This recording presents Day 3 of FI Campus 2025, the flagship event organised by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Brussels on 25–27 November 2025, celebrating 10 years of fi-compass. The day focuses on looking ahead, combining reflections on the evolution of financial instruments with discussions on future priorities under EU policies.

Day 3 features a flexible programme of parallel sessions, allowing participants to tailor their agenda around key topics such as ESF+ financial instruments for the social economy, new equity case studies, the Savings and Investments Union, energy efficiency, greentech financing, migrant integration, urban development, and communication and visibility. The recording offers practical insights and concrete examples to support the effective use of financial instruments going forward.

Watch the full recording of our workshop ‘Financing of refugee labour pathways: challenges and opportunities’, held in Brussels and online on 27 November 2025. This workshop examined how innovative financing mechanisms — including blended finance and financial instruments combined with grants — can help address funding gaps and attract investment to scale up skills-based legal pathways that connect refugees with employment opportunities across the EU.

The workshop builds on insights from recent initiatives and feedback from key stakeholder groups, with discussions aiming to identify financing needs on both the demand and supply sides, and to explore possible models for future solutions.

This podcast was recorded live at FI Campus, featuring expert speakers and moderated by Desmond Gardner, Financial Instruments Advisor, European Investment Bank: Guest speakers: Cecilia Gyalog, Head of EU Strategy and International Relations at MFB in Hungary; Inga Beiliūnienė, Head of International Relations at the National Promotional Bank in Lithuania; Iva Petkova, Director of the FLAG Fund and the Sustainable Cities Fund in Bulgaria; and Grzegorz Orawiec, Director in the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy in Poland. 

Jam Sessions episode 23: 10 years of fi-compass insights – LIVE at FI Campus 2025