Washington, Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
Yesterday, the Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and the Capital Markets Union, Mairead McGuinness, began a visit to the United States that will continue until Friday, April 19. The Commissioner will meet representatives of the digital finance, payments and banking communities, and participate in several high-level meetings.
Yesterday, Monday, Commissioner McGuinness was in San Francisco, where she met with representatives of the business community active in digital finance, including Plaid and Coinbase. The Commissioner participated in an event on the EU and California climate risk disclosure requirements
Today, Tuesday, Commissioner McGuinness will participate in a financial literacy symposium at Stanford University and meet with senior executives from Apple and Stripe. She will also meet Mary Daly, President of the San Francisco Federal Reserve.
On Wednesday, Commissioner McGuinness will travel to Washington, D.C., and attend a reception at the residence of the Irish Ambassador to the United States.
On Thursday, the commissioner will meet with Gary Gensler, head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It will also participate in the Financial Action Task Force (FAFT) Ministerial Meeting on Combating Money Laundering.
On Friday, Commissioner McGuinness will attend a regulatory roundtable hosted by Janet Yellen, US Treasury Secretary. The roundtable will focus on financial stability and climate-related financial risks. The Commissioner will meet with Jerome Powell, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve. She will also deliver the keynote address at the European American Conference. Symposium on Building a Financial System in the 21st Century, organized by the Harvard Law School Program on the International Financial System (PFIS).