Mario Draghi's speech at the 4th annual ECB Forum - Live Stream

The ECB’s President, Mario Draghi, will be giving his opening remarks at the fourth annual ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal. The forum will be focused on investment and growth in advanced economies. Following Draghi's remarks, former Fed chair Ben Bernanke will be delivering a speech titled “When growth is not enough”.

Who is Mario Draghi?

The European Central Bank's president Mario Draghi was born in 1947 in Rome, Italy. Graduated of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Draghi became the president of the European Central Bank in 2011. As part of his job in the Governing Council he gives press conferences in the back of how the ECB observes the current European economy. President's comments may determine positive or negative the Euro's trend in the short-term. Usually, if he shows a hawkish outlook, that is seen as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, while a dovish is seen as negative (or bearish).