European Convention on SME Access to Finance
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Pierre Moscovici
French Minister of Economy and Finance
Werner Hoyer
President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Jean Rognetta
President of PME Finance
have the pleasure of inviting you to
• European Convention on SME acces to finance •
Monday, June 24 2013, from 08:00 am to 07:00 pm
The French Ministery of Finance and Economy
Pierre-Mendès-France Conference Center
139 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris
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Moderator of the day : Jean Rognetta, President of PME Finance
8:00 : Reception
9:00 : Opening ceremony
- Welcoming speech by Pierre Moscovici, French Minister of Economy and Finance
- Introduction by Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Signing of a partnership between bpifrance and the EIB in favor of SME financing
- Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice-President of the EIB
- Nicolas Dufourcq, managing director of bpifrance
- Testimony by Jean-François Roubaud, Secretary-General of the French General Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CGPME)
- Questions and Answers
10:00 : Big groups and SME: promoters of innovation and growth
- Round table president and analyst: Fleur Pellerin, Minister delegate for SME, innovation and the digital economy
- Gunilla Almgren, president of the European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME)
- Gilles Betthauser, Chief Executive Officer of AOS Studley
- Henri Lachmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Schneider Electric, founding president of Pacte PME
- Agnès Lépinay, President of the financial affairs commission of Business Europe
- Yoram Moyal, co-founder and general director of Buzcard
- Xavier Niel, Vice-President and Strategy Director of Iliad
11:00 : Coffee break
11:30 : The key role of banks in SME access to finance during the financial crisis
- Round table president and analyst: Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice President of the European Investment Bank
- Jean-Lous Bancel, president of Crédit Coopératif
- Delphine d’Amarzit, Assistant Secretaryof the Financial Sector Department of the French Directorate-General of the Treasury
- Nicolas Dufourcq, managing director of bpifrance
- Michel Lucas, President of Crédit Mutuel
- Gerassimos Thomas, Director of the DG for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission
12:30 : Lunch sponsored by the EIB
14:15 : Signature of guarantee agreements, with the financial support from the European Union, between the EIF (EIB Group) , Banque Populaire (BPCE Group) and the national federation of SOCAMAs
- Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice-President of the EIB
- Richard Pelly, Chief Executive of the European Investment Fund (EIF)
- François Pérol, President of the BPCE
- Gilbert Rebeyrole, President of the National Federation of SOCAMA
- Wolfgang Burtscher, Deputy Director of DG of Research and Innovation, European Commission
14:45 : Financing SME: what are the European initiatives?
- Round table president and analyst: Benoît Cœuré, Member of the European Central Bank’s Executive Board
- Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice President of the European Investment Bank
- Robert Ophèle, Deputy-Governor of the Bank of France
- Claire Waysand, Deputy Director General of the Treasury and Chief economist, French Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Martin Merlin, head of unit Financial Services Policy, Relations with the Council of the Directorate General of Internal Market and Services, European Commission
15:45 : Coffee Break
16:15 : Entrepreneurs – Investors and capital-risk, major actors in SME development
- Round table president and analyst: Richard Pelly, Chief Executive of the EIF
- Christoph Braun, Managing Partner of Acton Capital Partners GmbH
- Paul-François Fournier, Executive Vice-president of the Innovation Division, bpifrance
- Bernard Gilly, Chief Executive Officer of Pixium Vision
- Diana Saraceni, General Partner of 360° Capital Partners
- Sara Wallin, Managing Director of Almi Företagspartner Väst AB
17:30 : Disintermediated financing: Bonds and the Stock Exchange
- Round table president and analyst: Steven Maijoor, Chair of the Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
- Dominique Cerutti, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of NYSE Euronext
- Philippe Dupont, President of Isodev
- Denis Lucquin, President of Sofinnova Partners
- Xavier Rolet, Chief Executive Officer of the London Stock Exchange
18:30 : Conclusion
- Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Chairman of the Board of bpifrance, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Caisse des Dépots et Consignations
Additional Information
RER A et D: Gare de Lyon Métro: Bercy (lignes 6 et 14) Gare de Lyon (lignes 1)
Bus: Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances (24 et 87)
Parking: Paris-Bercy (48 bis boulevard de Bercy) Bercy (77 rue de Bercy)
There is no more available spaces.