Gender gap in financial literacy

Gender issues in financial literacy will be discussed at the EBF Meeting Centre in the Brussels kick-off for the 2018 European Money Week. The week will see financial education events for young people across Europe, organized by national banking associations and their partners in more than 30 European countries. This year, the main topic at the Brussels kick-off will be the gender gap in financial literacy, as well as the role of financial literacy in sustainable finance. The EBF kick-off event brings together academic speakers, financial education specialists, policy-makers and financial sector representatives.

15:30  Doors open, coffee & tea served

16:00  Welcome by Wim Mijs, Chief Executive Officer EBF

16:10  The gender gap in financial education

Keynote presentations by

• Giovanna Paladino, Director and curator of the Museo del Risparmio, IntesaSanpaolo, Turin
• Arna Olafsson, Assistant Professor of Finance, Copenhagen Business School

Moderator: Patty Chada, Economic Psychologist

17:00 The role of financial literacy in the EU work on sustainable finance

Presentation by

• Lidia del Pozo, Director, Community Investment Programs, BBVAEdufin

17:15 The first EBA report on Financial Education:

Presentation by

• Santiago Escudero, Retail Banking Expert, European Banking Authority17:30  Accelerating financial education in Europe
  
  Exchange of views among members of the European Platform for Financial Education,
  Education on how to get financial literacy on the EU agenda for 2019-2024, with:
  • Caroline Jenner, CEO, JA Europe
  • Arnaldo Abruzzini, CEO, Eurochambres
  • Josina Kamerling, Head Regulatory Outreach EMEA at the CFA Institute
  • Bernard Delbecque, Professor of Economics and Senior Director at Efama
  • Alexandra Maczynska, Executive Director, BetterFinance
  • Sladjana Sredojevic, Chair of the Financial Literacy Committee, EBTN
  • Rosa Armesto, Head of Public Affairs & Communications, InsuranceEurope
  • Caroline Gourisse, Head of Regulatory Affairs, ESBG

  Moderated by Sebastien De Brouwer, Chief Policy Officer at The European Banking Federation

  18:15 Reception (close foreseen at 19 CET)