Bank Boards: How to Navigate New Continuous Challenges

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Dates

20/09/2024 - 21/09/2024

Location

Villa Salviati, Florence, Italy

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Application deadline

02/09/2024

Approach

Qualitative

Delivery mode

Residential

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Course faculty

Course Advisors

Application deadline: 2 September 2024

Who should apply?

Participants profile:

  • Banks’ Non-Executive Directors (current and prospective)
  • Board secretaries and secretariat officers
  • Members of board committees
  • Regulatory and government affairs managers
  • Board Advisory consultants

The BBA program puts a high priority on participant diversity, also in geographic terms. Our intention is for participants to interact and discuss with peers to get a valuable learning, sharing and networking experience thanks to an outstanding international faculty of regulators, supervisors, and academics together with bank and finance professionals.

How to apply?

You need to complete an online application form. Upon creating an account at the Robert Schuman Centre Services Portal, your credentials (username and password) will allow you to fill in your application. The application includes biographical information, information related to your professional background, and contact information. After submitting your application, you will receive feedback on your admission to the course within 48 hours.

Eligibility and Requirements include:

  • Attendees are expected to participate in the programme actively.
  • Applicants should have some experience as regards bank business and strategic bank decisions.
  • Attendees are expected to have a good knowledge of English at the B2 level.

Applying early increases your chance of being accepted (please note that seats are limited to ensure interactivity and high-quality training).

Friday, 20 September 2024

09.30 – 10.30 | Session 1: Board structuring methodology

  • Know your Board (not everyone is fit for all Boards)
  • Board composition and succession needs (Key Board roles, Committee structure, individual competences)
  • Board effectiveness: assessments as input to Board composition
    Facilitator: Giovanna Gallì (Spencer Stuart)

10.30 -11.30 | Session 2: European market overview

  • International comparison of Boards of top European banks (structure directors’ characteristics, committee structure)
  • Key market trends
  • Focus on Directors’ background: relevance of key competences in the Boards of top European banks
    Facilitator: Giovanna Gallì (Spencer Stuart)

12.00 – 13.00 | Session 3: Business Cases

  • Real-life cases of Board renewals with highlights of implications of: different shareholding structures, governance renewal mechanisms (yearly, three-yearly, staggered) and change of governance system (two tier vs. one-tier) Facilitator: Giovanna Gallì (Spencer Stuart)

14.30 – 16.00 | Session 4: Board functioning: The view of the supervisor

  • Governance as ongoing supervision focus
  • Practices of collective suitability
    Facilitator: Florian Narring (ECB)

16.30 – 18.30 | Session 5: Evolving board members’ responsibilities: When can we reasonably rely on external experts?

  • Expectations continue to evolve as to the areas of subject matter expertise of individual directors and the board as a whole in facing an increasing range of topics. Board members may therefore wish to consult with external experts in order to effectively inform themselves, or as necessary to form an independent opinion in overseeing and challenging management. This session will explore best practices in reasonable reliance on external experts, drawing upon corporate governance standards and banking regulations
    Facilitator: James H. Freis, Jr. (Market Integrity Solutions LLC)
Saturday, 21 September 2024

8.30 – 9.30 | Session 6: Approaching Geopolitical Risks: best practices

  • Facilitator: Theodore Bunzel (Lazard) – TBC

9.30 – 11.00 | Session 7: Climate Risk: Supervisory expectations and challenges for euro area banks

  • Take stock of progress made on meeting supervisory expectations on climate risk management in recent years and discuss further challenges from the perspective of supervisors and board members.
    Facilitators: Federico Pierobon (ECB) and Luca Giaccherini (ECB)

11.30 – 13.30 | Session 8: The life of boards in practice: sharing experiences in dealing with uncertainty

  • The session, which will be led by two JST coordinators will entail a discussion on past experiences of banks and boards in dealing with geopolitical risk, climate, governance issues, etc. (TBC)
    Facilitators: Birgit Punison (ECB) and Luca Giaccherini (ECB)
  • 2,450€ – New participants.
  • 2,150€ – Participants of previous editions.

Please note that payment must be settled within 48 hours of acceptance into the course. The fee includes tuition, access to all course materials and pedagogic activities, coffee and lunch breaks and one networking dinner. It does not include travel and accommodation expenses or other local transportation costs (taxis, private cars).

CANCELLATION POLICY

  • In case you can no longer attend the course, you are required to inform the organisers by sending an email to fbf@eui.eu in order to free a seat for participants on the waiting list.
  • In case of frequent cancellations, FBF reserves the right not to accept further registrations from the same person.
  • Cancellation before 30th June: 100 percent refund.
  • Cancellation from 1 July until 1 September: 50 percent refund.
  • Cancellation from 1 September until 21 September: No refund possible.

For more details, please contact fbf@eui.eu

Accommodation

Participants are responsible for their own accommodation during their stay in Florence. Below are some hotels that are conveniently located either for the city centre or for the course venue.

Fiesole (closer to the European University Institute)

  1. +39 055 597252, info@villafiesole.it

Florence Historic Centre – Santa Maria Novella Train Station area

ph.+39 055 271840, booking@wtbhotels.com

Florence Centre – Piazza della Libertà area

Nearby airports

Pisa International Airport (Galileo Galilei Airport), is located 85 km from Florence. The shuttle Pisa Mover connects Pisa Airport to Pisa Railway Station, and it is in service every day from 6.00 a.m. to midnight with variable frequencies. The average travel time between the airport and the railway station, including the intermediate stop, is about 5 minutes. From Pisa Railway Station it is possible to take a train to Florence Railway Station (average travel time is one hour). Timetable and ticket options are available at Trainline.

Guglielmo Marconi Bologna International Airport is located 105 km from Florence. It is connected to Bologna Central Station by the shuttle train “Marconi Express” that leaves every 7 minutes. Tickets can be purchased on this website. From Bologna Central Station, Florence can be reached with a high-speed train in about 40 minutes. Timetable and ticket options are available at Trainline.

IT information

  • Upon arrival, you will be provided with temporary Wi-Fi access for the duration of the event.
  • If using your company laptop, please check with your company IT department regarding firewall protections before your departure. EUI uses a Captive Portal authentication to access the EUI Wi-Fi network.

On-site contact points

For any practical questions, please feel free to contact the Florence School of Banking and Finance to the attention of Shauna Kavanagh (fbf@eui.eu).

Restaurants

Below you can find a few suggestions on restaurants located in Fiesole or the city centre, which might be useful for your free night(s).