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Karel Lannoo is CEO of Centre for European Policy Studies - CEPS, the European organisation that is ranked among the world’s ten most respected think-tanks. He has been in this role since 2000 and manages a staff of 70 people. Between 2006 and 2018, he was Independent Director of BME (Bolsas y Mercados Españolas), the listed company that manages Spanish securities markets, and is a member of foundation boards and advisory councils. He has published several books on capital markets, MiFID, and the financial crisis, the most recent of which is The Great Financial Plumbing, From Northern Rock to Banking Union in 2015. He is also the author of many op-eds and articles published by CEPS or in international newspapers and reviews. Lannoo is a regular speaker in hearings for national and international institutions, such as the European Commission and European Parliament, and at international conferences and executive learning courses.

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