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- Bjørn Sibbern, Chairman of BME and CEO of SIX, and Juan Flames, CEO of BME, will participate in the opening of the event together with Carlos San Basilio, Chairman of the CNMV.
- The event will be attended by around 800 participants and will feature more than 1,000 private meetings between listed companies and institutional investors.
- Panel discussions will address key issues for companies, such as digital transformation, growth and financing through capital markets, as well as the analysis of the real estate sector in Spain, among others.
From tomorrow until 29 May, the Palacio de la Bolsa de Madrid will host the 21st edition of the Medcap Forum, the benchmark meeting for small and mid-cap companies and investors, 24% of which are international, from countries such as the United States, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Hong Kong, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, Malta, Finland and Poland. The 107 companies and 150 investors will hold more than 1,000 meetings.
Once again this year, the Forum will feature panel discussions with industry experts and professionals, as well as an extensive programme of meetings between companies and investors. These sessions are an opportunity to share strategies, fine-tune investment decisions and analyse portfolio composition.
Bjørn Sibbern, Chairman of BME and CEO of SIX, who is hosting this year's Forum for the first time, said: ‘Once again, this year's Forum will be a snapshot of how well the financial markets are developing in Spain and the strong relationships that are being built between small and mid-cap companies and investors. There is a clear will on the part of all market players to continue building a favourable environment for both companies and investors’
Juan Flames, CEO of BME, said: ‘Capital markets are the natural home for companies. We will continue to work to place the stock market at the heart of the country's economy. We are holding a new edition of the Medcap Forum with a very positive growth outlook for the market, companies and investors. So far this year, five companies have joined BME's growth markets and one more has joined the Bolsa. We are working every day to facilitate new IPOs and bring back the retail investor’.
The Forum will begin at 9:30 a.m. on the 27th with a keynote speech by Bjørn Sibbern and a special address by Carlos San Basilio, Chairman of the CNMV. This will be followed by the first panel, moderated by Juan Flames, CEO of BME, focusing on the challenges facing the Spanish economy, with the participation of José Olivé, CFO of COX Group; José Luis Jiménez, CFO of Mapfre; and Carlos Mijangos, CFO of Sacyr.
Two other panels will be held during the first day. The first will be dedicated to the analysis of the Spanish economy, with the participation of Marian Fernández, Head of Strategy at Andbank; Ángel Gavilán, Director General of Economics and Statistics; and Miguel Cardoso, Chief Economist for Spain at BBVA Research. In the afternoon, starting at 16:00, there will be a panel on digital transformation, with speakers such as César Tello, CEO of Adigital; José Antonio Martínez, CEO of Making Science; and Nico de Luis, co-founder and COO of Shaker.
El segundo día del encuentro incluirá tres paneles. A las 10:00 horas se celebrará “Crecer a través de los mercados de capitales: ¿cómo facilitar el acceso de las empresas a esta alternativa de financiación?”, con la participación de Ángel Benito, director general de la CNMV; Carla Díaz, directora general del Tesoro y Política Financiera; y Javier Esteve, managing director ECM de Morgan Stanley.
The second day of the meeting will include three panels. At 10:00 a.m., ‘Growing through capital markets: how to facilitate companies’ access to this financing alternative’ will be held, with the participation of Ángel Benito, director general of the CNMV; Carla Díaz, director general of the Treasury and Financial Policy; and Javier Esteve, managing director ECM of Morgan Stanley.
This will be followed by a panel discussion on fixed income, with the participation of Doroteo Martín Polo, specialist in investment strategy and portfolio management at Allianz Soluciones de Inversión AGV; Enrique López, CEO of Amper; Jaime de la Torre, partner at Cuatrecasas; Francisco Fontán, director of Corporate Finance at Gestamp; and Santiago Novoa, general director of national corporate finance, Medcap and SMEs at the ICO.
The Forum's closing day will be dedicated to two key topics: at 10:00 a.m., a panel will be held on the impact of climate change on listed companies and the opportunity to develop new business models; and later, another panel will analyse investor opinion, with the participation of representatives from the Bank of Spain, CaixaBank, SIX, DIA and GVC.
Cuatrecasas is the main sponsor of the Medcap Forum, which also has the support of Renta 4, GVC Gaesco, Kutxabank, PwC, LKS Next, EthiFinance, JB Capital Markets, World Television (Wtv.) and Morningstar as sponsors. Also collaborating in this edition are Atribus, the Spanish Institute of Analysts, CFA Society Spain, Instituto BME and CF&B Communication.
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