XX Eurasian Bond Congress

June 13, 2024 - June 14, 2024
Istanbul
InterContinental Istanbul (Asker Ocagi Caddesi No. 1)
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Day 1 (13.06.2024)
09:00 - 09:30

Registration, welcome coffee

09:30 - 09:40
Welcoming addresses
Sergey Lyalin, Founder, Cbonds
09:40 - 10:00

Keynote-speech: Developments in Turkish Capital Markets and Investor Analysis, New Technologies and Investment Instruments

Dr. Ekrem ARIKAN, MKK Chief Executive Officer and Board Member (CSD & TR of Türkiye), AECSD Chairman & WFC Board Member
10:00 - 11:30

Financial market of Turkey: tighter monetary policy 

Questions to discuss:

  • The current situation in the financial market: the inflation rate, the interest rate Investment ideas in the local market for a foreign investor: the view of local management companies and the largest brokers;

  • Economic changes after the April municipal elections and inflation forecasts;

  • The entry of Turkish companies into the IPO and the experience of borrowing on the local market (44 companies entered the IPO in Turkey in 2023)

 

Emir Sarpyener, CEO, Tera Yatirim
11:45 - 12:15

Coffee break 

12:15 - 13:30

Investment Ideas: Global

Moderator: Alessandro Lombardo, Head of Client Relationship Department, Cbonds UAE

Questions to discuss:

  • Exploring attractive investment opportunities in the global fixed income market in 2024 
  • Unlocking current potential and prospects in the Islamic finance market;
  • Cbonds platform - global financial coverage;

 

Mansur Mammadov, Chief Investment Officer, Moonwake Investment
Remko van Ekelen, Head Financial Markets, Amicorp Group
Xenia Dmitrieva, International Business Developer, Cbonds
13:30 - 14:30

Lunch

14:30 - 16:00

Opportunities for investors and issuers on Eurasian Financial Markets 

  • The current state of the region's financial markets
  • Investment ideas and opportunities on capital markets;
  • Credit rate for Eurasian issuers: the experience and process of rating issuers
16:00 - 16:30

Coffee break

16:30 - 18:00

Opportunities on the markets of Central Asia and Azerbaijan

Moderator: Alisher A. Djumanov, Founder and Managing Partner, AD Wealth
  • The current state of the region's financial markets
  • Investment ideas and opportunities in the capital markets: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan;
  • Credit rate for Eurasian issuers: the experience and process of rating issuers
Nadir Babazade, CEO, ABB Invest
Scott Osheroff, Chief Investment Officer, Asia Frontier Capital
Medetbek Nazaraliev, President, Kyrgyz Stock Exchange
Meerim Ascarbekova, Director, FK Senti
18:00 - 22:00

Cocktail party on the boat 

Day 2 (14.06.2024)
09:30 - 10:00

Registration, welcome coffee

10:00 - 11:00

Macroeconomics

Questions to discuss:

  • Outlook for 2024 and performance of key macroeconomic indicators: inflation, interest rates, GDP, and exchange rates
  • Overview of political and economic conditions and their impact on financial markets
  • Assessing geopolitical risks and identifying macroeconomic trends

 

Mohammad Ahsan, Managing Director, Rates & Fixes Income, Mashreqbank
Terry Zhang, Head of Global Strategy and Business Management, CSPI Ratings, CSCI Pengyuan

The Economic Outlook of East Asia

Erhan Aslanoglu, Prof. Dr., Vice-Rector, Istanbul Topkapi University
11:00 - 12:30

Islamic banking and finance. Gathering momentum

Questions to discuss:

  • Principles of Islamic Banking
  • Issuance of Islamic securities in Turkey and Central Asian countries: case-studies
  • Prospects for the development of Islamic finance
Daniyar Kelbetov, Chief Product Officer, AIFC
Rustam Rakhmatov, Founder, IMAN
12:30 - 13:00

Coffee break

13:00 - 13:45

ESG Development and green bonds issuance 

Questions to discuss:

  • Prospects for the development of green finance in the Eurasian markets;
  • Basic principles, current situation and prospects of ESG;
  • Experience in the release of ESG tools;
Manas Gizhduaniyev, Deputy CEO, AIFC Green Finance Centre
13:45 - 14:15

Keynote-speech: AI now and then

Questions to discuss:

  • The future development of AI and its impact on life
  • Implementation of AI in financial markets
15:00 - 19:00

Sightseeing tour of Istanbul

Excursion (15.06.2024)

XX Eurasian Bond Congress