Slovenian Bankers’ Day

The Role of Banks in the Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery

 Wednesday, 24 November 2021, MS Teams

Programme

09.30 – 10.00

Registration

10.00 – 10.10

Welcome Speech by the Managing Director of the Bank Association of Slovenia
mag. Stanislava Zadravec Caprirolo

10.10 – 10.20

Address by the President of the Supervisory Board of the Bank Association of Slovenia
Blaž Brodnjak, President of the Management Board, Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d.

10.20 – 10.30

Address by the Minister of Finance
mag. Andrej Šircelj

10.30 – 10.40

Address by the Governor of Banka Slovenije
mag. Boštjan Vasle

10.40 – 11.00

The role of banks in the recovery
Tommy De Temmerman, European Commission

11.00 – 11.20

Break

11.20 – 11.50

Slovenia’s Recovery Plan
mag. Monika Kirbiš Rojs, State Secretary, Government Office for Development and European Cohesion
Policy

11.55 –13:00

Panel Discussion: Economic recovery after the pandemic and the role of banks

Chair: mag. Stanislava Zadravec Caprirolo, Managing Director, Bank Association of Slovenia

Panellists:
Tibor Šimonka, President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
Fedja Pobegajlo, Director, Tourism and Hospitality Chamber of Slovenia
dr. Marta Svoljšak Jerman, Area Manager, Sustainability, quality and safety, Petrol d.d
mag. Anita Stojčevska, Chief Executive Officer, SKB banka d.d.
Blaž Brodnjak, President of the Management Board, Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d.
John Michael Denhof, President of the Management Board, Nova Kreditna banka Maribor d.d.
mag. Sibil Svilan, President of the Management Board, SID Slovenska izvozna in razvojna banka d.d.

13.00 –14.00

Break

14.00 –14.20
Natural resource management and the role of the financial sector in sustainable transition
dr. Janez Potočnik, Co-chair of the UN International Resource Panel, Partner at SYSTEMIQ, Former European Commissioner for Science and Research and for Environment

14.20 –14.40

Presentation of EC activities/priorities in the field of sustainable financing during the Slovenian Presidency
mag. Marjan Divjak, Director-General Treasury Directorate, Ministry of Finance

14.40 –15.00

Sustainable finance priorities from a European and German perspective
Dr. Christian Ossig, Chair of EBF Executive Committee and BdB Chief Executive

15.00 –16.10

Panel Discussion: ESG investment potential of the Slovenian economy

Chair: mag. Stanislava Zadravec Caprirolo, Managing Director, Bank Association of Slovenia

Panellists:
Ines and Laurent Mortreuil, Karpos partners
dr. Simon Savšek, Economist at European Investment Bank
mag. Stane Merše, Energy Efficiency Centre, Jožef Stefan Institute
Gregor Lojk, Director of Finance and Controlling, GEN–I d.o.o.
dr. Miha Rihar, director, Energy transformation, Merkur Trgovina d.o.o.
Matjaž Rakovec, Municipality of Kranj
Tomaž Činč, Snopje d.o.o.
mag. Jana Benčina Henigman, President of the Management Board, Sberbank d.d.
Renato Založnik, President of the Management Board, Delavska hranilnica d.d.

16.10-16.15

Conference Conclusion
mag. Stanislava Zadravec Caprirolo, Managing Director, Bank Association of Slovenia

There is no conference registration fee based on the organiser’s invitation. The conference is to be attended by highest-level executives of members of the Bank Association of Slovenia, representatives of regulators and supervisors, other financial organisations and businesses.

To register, please complete the registration form prijavnica on the website of Združenje bank Slovenije by 16 November 2021. Please send any cancellations to ic@zbs-giz.si at least two days before the event.

Presentations and discussions will be in Slovenian and English. Simultaneous interpreting will be provided. The conference will be open to the media.

Invitation