The EU Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has invited Kern Alexander to discuss the implementation of the Basel Capital Accord in light of the recent financial crisis and related issues of financial crisis management by EU institutions at a Parliament workshop on 5 November. Alexander will discuss the conclusions of a report he co-authored entitled 'Financial Supervision and Crisis Management in the EU' on a panel along with senior regulators from various EU member states and representatives from leading European banks. His presentation will critique Basel II and the current crisis management framework in the European Union.