Queen Máxima and Lagarde to Speak at EMERGE Europe
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CHICAGO and AMSTERDAM, Nov. 02, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, will speak at EMERGE Europe, the first European edition of the long-running EMERGE event, on December 2, 2026, at KIT Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam. The one-day convening aims to bring together leaders from financial services, fintech, and research to explore practical solutions for improving financial health.
Queen Máxima, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health (UNSGSA), and Lagarde will be joined by distinguished speakers, including Pinar Abay, global head of retail banking and member of the management board at ING Bank N.V.; Michael Hsu, former Acting Comptroller of the Currency; and Kate Pender, CEO of Fair4All Finance.
Jennifer Tescher, founder and CEO of the Financial Health Network, highlighted the growing momentum to improve financial health across Europe.
The program will cover several key areas, including measuring financial health outcomes, financial health by design, AI and responsible innovation, public-private collaboration, and financial resilience. Sessions will focus on how institutions can define, measure, and improve their impact on people's financial lives, as well as how to build financial health into products, services, policies, and partnerships from the start.
Queen Máxima was honored with the Financial Health Visionary Award from the Financial Health Network in 2021 for her work with the Office of the UNSGSA promoting inclusive financial systems. The event is expected to accelerate collective action and translate insights into practical improvements for customers and communities across Europe.
The Financial Health Network, the leading authority on financial health, is a trusted resource for business leaders, policymakers, and innovators united in a mission to improve the financial health of their customers, employees, and communities. Through research, advisory services, measurement tools, and opportunities for cross-sector collaboration, the Network advances awareness, understanding, and proven best practices in support of improved financial health for all.