Agenda 2025
9.00 – 9.30
CHECK-IN AND WELCOME COFFEE
9.30 – 9.35
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
by Giovanni Gilli, Carlo Viola, Marco Rossi and Gaetano Lattanzi
9.35 – 9.40
“FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS””
Giovanni Gilli and Marco Rossi
9.40 – 10.00
DATA-BASED INTRODUCTION
THE ITALIAN CREDIT SERVICING MARKET: BETWEEN PERFORMANCE AND NEW CHALLENGES
Michele Thea
Partner, Europe West NPE Leader – EY
10.05 – 10.20
KEYNOTE SPEECH
THE SME GUARANTEE FUND AS CREDIT SUPPORT
Francesco Minotti (Keynote)
CEO – Mediocredito Centrale
10.25 – 11.30
ROUNDTABLE
PUBLIC GUARANTEE SCHEMES (MCC AND SACE): COOPERATION BETWEEN GUARANTORS AND GUARANTEED FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF CREDIT MANAGEMENT
- In-house management of guaranteed credits: control or inefficiency? Organizational advantages and operational risks related to the in-house management by banks. The role of the workout functions and of specialized firms.
- Transfer of secured credits: do we transfer risk or value? Analysis of the trade-off between credit transfer and portfolio credit retention. Price, risk and guarantees in the eyes of investors.
- Guarantee under the test of litigation: what certainties do we have? Judicial trends and emerging legal risks. Evolution of judicial practice in the areas of prosecution, validity and enforceability.
- Guarantors and guaranteed: a cooperation that needs to be strengthened. From tacit approval to operational dialogue: how MCC and SACE can support (and streamline) the work of banks.
- Towards an integrated management model: instruments, governance, platforms. Proposals for a shared, data-driven governance involving guarantors and bank operators. Virtuous experiences, technical standards and interoperability.
Patrizio Messina (Chairman)
Managing Partner Italy – Hogan Lovells
Edoardo Lombella (Discussant)
Head of NPE – Banco BPM
Riccardo Marciò (Discussant)
Chief of the NPL area – Banco Desio
Andrea Botta
Head of Financial Services – Guarantee Instruments and Ordinary and Structured Finance Incentives
Luigi Izzo Chief Business Development Officer – Hipoges
Lorenzo Marcello del Majno Associate Partner – i-law studio legale
Daniele Rossi Head of Specialty Finance – Banca Finint
Marco Rossi Co-managing partner -RRP Commercialisti e Avvocati associati, President of the Scientific Committee – Centro Studi Alma Iura
Alberto Sondri
Executive Director – CRIBIS Credit Management
11.35 – 11.55
KEYNOTE SPEECH
NOT ONLY NPE: THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE OF ITALIAN BANKS – THE EXPERIENCE OF BANCO BPM
Giuseppe Castagna (Keynote)
CEO – Gruppo Banco BPM
12.00 – 12.50
ROUNDTABLE
THE ROAD TO ASSET MANAGEMENT: CAN THE MAJOR SERVICERS OF OUR INDUSTRY EVOLVE TOWARDS MODELS, WHICH ARE TYPICAL OF THE PRIVATE CAPITALE SECTOR?
- Asset-light models: new forms of cooperation between banks, investors and servicers.
- Ready to skin in the game.
- Logics based on carried interest, short term vs. long term returns.
- Is it realistic to open up to new categories of investors?
Luca Cosentino (Chairman)
Partner Financial Services – EY Parthenon
Gaudenzio Bonaldo Gregori (Discussant)
CEO & Managing Partner – Pillarstone
Biagio Giacalone (Discussant)
CEO – CRC Analytics
Christian Busca
Partner – EY SLT
Davide Ferrari
AD – OneOSix
Gianrico Giannesi
Partner – Chiomenti
Roberto Maffioletti
Chief Investment – Guber Banca
Federico Silva
Head of Origination & Business Development – Europa Investimenti (Arrow Global Group)
12.55 – 13.30
ROUNDTABLE
TECHNOLOGICAL LEAPS: IS IT JUST EXPERIMENTS OR ARE THEY STARTING TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE SECTOR?
- Where A.I. is starting to be applied: examples and practical cases.
- The likely impact on productivity and efficiency: drill-down.
- Need for new skills: the current situation, upskilling/reskilling.
Marco Cozzi (Chairman)
Country Manager Italy – Qualco
Frank Enos (Discussant)
Managing Director – Varadero Capital
Enrico Risso (Discussant)
CEO – Intrum Italy
Rodolfo Diotallevi
Group Chief Business Development & Innovation Officer – doValue
Andrea Mariani
Policy Underwriting & Collection Strategy Manager – ING Italy
Stefania Radoccia
Managing Partner – BIP Law & Tax
13.30 – 15.00
NETWORKING LUNCH
15.05 – 15.25
KEYNOTE SPEECH
LESSONS FROM EUROPE
Harry Vranjes (Keynote)
Chief Executive Officer – Hoist Finance
15.30 – 16.00
ROUNDTABLE
NPEs: WHAT’S NEXT FOR EUROPE? LESSONS FROM ITALY AND THE ROAD AHEAD
- Case studies and direct experiences from other European markets.
Corrado Angelelli (Chairman)
Partner – Greenberg Traurig
Mirko Briozzo
Country Manager Italia doValue, CEO Gardant | Gruppo doValue
Marco Cleva
Chief Commercial Officer – Generalfinance
Tomasz Kurr
CEO – KRUK Italia
Fabio Perata
Head of Division – ECB Banking Supervision – DGSPL (Directorate General Microprudential Supervision on Specialised Lending Institutions) – European Central Bank (ECB)
16.05 – 16.25
KEYNOTE SPEECH
INSTITUTIONAL STATEMENT
Federico Freni (Keynote)
Undersecretary at the Ministry of Economy and Finance
16.30 – 17.20
ROUNDTABLE
EFFORTS TO ENLARGE THE “REVENUE POOL” VS. “STICK TO YOUR CORE BUSINESS”: WHERE IS IT BEST TO CONCENTRATE RESOURCES?
- Possible developments related to Stage 2?
- Potential of the “tax credits” asset class.
- Should we really exclude GACS (Guarantee on Securitization) on UTP?
- Room for cooperation with banks since the start, since the credit granting stage?
- Sharing of databases.
- What are the margins for productivity and efficiency improvements based on technology?
- Size as a competitive variable.
- The future of the real estate sector.
Marco Pesenti (Chairman)
Senior Partner – La Scala
Giovanni Madaro (Discussant)
Head of NPE Portfolio Strategy & Steering – UniCredit
Riccardo Serrini (Discussant)
CEO – Prelios Group
Cristian Bertilaccio
CEO, GM – MBCredit Solutions
Laura Gasparini
Chief Corporate & Investment Banking Officer – Cherry Bank
Massimo Gianolli
CEO – Generalfinance
Andrea Giovanelli
Managing Director – Hoist Finance Italia
Umberto Rasori
CEO – Zenith Global
17:30 – 18.30
NETWORKING TIME
18:30 – 19.30
PRE-DINNER COCKTAIL
19.30
GALA DINNER