Kurt De Baenst | Head, Investor Relations |
Johan Thijs | Group Chief Executive Officer |
Luc Popelier | Group Chief Financial Officer |
Tarik El Mejjad | BofA |
Giulia Miotto | Morgan Stanley |
Johan Ekblom | UBS |
Benoit Petrarque | Kepler Cheuvreux |
Kiri Vijayarajah | HSBC |
Anke Reingen | RBC Capital Markets |
Raul Sinha | JPMorgan |
Good day, everyone, and welcome to the KBC Group Earnings Release for the Second Quarter of 2022 hosted by Kurt De Baenst, Head of Investor Relations. My name is Ben and I'm your event manager.
During the presentation, your lines will remain on listen-only. [Operator Instructions] I'd like to advise all parties that this conference is being recorded. And now, I would like to hand it over to your host, Kurt, the word is yours.