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CEE Forum 2027 CEE Securitisation Summit CEE Private Capital Summit Eurasia Investment Summit
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. Registration and coffee
    75 mins
08:45
  1. Financial Times Welcome
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    5 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Claer Barrett
    Claer Barrett, Consumer editor - Financial Times
08:50
  1. Opening keynote: Building a Robust European Banking Sector
    15 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Boris Vujčić
    Boris Vujčić, Vice-President - European Central Bank
09:05
  1. Opening keynote
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    15 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Greg Guyett
    Greg Guyett, First Vice President - EBRD
09:20
  1. Opening keynote
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    15 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Michael Höllerer
    Michael Höllerer, Chief Executive Officer - Raiffeisen Bank International AG
09:35
  1. Opening keynote: Host Country
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    15 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Markus Marterbauer
    Markus Marterbauer, Minister of Finance - Republic of Austria
09:50
  1. Visiting Government Keynote Interviews
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    40 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Henry Foy
    Henry Foy, Brussels Bureau Chief - Financial Times
10:30
  1. Networking coffee break
    45 mins
11:15
  1. Panel I: CEE: growth, stability and opportunity?
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Mercedes Ruehl
    Mercedes Ruehl, Switzerland and Austria correspondent - Financial Times
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Magdalena Polan
    Magdalena Polan, , Managing Director, Head of EM Macroeconomic Research - PGIM
    Speaker image for Matteo Ferrazzi
    Matteo Ferrazzi, Senior Economist, Principal Advisor at European Institutions - EIB
    Speaker image for Andreea Moraru
    Andreea Moraru, Managing Director for Central Europe and the Baltic States - EBRD
    Speaker image for Gregorio De Felice
    Gregorio De Felice, Chief Economist - Intesa Sanpaolo
    Speaker image for Ines Rocha
    Ines Rocha, Director for Europe - IFC
    Speaker image for Carlos Mulas-Granados
    Carlos Mulas-Granados, Regional Representative, Central, Eastern, and SouthEastern Europe - IMF
12:00
  1. Panel II: Sovereign Borrowers: Funding in a Complex World
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Karol Czarnecki
    Karol Czarnecki, Director, Public Debt Department - Ministry of Finance, Republic of Poland
    Speaker image for Markus Stix
    Markus Stix, Managing Director - Austrian Treasury
    Speaker image for Gergely Tardos
    Gergely Tardos, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - AKK Hungary
12:45
  1. Networking lunch
    60 mins
13:45
  1. Panel III: Sovereign Borrowers: Innovative instruments
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Marjan Divjak
    Marjan Divjak, Director General, Treasury Directorate - Ministry of Finance, Slovenia
    Speaker image for Stefan Nanu
    Stefan Nanu, Head of Treasury and Public Debt Department - Ministry of Public Finance, Romania
    Speaker image for Yuriy Butsa
    Yuriy Butsa, Government Commissioner for Public Debt Management - Ministry of Finance, Ukraine
14:30
  1. Panel IV: Investing in CEE fixed income
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Alaa Bushehri
    Alaa Bushehri, Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income - BNP Paribas Asset Management
    Speaker image for Micah James
    Micah James, Co-head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income and Global Head of EM Research - Vanguard
    Speaker image for Michal Wozniak
    Michal Wozniak, Portfolio Manager - BlackRock
  2. Panel V: EU Accession Spotlight
    Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Richard Kemmish
    Richard Kemmish, Editorial Consultant - Fixed Income Events, FT Live
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Debora Revoltella
    Debora Revoltella, Senior Fellow - Bruegel
    Speaker image for Grzegorz Zieliński
    Grzegorz Zieliński, Director, Head of Energy Europe - EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
    Speaker image for Wiebke Schloemer
    Wiebke Schloemer, Director, Austria, Western Balkans and South Caucasus - IFC
    Speaker image for Julia Wörz
    Julia Wörz, Head of the Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe Section - Oesterreichische Nationalbank
  3. Panel VI: Funding the Expanding Defence Industry
    Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Raphael Minder
    Raphael Minder, Central Europe Correspondent - Financial Times
15:15
  1. Workshop A
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    Agenda release 16 October!  
  2. Workshop B
    Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
    Agenda release 16 October!
  3. Workshop C
    Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    Agenda release 16 October!
16:00
  1. Networking coffee break
    20 mins
16:20
  1. Workshop D
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    Agenda release 16 October!
  2. Workshop E
    Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
    Agenda release 16 October!
  3. Workshop F
    Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    Agenda release 16 October!
17:00
  1. Host Keynote
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    15 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Martin Kocher
    Martin Kocher, Governor - Oesterreichische Nationalbank
17:15
  1. Panel VII: The Future of the CEE Banking Sector
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    60 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Paola Papanicolaou
    Paola Papanicolaou, Chief of International Banks Division - Intesa Sanpaolo
    Speaker image for Valerie Brunner
    Valerie Brunner, Member of the Board - Raiffeisen Bank International
    Speaker image for Stefan Dörfler
    Stefan Dörfler, Chief Financial Officer - Erste Group
18:15
  1. Closing remarks: FT Live
    5 mins
18:20
  1. Drinks reception
    160 mins
08:00
  1. Women’s Breakfast : Hosted by: Alta Banka
    60 mins
  2. Registration and coffee
    60 mins
09:00
  1. Financial Times Welcome
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    10 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Claer Barrett
    Claer Barrett, Consumer editor - Financial Times
09:10
  1. Opening keynote Interview
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    10 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kalin Anev Janse
    Kalin Anev Janse, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Management Board - European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
09:20
  1. Panel VIII: Central Bank Focus
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Chris Giles
    Chris Giles, Economics commentator - Financial Times
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Petar Chobanov
    Petar Chobanov, Deputy Governor - National Bank of Bulgaria
    Speaker image for Primož Dolenc
    Primož Dolenc, Deputy Governor - Bank of Slovenia
    Speaker image for Ante Zigman
    Ante Zigman, Governor - Croatian National Bank
  2. Panel VIII: Central Bank Focus
    Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Richard Kemmish
    Richard Kemmish, Editorial Consultant - Fixed Income Events, FT Live
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Ana Mitreska
    Ana Mitreska, Vice-Governor - National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
    Speaker image for Irena Radović
    Irena Radović, Governor - Central Bank of Montenegro
  3. Panel IX: Poland Spotlight
    Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    Agenda release 2 November Contact Francesca for speaker opportunities
10:20
  1. Networking coffee break
    40 mins
11:00
  1. Panel X: Sustainable fixed income Moderators: Financial Times
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Mercedes Ruehl
    Mercedes Ruehl, Switzerland and Austria correspondent - Financial Times
  2. Panel XI: Corporate funding toolkit
    Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
  3. Panel XII: Romania Spotlight
    Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    Agenda release 2 November Contact Francesca for speaker opportunities
11:15
  1. Panel XIV: Energy and Infrastructure Development
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    Chairperson
    Speaker image for Raphael Minder
    Raphael Minder, Central Europe Correspondent - Financial Times
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jaroslava Korpanec
    Jaroslava Korpanec, Managing Partner - Actis
  2. Panel XV: Building Deeper Capital Markets
    Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Alex Pivovarsky
    Alex Pivovarsky, Director, Capital and Financial Markets Development - EBRD
  3. Panel XVI: Hungary Spotlight
    Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    Agenda release 2 November Contact Francesca for speaker opportunities
12:00
  1. Panel XVIII: Pension Fund Landscape
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    60 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Tatjana Bojkovska
    Tatjana Bojkovska, Member of the Management Board - Sava penzisko drustvo
    Speaker image for Goran Martinoski
    Goran Martinoski, Head of Asset Management - KB First Pension Company
  2. Panel XVII: Commercial Real Estate
    Grand Klimt Hall 3
    60 mins
  3. Panel XIX: Turkey Spotlight
    Park Suite 7
    60 mins
    Agenda release 2 November Contact Francesca for speaker opportunities
13:00
  1. Networking lunch
    90 mins
14:30
  1. Panel XX: The Future of Digital Banking
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
  2. Panel XXI: Covered Bonds: market outlook
    Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
       
  3. Panel XXII: Ukraine Spotlight
    Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    Agenda release 2 November Contact Francesca for speaker opportunities
15:15
  1. Workshop G: Sponsored Content
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    Agenda release 16 October!
  2. Panel XXIII: Covered bonds: developments in new jurisdictions
    Grand Klimt Hall 3
    45 mins
  3. Panel XXIV: Bulgaria Spotlight
    Park Suite 7
    45 mins
    Agenda release 2 November Contact Francesca for speaker opportunities
16:00
  1. Networking coffee break
    30 mins
16:30
  1. Panel XXV: Final Debate: 5 key trends to watch for 2027
    Grand Klimt Hall 1&2
    45 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Rainer Schnabl
    Rainer Schnabl, Member of the Board (designated) - Raiffeisen Bank International
    Speaker image for Henry Burdon
    Henry Burdon, EM Sovereign Analyst - TCW
17:15
  1. Drinks reception
    75 mins
08:00
  1. Registration and Coffee
    60 mins
09:00
  1. CEE Private Capital Summit
    Grand Ballroom 1
    420 mins

    09.00-09.10 - Financial Times Welcome

     

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

    Speaker: 

    • Piotr Matczuk - Chief Investment Officer, PZU

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

    Speakers: 

    • Milan Kulich - Managing Director, Advent International

    • Aleksandar Dragicevic - Partner, MidEuropa

    • Raphael Minder - Central Europe Correspondent, Financial Times [Moderator]

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

    Speakers: 

    • Patric Gresko - Head of Division - Institutional Relationships - CEE, Baltics & Nordics, EIF

    • Luka Babić - CFO, Croatia Osiguranje

    • Jarosław Dąbrowski - Member of the Management Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK)

    • Roman Jasenovec - Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder, Triangle Family Office

    • Yuri Bender - Editor-in-Chief Professional Wealth Management, Financial Times [Moderator] 

  2. Eurasia Investment Summit
    Grand Ballroom 3
    420 mins

    09.00-09.10 - Financial Times Welcome

     

    09.10-09.20  - Opening Keynote

    Speaker:

    • Nikolai Podguzov - Chairman of the Management Board, Eurasian Development Bank (EDB)

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

    Speaker:

    • Grégory Lecomte - Head of Unit in the OECD Global Relations and Co-operation Directorate, OECD

    • Lilit Davoyan - Director, New Product Delivery, EBRD 

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

    Speaker:

    • Martin Blum - Head of Desk Strategy and Capital Markets Development Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI)

    • Odilbek Isakov - Managing Director and Co-Founder, Finasia Capital & CEO and Co-Founder, Infrasia Capital [Moderator]

  3. CEE Securitisation Summit
    Grand Klimt Hall 3
    420 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 

     

10:45
  1. Networking Coffee Break
    30 mins
11:15
  1. CEE Private Capital Summit
    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 - Managing Partner, Actis

    • Christian Roy - Head of Central and Eastern Europe, Amber Infrastructure

    • Raphael Minder - Central Europe Correspondent, Financial Times [Moderator]

  2. Eurasia Investment Summit
    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

    Speakers:

    • Marius Dan - CEO, Central Asia, Templeton Global Investments, Franklin Templeton
    • Yuri Bender - Editor-in-Chief Professional Wealth Management, Financial Times [Interviewer]

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

    Speakers:

    • Harald Kröger - Head of Group Structured Finance and Investment Banking, Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI)
    • Nuriddin Lafizov - CEO, Alif
    • Eleanor Kramers, Montfort Eurasia [Moderator] 
  3. CEE Securitisation Summit
    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

     

12:45
  1. Networking Lunch
    75 mins
14:00
  1. CEE Private Capital Summit
    Grand Ballroom 1
    105 mins

    14.00-14.30 - Geographic focus: Poland

    Speakers:

    • Aleksander Kacprzyk - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Resource 
      Partners - Marcin Prusak - Managing Director of Capital Investments, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK)

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

    Speakers:

    • Piotr Sadowski - Partner, Head of Baltic Region, Accession Capital Partners (ACP)

    • Niklas Pichler - Managing Partner, BlackPeak Capital

    • Emre Karabekirogullari - Managing Director, Sarona Asset Management

  2. Eurasia Investment Summit
    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

    Speakers:

    • Zaur Shiriyev - Nonresident Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace [Moderator]

    14.45-14.55 - Special Focus Keynote: Introduction to Kazakhstan

    Speaker:

    • H.E. Renat Bekturov - Governor of the AIFC

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

    Speakers:

    • Sanzhar Zhamalov - Country Manager, Mastercard
    • Martin Melecky - Financial Sector Lead for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank
    • Marat Yelibayev - Chairman, Development Bank of Kazakhstan 
  3. CEE Securitisation Summit
    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

15:30
  1. Networking Coffee Break
    30 mins
16:00
  1. CEE Private Capital Summit
    Grand Ballroom 1
    75 mins

    16.00-16.30 - Panel VI: Unlocking Local Capital

    Speakers:

    •  Darius Svidleras - Fund Manager, Swedbank Investiciju valdymas UAB

    • Andreas Bertl - Head of Group Asset Management, UNIQA Insurance Group AG & Managing Director, UNIQA Capital Markets GmbH

    • Dariusz Pietrzak - Partner, Enterprise Investors [Moderator] 

    16.30-16.50 - Case Study: International-Local Partnership

    Speakers:

    • Radoslav Tausinger - Partner, CVI

    • Benjamin Schall - Partner, Kartesia

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

    Speakers:

    • Bill Watson - Managing Partner, Value4Capital

    • Przemyslaw Glebocki - Managing Partner, Accession Capital Partners (ACP)

  2. Eurasia Investment Summit
    Grand Ballroom 3
    75 mins

    16.00-16.10 - Special Focus Keynote: Introduction to Armenia

    Speaker:

    • H.E. Martin Galstyan - Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia

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

    Speakers:

    • Khoren Nasibyan - Managing Partner, GRATA International
    • Edgar Evoyan - CEO of the Central Depository of Armenia

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

    Speakers:

    • Yuri Bender - Editor-in-Chief Professional Wealth Management, Financial Times [Moderator]
  3. CEE Securitisation Summit
    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

     

17:10
  1. Networking drinks
    80 mins