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Can summarised corporate information help in solving financing issues of European SMEs?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In\u202f2024, the Eurogroup\u202finclusive format\u202f(informal\u202fbody\u202fof\u202feconomic and finance ministers from\u202fEU\u202fmember states)\u202fissued a statement\u202fthat\u202fEurope is at risk of falling behind globally in competitiveness, growth, and prosperity.\u202fEU\u202fneeds a capital market that can direct both domestic savings and foreign capital into innovative companies, enabling them to become engines of long-term growth and global leadership in new industries.\u202fThe robust banking sector currently carries the bulk of financing needs for businesses, however, to meet substantial future financial needs, market-based funding opportunities must become more widely and readily available in Europe.\u202fCapital Markets Union (CMU) progress has been made, but the EU still lacks a deep and well-functioning market for risk capital, especially for start-ups and scale-ups.\u202fAs a\u202fpossible\u202fpiece\u202fin the puzzle to solve the\u202ffinancing of start-ups and scale-ups, the European Commission has asked EFRAG\u202fto assess\u202fwhether\u202fa voluntary template on key information\u202fof\u202fstart-ups and scale-ups.<\/p>\n

At this\u202fsymposium\u202fa panel will discuss\u202fwhether publicly available\u202fkey\u202finformation\u202fof SMEs (including start-ups and scale-ups\u202fcould help attracting finance) \u2013 and if so,\u202fwhat type of information\u202fis relevant to provide for start-ups and scale-ups in their\u202fdifferent phases and what lessons can be learned from the development of the VSME standard (on voluntary sustainability information).<\/p>\n

Opening<\/span><\/p>\n

Saskia Slomp | EFRAG CEO<\/p>\n

Presentation<\/span><\/p>\n

Rasmus Sommer | EFRAG FR Associate Director<\/p>\n

Moderator<\/span><\/p>\n

Joachim Gassen | Humboldt University of Berlin<\/p>\n

Panellists<\/span><\/p>\n

Chiara Del Prete | EFRAG SR TEG Chair<\/p>\n

Martin Fr\u00fdvaldsk\u00fd | CEO Warhorse Studios<\/p>\n

Valentina Guatri | Public Affairs\/ESG Manager Invest Europe<\/p>\n

Closing remarks<\/span><\/p>\n

Kerstin Lopatta | University of Hamburg and EFRAG SRB Chair<\/p>\n

Schedule<\/span><\/p>\n

Date | Time:<\/strong> Friday 29 May 2026 11:00 \u2013 12:30<\/span><\/p>\n

Location: <\/strong>RB 101 (Rajsk\u00e1 Building)<\/span><\/p>\n

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