Conference "Capital Markets in the Digital Age: Balancing Innovation & Oversight"
1 - 2 September 2025
Hotel Dubrovnik Palace
Dubrovnik
Hanfa is organizing a conference "Capital Markets in the Digital Age: Balancing Innovation & Oversight", that will take place on 1 - 2 September 2025 in Hotel Dubrovnik Palace in Dubrovnik.
Conference objectives:
The conference aims to foster expert discussions on the future of capital markets in the digital era, addressing challenges and opportunities arising from regulatory frameworks, tokenization, and the evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial markets.
The conference will discuss:
- Regulators’ Challenges in Balancing Market Dynamism with Regulatory Requirements and Oversight
- Regulatory Harmonization vs. National Flexibility
- The Growing Role of AI in Capital Markets
- Detection and Prevention of AI-driven market manipulation - how EU Regulators Are Addressing AI Market Abuse
Participation at the conference is free of charge, but registration is required.
"Innovation is not about being first, it’s about being better”
Tom Kelley
Tom Kelley
Selected speakers
Natasha Cazenave
Executive Director, ESMA
Carmine Di Noia
Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD
Ante Žigman
President of the Board, HANFA
Jean-Paul Servais
Chairman, Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority, FSMA
Santa Purgaile
Deputy Governor, Latvijas Banka
Jos Heuvelman
Member of the Executive Board , Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets, AFM
Vassiliki Lazarakou
President, Hellenic Capital Market Commission, HCMC
Claude Marx
Director General, Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisory Commission, CSSF
Carlo Comporti
Member, Italian National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange, CONSOB
Ivan Keller
DG FISMA, European Commission
Kristaps Soms
Director of Capital Market Supervision Department, Latvijas Banka
Marina Markezic
Executive Director and Co-founder, EU Crypto Initiative
Vojtěch Belling
Executive Director of the Financial Regulation and International Cooperation Department, Czech National Bank
Birgit Puck
Managing Director of the Securities Supervision Department, Austrian Financial Market Authority, FMA
Thorsten Pötzsch
Chief Executive Director of Securities Supervision/ Asset Management , German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin
Andre Nõmm
Member of the Management Board, Estonian FSA
Piotr Koziński
Managing Director for Capital Market Supervision Division, Polish Financial Supervision Authority, KNF
George Theocharides
Chairman, Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, CySEC
Luís Laginha de Sousa
Chair, Portuguese Securities Market Commission, CMVM
Carlos San Basilio
Chair, Spanish National Securities Market Commission, CNMV
Marc Gassebner
Expert, Austrian Financial Market Authority, FMA
Ian Meli
Head of Investment Services Supervision, Malta Financial Services Authority, MFSA
Anamarija Staničić
Member of the Board, HANFA
