• 09:30-09:45 CET – Opening keynote
  Opening keynote address of the second day of the EIB Group Forum by Antonio Costa, President of the European Council
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• 09:45-11:00 CET – Panel discussion – Scaling up innovation: Talent and ideas
  Europe has world-class research and a vibrant startup ecosystem—but scaling remains a challenge. Bridging the “second valley of death” between startup and scale-up is essential to unlock growth. How can Europe close this financing gap? What role can simplification and financial instruments play in attracting institutional investors, and in keeping talent and ideas at home?
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• 11:30-11:45 CET – Keynote
  Keynote address by Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of the Eurogroup and Greece's Minister for the National Economy and Finance
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• 11:45-13:00 CET – Panel discussion – Digital finance, cryptos and the Savings and Investments Union
  This panel explores the evolving landscape of digital finance, including the role of crypto-assets and stablecoins in shaping the future of savings and investment across Europe and globally. It examines how digital innovation intersects with financial stability, infrastructure, and the broader ambition of building a Savings and Investment Union in Europe. The discussion brings together perspectives from central banks, global financial institutions and market infrastructure leaders.
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• 13:00-13:15 CET – Keynote
  Keynote intervention by Arthur Mensch, Chief Executive Officer of Mistral AI
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EIB Global Days

• 14:15-14:30 CET – Opening session of EIB Global Days
  EIB Global Days opening session with Nadia Calviño, EIB Group president, and Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations
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• 14:40-15:30 CET – Conversation – Building a new global order
  In this high-level conversation, leaders from the areas of trade, social action and global health will explore how in this shifting geopolitical context, we can build new partnerships, and strengthen existing ones to rebuild trust, reduce fragmentation and turn vulnerabilities into shared resilience and prosperity.
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• 16:00-17:00 CET – Panel discussion – Advancing global health equity – centred on women and children
  We live in a world where a child’s survival and life expectancy depend more on their birthplace than medical advances. In 2020, nearly 800 women died each day from preventable pregnancy-related causes. The global women’s health gap affects 3.9 billion women due to delayed diagnoses, limited access to gender-specific care, and underfunded research. While new maternal health innovations and technologies offer hope, closing this gap demands coordinated policy, leadership, and scalable solutions to ensure these advances benefit everyone, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The discussion will explore collaborative solutions, highlighting promising examples from financial services, social infrastructure investments, research and innovation.
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• 17:00-18:15 CET – Panel discussion – Global alliances for trade and investment
  A credible and competitive trade and investment partner, the EU aims at leveraging the complementary strengths of its financial institutions and the private sector, while enhancing the attractiveness and competitiveness of European companies globally. The offer is anchored in the principle of mutual benefits for EU Member States and global partners – the spirit of the Global Gateway initiative: a true win-win partnership. The EIB is preparing a pan-European Trade and Investment Initiative that calls for close coordination with Export Credit Agencies, EU companies and international partners across critical sectors. This panel will discuss the initiative and provide insights on de-risking solutions designed to unlock investment and trade opportunities.
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• 18:15-18:30 CET – Keynote
  Keynote address by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, actor and UNDP Goodwill ambassador
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