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THE CEE FORUM IS
NOW THREE
FULL DAYS.

Be among the first to explore the initial agenda for CEE Forum 2027 and start planning your experience.

Monday 11 January
  • Registration and badge pick up from 2pm
Tuesday 12 January - Main conference Day 1
  • Ministerial plenaries
  • 3 streams of content
  • Conference drinks reception
Wednesday 13 January - Main conference Day 2
New: Three Full-Day Content Streams
  • Central bank and monetary policy plenaries
  • 3 streams of content including new country stream and covered bonds afternoon briefing
  • Conference drinks reception
Thursday 14 January - Main conference Day 3
  • New: Eurasia Investment Summit
  • New: Private Capital Summit
  • The CEE Securitisation Summit
  • Co-located with FT's New Future of Asset Management Event
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07:30
  1. 75 mins
    • CEE Fourm
08:45
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    5 mins
    • CEE Fourm
09:35
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    55 mins
    • CEE Fourm
10:30
  1. 30 mins
    • CEE Fourm
12:45
  1. 60 mins
    • CEE Fourm
15:15
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
    Agenda release 16 October!  
  2. Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
    Agenda release 16 October!
  3. Stream 3 - Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
    Agenda release 16 October!
16:00
  1. 20 mins
    • CEE Fourm
16:20
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
    Agenda release 16 October!
  2. Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
    Agenda release 16 October!
  3. Stream 3 - Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
    Agenda release 16 October!
18:00
  1. 180 mins
    • CEE Fourm
08:00
  1. 60 mins
    • CEE Fourm
  2. 60 mins
    • CEE Fourm
09:00
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    10 mins
    • CEE Fourm
09:10
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    15 mins
    • CEE Fourm
10:20
  1. 40 mins
    • CEE Fourm
11:00
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
  2. Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
  3. Stream 3 - Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
    Agenda release 2 November Contact Francesca for speaker opportunities
12:30
  1. 60 mins
    • CEE Fourm
14:15
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
  2. Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
       
  3. Stream 3 - Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
    Agenda release 2 November Contact Francesca for speaker opportunities
15:00
  1. 30 mins
    • CEE Fourm
15:30
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
    Agenda release 16 October!
  2. Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
  3. Stream 3 - Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    • CEE Fourm
    Agenda release 2 November Contact Francesca for speaker opportunities
17:00
  1. 60 mins
    • CEE Fourm
09:00
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 3
    105 mins

    09.00-09.05 - FT Welcome: Francesca Cockcroft, Product Director, Capital Markets, Fixed Income Events, FT Live

     

    09.05-09.20 - Keynote Speech

     

    09.20-09.35 - Keynote Speech: Marco Marrone, Chief Investment Officer, EIF

     

    09.50 -10.45 - Panel I: The growing ecosystem for CEE securitisation: market overview  

    Speakers:

    • Jaroslaw Rot, Board Member, Vehis
    • Kristina Vaskelienė, Director, ILTE 

     

  2. Grand Ballroom 1
    225 mins

    09.00-09.10 - Financial Times Welcome

     

    09.10-09.30 - Opening Keynote: Investing in Europe’s Strategic Future

     

    09.30-10.05 - Panel I: What is CEE’s Competitive Advantage?

    Speakers: 

    • Milan Kulich, Advent International

    • Aleksandar Dragicevic, MidEuropa

     

    10.05-10.45 - Panel II: Who will finance the next decade of CEE growth?

  3. Grand Ballroom 3
    225 mins

    09.00-09.10 - Financial Times Welcome

     

    09.10-09.20  - Opening Keynote: Türkiye

     

    09.20-10.00 - Panel I: The Next Frontier for Global Capital

     

    10.00-10.45 - Panel II: Debt Capital Markets: Eurasia’s Bond Opportunity

11:15
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 3
    90 mins

    11.15-12.00 - Panel II: Investing in CEE: the importance of multilateral development banks

     

    12.00-12.45 - Panel III: Cross jurisdictional legal and regulatory environment 

    Speakers:

    • Georgi Stoev, Head of Securitisation, EIF
    • Erik Welin, Loan Officer, EIB

     

  2. Grand Ballroom 1
    90 mins

    11.15-11.45 - Panel III: Financing Energy Independence

     

    11.45-12.15 - Panel IV: From Start-Up to Strategic Asset: The New Defence Investment Landscape

     

    12.15-12.45 - Panel V: Building Europe’s Essential Infrastructure: Digital, Social, and More

    Speakers:

    • Jaroslava Korpanec, Actis

    • Christian Roy, Amber Infrastructure

  3. Grand Ballroom 3
    90 mins

    11.15-11.40 - Fireside chat: New Pools of Capital: The Growing Role of Sukuk 

     

    11.40-11.50 - Special Focus Keynote: Introduction to Uzbekistan

     

    11.50-12.10 - Interview: Franklin Templeton

     

    12.10-12.45 - Panel III: Unlocking Investment: Privatisation, PPPs, and Strategic Sectors

12:45
  1. 75 mins
14:00
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 3
    105 mins

    14.00-15.00 - Panel IV: Investor Focus

     

    15.00-15.45 - Special Focus: Securitising trade receivables: compare and contrast with other asset classes

  2. Grand Ballroom 1
    105 mins

    14.00-14.30 - Geographic focus: Poland

    Speakers:

    • Aleksander Kacprzyk, Resource Partners

     

    14.30-15.30 - Regional Briefings: Around the Region in 60 Minutes

  3. Grand Ballroom 3
    105 mins

    14.00-14.10 - Special Focus Keynote: Introduction to Azerbaijan

     

    14.10-14.45 - Panel IV: Creating Value Beyond Extraction: Powering the Next Economy

     

    14.45-14.55 - Special Focus Keynote: Introduction to Kazakhstan

     

    14.55-15.30 - Panel V: The Future of Finance: Building a Modern Ecosystem

16:00
  1. Grand Klimt Hall 3
    75 mins

    16.00-17.00 - Panel V: SRT: funding the future of the real economy

    Speakers:

    • Patrick Cogan, Senior Vice President, Munich Re
    • Michał Marciszewski, Head of Securitisation, PKO Bank Polski 
    • Bernhard Straeter, Senior Credit Portfolio Underwriter, The Fidelis Partnership

     

  2. Grand Ballroom 1
    75 mins

    16.00-16.30 - Panel VI: Unlocking Local Capital

     

    16.30-16.50 - Case Study: International-Local Partnership

     

    16.50-17.15 - Panel VII: Building the Playbook for CEE: Examining Regional Models

    Speakers:

    • Bill Watson, Value4Capital

  3. Grand Ballroom 3
    75 mins

    16.00-16.10 - Special Focus Keynote: Introduction to Armenia

     

    16.10-16.45 - Panel VI: Innovating for Growth: Scaling the Tech Opportunity

     

    16.45-17.15 - Panel VII: The Eurasian Bridge: Building the Next Strategic Trade Route

17:15
  1. 75 mins
    • Private Capital Summit