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About the event

AFME's 14th Annual Spanish Capital Markets Conference, is the annual meeting place for senior industry professionals, regulators and policymakers active in Spanish capital markets.

The conference promotes stable, competitive, sustainable financial markets that support Spain's economic growth and benefits society.

We aim to host a high-level constructive dialogue between our members, key regulators, and industry solutions providers to tackle the key challenges and discuss opportunities for growth in Spain.


Regular registration fees:
• AFME member: €649 + VAT
• Non-member: €829 + VAT

Multi-booking discount:
• 10% off when booking 3 or more delegates at the same time
• 20% off when booking 5 or more delegates at the same time

Multi booking discounts can be applied at check out for group bookings.

Complimentary subject to verification:
• Investor: promo code INVESTOR
• Regulator: promo code REGULATOR
• Press: promo code PRESS

Note: Promo codes are case sensitive
Read AFME's Press Policy here.

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Who attends?

  • Leading Spanish and pan-European investment banks
  • National and continental regulators
  • Central banks
  • Investors
  • Issuers
  • Credit rating agencies
  • Law firms
  • Consultancy and advisory firms
  • Trade associations
  • Financial press

Why attend?

  • Meet over 150 senior level attendees
  • Build contacts in four hours dedicated to networking
  • Hear up to 30 industry expert speakers
  • Join the debate in six hours of content designed and driven by market participants
  • Showcase solutions at the event exhibition space

Registration enquiries

For registration enquiries, please contact Events on events@afme.eu for assistance.

Agenda

08:30
Registration and refreshments
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09:00
Opening remarks
Speaker:
Rick Watson,
Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, Membership and Events, AFME
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09:10
Keynote address
Speaker:
Rodrigo Buenaventura,
Chairman, CNMV
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09:30
Panel discussion: Spanish and International Strategic Perspectives on European Capital Markets
  • Economic responses to Ukraine, Covid and inflation
  • State of key EU Markets, ESG and digital regulatory initiatives
  • political outlook for remaining 2023-24 EU term
Moderator:
Caroline Liesegang,
Managing Director, Head of Prudential Regulation, AFME
Speakers:
Angel Estrada,
Director General for Financial Stability, Regulation and Resolution, Banco de España
Javier Rouillet,
Vice President, Sovereign Ratings, DBRS Morningstar
Tajinder Singh,
Deputy Secretary General, IOSCO
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10:10
Panel discussion: Securitisation and Fixed Income Market Issuer Viewpoints
  • State of Spanish market – securitisation, sovereigns, corporates and banks
  • Sovereign, corporate, bank and investor perspectives
  • Obstacles and solutions for securitisation market rebound
Moderator:
Dr Christian Thun,
CEO, European DataWarehouse
Speakers:
Alberto Barbachano,
Vice President – Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service
Fernando Marin,
European Head of Credit Research, Banco Santander
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10:50
Keynote address
Speaker:
Álvaro López Barceló,
Director General of the Treasury and Financial Policy, Ministry of Economy and Digitalization
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11:15
Networking break
12:30
Panel Discussion: Spanish and EU Equity Primary and Secondary Markets
Track A
  • Motivating Listings, Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment in Spanish markets
  • Will the simplification of issuance and post trade processes increase investment inflow?
  • New regulation for SPACs: what are the opportunities and challenges?
Moderator:
Pablo Portugal,
Managing Director, Advocacy, Association of Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)
Speakers:
Ana Puente Pérez,
Head of Securities Markets and Financial Instruments Legislation, Spanish Treasury
Beatriz Alonso-Majagranzas,
Head of BME Exchange
Javier Ruiz del Pozo,
Director Secondary Markets Department, CNMV
Juan Manuel Vázquez García Reynoso,
Secretary of the International Committee and advisor of Emisores Españoles
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Panel discussion: Spanish Debt Capital Markets
Track B
  • Secondary markets update
  • MiFIR - AFME/Finbourne corporate and
  • sovereign trading analysis
  • Investor and credit perspectives
  • Sovereign/DMO insights
  • Will Covered Bonds continue the momentum in 2023
Speakers:
Jordi Cabero Borrós,
Head of Credit Trading, Banco Santander
Leticia Carpintero Llamas,
Senior Officer, CNMV
Luis Merino,
Head of Fixed Income and Balanced Funds, Santa Lucía Asset Management
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13:15
Networking lunch
14:15
Panel discussion: European NPL/RPL Markets
Track A
  • Use of securitisation for private sales
  • Alternative leverage solutions deployed as part of asset sale
  • State guarantees vs. private sales
Moderator:
Shaun Baddeley,
Managing Director, Head of Securitisation Division, The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)
Speakers:
Ferdinando Fanizza,
Executive Director - HY, Loans and Illiquids Trader Executive, Banco Santander
Juan David García,
Senior Director, Fitch Ratings
Praneet Talukdar,
Head of Business Development and Portfolio Sales, Anticipa and Aliseda
Sergio Serrano,
Singular Projects Director, Banco Sabadell
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Panel discussion: ESG Ratings and Data
Track B
  • Current Market, Legal and Regulatory Overview
  • Data Quality and Access
  • ESG Rating methodologies and measures
  • Assurance and 3rd party verifications
  • The Future of ESG Ratings
Speakers:
Kris Nathanail,
IOSCO
Martin Nichols,
Relationship Manager, S&P Global Ratings
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14:45
Panel discussion: Significant Risk Transfer
Track A
  • True sale vs. synthetic solutions
  • Impact of implementation of output floors
  • Headwinds for the product
  • Market dynamics
Speakers:
Daniela Francovicchio,
Structured Finance Manager, European Investment Fund
David Sanchez,
Executive Director, Securitised Products Group – Europe, Banco Santander
Dean Atkins,
Managing Director, Head 400CM Europe
Juan-Carlo Martorell Humbery,
Securitisations and Risk Transfer, Munich RE
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Panel discussion: Spanish and European Leveraged Finance Markets
Track B
  • The current state of Spanish High Yield Bonds
  • Leveraged Loans and CLOs
  • Alternative Financing: Direct Lending and Private Credit
  • Comparison with international leveraged finance markets
  • Outlook for the rest of 2023 and beyond
Speakers:
Didem Taneri,
Executive Director, Leveraged Finance, BBVA
Eduardo Manzanera,
Managing Director, Leveraged Finance, Goldman Sachs
Marina Albo,
Managing Director -EMEA Corporate Finance, Moody's Investors Service
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15:15
Networking break
15:45
Panel discussion: Prudential Issues
Track A
  • Banking regulation and its impact on capital markets, e.g. securitisation, trading, ESG and funding for corporates
  • Latest on the Basel III package and questions around level 2 implementation
  • Financial regulation beyond Basel 3 -> what will be on the agenda for BCBS and the new commission
Speakers:
Ana Rubio,
BBVA
Daniel Pérez Cid,
Director Regulation Department, DG Financial Stability, Regulation and Resolution, Banco de España
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Panel discussion: Spanish and EU ESG Markets Perspectives
Track B
  • EU Green, Social and Sustainable Bonds, Green Securitisation
  • Markets perspectives on Greenwashing and disclosures
  • Impact of price instability on sustainable markets
Moderator:
Carlos Pérez Dávila,
Partner, Head of the Capital Markets and Securitisation practice, Pérez-Llorca
Speakers:
Julie Ansidei,
Managing Director, BlackRock
Mariano Benito Zamarriego,
Director of Financing, Repsol S.A.
Philippe Laporte,
Chief Operating Officer, Union de Créditos Inmobiliarios
Rodrigo Robledo Tobar,
Director General for Financial Policy and Tresasury, Comunidad de Madrid
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16:15
Fireside chat: The Upcoming Spanish EU Presidency – Key Themes for Banks and Capital Markets
Moderator:
Adam Farkas,
CEO, AFME
Speaker:
Alejandra Kindelán,
Chair and CEO, Spanish Banking Association
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16:45
Panel discussion: Spanish and EU Digital Sandboxes – Progress and Challenges of Innovation
  • EU DLT pilot regime rollout & the Spanish experience with regulatory sandboxes
  • Global perspectives - how to ensure the stability of the financial system in the midst of rapid technological change
  • The significance of a Digital Euro & retail vs. wholesale CBDC for the capital markets industry
  • Impact on financial markets infrastructure & industry priorities for the digitisation of EU capital markets
Speakers:
Arturo Gonzalez MacDowell,
President, AEFI, Spanish Fintech and Insurtech Association
José Manuel Marqués Sevillano,
Director, Financial Innovation and Market Infrastructures Department, Bank of Spain
Mariano Giralt,
Head of EMEA Digital, BNY Mellon
Philippe Verriest,
Head of Innovation, Euroclear Group
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17:20
Closing remarks
Speaker:
Rick Watson,
Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, Membership and Events, AFME
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17:25
Drinks reception
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Keynote Speakers

Álvaro López Barceló

Director General of the Treasury and Financial Policy, Ministry of Economy and Digitalization

Rodrigo Buenaventura

Chairman, CNMV

Other Speakers

Adam Farkas

CEO, AFME

Alberto Barbachano

Vice President – Senior Credit Officer, Moody’s Investors Service

Alejandra Kindelán

Chair and CEO, Spanish Banking Association

Ana Puente Pérez

Head of Securities Markets and Financial Instruments Legislation, Spanish Treasury

Angel Estrada

Director General for Financial Stability, Regulation and Resolution, Banco de España

Beatriz Alonso-Majagranzas

Head of BME Exchange

Carlos Pérez Dávila

Partner, Head of the Capital Markets and Securitisation practice, Pérez-Llorca

Daniel Pérez Cid

Director Regulation Department, DG Financial Stability, Regulation and Resolution, Banco de España

Daniela Francovicchio

Structured Finance Manager, European Investment Fund

Didem Taneri

Executive Director, Leveraged Finance, BBVA

Dr Christian Thun

CEO, European DataWarehouse

Eduardo Manzanera

Managing Director, Leveraged Finance, Goldman Sachs

Javier Rouillet

Vice President, Sovereign Ratings, DBRS Morningstar

Javier Ruiz del Pozo

Director Secondary Markets Department, CNMV

Jordi Cabero Borrós

Head of Credit Trading, Banco Santander

José Manuel Marqués Sevillano

Director, Financial Innovation and Market Infrastructures Department, Bank of Spain

Juan David García

Senior Director, Fitch Ratings

Juan Manuel Vázquez García Reynoso

Secretary of the International Committee and advisor of Emisores Españoles

Kris Nathanail

Senior Policy Advisor, IOSCO

Leticia Carpintero Llamas

Senior Officer, CNMV

Mariano Benito Zamarriego

Director of Financing, Repsol S.A.

Mariano Giralt

Head of EMEA Digital, BNY Mellon

Marina Albo

Managing Director -EMEA Corporate Finance, Moody's Investors Service

Martin Nichols

Relationship Manager, S&P Global Ratings

Pablo Portugal

Managing Director, Advocacy, Association of Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)

Philippe Laporte

Chief Operating Officer, Union de Créditos Inmobiliarios

Philippe Verriest

Head of Innovation, Euroclear Group

Praneet Talukdar

Head of Business Development and Portfolio Sales, Anticipa and Aliseda

Rick Watson

Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, Membership and Events, AFME

Rodrigo Robledo Tobar

Director General for Financial Policy and Tresasury, Comunidad de Madrid

Sergio Serrano

Singular Projects Director, Banco Sabadell

Shaun Baddeley

Managing Director, Head of Securitisation Division, The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)

Tajinder Singh

Deputy Secretary General, IOSCO