OECD-Spain Conference on Financial Education

Challenges Ahead: Turning Policy Guidance into Efficient Practices

10-11 May 2012, Madrid, Spain

Organised by the OECD* and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, this Conference on Financial Education "Challenges Ahead: Turning Policy Guidance into Efficient Practices" brought together experts from around the world to share their experiences of implementing national strategies for financial education and combining consumer protection and education to support households’ financial wellbeing.

* with the support of the Russian/World Bank/OECD Trust Fund

DAY 1: National strategies and their implementation

Opening Remarks Opening Remarks / English	Mr. Fernando Jiménez Latorre, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain
Special Address Special Address / English	Mr. Julio Segura Sánchez, President, Financial Education Plan, CNMV, Spain
Panel Discussion: National Strategies for Financial Education	Olympia Bover	Juan manuel Valle Perena	Anna Zelentsova	Lucia Leitao
Session 1: Financial Literacy Communication Campaigns	Diana Crossan	Delia Rickard	K.C. Chakrabarty	Gloria Caballero Núñez
Session 2: Financial Education in Schools	Xavier Gisbert Da Cruz	Olaf Simonse	Annamaria Lusardi	Jeroo Billimoria	Antonio Ballabriga
Session 3: Private Sector's Involvement in Financial Education	Luis Teijeiro	Victoria Nye	Julio Carlavilla	Carina Szpilka

DAY 2: Financial consumer protection and education to support households’ financial wellbeing

Roundtable 1: Improving Long-term Savings	Diana Crossan	Francisco de Blas Cruz	Ignacio Izquierdo	Sue Lewis
Roundtable 2: Supporting Responsible Consumer Credit	David Thomas	Camille Busette	Javier Santamaría
Closing Remarks	Mr. Rintaro Tamaki, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD Mr. Luis de Guindos Jurado, Minister of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain

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‌‌‌ At the first plan a fountain with sculpture of lady in a chariot drawn by lions and in the second plan an official building in Madrid, Spain

MEETING DOCUMENTS

Conference Programme

CONTACT

secretariatinfe@oecd.org

LINKS

International Gateway for Financial Education