Programme 2026
36th Frankfurt European Banking Congress
20 November 2026
Please find the programme as pdf here
08.00 a.m.
Registration and Coffee
09.00 a.m.
Welcome
Lord Mayor, City of Frankfurt am Main
Opening
Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt am Main
Chairman of the EBC 2026
Presidential Address and Dialogue
President, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main
Journalist and Moderator, Berlin
10.15 a.m.
Session I
Europe in Action – the Banking Perspective
Deputy CEO, Commerzbank, Frankfurt am Main
Chairman of the Board of Directors, BNP Paribas, Paris
Group Chairman, HSBC, London
Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt am Main
Moderator
Journalist and Moderator; Berlin
11.15 a.m.
Coffee Break
11.45 a.m.
Session II
Europe in Action – the Business Perspective
Chief Financial Officer, Siemens Energy, Munich
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
IQM Quantum Computers, Espoo
Michael Hager
Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis,
Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplifications,
European Commission, Brussels
President, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London;
Professor of Global Economics, Climate and Nature Finance, Geneva Graduate Institute
Moderator
Journalist and Moderator, Berlin
12.45 p.m.
Lunch Break
2.00 p.m.
Europe in Action – The Central Banking Perspective
A conversation with
President, Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt am Main
Moderator
Journalist and Moderator, Berlin
A Banking Sector Fit for the Future: Competitiveness and Economic Resilience
A conversation with
Minister of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius
Moderator
Head of Economics & Government, Bloomberg, London
Keynote Address and Minsterial Dialogue
Federal Minister of Finance and Vice-Chancellor
of the Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin
Moderator
Head of Economics & Government, Bloomberg, London
Closing Remarks
Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt am Main
3.30 p.m.
End of Congress
Status: 15 September 2026