Director Luís Laginha de Sousa
Luís Manuel Sanches Laginha de Sousa
Member of the Board of Directors of Banco de Portugal.
Luís Laginha de Sousa was born in Setúbal in 1965. He graduated in Economics at the Portuguese Catholic University (1988) where he is also completed his MBA (1995). He attended the Corporate Finance Programme at the London Business School (2004).
Luís Laginha de Sousa was appointed Member of the Board of Directors of Banco de Portugal in September 2017. Before joining Banco de Portugal he held various managerial roles in a Portuguese and multinational companies and was, among other roles, Deputy Head of ICEP - Investimentos, Comércio e Turismo de Portugal (1993 - 1998); Executive Director of Caixaweb SGPS and various companies of the Caixa Geral de Depósitos Group (2000 - 2005); Chief Operating Officer of Euronext Lisbon, S. A. (2005 - 2010); Chairman and CEO of Euronext Lisbon, S. A. and also of Interbolsa, S. A. (2010 - 2016); Director of various companies of the Euronext Group in several European countries, and was also a member of the Management Committee of NYSE Euronext. More recently and among other activities, he had joined STJ Advisors LLP, as a Senior Advisor.
From 1995 to 2017, Luís Laginha de Sousa was a lecturer at the Portuguese Catholic University.
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
2 March 2022 | Opening address at the ISEG Sustainable Finance course | ISEG, Lisbon |
15 March 2022 | Launch of the book O Banco de Lisboa e a Revolução Liberal de 1820 | António Cupertino de Miranda Foundation, Porto |
24 March 2022 | European Systemic Risk Board | Videoconference |
25 March 2022 | General Meeting of Valora, SA | Videoconference |
30 March 2022 | Banco de Portugal Advisory Board | BdP Lisbon |
31 March 2022 | Workshop with journalists on the Progress report on the macroprudential measure | BdP Lisbon |
Date | Description | Location |
11 February 2022 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
18 February 2022 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
18 February 2022 | Visit of the Portuguese Economists’ Association to the Money Museum | Money Museum |
21 February 2022 | Interview with the SIC TV programme, Contas Poupança, on the new maturities of credit for house purchase | Money Museum |
23-25 February 2022 | EUROFI High Level Seminar | Paris |
25 February 2022 | Informal ECOFIN (on behalf of the Governor) | Paris |
Date | Description | Location |
10 January 2022 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
24 January 2022 | Meeting of the National Council of Financial Supervisors (CNSF) | BdP Lisbon |
31 January 2022 | Interview to Jornal Económico “O papel do sistema financeiro na promoção da sustentabilidade - Let’s Talk About ESG” | BdP Lisbon |
31 January 2022 | Presentation to the media of the “Amendment to the Recommendation of the Banco de Portugal within the legal framework of new credit agreements for consumers” | BdP Lisbon |
Date | Description | Location |
2 December 2021 | European Systemic Risk Board | Videoconference |
13 December 2021 | Launch of the book O Banco de Lisboa e a Revolução Liberal de 1820 | Money Museum Lisbon |
14 December 2021 | Meeting of the FSB Regional Consultative Group for Europe | Videoconference |
20 December 2021 | Presentation to the media of the Financial Stability Report – December 2021 | BdP Lisbon |
Date | Description | Location |
3 November 2021 | Public ceremony to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the Banco de Portugal | Money Museum Lisbon |
3 November 2021 | “Global Economy Lecture “- Oesterreichische Nationalbank and The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies | Videoconference |
5 November 2021 | Conference to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Portuguese Securities Market Commission: “Mercado de Capitais Globais - Compreender o Futuro” | Lisbon Congress Centre |
11 November 2021 | 30th Meeting of the Banco de Portugal’s union representatives | Qta. F Santa |
15 November 2021 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
17 November 2021 | Annual conference of the Autoridade de Supervisão de Seguros e Fundos de Pensões (ASF) | CCB, Lisbon |
19 November 2021 | 175th Anniversary of the Banco de Portugal: Formal Session | Money Museum Lisbon |
22 November 2021 | Banco de Portugal Advisory Board | BdP Lisbon |
24 November 2021 | Prize-giving ceremony for the Professor Jacinto Nunes Award | BdP Lisbon |
Date | Description | Location |
5 October 2021 | Address at the Conference: “Macroprudential Policy Conference - Lietuvos Bankas”: “Borrower-based measures in times of global pandemic and beyond” | Videoconference |
6 October 2021 | Conference/Webinar – “Risks and opportunities of a digital market” – World Investor Week 2021 - Portugal | Portuguese Securities Market Commission |
7 October 2021 | OeNB/SUERF Conference on Climate protection: state of play, division of labor, steps forward | Videoconference |
11 October 2021 | Closing address at the “Online Financial Stability Conference 2021” - Banco de Portugal | Videoconference |
14 October 2021 | Central Banking Publications: Conversation about sustainability | Videoconference |
19 October 2021 | 31st Lisbon Meeting between the Central Banks of Portuguese-speaking Countries | Videoconference |
20 October 2021 | Remarks at the Euromed Webinar “What role for central banks in the crisis, from emergency decisions to green recovery?” - Banque de France/World Bank | Videoconference |
29 October 2021 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
Date | Description | Location |
2-3 September 2021 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
8-10 September 2021 | THE EUROFI FINANCIAL FORUM 2021 | Sheraton Hotel, Ljubljana |
15 September 2021 | Address at “ESCB: Towards a Green and Digital Future? - 2nd Webinar organized for SCECBU’s Trade Union Members”: “Central Banks and Environmental Sustainability” | Videoconference |
20 September 2021 | Meeting of the National Council of Financial Supervisors (CNSF) | Videoconference |
23 September 2021 | European Systemic Risk Board | Videoconference |
23 September 2021 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
27 September 2021 | Advisory Board of the Autoridade de Supervisão de Seguros e Fundos de Pensões (ASF) | Lisbon |
30 September 2021 | Address at the conference: “Sustainable Finance - Preserving ecosystems for future generations” | Lisbon |
Date | Description | Location |
2 July 2021 | Interview with Jornal de Negócios | Videoconference |
3 July 2021 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
7 July 2021 | “Os riscos pós pandemia - a crise da dívida” - think tank | Videoconference |
Date | Description | Location |
3 June 2021 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
17 June 2021 | Conference “87th East Jour Fixe of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) – CESEE’s second transition – challenges on the road to low-carbon economies” | Videoconference |
24 June 2021 | European Systemic Risk Board | Videoconference |
Date | Description | Location |
6 May 2021 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
13 May 2021 | Presentation to the media of the Annual Report - Activities and Financial Statements 2020 | BdP Lisbon |
25 May 2021 | Address at the conference “Sustainability research”: “Investigação para a Sustentabilidade - A perspetiva de um Banco Central” | Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon |
25 May 2021 | Address at the conference “Sustainable Financing: New developments” - “Green Bank in Portugal - Challenges and the real impact on the national economy” | CCB Lisbon |
26 May 2021 | Meeting of the FSB Regional Consultative Group for Europe | Videoconference |
Date | Description | Location |
9 April 2021 | Address at the closing session of “Economia Viva 2021” | Videoconference |
Date | Description | Location |
4 March 2021 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
15 March 2021 | Banco de Portugal and European Investment Bank Webinar: Investment, digitalization and green financing - The Portuguese case | Videoconference |
22 March 2021 | Meeting of the National Council of Financial Supervisors (CNSF) | Videoconference |
25 March 2021 | European Systemic Risk Board | Videoconference |
26 March 2021 | Banco de Portugal’s Advisory Board | Videoconference |
29 March 2021 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
31 March 2021 | Presentation of the third issue of the Macroprudential Recommendation on new credit agreements for consumers - progress report | Videoconference |
Date | Description | Location |
4 February 2021 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
22 February 2021 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
Date | Description | Location |
7 January 2021 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
21 January 2021 | Webinar “Estratégia Nacional para os Pagamentos de Retalho | Horizonte 2022” | Videoconference |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
3 December 2020 | Plenary meeting, NGFS – Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System | Videoconference |
3 December 2020 | 19th BIS Annual Conference webinar “Central banks and the macroeconomy” | Videoconference |
10 December 2020 | 19th BIS Annual Conference webinar “The future of money” | Videoconference |
11 December 2020 | Webinar: monetary policy strategy review | Videoconference |
14 December 2020 | Plenary meeting, NGFS - Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System | Videoconference |
14 December 2020 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
15 December 2020 | European Systemic Risk Board | Videoconference |
17 December 2020 | Briefing with the media to present the Financial Stability Report - December 2020 | BdP Lisbon |
18 December 2020 | Meeting of the National Council of Financial Supervisors (CNSF) | Videoconference |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
4 November 2020 | Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group (RCG) Europe Virtual Meeting | Videoconference |
12 November 2020 | 29th Meeting of the Banco de Portugal’s union representatives | Videoconference |
13 November 2020 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
13 November 2020 | NGFS – Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System: “Session with Commissioner R. Behnam of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission” | Videoconference |
16 November 2020 | 10th Conference of the Banco de Portugal – “Portuguese Economic Developments in the European Area” | Videoconference |
19 November 2020 | Solemn commemorative ceremony of the 174th anniversary of the Banco de Portugal | Money Museum Lisbon |
23 November 2020 | Address at the workshop “Sustentabilidade e Financiamento Sustentável – Sessão dirigida ao Sistema Bancário” | Money Museum Lisbon |
25 November 2020 | Address at the Webinar “Sustainable Finance The Future is Now” – BCSD Portugal | Lisbon |
25 November 2020 | Prize-giving ceremony for the Professor Jacinto Nunes Award | BdP Lisbon |
27 November 2020 | Banco de Portugal’s Advisory Board | Videoconference |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
6 October 2020 | Address at the presentation of the World Investor Week 2020 - CMVM | Videoconference |
7 October 2020 | Address at the Conference: Como um Banco Central contribui para a confiança dos agentes económicos | Videoconference |
8 October 2020 | Address at the Annual Conference: Investir na Retoma: O Papel do Mercado de Capitais – CMVM | Oriente Museum Lisbon |
9 October 2020 | 30th Lisbon Meeting between the Central Banks of Portuguese-speaking Countries | Videoconference |
21 October 2020 | Address at the Conference PORTUGAL DIGITAL Summit’20 - The Digital Impact in Sustainability: Strategy for Digital - ACEPI | Picadeiro Real Lisbon |
22 October 2020 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
22-23 October 2020 | International Conference 2020 on “Climate Change: Economic Impact and Challenges for Central Banks and the Financial System” - Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique | Videoconference |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
4 September 2020 | Economic and Financial Committee | Videoconference |
7 September 2020 | Plenary meeting, NGFS - Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System | Teleconference |
9-11 September 2020 | THE EUROFI FINANCIAL FORUM 2020 | Berlin |
15 September 2020 | Opening address at the “Sustainable Finance - Sharing experiences on green financial services” event | Fintech House Lisbon |
24 September 2020 | European Systemic Risk Board | Teleconference |
28 September 2020 | Meeting of the National Council of Financial Supervisors (CNSF) | Videoconference |
30 September 2020 | Interview with the Network for Greening the Financial System: “In conversation with...” | Lisbon |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
20 July 2020 | Inauguration of the Governor of the Banco de Portugal | MF Lisbon |
30 July 2020 | Workshop on energy transition with a Portuguese energy sector firm | Videoconference |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
5 June 2020 | Economic and Financial Committee | Teleconference |
24 June 2020 | Briefing with the media to present the Financial Stability Report - June 2020 | BdP Lisbon
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25 June 2020 | Participation in the workshop with credit institutions and financial companies on the Financial Stability Report - June 2020 | BdP Lisbon |
25 June 2020 | Participation in the workshop with non-financial companies on the Financial Stability Report - June 2020 | BdP Lisbon |
30 June 2020 | Economic and Financial Committee | Teleconference |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
6 May 2020 | European Systemic Risk Board | Teleconference |
7 May 2020 | Economic and Financial Committee | Teleconference |
13 May 2020 | Presentation to the media of the Annual Report - Activities and Financial Statements 2019 | BdP Lisbon |
25 May 2020 | Economic and Financial Committee | Teleconference |
26 May 2020 | “Sustainable Finance” plenary meeting, NGFS - Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System | Teleconference |
27 May 2020 | European Systemic Risk Board | Teleconference |
28 May 2020 | Meeting of the FSB Regional Consultative Group for Europe | Teleconference |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
2 April 2020 | European Systemic Risk Board | Teleconference |
3 April 2020 | Economic and Financial Committee | Teleconference |
27 April 2020 | Economic and Financial Committee | Teleconference |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
5 March 2020 | Participation in the panel discussion of OMFIF, the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum – Gender Balance Index 2020 launch: Measuring gender diversity in global public investors | French Ambassador’s Residence – London |
25 March 2020 | General Meeting of Valora | Teleconference |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
6 February 2020 | Conference “Artificial Intelligence: Past, Present and Future” | UCP Lisbon |
18 February 2020
| Presentation of a new course: “Sustainable Finance: Green and Climate Finance” | ISEG Lisbon |
25 February 2020 | 6th Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) Steering Committee Meeting | BIS Basel |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
6 January 2020 | Meeting with McKinsey & Company, “Os desafios da banca portuguesa” | BdP Lisbon |
15 January 2020 | Meeting with A.T. Kearney (Portugal), Lda. | BdP Lisbon |
22 January 2020 | Conference “Financiamento Sustentável” | VdA, Lisbon |
25 January 2020 | Representation of Banco de Portugal at the award ceremony | Carcavelos Campus |
31 January 2020 | Briefing with journalists on the macroprudential measure | BdP Lisbon |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
4 December 2019 | Briefing with the media to present the Financial Stability Report – December 2019 | BdP Lisbon |
9 December 2019 | Meeting with the China Emissions Exchange and the Guangzhou Municipal Local Financial Supervision and Administration | BdP Lisbon |
9-13 December 2019 | United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 25 – 2019 | Madrid |
19 December 2019 | European Systemic Risk Board | ECB Frankfurt |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
5 November 2019 | Conference “Sustainable Finance: Financiar a nova economia de baixo carbono” – Caixa Geral de Depósitos | Culturgest Lisbon |
12 November 2019 | Meeting of the FSB Regional Consultative Group for Europe | Basel, Switzerland |
15 November 2019 | Banco de Portugal conference “The euro 20 years on: the debut, the present and aspirations for the future” | BdP Lisbon |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
2 October 2019 | Meeting with Roland Berger | BdP Lisbon |
8 October 2019 | Annual Conference on Financial Stability | BdP Lisbon |
11 October 2019 | XXIX Lisbon Meeting between the Central Banks of Portuguese-speaking Countries | BdP Lisbon |
14 October 2019 | Launch of the e-book Portuguese Economic Growth: A Vision on Structural Issues, Blocks and Reforms | BdP Lisbon |
23 October 2019 | Thematic meeting “Insurtech” | ASF Lisbon |
25 October 2019 | 9th NBP Annual Flagship Conference on the Future of the European Economy | NBP Warsaw |
28 October 2019 | Workshop with EDP – “Desafios da Transição Energética” | EDP, Lisbon |
30-31 October 2019 | Conference “Greener Finance for Sustainable Future” | BoF Helsinki |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
4 September 2019 | Thematic meeting of the National Council of Financial Supervisors (CNSF) on new business models and the impact of FinTech | BdP Lisbon |
6 September 2019 | Economic and Financial Committee | Charlemagne building Brussels |
11-13 September 2019 | The EUROFI Financial Forum 2019 | Helsinki |
11 September 2019 | Meeting with UK Finance | Helsinki |
12 September 2019 | Meeting with Clearstream/Deutsche Börse | Helsinki |
20 September 2019 | Seminar “Financial integration, credit booms, and regulation” | BdP Lisbon |
26 September 2019 | European Systemic Risk Board | ECB Frankfurt |
26-27 September 2019 | 4th European Systemic Risk Board annual conference | ECB Frankfurt |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
1 July 2019 | Thematic meeting on sustainable finance – National Council of Financial Supervisors (CNSF) | BdP Lisbon |
2 July 2019 | 1st Session of the Talks on the past and future of public administration | Ministry of Finance Lisbon |
3 July 2019 | Conference on “Financial stability and macroprudential policy” | BdP Lisbon |
4 July 2019 | Visit to the National Dispatch Centre and meeting with the company | REN Sacavém |
8 July 2019 | Conference on the Portuguese Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality 2050, “Roteiro Nacional para a Neutralidade Carbónica 2050: O papel do financiamento sustentável” | Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation |
25 July 2019 | Meeting with the Mayor of Viseu within the scope of the Regional Network | Viseu |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
4 June 2019 | Briefing with the media to present the Systemic Risk Indicator | BdP Lisbon |
5 June 2019 | Briefing with the media to present the Financial Stability Report – June 2019 | BdP Lisbon |
6 June 2019 | Participation in the Workshop with Credit Institutions and Financial Companies on the Financial Stability Report – June 2019 | BdP Lisbon |
7 June 2019 | Participation in the Workshop with Non-financial Companies on the Financial Stability Report – June 2019 | BdP Lisbon |
27 June 2019 | European Systemic Risk Board | ECB Frankfurt |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
6-7 May 2019 | Meeting of the Tenth FSB Regional Consultative Group for Europe | National Bank of Romania, Romania |
9 May 2019 | Participation in the “OeNB Macroprudential Policy Conference – Financial stability in 2030: Maintaining effectiveness while reducing complexity” | Oesterreichische Nationalbank Vienna |
14 May 2019 | Participation in the “Eurozone: Macroeconomic and fiscal governance and integration” seminar | BdP Lisbon |
14 May 2019 | Opening ceremony of the “(Euro)policies: contemporary photography since 1999” exhibition | BdP Lisbon |
16 May 2019 | Dinner with the ECB’s Supervisory Board | BdP Lisbon |
24 May 2019 | Participation in the “Portugal – from here to where?” conference | Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon |
20 May 2019 | Meeting with the ECB’s Chief Compliance and Governance Officer – Ethics Awareness Roadshow | BdP Lisbon |
31 May 2019 | Participation in the CMVM Annual Conference | CMVM Lisbon |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
3-5 April 2019 | Participation in the Eurofi High Level Seminar 2019 | Bucharest |
11 April 2019 | Award ceremony of the Valmor and Municipal Architecture Prize 2017 | Lisbon City Hall |
17 April 2019 | Participation in the conference held by the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) | Banque de France, Paris |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
1 March 2019 | Economic and Financial Committee | Charlemagne building Brussels |
7 March 2019 | Opening remarks at the meeting with the Pan-Pearl River Delta Representatives Delegation (China), “Banco de Portugal’s perspective on green finance” | BdP Lisbon |
10-14 March 2019 | Participation in the “General Audit Management Conference”, The Institute of Internal Auditors | Dallas, USA |
21 March 2019 | European Systemic Risk Board | ECB Frankfurt |
25 March 2019 | Participation in the Joint Banco de Portugal and IMF conference on “Portugal: Reform and Growth Within the Euro Area” | BdP Lisbon |
26 March 2019 | Economic and Financial Committee | Charlemagne building Brussels |
27 March 2019 | Banco de Portugal’s Advisory Board | BdP Lisbon |
28 March 2019 | Participation in the presentation session of the Commemorative Coins Plan for 2019, Portuguese Mint and Official Printing Office (INCM) | INCM Lisbon |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
1 February 2019 | Economic and Financial Committee | Charlemagne building Brussels |
4 February 2019 | Participation in the 8th Conference of the Central Balance Sheet Database, “The buoyancy of the corporate sector” | BdP Lisbon |
14 February 2019 | Meeting at the Central Bank of Ireland, institutional issues | Dublin |
19 February 2019 | Participation in the Euronext Conference, “VIA BOLSA - Financiamento Através do Mercado de Capitais” | BdP Lisbon |
22 February 2019 | Participation in the Conference of the Governor of Banque de France, François Villeroy de Galhau, “Challenges faced by the Eurosystem” | BdP Lisbon |
Date | Meeting / Event | Location |
11 January 2019 | Economic and Financial Committee | Charlemagne building Brussels |
21 January 2019 | Joint BdP/EIB Conference - Investment, innovation and digitalization: the Portuguese case | BdP Lisbon |
22 January 2019 | Lunch with the National Council of Financial Supervisors | BdP Lisbon |
