VIRTUAL EVENT SERIES #CountingEveryoneIn DAY 3
Financial literacy for young Europeans: Joining forces to help build a future-proof skill set’ is a part of an event series organized by the European Banking Federation (EBF) during the European Money Week (March 22 – March 27) which celebrates financial education and raises awareness about money and personal finances. This year’s theme, ‘counting everyone in’, highlights the importance of including all social groups in financial education efforts, with a special focus on the elderly, women and youth.
As the European economy continues to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis, young people in the region are battling with uncertainty about the future. Worries related to student debt and job security, together with temptations of online credit platforms define the financial lives of many young individuals. As Europe rebuilds and pushes forward with the transition to a more green and digital economy, we must make sure that financial resilience and financial literacy skills for young Europeans are an important part of these efforts.
This session will explore key challenges and opportunities for improving financial literacy among young individuals. Experts from Europe, the US and South America will share best practices and recommendations
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PROGRAMME
15:30
Opening remarks
- Wim Mijs, CEO, European Banking Federation
15:35
Panel Debate
- Professor Annamaria Lusardi, Director of the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Centre, from Washington
- Silvia Singer, CEO, Interactive Museum of Economics (MIDE)
- Beatriz Morilla, CEO, Teach For Spain (F. Empieza por Educar)
Moderated by: Wim Mijs, CEO, EBF
16:25
Closing remarks
SPEAKERS
Wim Mijs, CEO, European Banking Federation
Wim Mijs (1964) was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the European Banking Federation in 2014. Between 2007 and 2014 Wim served as CEO of the Dutch banking association NVB. During this tenure he transformed the NVB into a modern industry association, positioning it as the key representative of the banking sector in the wake of the financial crisis.
Wim studied law at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, specialising in European and International law. After his studies he worked at the International Court of Arbitration at the Peace Palace in The Hague. In 1993 he joined ABN AMRO in Amsterdam before moving to Brussels to head up the bank’s EU liaison office. Wim moved back to The Hague in 2002 where he became the Head of Government Affairs for ABN AMRO.
Wim is a member of the Advisory Board of the BBVA Center for Financial Education and Capability, the Industry Chair of the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum and member of the Advisory board of Leiden Law School. Between 2011 and 2018, Wim held various institutional roles within the international and European financial/banking community: chairman of the International Banking Federation; chairman of the Executive Committee of the EBF; and chairman of the Board of Euribor, now known as the European Money Market Institute
Wim Mijs, CEO, European Banking Federation
Wim Mijs (1964) was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the European Banking Federation in 2014. Between 2007 and 2014 Wim served as CEO of the Dutch banking association NVB. During this tenure he transformed the NVB into a modern industry association, positioning it as the key representative of the banking sector in the wake of the financial crisis.
Wim studied law at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, specialising in European and International law. After his studies he worked at the International Court of Arbitration at the Peace Palace in The Hague. In 1993 he joined ABN AMRO in Amsterdam before moving to Brussels to head up the bank’s EU liaison office. Wim moved back to The Hague in 2002 where he became the Head of Government Affairs for ABN AMRO.
Wim is a member of the Advisory Board of the BBVA Center for Financial Education and Capability, the Industry Chair of the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum and member of the Advisory board of Leiden Law School. Between 2011 and 2018, Wim held various institutional roles within the international and European financial/banking community: chairman of the International Banking Federation; chairman of the Executive Committee of the EBF; and chairman of the Board of Euribor, now known as the European Money Market Institute
Professor Annamaria Lusardi, Director of the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Centre
Annamaria Lusardi is the University Professor of Economics and Accountancy at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB). Moreover, she is the founder and academic director of GWSB’s Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center. Previously, she was the Joel Z. and Susan Hyatt Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, where she taught for twenty years. She has also taught at Princeton University, the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Columbia Business School. From January to June 2008, she was a visiting scholar at Harvard Business School. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University.
Prof. Lusardi has also won numerous research and other awards. The more recent ones include the Kahneman Lecture at the 2019 annual meeting of economic psychology and behavioral economics (IAREP/SABE), the 2018 Ketchum Prize from FINRA Investor Education Foundation, the 2018 Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Prize for Faculty Scholarship, the 2017 Skandia Research Award on Long-Term Savings (awarded in Sweden), the 2015 Financial Literacy Award from the International Federation of Finance Museums (awarded in China), the 2014 William A. Forbes Public Awareness Award from the Council for Economic Education, the 2013 William E. Odom Visionary Leadership Award from the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, and the National Numeracy Network’s inaugural 2012 Steen Award. In 2018, she received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science (Economics and Business Administration) from the University of Vaasa in Finland. In 2019, she was included in the Forbes list of the 100 successful women in Italy.
Beatriz Morilla, CEO, Teach for Spain (F. Empieza por Educar)
Sustainability expert and passionate about education and corporate governance, with 25 years of experience in the financial sector. I have recently taken over as CEO of the Empieza Por Educar Foundation, a member of the international organization Teach for All, an independent organization that seeks to build a movement of systemic leaders who, in partnership, will contribute to ensuring that by 2060 all children, starting with the most vulnerable, will achieve, through education, to be what they want to be.
Learn more about Teach for Spain: empiezaporeducar.org
Silvia Singer, CEO, Interactive Museum of Economics (MIDE)
JOIN OTHER #CountingEveryoneIn EVENTS:
JOIN DAY ONE, 23 March
As part of the focus on ‘counting everyone in’ in the 2021 edition of European Money Week, the first day will offer an overview of the US study findings, take stock of the retirement landscape in Europe and explore the need for research on later life debt in the region.
JOIN DAY TWO, 24 March
As part of the focus on ‘counting everyone in’ in the 2021 edition of European Money Week, the second day will look at the benefits and challenges of, and best practices in, building financial literacy for girls and women.
About the organiser: European Banking Federation
The European Banking Federation is the voice of the European banking sector, bringing together national banking associations from across Europe, including all member states of the European Union. The EBF is committed to a thriving European economy that is underpinned by a stable, secure and inclusive financial ecosystem, and to a flourishing society where financing is available to fund the dreams of citizens, businesses and innovators everywhere.
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