The congress, which was attended by nearly 900 financial industry representatives, including CEOs and CFOs from the main German banks, featured prominent names from the world of politics such as Chairman of the Eurogroup and Holland's Minister of Finance Mr. Jeroen Dijsselbloem and Germany's Minister of Finance Mr. Wolfgang Schäuble; from the German regulatory authority such as Deutsche Bundesbank Chairman Dr. Jens Weidmann; and from the local financial industry such as Deutsche Bank's CEO Mr. John Cryan and Commerzbank AG's CEO Mr. Martin Zielke, as well as prestigious members of the academic world.
All presentations and panel discussions held during the Congress, which had "Europe as an idea- from crisis to opportunity" and "Business models between evolution and disruption" as slogans, agreed to focus on the need for increased efficiency in the financial industry.
