Speakers

NFEF25

Niklas Wykman

Minister for Financial Markets, Ministry of Finance, Sweden

Aleksandra Maczynska

Managing Director, Better Finance

Aleksandra Maczynska is Managing Director of BETTER FINANCE (BF) the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, the public interest non-governmental organisation. Aleksandra leads BF’s research and advocacy activities defending the interests of citizens as financial services users at European level.
• Aleksandra is member of the Consumer Policy Advisory Group (CPAG) of the DG JUST, member of the United Nations Civil Society Advisory Body of the Principles for Responsible Banking (UNEPFI), and of the EC Directorate-General for the Environment Eco-labelling Board; she was the Vice Chair of EIOPA’s Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group (OPSG).
• Before joining BETTER FINANCE she worked for the Polish consumer and competition watchdog (UOKiK). She studied at the Faculty of Management at the Poznan University of Economics and at the Warsaw School of Economics. She has a vast experience in management of international projects, e.g. EU funded capacity building projects. She worked at the Division for World Bank International Monetary Fund, Debt Issues and International Finance Structure at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. She was an expert at various EU Council’s Working Parties such as the WP on Financial Services as well as European Commission’s Working Groups and Advisory Committees.

Jyrki Katainen

Head of Group Public Affairs, Nordea

Roland Chai

President of European Market Services, Nasdaq

Roland Chai is the President of European Market Services at Nasdaq. In this role, he leads Nasdaq´s multi-asset trading, clearing, listings, and market services businesses across Europe. He also serves as Chairman of the Nasdaq Clearing Board and as a member of the ISSA Board. Before joining Nasdaq, Roland served as Head of Post-Trade at the Hong Kong Exchange, where he oversaw clearing and risk management functions across equities and fixed income, currencies and commodities, as well as the exchange’s market surveillance. He previously served as Group Risk Officer at Hong Kong Exchange. During his tenure, Roland re-established risk frameworks across Exchange, Listings, Mainland Commodities, Trading, and Clearing departments. Roland also served on the Board of LME Clear. Prior to joining the Hong Kong Exchange, Roland served as Head of Equities at LCH.Clearnet Ltd and as Product Development Manager at Australian Securities Exchange. Roland Chai holds a double degree in Arts and Law from the University of Sydney.

Henriette Peucker

Chief Executive & Member of the Board, Deutsches Aktieninstitut

Emma Hedman

Operations Manager Young Private Finance, Ung Privatekonomi

Urban Funered

Chief Executive Officer, Swedish Securities Markets Association (SSMA)

Urban Funered is the CEO of the Swedish Securities Markets Association since 2019. He has 30+ years of experience from the private financial services and legal sector, having held senior positions in leading law firms, investment banks, and asset managers in Stockholm, New York, Vienna, and London.

Urban Funered has also held senior positions in the public sector, as State Secretary and Senior Advisor to the Swedish Minster for Financial Markets, and as Minister and Financial Services Attaché at the Swedish Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels.

Urban Funered hold LL.M. and Post-Graduate Degrees in Civil, Banking and Financial law from Lund University in Sweden and Queen Mary & Westfield College of London University, and a BSc in Business Administration and Economics from the School of Economics and Management at Lund University in Sweden.

Adam Kostyál

Senior Vice President and Head of Listings EMEA, Nasdaq Nordic