Annual Conference 2024

At our annual conference, influential representatives of public and private organizations shared their insights and perspectives on the future of payments in Europe.

The annual conference was opened by Donatello Piras (chairman of the day) and Peter Jacobs, CEO ING Netherlands. Eric Ducoulombier, DG Retail Financial Services and Payments - European Commission, spoke about 'open strategic autonomy' and the role of public-private partnerships. Giorgio Andreoli, Director-general of the European Payments Council (EPC), presented his views from the perspective of the private sector. Martina Weimert, CEO of EPI Company - European Payments Initiative, discussed the progress of EPI and its goals and Inge van Dijk, Director of Payments, Cash & Market Infrastructure - De Nederlandsche Bank, took us into the world of payments, cash and market infrastructure from a public perspective.

In between, interviews took place in which Donatello talked with Atze Faas, Payments Adviser at EuroCommerce, and Olof King of the Consumers' Association and board member BEUC - European Consumer Organization. They gave their reactions and shared their views on developments within European payments.

Mrs. Einstein, who represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997, provided the intermezzo before the break.

During the panel discussion, Gijs Boudewijn, director of the Dutch Payments Association, challenged Eric Ducoulombier, Giorgio Andreoli, Martina Weimert and Inge van Dijk to draw conclusions and look ahead.

During the closing, Gottfried Leibbrandt, chairman of the Dutch Payments Association, thanked Gijs Boudewijn for the good organization of his last congress as he will retire next spring.