Featured speakers
Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
Prof. Ross Buckley
Scientia Professor
UNSW Sydney
Ross Buckley is a Scientia Professor and Laureate Fellow at UNSW Sydney. His research on FinTech is world-leading. He is a board member of Australia’s central bank and chairs the Digital Finance Advisory Panel of Australia’s securities regulator. He has twice been a Fulbright Scholar, at Yale & Duke.
Speaking at
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2:00–2:30pmTue 23 JunForum StageKongresssaal, Level 1OpenModerator
Others
Policymakers' Dialogue: Forging Europe's Strategic Autonomy in Finance
Forum StageKongresssaal, Level 1OpenModerator
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Daniela StoffelState SecretaryState Secretariat for International Finance (SIF)
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Januš KizenevičVice-Minister of FinanceMinistry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
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Steven MaijoorExecutive Board Member & Chair of SupervisionDe Nederlandsche Bank N.V.
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Prof. Ross BuckleyScientia ProfessorUNSW SydneyModerator
About this session
Europe’s pursuit of digital sovereignty has become increasingly critical to financial and technological policy. As payments infrastructure, cloud services, digital identity systems, and digital currencies intersect with geopolitics, European policymakers are working to reduce strategic dependencies while maintaining financial stability, fintech prowess, and global openness.
This session explores how European financial institutions can implement strategic autonomy without fragmenting the global financial system, the role of regulators in fostering conditions for greater digital self-reliance, and the practical steps needed to ensure Europe’s financial system remains competitive, innovative, and resilient. -

