The first Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Memorial Lecture took place during the IFRS Foundation Trustees’ meeting held on 9 July 2014 in London. Michel Prada, Chairman of the IFRS Foundation, delivered the opening remarks, Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, gave the keynote speech and Richard Portes, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Chair at the European University Institute, responded with closing remarks.