Registration

• Uroš Ivanc, CFA • former President of the CFA Society Slovenia

• Andrej Bertoncelj, Ph.D. • Minister of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia

• Paul Smith, CFA • President and CEO of CFA Institute, USA

Panel Discussion 1: Monetary policy, way forward

Moderator:

• Katja Koren • Director of Banking Operations Department, Bank of Slovenia

Speakers:

• Jožef Bradeško • Vice Governor, Bank of Slovenia
• Dmytro Sologub • Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine
• Representative of the National Bank of Bulgaria
• Representative of the National Bank of Serbia

Panel Discussion 2: CEE Economies Outlook

Moderator:

• Paul Gamble • Head of Emerging Europe, Sovereign Group at Fitch Ratings, UK

Speakers:

• Mario Holzner • Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Austria
• Hrvoje Stojić • Economic Research Director Addiko Bank, Croatia
• Bojan Ivanc, CFA, CAIA • Chief Economist at Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Slovenia

Panel Discussion 3: Geopolitical Risks in the CEE Region

Moderator:

• Gary Baker • CFA Institute, Managing Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, UK

Speakers:

• Attila Koksal, CFA • Board Member of Unlu Securities, former Presidents Council Representative of CFA Institute EMEA region, Turkey
  
• Richard Grieveson • Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Austria
• Garegin Gevorgyan, CFA • CEO of, SEF International UCO LLC, Armenia

Lunch

Panel Discussion 4: Financing opportunities for the high-growth enterprises in the CEE Region

Moderator:

• Marek Jindra, CFA • Transaction Advisory Services Partner at Ernst & Young, Czech Republic

Speakers:

• Richard J. Hunter • Global Head of Corporate Ratings, Fitch Ratings, UK
• Ivana Gažić • President of the Management Board of the Zagreb Stock Exchange, Croatia
• Radboud Vlaar • Partner at Finch Capital, Netherlands
• Zsigmond Bodnar • Founder of FaceKom & TechTeamer, USA
• Ulla Hudina Kmetič • Deputy Head at European Commission Representation in Slovenia

Panel Discussion 5: ESG / SRI Investing

Moderator:

• Joachim Klement, CFA • Head of Investment Research, Fidante Partners, UK

Speakers:

• Colin McLean, FSIP • Founder and Managing Director, SVM Asset Management Ltd, UK
• Marina Shestakova, CFA • Senior Fund Partner, Wermuth Asset Management, Russia

Panel Discussion 6: Pension systems across CEE Region

Moderator:

• Blaž Hribar, CFA • Pokojninska družba A, Slovenia

Speakers:

• Petar Vlaić, CFA • CEO, Erste Plavi pension fund, Croatia
• Piotr Sieradzan, CFA • CEO and President, Everest Investments S.A., Poland
• Tatjana Bojkovska, CFA • Risk Manager, SAVA Pension Company A.D. Skopje, Macedonia
  
• Mugur Popescu, CFA • Board member CFA Society Romania; Investment Director, BCR Pension Funds, Romania
  

Panel Discussion 7: Future of Capital Markets in the CEE Region

Moderator:

• Josina Kamerling • Head of Regulatory Outreach EMEA, CFA Institute, Belgium

Speakers:

• Mihai Purcarea, CFA • Board Member CFA Society Romania, CEO at BRD Asset Management
  
• Aleš Butala • Senior Advisor at Slovenian Securities Market Agency, Slovenia
  
• Jana Brodani • Executive Director of the Czech Capital Market Association, Czech Republic
• George Spentzos, CFA • Managing Director of the LNG Capital LLP, CFA Institute Board of Governors, UK

• Kruno Abramovič, CFA • President of the CFA Society Slovenia