Executive training courses in Banking and Finance in Florence (Italy).

Residential courses

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At the Florence School of Banking and Finance, we take the concerns of our participants seriously and are following the European University Institute and the Italian Government guidelines to protect the health and safety of our participants, faculty, staff and other visitors.
Currently, our residential activities scheduled until the summer have been suspended while all our online activities are confirmed. In line with the evolution of the pandemic, additional changes might be introduced to our autumn courses. Registered participants will be notified as soon as possible.
This page is updated with the latest information but if you have further questions about a course you registered in, do not hesitate to contact our team members at fbf@eui.eu

This training at the FBF & EUI has been very helpful to grasp the subject of stress testing with both empirical and theoretical perspectives.
Participant in the course ‘Stress Testing the Financial Sector’, April 2019
This is a marvelous place to meet. I never participated in a conference that took place in such a nice environment. The combination of university and research centre is inspiring.
Participant in the course 'Anti Money Laundering', January 2019
Taking this course has been an excellent choice and a great experience. I improved my knowledge about forecasting models, met colleagues working at relevant institutions and enjoyed the wonderful installations of the Institute.
Participant in the course 'Economic Forecasting for Banking', November 2018
I really enjoyed my time here; excellent course, wonderful location and fully international environment.
Participant in the course ‘Empirical Methods in Banking and Policy Evaluation’, May 2019
Excellent course with excellent speakers. It is not always easy to follow the complex and various topics covered but this is what I expected and wanted.
Participant in the course ‘Sovereign Debt Risks’, April 2019
It was a rare and precious opportunity to meet with the public sector and to have fruitful and open exchanges.
Participant in the course 'Anti Money Laundering', January 2019
Thank you for a wonderful truly remarkable course. The material was perfect and overall this was a great opportunity to learn and meet other people.
Participant in the Autumn School 'The Law, Economics and Practice of EU Banking Resolution', November 2018
Fascinating! Great experience, extremely interesting, best speakers, perfect organization.
Participant in the course ‘Sovereign Debt Risks’, April 2019
Very enriching course. A lot of information given in an easy-to-follow manner and applied in practice through the war game at the end. Overall, excellent training.
Participant in the course ' Managing and Understanding Sovereign Debt Risks and Restructuring’, April 2018

Courses 2020

Courses 2021

2020

Bank Resolution Academy

Course dates: 9-11 November 2020

Place: Residential / Online (TBC)

Course Directors: Seraina Grünewald (Radboud University Nijmegen); Emiliano Tornese (European Commission); Tobias Tröger (Goethe University, Frankfurt)

Course Instructors: Anna Gardella (European Banking Authority), Katerina Theodossiou (Bank of Greece), More experts from private and public sector tba.

Area: Regulation, Supervision and Resolution

Level: Intermediate

Target: EU Officials (ECB, SSM, SRB, ESRB, EBA, ESM), National Supervisory Authorities, financial stability and research department of Central Banks, Ph.D. students, financial institutions in the private sector, law firms.

2021

Climate Risks Academy

Course co-organised with Oliver Wyman.

Course dates: 03-05 March 2021

Place: EUI Premises, Florence

Course Instructors: Jos Delbeke (European University Institute – School of Transnational Governance); Andrea Federico, Ilya Khaykin, Alban Planet (Oliver Wyman); Anne Platou(Bank ASA); Peter Vis (Rud Pedersen Public Affairs); More tba

Area: Risk Management

Level: Intermediate

Target: EU officials, EBA, ESRB, SRB, National Supervisory Authorities, Financial stability and research departments of central banks, Financial institutions professionals, Lawyers, Ph.D. and Post-doctoral researchers.

Network Analysis Techniques For Applications in Finance and Economics

Course dates: 22-24 March 2021

Place: EUI Premises, Florence

Course Instructors: Christian Brownlees (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics); Iman van Lelyveld (VU University and DNB); Marco D’Errico (European Systemic Risk Board)

Area: Statistical and Econometric Methods

Level: Intermediate

Target: EU Officials (ECB, SSM, SRB, ESRB, EBA, ESM), National Supervisory Authorities, Financial Stability officers, Economics Departments And Forecasting Departments of Central Banks, Ph.D. and Post-doctoral researchers, Research department officers of private banks.

Enhancing the cyber resilience of the financial sector

Course dates: 12-14 April 2021

Place: EUI Premises, Florence

Course Instructors: Emran Islam (European Central Bank); Klaus Loeber (European Central Bank); Henry Holden (CPMI, Bank for International Settlements); Givan Kolster (FalconForce); Alexandra Maniati (European Banking Federation); Elisabeth Noble (EBA); Nathalie Pauline Tuxen (Danmarks Nationalbank); Antonio Spadaro (Deloitte)

Area: Risk Management

Level: Introductory/Intermediate

Target: EU Officials (ECB, SSM, SRB, ESRB, EBA, ESM), National Supervisory Authorities, financial stability and legal department experts in Central Banks, Ph.D. students, private sector members, law firms and practitioners

Managing and Understanding Sovereign Risks

Course dates: 26-28 April 2021

Place: EUI Premises, Florence

Course Instructors: Mitu Gulati (Duke University); Ugo Panizza (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies); Lee C. Buchheit (University of Edinburgh and Queen Mary University of London)

Area: Risk Management

Level: Intermediate

Digital Currencies Academy

Course dates: 25-28 May 2021

Place: EUI Premises, Florence

Course Instructors: Thorsten Koeppl (Queen’s University – Course director); Katrin Assenmacher (ECB); Christian Catalini (Libra, Facebook); James Chapman (Bank of Canada); Anne Choné (ESMA); Daniel Heller (Fnality International); Jean Pierre Landau (Harvard Kennedy School and SciencesPo); Klaus Löber (ECB); Cyril Monnet (University of Bern); Elisabeth Noble (European Banking Authority); Senior Policy Makers, Academics and Private Sector.

Area: Risk Management

Level: Introductory/Intermediate

Target: EU Officials (ECB, SSM, SRB, ESRB, EBA, ESM), National Supervisory Authorities, Senior Policy Officers of Prudential Supervisors/National Central Banks, Treasurers with Banks, Funding Strategists.

MiFID II/MiFIR: Evolution and Revolution

Course dates: TBC 2021

Place: EUI Premises, Florence

Course Instructors: Danny Busch (University of Nijmegen); Veerle Colaert (KU Leuven University); Matteo Gargantini (University of Utrecht); Benoît Gourisse (ISDA, International Swaps and Derivatives Association); Diego Valiante (European Commission, DG FISMA); Senior experts from the public and private sectors

Area: Regulation, Supervision and Resolution

Level: Intermediate

Target: EU Officials (ECB, SSM, SRB, ESRB, EBA, ESM), National Supervisory Authorities, economists and risk managers in financial institutions and private banks, lawyers and accountants, Ph.D. students, post-graduate researchers, assistant professors.

Regulatory Treatment of Sovereign Exposures and Safe Assets Academy

Course dates: TBC 2021

Place: EUI Premises, Florence

Course Instructors: Per Callesen (Danmarks Nationalbank); Gabriele Giudice (European Commission); Sam Langfield (MIT); Álvaro Leandro (CaixaBank); Marco Pagano (University of Naples Federico II)

Area: Regulation, Supervision and Resolution

Level: Intermediate

Liquidity, Crisis and Public Policies: A Model-Based Approach

Course dates: TBC 2021

Place: EUI Premises, Florence

Course Instructor: Nobuhiro Kiyotaki (Princeton University)

Area: Financial Stability and Macroprudential policy

Level: Advanced

Target: EU Officials (ECB, SSM, SRB, ESRB, EBA, ESM), National Supervisory Authorities, financial stability and research department of Central Banks, Ph.D. students, private sector economists

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