Finance Malta has chosen Sustaining Growth through Innovation as the theme of its ninth annual conference being held on May 26.

“The financial services industry is changing rapidly with an ongoing transformation of the traditional banking, finance and commerce models,” the chairman of Finance Malta, Kenneth Farrugia, said.

“As a jurisdiction, Malta has been a leader in the introduction of new legislation that has been very well received.

“However, if we are to sustain and accelerate growth, then innovation has to become an integral part of our business strategy,” he warned.

If we are to sustain and accelerate growth, then innovation has to become an integral part of our business strategy

This year’s conference will once again present a line-up of foreign and local speakersincluding Dario Scannapieco, vice-president, European Investment Bank, who will discuss the role the European Investment Bank in supporting financial innovation; and Marianne Scicluna, director general of the Malta Financial Services Authority who will talk about the evolving role of European regulators.

Other speakers will include Prime Minister Joseph Muscat as well as Finance Minister Edward Scicluna and Matthew Hawley, senior manager, PWC, London.

Ignazio Angeloni, a member of the supervisory board of the European Central Bank, will address the Single Supervisory Mechanism, and this will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Mike Imeson, contributing editor of The Banker.

Julian Skan, managing director at Accenture, London, will speak about Fintech, while other topics covered will be the importance of cybersecurity, as well as the role of the arbiter in consumer protection.

Three workshop panels will also present very topical subjects: pensions, securitisation and private equity and venture capital.

More information and a full programme can be found at: http://conference.financemalta.org/2016-conference/