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Madrid 2025
52nd General Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Ibero-American Federation of Stock Exchanges

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FIAB’s next Annual Meeting will bring together representatives of its 23 member Stock Exchanges, as well as prominent personalities from the capital markets, government authorities and renowned experts, both local and international.

Juan Flames Welcome

CEO BME & Head BME Exchanges

Juan Flames Welcome

Welcome to all:

I am honored, as CEO of BME, to invite you to the 52nd FIAB General Assembly and Annual Meeting.

BME will be the venue to host this important edition, which will be held from 16th to 18th  September 2025 at the emblematic Palacio de la Bolsa de Madrid. It is a pleasure to also extend this invitation to the financial community to attend the Annual Meeting, which will be a unique space to reflect, debate and share perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing financial markets.

In this edition, we will address key topics such as technology applied to financial markets, regulatory challenges, cybersecurity or sustainability. We strongly believe that these issues are vital for the development and innovation of our sector, and I am convinced that this will be an exceptional opportunity to strengthen collaboration and cooperation to move towards a more dynamic and resilient future for our markets.

I look forward to your valuable presence at this important event.

Best regards,

FIAB 2025 Program

The events scheduled on September 16 and 17 will be open only to FIAB members. The Annual Meeting, scheduled for September 18, will be open to the public upon registration.

The Welcome Cocktail Reception and Gala Dinner will be exclusive to FIAB members and designated guests, while the Farewell Cocktail Reception will be open to all Annual Meeting participants.

The agenda is in Spanish time (CET). All public events will be streamed live and will be available for recording at a later date.

Tuesday, 16th September

*Exclusive for FIAB members

16:00 to 19:00

Working Subcommittee

20:00

Welcome Cocktail Reception

Wednesday, 17th September

*Exclusive for FIAB members

11:00 to 13:00

Executive Committee

13:00 to 15:00

Lunch

15:00 to 18:00

General Assembly

20:30

Gala Dinner

Thursday, 18th September

*Open to the public upon registration

8:30 to 9:00

Registration & Coffee

9:00 to 13:30

Annual Meeting

13:30 to 15:00

Lunch

15:00 to 17:30

Annual Meeting (cont.)

17:45

Farewell Cocktail Reception

Panelists

Berta
Ares
Global Director, Program and Innovation Office
BME, SIX
Panelist

She leads strategic projects and innovation in Data Science and Digital Assets. She is also Director of Financial Information Spain and is part of BME’s Management Committee. With more than 20 years of experience in finance, she drives transformative technologies and processes, focused on teams and value creation.

Judith
Arnal
Counselor Banco de España
Senior Researcher Real Instituto Elcano
Panelist

She is a member of the Audit Committee of the Bank of Spain, member of the Scientific Council of the Real Instituto Elcano and senior researcher at CEPS and ECRI. She has been a board member of ICO, Red.es and ENISA, and has held executive positions in the Treasury and in the cabinet of the Vice-President for Economic Affairs.

Rodrigo
Buenaventura
Secretary General
IOSCO
Panelist

He assumed his position as Secretary General of IOSCO in January 2025, after chairing the CNMV until 2024. He has served on the boards of ESMA and IOSCO and led policy committees on sustainability and markets. He previously worked at ESMA and CNMV in market supervision and international financial regulation.

Olga
Cantillo
Chief Executive Officer
Latinex
Moderator

With more than 33 years of experience in the financial sector in banking and securities markets, she leads Latinex and participates in sustainability as a member of SSE, GFANZ and FIAB. She was the first woman to chair FIAB, where she currently serves as Chairman of the Working Subcommittee and is a Director of Fundación Calicanto and Founding Associate at ADP Panama.

Miguel
Ferreira
Chief Commercial Officer America & Global Firms
Euroclear
Panelist

Having joined Euroclear in 1997, Ferreira leads client relationships across the Americas and Global Firms, as well as issuer and collateral services. He has managed clients in South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, with experience in London, Dubai, São Paulo, and Brussels.

Juan
Flames
CEO & Head BME Exchanges
BME, SIX
Opening remarks

Flames is CEO & Head BME Exchanges of BME as well as Head of Primary Markets, Market Data and Connectivity at SIX. Previously, he was Vice Chairman of Capital Markets at Barclays Bank Europe and held various positions in capital markets and investment banking at Barclays Bank in both the UK and Spain. He also has a distinguished track record of more than a decade at Goldman Sachs in London.

Pilar
Martínez
Director of Public Affairs EU/Latam
BME, SIX
Moderator

She is responsible for overseeing political and regulatory developments in the European Union and Latin America, leading the defense of the Group’s interests in the value chain and business units, as well as participating in international financial forums and sectoral working groups.

Hisako
Nakajima
Sustainability Senior Manager
Telefónica
Panelist

Hisako leads Telefónica Group’s relationship with ESG-focused analysts and investors, focused on improving and communicating the ESG equity story to the market. She has over 12 years’ experience at Telefónica working in various roles across the business including M&A, Investor Relations and innovation. 

Pedro
Rodero
Chief Executive Officer, Partner
ONTIER Spain
Panelist

A leading litigation lawyer, Mr. Rodero joined ONTIER in 2006 after working for Baker & McKenzie and Clifford Chance. A specialist in litigation, arbitration and commercial law, he has led complex proceedings and created the mediation area, promoting alternative means of dispute resolution.

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