Annual Conference

The 14^th edition of the Euronext Annual Conference held at the Pavillon Gabriel in Paris.

"Strengthening European capital markets now"

17 March 2026
09:00 - 18:15 CET

Pavillon Gabriel
5 avenue Gabriel
75008 Paris

The conference will bring together nearly 1,000 executives, advisors and investors to explore the market and macroeconomic landscape for 2026.

Agenda

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09:00-09:30 Welcome coffee

09:30-09:45 Introduction speech

Stéphane Boujnah
CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board
Euronext

Stéphane Boujnah is CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board of Euronext, the pan-European market infrastructure operating regulated markets in Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Milan, Oslo and Paris. Euronext also operates post-trade infrastructures in Copenhagen, Milan, Oslo and Porto, as well as a pan-European electricity trading platform, Nord Pool, and a FX trading platform operating from New York London and Singapore. In addition, Euronext operates commercial and technology platforms in Bergen, Berlin, Espoo, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Munich, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Tallinn and Vilnius.

Stéphane Boujnah became CEO of Euronext in November 2015 when the company had revenues below EUR 500m and a market capitalisation below EUR 2bn. As of October 2024, Euronext generates revenues close to EUR 1.5bn and has a market capitalisation of around €10bn. Stéphane Boujnah led the acquisitions of the Irish Stock Exchange in 2018, Oslo Børs in 2019, VP Securities in Copenhagen and Nord Pool in Oslo in 2020, and Borsa Italiana Group in 2021.

Before joining Euronext, from 2010 to 2015, Stéphane Boujnah was part of the team in charge of developing the Banco Santander business across Europe. First, he was Head of Santander Global Banking and Markets for France and Benelux where he developed significantly the advisory business. He was then appointed Head of Santander Global Banking and Markets for Continental Europe.

From 2005 to 2010, he was Managing Director at Deutsche Bank responsible for the development of the investment banking operations in France.

Previously he founded and developed KM5 Capital, an advisory company specialised in equity raising and M&A advice for venture capital funds and innovative technology companies.

From 2000 to 2002, he was Director of the European M&A team of Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group in Palo Alto (California) and London.

From 1997 to 1999, Stéphane Boujnah was adviser to the French Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. He was responsible for innovation policies, privatisations in the technology sector, international investments projects in France and the development of the New Economy.

He started his career in 1991 as a business lawyer at Freshfields, focusing on M&A, privatisations and international investments in Eastern Europe and Cuba.

He graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. Stéphane Boujnah holds a Master degree and a DEA in Law from La Sorbonne Paris, a LLM in Law from the University of Kent in Canterbury and a MBA from Insead.

Stéphane Boujnah was a member of the Commission pour la Libération de la Croissance Française established by President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007. He is founder and Vice-President of the French think tank En Temps Réel, where he published “L’inoxydable modèle suédois” in 2003, a book on the Swedish government and economic model. He is President of the Board of directors of Accentus and Insula Orchestra. He is Vice-President of the Board of Prométhée Education, a non-profit organisation focusing on the support to underprivileged teenagers to boost ambition, access to higher education and preparation to life changing job opportunities.

In 2008, he was made Knight in the Order of the Polar Star by the King of Sweden. In 2013, he was made Chevalier in the Order of the Legion d'Honneur by President François Hollande.

09:45-10:35 Annual opening remarks

Business session

Nicolai Tangen, CEO - Norges Bank Investment Management

Government session

Eelco Heinen, Dutch Minister of Finance
Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greek Minister of National Economy & Finance, President of the Eurogroup

10:35-11:20 Building integrated European capital markets for the future now

Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, President - AMF
Fabrice Croppi, Global Head of Investment Banking & Real Assets - Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking
Nicholas Levy, Partner - Cleary Gottlieb
Verena Ross, President - ESMA
Andrea Sironi, Chairman - Generali

Moderated by Sophie Javary, Vice Chairman CIB EMEA - BNP Paribas

11:20-11:35 Networking break

11:35-12:05 Fireside chat

Fireside chat with Dominique Senequier, CEO & Founder - Ardian

Moderated by Alain Gallois, Global Head of Advisory & Coverage and Head of EMEA - Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking

12:05 -12:50 Activating financial markets to address the sovereign debt challenges in the EU now

Alexis Kohler, Executive Vice President, Chairman of Investment Banking - Societe Generale
Isabelle Mateos y Lago, Chief Economist - BNP Paribas
Dorothée Rouzet, Chief Economist - French Direction générale du Trésor
Dimitrios Tsakonas, Director General - Greek Public Debt Management Agency

Moderated by Delphine d’Amarzit, CEO - Euronext Paris

12:50-14:00 Networking lunch

14:00-14:10 Who are the shareholders of the CAC 40?

Mathieu Caron
Head of Primary Markets
Euronext

Mathieu Caron is a senior executive with over 20 years of experience and is currently the Group Head of Primary Markets in Euronext, appointed to this position in November 2023, where he is responsible for 4 business lines - equity and debt listings across all Euronext’s markets, and also funds, Elite, and Corporate Services. This involves managing P&L, driving innovation in high-growth environments and delivering strategic transformational projects. He leads a team of 250+ people and is also a member of the Euronext Executive Committee.

Since joining Euronext back in 2010, Mathieu has developed extensive knowledge of capital markets and particularly in the area of primary markets given his current and previous roles including Head of Listing and Corporate Services from February 2021 – November 2023, when he was responsible for managing P&L, designing service offerings, product strategy and prioritization of commercial efforts, and also Head of Corporate Services prior to that since 2019 with responsibility for a high-growth suite of leading digital solutions and Investor Relation advisory services for listed companies. With these roles he has developed significant expertise in listing with extensive engagement with listed issuers and prospective issuers, while monitoring key developments impacting primary markets and participating in high-profile capital market events discussing priority themes of listing and CMU.

Before joining Euronext in 2010, Mathieu was working for a number of large fast-paced international companies within Finance, Solution Services, Consulting and Media (Dell, Vivendi and Accenture). He holds a Master of IGS in Paris, attended executive leadership programs at INSEAD, and is a board member of iBabs, Company Webcast and ComplyLog.

14:10-14:45 Euronext Awards

14:45-15:05 Activating savings in 2026

Fannie Wurtz, Deputy CEO - Amundi Asset Management

15:05-16:00 Building Europe’s strategic autonomy now

Introductory remarks by Admiral Pierre Vandier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation - NATO

Petr Formánek, Director of Acquisitions - CSG Group
Christian Hadjiminas, CEO - Theon
Oleksandr Kamyshin, Advisor on Strategic Issues – JSC Ukrainian Defence Industry
Eirik Lie, CEO - Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
Henri Marcoux, Deputy CEO - Tikehau Capital

Moderated by Gilles Gressani, Co-Founder - Le Grand Continent

16:00-16:15 Networking break

16:15-17:00 From tokenisation to trust: building Europe’s next-generation financial ecosystem now

Emmanuelle Assouan, Director General Financial Stability and Operations - Banque de France
Sean Ballard, Head of Business Development - Jump Trading
Samara Cohen, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Market Development - BlackRock
Andrea Prampolini, Head of Financial, Digital and Markets Technology - Intesa Sanpaolo

17:00-17:10 Keynote Speech

Nadia Calviño, President - EIB

17:10-17:55 Navigating geopolitical uncertainties in 2026

Jean-Marc Chéry, President & CEO - STMicroelectronics
Jean Lemierre, Chairman - BNP Paribas
Florent Menegaux, Managing Chairman - Michelin
Florence Parly, Chair of the Board of Directors - Air France-KLM Group
Paul du Saillant, Deputy CEO - EssilorLuxottica

Moderated by Luis Vaz Pinto, Chairman of Equity Capital Markets - Societe Generale

17:55-18:15 Closing remarks

Roland Lescure, French Minister of Economy, Finance, Energy and Industrial Digital Sovereignty

18:15 End

What we did last year

The 13^th edition of the Euronext Annual Conference held at the Pavillon Gabriel in Paris: celebrating the 25^th anniversary of the creation of Euronext, together with the wider financial ecosystem.

Last year's edition was based on discussions about “Building the Savings and Investments Union for real”.

2025 pRESS RELEASE 2025 replay