The Institute for Global Financial Integrity
René Karsenti
President of the International Capital Market Association
will speak on
at the Eighteenth Luxembourg Monthly Finance Lunch
on Wednesday, 15th of February 2012
About this month’s speaker:
Mr. Karsenti is the President of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). He previously served as ICMA’s Executive President. Mr. Karsenti is involved in particular with ICMA’s interaction with governments, regulatory bodies, trade associations, and international organisations. From 2009 to May 2011, Mr. Karsenti was also Chairman of the International Council of Securities Associations (ICSA).
From May 1995 until joining ICMA in 2006, Mr. Karsenti was Director General of Finance at the European Investment Bank (EIB) having previously served as Treasurer of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London from its inception in May 1991 until 1995. Prior to joining EBRD, Mr. Karsenti held a variety of senior positions in the treasury organisations of the World Bank Group (IBRD & IFC), including as IFC Treasurer.
He is Chairman of the European Capital Market Institute (ECMI), a member of the Strategic Committee of the French Debt Management Office (Agence France Trésor of the French Ministry of Finance), a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome, and a Member of the OECD Financial Markets Roundtable. He was a member of the Manager Selection Committee of the French Public Pensions Reserve Fund (FRR) from its inception in 2002 to 2010.
Mr. Karsenti holds an engineering degree from ESCIL, Lyon University, and a PhD in economics from the Sorbonne University in Paris. He has also carried out research in finance and economics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Drinks are served starting at 11:30 h.
The guest speaker will commence at 12:15 h.
Lunch at 50 € per person, to be paid prior to lunch on TIGFI account:
BCEELULL LU06 0019 3055 2757 2000
A no show policy will be enforced.
Press is welcome to attend as regular paid guests.
