The European Finance Forum is the largest financial network in Europe for leaders from the Financial Services industry, corporate Finance and its advisors. The association has the following objectives: • To promote and exchange knowledge and experience within the financial world • To identify and discuss relevant current topics and future trends within the financial industry • To contribute to the development and strengthening of regional financial centers and their integration into European and global financial markets. • Monitoring and guiding of the convergence and harmonization of the European financial markets and the increasing globalization of economies Core activities of the European Finance Forum are lectures on current financial topics and future trends. The speakers of these lectures are prominent and renowned experts from business, politics and science. The themes of the lectures cover the fields of banking and stock exchange, asset management, derivatives, credit insurance, economic development, controlling, rating, auditing and are open for further suggestions.