Luxembourg FinTech Conference

This annual conference series, launched in 2015 in collaboration with the Luxembourg House of Financial Technologies (LHoFT) and the Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL), is held in October. It aims to discuss the latest developments in FinTech law and regulation.

Previous speakers include a variety of well-known and world-leading academics, as well as representatives of the European Commission, the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Securities & Markets Authority (ESMA), the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), the Financial Stability Board (FSB), and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

Other outreach activities

The ADA Chair staff participates in several dozen outreach activities every year, including conferences, presentations, and workshops in Luxembourg, Europe, and around the world.

Prof. Zetzsche, as the holder of the ADA Chair, has delivered presentations and lectures at leading universities worldwide. These include (in alphabetical order): Bocconi University, Cambridge University, Columbia University, Harvard University, LSE, National University of Singapore, Oxford University, University of Chicago, University College London, University of Hong Kong, University of Paris I / Sorbonne, University of Vienna, University of Zürich, UNSW Sydney, Yale University.

Prof. Zetzsche has advised and presented to various organizations, including the Australian Securities / Investment Committee, the BIS, the FSB, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the EBA, the ESMA, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and several governments in Europe and beyond.

He regularly cooperates with development organizations and agencies across the globe, including ADA, the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), the Asian Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), the Toronto Centre, the World Bank, the United Nations, and the Carnegie Establishment on International Peace, among others.

In November 2022, Prof. Zetzsche presented a roadmap towards Inclusive Green Finance Implementation at the COP27 (together with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion). In February 2023, he made a case for financial inclusion in front of the United Nations as a contribution to the UN’s Social Commission. On 1 December 2023, he presented an ongoing research project, conducted in collaboration with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion and the Department of Finance of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, on the correlations between financial inclusion and financial stability at the COP28 in Dubai.

• Inclusive Green Finance—towards implementation of the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development