Financial Capability Conference

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The Financial Capability Conference 2024 is not just an event—it’s a call to action. A gathering of passionate leaders, educators, and change-makers, all united by a single interest: to elevate financial literacy and create a future where everyone has the power to manage their financial well-being. It’s time for us to challenge and change the way we think about money and its potential to improve our lives and wellbeing.

Join us for a half-day filled with thought, challenging conversations and new ideas, where minds come together to share their knowledge, spark innovation, and collaborate on ideas that will help shape the economics of our future.

This is your chance to be at the forefront of change, to be part of something bigger.

Who is this conference for?

Schools, educators, finance and entrepreneurship leaders and professionals.

Putting Financial Capability on the agenda

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Registering for the conference is free. However, as an NGO your donation will go towards building more financial literacy tools and projects for the community, teachers, kids, and parents.

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Registering for the conference is free. However, as an NGO your donation will go towards building more financial literacy tools and projects for the community, teachers, kids, and parents.

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Support the NGO through a donation which will be used to continue building more financial literacy tools and projects for the community, teachers, kids and parents.

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Build momentum and amplify your impact by showcasing your Financial Literacy knowledge and achievements at our Conference.

Speakers

Minister of Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation

Susan HayesCulleton, CFA, “The Positive Economist” is Managing Director of the Hayes Culleton Group and Associate Lecturer at Ulster University. Susan is a six-time author including “Money Matters”, a financial literacy textbook that is now in every secondary school in Ireland with the support of CFA Ireland.

Carmine Di Noia - Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs at the OECD. He is Full Professor of Financial Markets and Banking at the Business School of Luiss University in Rome. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Pennsylvania and a Doctorate in Economic Theory and Institutions at Tor Vergata University.

Fabianne Ruggier is the Chairperson of Junior Achievement Malta

Panelists

Matthew Caruana is the CEO of JA Malta and the Chairperson of JA Europe Board of Executives.

The Shadow Minister for the Economy and Enterprise, Jerome Caruana Cilia, was elected to Parliament in March 2022. He is a member of the Economic and Financial Affairs Committee.

CEO and Director of HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. in May 2023. He is also Chairman of HSBC Life Assurance (Malta) Ltd and HSBC Global Asset Management (Malta) Limited. Mr Fichte has over 20 years of experience in financial services.

Kenneth Farrugia is the CEO of Bank of Valletta plc. Kenneth also sits on the Board of MAPFRE MSV Life plc and is the current Chair of the Malta Bankers Association. Kenneth is a Harvard Business School Alumnus.

Director for Curriculum Entitlement at the Secretariat for Catholic Education (SfCE), where she oversees a team of Heads of Department and support teachers serving Catholic Church schools in Malta and Gozo.

Henly MBA Graduate and licensed portfolio manager by the MFSA. Head of Investment Distribution, responsible for the management and growth of three business areas at APS Bank, namely Investments, Insurance and Pensions.

Pier Massa from the Malta Financial Services Advisory Council

Head within the Conduct Supervision function at the MFSA and represents the Authority on various committees with ESMA and EIOPA. Graduated as a Notary Public and Doctor of Laws and also obtained a Master of Laws in European Union Law from the University of Leicester

Financial Capability Developer at JA Malta and Founder of CapableMind

Mateja Farrugia has extensive experience in education law and policy, having served as Chairperson of the Council for the Teaching Profession from 2014 to to 2023, having been a member of the National Board for Compulsory Education from 2018 to 2022 and in her current position as Chairperson of the Quality Asurance Committee of the MFHEA.

David led pension reform and was a member of the Pension Strategy Group. David was the main drafter of Malta’s first National Strategy for financial capability knowledge, and set up and led Ġemma, government’s financial capability knowledge implementation arm. David was also the main draft of the second financial capability knowledge.

Ivan Gaffiero is a Wealth Manager at MeDirect. With a career spanning more than 33 years of experience in the financial services sector. Ivan believes that dedication to continuous learning and staying abreast of the latest industry trends

The Director General of the Department for Curriculum, Lifelong Learning & Employability within the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research, and Innovation. With a distinguished career spanning over 40 years in the education sector.

Lawyer by profession and is currently the Registrar of Companies, the Registrar of other Legal Persons, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Malta Business Registry. Member and representative of the European Region on the executive committee of the Corporate Registries Forum.

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