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About the Organisers

Event Organisers

Forum Europe www.forum-europe.com

Forum Europe is the leading EU dedicated conference and event provider. Founded in 1989 and with offices at the heart of the European Union in Brussels, Forum Europe specialises in EU focussed political and economic conferences and debates. We work successfully with businesses, institutions, NGOs and governments alike while organising our own portfolio of sector leading events.

The Forum Europe team consists of multilingual EU policy and events specialists and our strategic services can maintain and develop your networks at EU level while delivering forums where key issues can be aired and debated.

You can find out more about us by going to www.forum-europe.com

Event Hosts

Assonime www.assonime.it

Assonime - Association of Joint Stock Companies incorporated in Italy - is a long-established business association and think-tank set up by companies in different branches of activities (industry, finance, services and public utilities). Since its establishment in 1910 it has gained a reputation as a leading centre for analysis of national and European regulation and has become a leading advocate of the need to establish well-functioning market institutions.

Its mission is:

• to contribute to a regulatory framework that encourages enterprise and investment;
• to promote the interpretation, adaptation and application of rules governing economic activities so as to improve market functioning;
• to help members to apply existing rules.

Barclays www.barclays.com

Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth and investment management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs 140,000 people.

Kreab www.kreab.com

Kreab is a world leading communications consultancy. We provide independent and strategic advice on high-stakes financial, corporate and public affairs communications.

With operations in 25 countries, and over 350 highly experienced consultants, we offer communications counsel to the highest levels within companies, organizations, governments and governmental agencies.

Managed Funds Association (MFA) www.managedfunds.org

The Managed Funds Association (MFA) represents the global alternative investment industry and its investors by advocating for sound industry practices and public policies that foster efficient, transparent, and fair capital markets. MFA, based in Washington, DC, is an advocacy, education, and communications organization established to enable hedge fund and managed futures firms in the alternative investment industry to participate in public policy discourse, share best practices and learn from peers, and communicate the industry’s contributions to the global economy. MFA members help pension plans, university endowments, charitable organizations, qualified individuals and other institutional investors to diversify their investments, manage risk, and generate attractive returns. MFA has cultivated a global membership and actively engages with regulators and policy makers in Asia, Europe, North and South America, and all other regions where MFA members are market participants.

Event Partner

BNP Paribas Fortis www.bnpparibasfortis.com

BNP Paribas Fortis offers the Belgian market a comprehensive package of financial services for private individuals, the self-employed, professionals, SMEs and public organisations. In the insurance sector, BNP Paribas Fortis works closely with Belgian market leader AG Insurance. The bank also provides wealthy individuals, corporations and public and financial institutions with custom solutions for which it can draw on BNP Paribas’ know-how and international network

Gide Loyrette Nouel www.gide.com

Gide is a premier international law firm and the first to have originated in France. Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide now operates from 13 offices worldwide. The firm has 600 lawyers, including some one hundred partners, drawn from 35 different nationalities. They are members of over 40 bars, including those of the countries in which we have a physical presence (Solicitors England & Wales, New York Bar, etc.).

With over forty years' experience in the field of increasingly complex European law, Gide Brussels provides valued and respected legal advice to the private sector (industry and services, professional associations, banks, etc.) and the public sector (national governments, public bodies, international organisations, etc.) in France, Europe, and the rest of the world. Our track record and expertise are backed up by in-depth knowledge of the workings and procedures of the European institutions.