The European Investment Bank Group is organising the event "Ethical banking for more social impact in Europe" on 5 June 2025 in Brussels.
Co-organised with the European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers (FEBEA) and the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), the event will bring together key EU financial actors engaged in ethical and social banking. Discussions will focus on the sector’s needs, the role of the EU and the EIB Group in supporting ethical finance, and strategies to enhance social impact in Europe through ethical financing.
Participants will also hear about the our recent collaboration with Banca Etica and explore opportunities for new partnerships with FEBEA and GABV members.
This invitation-only event is organised by the EIB Advisory, as part of the Social Inclusive Finance Technical Assistance (SIFTA) initiative under InvestEU.
Programme *
- 9:00 – 9:10 Welcome
Gelsomina Vigliotti, Vice-President, European Investment Bank
- 9:10 – 9:40 Opening remarks
Ruth Paserman, Director, Funds: Programming and Implementation, DG EMPL, European Commission
Gemma Feliciani, Director, Financial Institutions Department, European Investment Bank
Daniel Sorrosal, Secretary General, European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers (FEBEA)
Martin Rohner, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV)
- 9:40 – 10:30 EIB Group support for ethical and social finance
Catherine Bender, Head of Division, Financial Institutions West, European Investment Bank
Cristina Dumitrescu, Head of Inclusive Finance, European Investment Fund
Eduardo Sierra Martin, Financial Instruments Advisor, Financial Institutions Department, European Investment Bank
- 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
- 11:00 – 12:00 Panel: Evolution of EU social and ethical finance
Brigitte Fellahi-Brognaux, Head of Unit, Social and Inclusive Entrepreneurship, DG EMPL, European Commission
Andrea Baranes, Advisor, Banca Etica Foundation
Raffaella De Felice, Member of the Board, Banca Etica, Italy
Guido Vezzani, Loan Officer, Financial Institutions West Division, European Investment Bank
Anna Zurek, Financial Instruments Advisor, Advisory Financial Institutions Division, European Investment Bank
Simone Petrillo, Transaction & Relationship Officer, European Investment Fund
- 12:00 – 13:00 Panel: Opportunities and challenges in ethical banking
Esther Luna, Caixa Colonya Pollença, Spain
Juliane Müller, GLS Bank, Germany
Oscar Muguerza Telleria, Laboral Kutxa, Spain
Francois Dauriat, Policy Officer, DG EMPL, European Commission
Guido Vezzani, Loan Officer, Financial Institutions West Division, European Investment Bank
Cristina Dumitrescu, Head of Inclusive Finance, European Investment Fund
- 13:00 – 13:05 Closing remarks
Bruno Robino, Deputy Head Advisory Financial Institutions Division, European Investment Bank
- 13:05 – 14:30 Networking lunch
- 14:30 – 16:30 One-to-one meetings with EIB Group experts
* The programme is subject to changes. Please check the event page regularly for updates.