33rd ECBC Plenary

The bi-annual ECBC Plenary meeting is the covered bond industry’s key networking event, traditionally bringing together more than 300 key decision makers including issuers, investors, government and regulatory officials at national, European and global levels, analysts, rating agencies and journalists from over 45 covered bond jurisdictions.

The ECBC Plenaries have a long history of being the get-together of the global covered bond community where the latest matters of interest are discussed. This forthcoming meeting in Munich marks the 33^rd edition of our event.

Luca Bertalot, EMF-ECBC Secretary General

Morten Baekmand Nielsen, ECBC Chairman and Head of Investor Relations at Nykredit

Torsti Silvonen, Deputy Director General of the Directorate General Market Operations, European Central Bank

8h30 - 9h00	Welcome Coffee 📌 Foyer Bialas in Hilton Munich City 📍 Rosenheimer Str. 15, 81667 München, Germany
9h00 - 12h00	ECBC Training Session on Housing Finance and Capital Market 📌 Struder and Bialas Rooms in Hilton Munich City 📍 Rosenheimer Str. 15, 81667 München, Germany This training will be delivered in cooperation with the Housing Finance Information Network (HOFINET), and will be dispensed by Professor Marja Hoek-Smit, Emeritus Director of the International Housing Finance Program, Wharton Real Estate Center of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Additionally, it will include a special one-hour intervention on "Global and Local Climate Change: Challenges, Opportunities and Potential Solutions for Cities and Buildings" from Professor Mattheos Santamouris from University of New South Wales, Australia. 📢 This session is currently full. If you wish to get on the Waiting List, please contact mthiebaut@hypo.org
12h00 - 13h00	Buffet Lunch 📌 MoNa Restaurant 📍 Rosenheimer Str. 15, 81667 München, Germany Open to the ECBC Training Session Participants, CBLF Label & ECBC Steering Committee members Only
13h00 - 14h00	Meeting of the Covered Bond Label Foundation Label Committee 📌 Struder and Bialas Rooms in Hilton Munich City 📍 Rosenheimer Str. 15, 81667 München, Germany Open to Formal Members of the CBLF Committee Only
14h00 - 16h00	Meeting of the ECBC Steering Committee 📌 Struder and Bialas Rooms in Hilton Munich City 📍 Rosenheimer Str. 15, 81667 München, Germany Open to Formal Members of the ECBC Steering Committee Only
14h30 - 16h00	Covered Bond Roundtable for Authorities 📌 Egk Room in Hilton Munich City 📍 Rosenheimer Str. 15, 81667 München, Germany Open to Formal Representatives of the National/International Regulatory Authorities Only
16h30 - 17h30	Joint Meeting of Authority Representatives & ECBC Steering Committee 📌 Struder and Bialas Rooms in Hilton Munich City 📍 Rosenheimer Str. 15, 81667 München, Germany Open to Formal Members of the ECBC Steering Committee and Formal Representatives of the National/International Regulatory Authorities Only
17h00 - 17h30	🚌 Bus Transfer from the Hilton Munich City to the Allianz Arena
17h30 - 18h30	Guided Tour of the Allianz Arena 📍 Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 25, 80939 München, Germany Welcome Zone West, Business Club
19h00 - 22h30	Welcome Dinner at the Allianz Arena 📍 Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 25, 80939 München, Germany Welcome Zone West, Business Club
19h00 - 19h15	Introduction Luca Bertalot, EMF-ECBC
19h15 - 19h30	Speaker Robert Hösl, Herzog & de Meuron Architect of the Allianz Arena
22h30 - 23h00	🚌 Bus Transfer from the Allianz Arena to the Hilton Munich City

9h00 - 16h00

33^rd ECBC Plenary Meeting in Wappenhalle

📍 Gewerbegebiet Technologiepark Messestadt West, Konrad-Zuse-Platz 7, 81829 München, Germany

9h00 - 16h00

2^nd EEMI Sustainability & Digitalisation Pavilion in Wappenhalle

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📍 Gewerbegebiet Technologiepark Messestadt West, Konrad-Zuse-Platz 7, 81829 München, Germany

17h00 - 21h00

Euromoney Conferences Sponsors' Reception in Löwenbräukeller

Separate registration required for the Sponsors' Party. Please register here.

📍 Stiglmaierplatz, Nymphenburger Str. 2, 80335 München, Germany

08h30	Registration and Welcome Coffee
9h00	ECBC Chairman's Note *Morten Bækmand Nielsen*, Chairman of the ECBC
9h05	Agenda Overview *Luca Bertalot*, European Mortgage Federation – European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC)
09h10	Keynote Speech Cornelia Holthausen, European Central Bank
9h30	The German Pfandbrief Market: Latest Development & Trends - Session One Moderator: *Jens Tolckmitt, vdp Panellists: Thomas Cohrs,* Helaba *Friedrich Luithlen,* DZ Bank Patrick Seifert, LBBW *Julien* Marchand, Nord/LB The Pfandbrief in H1 2023: extending a long and proven track-record A look at the German property market and banks’ cover pools Will ESG Pfandbrief become the new normal?
10h15	Covered Bond Market State of Play: Challenges & Opportunities - Session Two Moderator: *Steffen Dahmer, JP Morgan Panellists: Sanna Eriksson, OP Financial Group Claudio Domingues, Millennium BCP Hélène Heberlein,Fitch Ratings Matt Cairns, Rabobank Arve Austestad, SpareBank1 The role of the Covered Bond Market in a world after the ECB purchases* Views on the EU Covered Bond Directive one year after it came into play? Investor needs in today’s world Outlook for covered bonds in a context of ongoing high inflation and rate hike circles
11h00	☕ Coffee Break
11h30	Keynote Speech *Lars Overby*, European Banking Authority
11h50	Global Perspectives for Covered Bonds - Session Three Moderator: *Colin Chen, ABS Panellists: Filipe Pontual, ABECIP Guy Volpicella, Westpac Michael McCormick, BMO Capital Markets Krishan Hirani, Nationwide Building Society Olaf Pimper, Commerzbank Covered Bonds outside the EU: A global success story* The Covered Bond Label as a facilitator of investor due diligence at global level Key common regulatory pillars for covered bonds worldwide
12h35	Global Perspectives: Housing Finance - Session Four Moderator: *Luca Bertalot, EMF-ECBC Panellists: Oscar Mgaya, ISMMA Chairman Luiz de Mello, OECD Farrukh Zaheer,* Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company A new global landscape for housing finance: challenges & opportunities Emerging best practice examples in housing finance Key elements for a common global paradigm in housing finance
13h05	🍲 Lunch Break
14h15	Building a New Sustainable Ecosystem - Session Five Moderator: *Luca Bertalot, EMF-ECBC Panellists: Mattheos Santamouris, University of New South Wales Tilmann Kuhfuss, European Investment Bank Alessandro Tappi, European Investment Fund A new ‘ecosystem’: building added value for all stakeholders* Public finance & private capital: a joint venture in support of the climate transition Role of public and private actors in the transition
15h00	Financing the Energy Transition: Capital Markets Support - Session Six Moderator: *Jennifer Johnson, EMF-ECBC Panellists: Bodo Winkler, Berlin Hyp Stefano Patruno, Intesa Sanpaolo Miguel García de Eulate, Caja Rural de Navarra Rubens Bernascone, Harley&Dikkinson Giorgio Costantino, CRIF Embedding ESG in capital markets: challenges & opportunities* Optimising the value chain: a new ‘ecosystem’ as the key to a successful transition ESN: further unlocking the potential of capital markets in support of the transition
15h45	Closing Remarks of the ECBC Chairman & Deputy Chairman *Morten Bækmand Nielsen, Chairman of the ECBC Stefano Patruno*, Deputy Chairman of the ECBC
16:0	End of Plenary Meeting