IA Webinar - European elections: The results and race for the top job

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This webinar will introduce the main personalities and figures shaping the EU's agenda and policies in the next five years. It will focus on the roles and profiles of the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Council, and the Commissioner for Financial Services.

Key questions for discussion:

• What do the results of the European elections mean for the future of financial services in Europe? How will the election results influence the approach towards financial services, and more broadly the UK/EU relationship in this next cycle?

• What are the criteria and procedures for selecting and appointing the EU's top leaders, and what are their mandates and priorities? Who could emerge from the Spitzenkandidat process to lead the European Commission into the next mandate?

• How do the frontrunners, national leaders, and international partners interact with each other? Who will lead DG FISMA and what would their appointment mean for the investment management industry?

• What are their views and positions on the most pressing issues facing Europe and the world in 2024? How can asset managers communicate with and influence the EU's key decision-makers?

David Reed

Senior Partner, Kreab

David is a Senior Partner in a global business consultancy – KREAB – with responsibility for the European Financing, Innovation and Transition Practice in Brussels, supporting clients from the financial, fintech, cleantech and digital sectors in particular.

David also founded KREAB’s European network of Financial Policy Advisers across 10 EU member states, plus the UK. He is a dual British/Belgian national and has worked in Brussels for 20 years, for the European Commission initially, and subsequently as a consultant on European and global affairs.

David previously worked as a Seconded National Expert in DG FISMA specialising on asset management regulation, and at the Financial Services Authority in the Chairman’s office working on international affairs and supporting the Asset Management Sector Team. He started his career in management consulting and private equity in London, working as a research analyst with McKinsey & Company and at placement agent and corporate finance advisory firm Campbell Lutyens.

David’s work in Brussels also involves directing the Secretariat of the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum, he is the Co-President of the British Chamber of Commerce EU & Belgium, where he also Chairs the Bilateral Committee (for UK/Belgium trade and investment) and the Financial Services Committee. He is co-host of the Annual European Financial Service Conference – “Investment that Supports Society”.

KREAB is headquartered in Sweden and founded in 1970. It opened its UK office in London in 1976, and Brussels in 1992. Other key hubs for the KREAB group in Europe include Germany and Spain. We operate in 18 locations in Europe and a further 15 around the world, mainly in Latam and Asia.