IE University to train top executives from the European Securities and Markets Authority on the challenges of AI and Fintech

IE University has signed a four-year agreement with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to deliver programs to top executives in the field of economics, data, artificial intelligence, IT security and financial markets, banking, insurance, and occupational pension. ESMA works to enhance investor protection and promote stable and orderly financial markets in Europe. As part of this agreement, IE University will deliver courses to the European Bank Authority (EBA) and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), which form part of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs).

Staff of supervisory and regulatory bodies such as the ESMA, EBA, and EOIPA face the important challenge of keeping up with and understanding new technologies and business models, and integrating them into their agenda without exposing markets to risk. IE University will provide new training programs for the supervisors and regulators to enhance their capacities to deal with new technological opportunities and innovations. The IE University programs will fuel the discussion around the supervisory and regulatory agenda through an analyzation of the different emerging technologies and new business models in the financial regulatory arena.

“IE University is honored to bring its expertise in financial markets, technology, control, and supervision to ESMA as part of our commitment to support the talent development of European public institutions.”
Teresa Martín-Retortillo, Executive President of Lifelong Learning at IE University

Since its foundation, IE University, with more than 8,000 students from 140 countries and more than 3,000 executives and managers trained annually, works to promote positive change through education, innovation, and research. The academic institution is also listed as an official provider at the European Investment Fund (EIF) for training in Management & Leadership, and it also signed a framework agreement with the European Central Bank (ECB) to provide training in several topics within the field of Data Science & Business Analytics.

Over the last years, at a European level, IE University has supported talent development in different public agencies such as the European Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (EULISA), the European institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and the European Environment Agency and the European School of Administration (EUSA). 

In the United States, IE University is delivering a program for the Interamerican Development Bank (AIDB) on Adaptive Leadership and Digital Transformation for a group of senior managers and directors with the aim of helping the bank in its digital transformation journey. In addition, IE University has close ties with the United Nations. IE School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs has signed strategic partnerships with multilateral organizations, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Organization of American States (OAS), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the US State Department, and the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC), to develop jointly a portfolio of educational programs such as the Bachelor in International Relations, the Master in International Development and the newly launched Executive Master in International Development.