The Future of Global Financial Centres: Frankfurt
In conversation with:
Dr. Jörg Kukies, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany
Panel discussion:
Mr. Stefan Behr, CEO, J.P. Morgan AG
Ms. Silvia Schmitten-Walgenbach, COO Germany, Barclays, & Chair, Association of Foreign Banks In Germany
Mr. Gerhard Wiesheu, President, Frankfurt Main Finance & Partner, Metzler Asset Management
The event will be moderated by Francine Lacqua - Anchor & Editor-at-Large at Bloomberg TV. We encourage participants to join the conversation by submitting questions to the panel upon registration.
About The Future of Global Financial Centres Series
The Future of Global Financial Centres is a new flagship series that will analyse and explore how economic and political shifts – influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit, a new US administration, and international trade flows – are affecting key cities across the world as they seek to advance human, social, and economic capital.
Speakers
Dr. Jorg Kukies
State Secretary, Federal Ministry Of Finance, Germany
Francine Lacqua
Editor-at-Large
Bloomberg TV
Francine Lacqua is an award-winning London-based anchor for Bloomberg Television. She co-anchors the weekday 3-hour daily program “Bloomberg Surveillance” with Tom Keene, where she provides insight on foreign policy, global markets and the top business stories of the day. She also presents “Leaders with Lacqua,” a special series where she sits down with top CEOs, entrepreneurs and public figures. Since joining Bloomberg in 2000, Lacqua has covered the World Economic Forum in Davos, IMF in Washington, G20 meetings, the EU Leaders Summit and OPEC. She also led Bloomberg Television’s coverage of the Italian and French elections where she was one of the first international reporters to interview cabinet members. While at Bloomberg, Lacqua has interviewed high-profile figures such as French President Emmanuel Macron, former UK Prime Minister David Cameron, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, Billionaire financier George Soros and ECB President Mario Draghi. She has also interviewed finance ministers from South Korea, Russia, France, Mexico, Italy and Greece, as well as moderating televised debates from the World Economic Forum in Davos and the European Economic Governance package.
Silvia Schmitten-Walgenbach
Chair
The Association of Foreign Banks in Germ
Mr. Gerhard Wiesheu
President
Frankfurt Main Finance & Partner, Metzle