Meet ETM.next at the annual convention of the European leasing & automotive rental industry

Agenda

Delegates will have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of topical issues over 1.5 days of interactive and parallel sessions involving business leaders, industry experts and regulators. See inside for more information on the program.

Thursday, 9 October 2025

• 9.00 > 18.30 Convention Registration & Welcome Desk
• 13.00 > 14.00 Welcome Refreshments
• 14.00 > 15.30 Opening Plenary
  • Welcome Adress on behalf of Leaseurope & Eurofinas - Richard Knubben, Director-General, Leaseurope & Eurofinas
  • Panel and Q&A with speakers moderated by Edward Peck, Founder of Asset Finance Connect
    • Paulo Portas, Former deputy PM, of Portugal
    • William de Vijlder, Economic Adviser to the general management of BNP Paribas Group, Professor in Economics at Ghent University
• 15.30 > 16.00 Refreshments on the Exhibitors’ Level
• 16.00 > 17.30 Concurrent Sessions
  • Leasing and rental in Europe and beyond - State of play and outlook - Welcome on behalf of Leaseurope - Stefan Davidsson, Executive Vice President of DNB Finans and President of Leaseurope
    • Considering the European Commission’s plan for Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness and rapidly changing global economic conditions, our panel of top executives will share their views on the state of the leasing and rental.
  • Consumer credit – State of play and outlook - Welcome on behalf of Eurofinas - Bart Vervenne, President of Eurofinas
    • As the European Commission drives forward programmes to deliver sustainable prosperity for all Europeans, leaders from across the industry and key partners will share their views on the role of the specialised consumer credit industry in
      supporting households to invest in more sustainable assets while managing their long-term financial needs. The panel will explore how market participants are responding to changing regulation and technology.
• 20.00 > 23.00 Cocktail & Standing Dinner Reception

Friday, 10 October 2025

• 8.30 > 15.00 Convention Registration & Welcome Desk
• 9.00 > 10.30 Concurrent Sessions
  • The Leaseurope Future Group - The Leaseurope Future Group programme delivers innovative solutions to the industry while at the same time recognising some of the European leasing industry’s most promising young talents. This year’s winning ideas, developed with expert guidance and support from Invigors and Leaseurope. Paul Johnson-Ferguson & Ian Robertson, Executive Directors, Invigors EMEA (Co-Chairs)
  • Enabling sustainable and affordable mobility: Automotive finance and rental’s role in Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness (joint Leaseurope-Eurofinas session)
    • While the automotive manufacturing and mobility services sector is a vital enabler of competitiveness and prosperity in Europe, improvements to the emissions generated by vehicles are also a key factor in the transition to net zero. Without
      finance for the purchase, lease and rental of new vehicles, none of this can be achieved. Our panel will explore the immense challenges facing the market that firms across the business and consumer lending market need to overcome, both
      through their own actions and through work with policy makers.
• 10.30 > 11.00 Refreshments on the Exhibitors’ Level
• 11.15 > 12.30 Concurrent Sessions
  • Rethinking the asset in asset finance
    • Assets are changing, so asset finance is changing. New asset classes, uncertain effects of tariffs on funded assets, growing demand for usage-based charging models, and the growing interest in the life of the asset after the end of the lease. Taken together, they present unprecedented asset management challenges and opportunities for asset finance lenders. Our panel will analyse the issues and present possible solutions.
  • Competitiveness Compass (joint Leaseurope-Eurofinas session)
    • The Competitiveness Compass aims to ensure the European Union has all the assets to lead in the global economy of tomorrow. The compass covers innovation, decarbonisation, competitiveness and security. Building on the Convention’s State of the Market session, our expert panel will dive into the consequences for both business and consumer finance. The panel will explore implications for types of finance that will be needed, how finance will be funded and offered, and the skills needed to deliver finance in tomorrow’s economy, exploring linkages between business and consumer finance markets.
• 12.30 > 14.00 Networking Lunch
• 14.00 > 15.30 Concurrent Sessions
  • Developments in the global leasing market and international cooperation
    • All global regions face similar changes to Europe in promoting fast, clean and equitable growth. In this session, we will hear from leaders of the leasing industry in other global regions about how they are responding to the challenges and opportunities. We’ll ask each panel member to react to what they have heard about European industry’s plans during the Convention, what is aligned with their region, and what’s different.
  • Less is more; the consumer finance regulatory framework
    • This session is designed to focus on the degree of over regulation in the current consumer finance regulatory framework, what needs to be changed, and what is needed to sustain a healthy sector moving forward.
• 15.30 > 16.45 Farewell Drink