
The governor of the Bank of Italy Fabio Panetta will participate. Main Partner the Bcc Iccrea group.
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The Assiom Forex congress represents an important event for the Italian financial community.
The 33rd congress of Assiom Forex will take place on 19 and 20 February 2027, at the Fiera Roma Conference Centre, in which, among others, the governor of the Bank of Italy Fabio Panetta will participate. This was announced in a note from the association that brings together professionals and market operators according to which the Bcc Iccrea group will be the Main Partner of the edition.
The work will begin with a workshop on the afternoon of Friday 19 February and can also be followed in streaming mode. The speech to the financial community by the governor of the Bank of Italy Fabio Panetta is scheduled for the morning of Saturday 20 February.
"We are convinced that this year too the Congress will represent an important opportunity for reflection in a context of profound geopolitical, economic and technological changes. The joint contribution of institutions, market operators and the academic world is fundamental to understanding the transformations underway and seizing the opportunities that arise from them" declared Massimo Mocio, President of Assiom forex.
"We are particularly happy to host the 33rd Assiom Forex Congress in Rome and we hope that it will be an important moment of discussion between professionals and operators in the sector, especially on current and challenging issues such as the impact of the evolution of new technologies on the banking system. For the Bcc Iccrea group, dialogue with other players in the financial system, as happens during the Assiom Forex Congress, constitutes an important lever for interpreting the changes taking place and contributing to the development of an increasingly efficient and innovative market", added Giuseppe Maino, president of the Bcc Iccrea group, the largest Italian cooperative banking group.
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