central Bank will give a keynote speech, while Travis Hill, Acting Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will give a perspective from across the Atlantic. The closing speech will be by Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union. Throughout the day, a series of high-level panels will address themes such as progress made at EU and international level, crisis readiness, emerging challenges and funding in resolution. 

Parallel breakout sessions in the afternoon will allow deeper discussion of these issues in a more targeted manner. 

Speaking ahead of the event, SRB Chair Dominique ‘Thanks to the cooperation with all 21 National Resolution Authorities within the Banking Union as well as the ECB, the European Commission and industry, we have made real progress in a few short years and it should be celebrated. Now, more than ever, we must ensure the SRM continues its mission to preserve financial stability and protect the taxpayer.”

Watch the recording