VII Cbonds Emerging Markets Bond Conference

DH (Dohyung) is CEO of Finhaven, a fintech company (Vancouver, Canada) building a full-stack capital market infrastructure on the blockchain. Since he started his business...

DH (Dohyung) is CEO of Finhaven, a fintech company (Vancouver, Canada) building a full-stack capital market infrastructure on the blockchain. Since he started his business career at Merrill Lynch in New York, he has executed multiple capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, and going public/private transactions as advisor as well as business principal. He is also experienced in a wide range of industries including technology, bio, real estate, and government for his advisory and investment activities. On the entrepreneurial side, he started NMC in 2008 and developed NMC Moland Mine into production in 2010. On the operation side, DH was Executive VP of Dongwon Corporation where he restructured and operated multiple mines. He has also taught corporate finance, strategies, and leadership at major universities and leading multinational tech companies including Columbia University and Korea University. He had "Kim Do Hyung's Business Talk" at CBS radio in Korea. He holds a Master of International Affairs (International Finance & Business) from Columbia University (New York, NY).

Lana Veselova received a Master's Degree in English and French language & world literature from the Crimean University in Yalta . She later studied at...

Lana Veselova received a Master's Degree in English and French language & world literature from the Crimean University in Yalta . She later studied at the Canadian College of English in Vancouver, Canada, where she gained great experience in international cooperation & social projects. In 2015 she joined the International Team at Cbonds, the leading information agency on the fixed income market. Lana is an expert in finding solutions for financial institutions and bond investors and possesses strong analytical skills & commitment

Doreen Abeysundra is the founder of an independent advisory practice which fosters the development of clean technology in niche sectors and regions, with traditional structures and innovative...

Doreen Abeysundra is the founder of an independent advisory practice which fosters the development of clean technology in niche sectors and regions, with traditional structures and innovative financing disruptors. Her project finance banking experience in renewable energy and fossil-based infrastructure across Europe, the Middle East and Africa has honed a risk-embracing practitioner with a keen aptitude for originating diverse deals, negotiating mandates and securing commitments. She has extensive contacts across developers, sponsors, debt and equity providers, including venture capitalists and angel investors. Doreen holds an MSc in Climate Change Management from Birkbeck University of London and recently obtained a first class pass in the Saïd Business School Oxford FinTech Programme.

Dmitriy Alekseev started working at Cbonds in 2013. He has been Head of International Fixed Income Department since 2015. Skilled in Fixed Income, Emerging Markets...

Dmitriy Alekseev started working at Cbonds in 2013. He has been Head of International Fixed Income Department since 2015. Skilled in Fixed Income, Emerging Markets and Capital Markets. Under Dmitriy’s supervision, Cbonds data vendor has expanded its bond market coverage to offer all fixed income instruments worldwide, credit ratings and bond prices. He organized bond market conferences and investor meetings in Latin America, Hong Kong and London. Dmitriy graduated from Saint Petersburg State University, Faculty of Economics. He wrote a number of articles about financial markets.

Been trading EM credit since 2003, first at Credit Suisse, now at ICBC Standard Bank, running the bond credit trading business globally. Particularly involved in...

Been trading EM credit since 2003, first at Credit Suisse, now at ICBC Standard Bank, running the bond credit trading business globally. Particularly involved in Africa, as well as HY and frontier credits. French.

Experienced risk taker with a proven track record in top financial institutions, impeccable reputation, vast knowledge and extensive network in the industry.

Ben Aris is the founder and editor-in-chief of business new europe (bne), the leading English-language publication covering business, economics, finance and politics of the 30...

Ben Aris is the founder and editor-in-chief of business new europe (bne), the leading English-language publication covering business, economics, finance and politics of the 30 countries of the former Soviet Union, Central and Southeastern Europe and Eurasia. Ben started his career in Russia in 1993 as a freelancer before eventually becoming the Moscow bureau chief for the Daily Telegraph. He left Russia in 2003 for a sojourn in Berlin as bureau chief for The Guardian before founding bne in 2006 and returning to Russia in 2008. A specialist on emerging Europe, Ben is one of the longest serving foreign correspondents in eastern Europe and has lived and working in many of the countries of the region including longer stints in: Ukraine, Estonia and Uzbekistan. During his two decades covering the region he has written for a range of titles including The Financial Times, Newsweek and Institutional Investor as well as being a contributing editor at Euromoney and The Banker for over a decade. Ben is also an award-winning professional photographer with a contract with the London based agency Camera Press. Ben was voted "Best Business Journalist in Russia" by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti in both 2012 and 2013.

Zoltán joined Erste Group’s Hungarian subsidiary in 2008 as an equity analyst. Later, he joined the Strategic Management Department of Erste Bank Hungary, and in...

Zoltán joined Erste Group’s Hungarian subsidiary in 2008 as an equity analyst. Later, he joined the Strategic Management Department of Erste Bank Hungary, and in 2010, he became the Chief Economist of Erste’s Hungarian unit. In 2013, he started working for Erste Group Research in the headquarters in Vienna, in the Chief Analyst position of CEE Macro and Fixed Income Research. Being a CFA charterholder as of 2016, he is currently based in Budapest, Hungary, responsible for CEE macro and covering FX and government bond markets where Erste Group is active. In his role, he is also responsible for the coordination country analysts' work in Erste Group’s local subsidiaries.

Elena works in Deutsche Bank’s CEEMEA Debt Origination team and is responsible for Russia, CIS and Eastern European Eurobond origination and execution. She started working...

Elena works in Deutsche Bank’s CEEMEA Debt Origination team and is responsible for Russia, CIS and Eastern European Eurobond origination and execution. She started working for Deutsche Bank in 2009 in Institutional Client Sales team in Moscow, covering sales of flow and structured credit products. She moved to the Bond Origination team in London in 2011 and was focused on Russia & CIS markets until 2016 when her mandate broadened to include CEE countries as well. Elena graduated from the Management Department of Saint Petersburg State University.

Sebastien has more than 20 years of experience, mostly in EM research. He has worked in Moscow, Paris and Hong Kong. His team covers Emerging...

Sebastien has more than 20 years of experience, mostly in EM research. He has worked in Moscow, Paris and Hong Kong. His team covers Emerging Market economies, currencies and rate markets. He joined Credit Agricole CIB in 2001. Prior to that, Sebastien worked with BNP Paribas, the French government and the Central Bank of Russia. Sebastien holds a Masters in Economics and Finance, and a Masters in Philosophy.

Stefan Benedetti is a Distressed Credit Portfolio Manager in the High Yield and Emerging Market Bonds team at Amundi Asset Management. Stefan originally joined Pioneer...

Stefan Benedetti is a Distressed Credit Portfolio Manager in the High Yield and Emerging Market Bonds team at Amundi Asset Management. Stefan originally joined Pioneer Investment Management in January 2014, and following the acquisition of Pioneer by Amundi in 2017, is based in the London office of Amundi. Stefan has been working in European distressed debt since 1991 and Emerging Market debt since 2002. Prior to joining Pioneer Investments, he was a Partner in Alloro Capital from 2010 and an Investment Manager in charge of the distressed debt and special situations book at Thames River Capital LLP which he joined in 2002. He also worked at Klesch & Company Limited, Charterhouse Bank Limited and KPMG. Stefan holds a B.Sc. Economics from The London School of Economics and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Viktoria Beromelidze joined Bank of China in 2016 as Head of Origination within Debt Capital Markets Centre (EMEA) in London and leads the bank efforts...

Viktoria Beromelidze joined Bank of China in 2016 as Head of Origination within Debt Capital Markets Centre (EMEA) in London and leads the bank efforts to increase their EMEA market share in DCM as well as to introduce Chinese capital markets to EMEA borrowers. Viktoria started her capital market career with UBS in 2005, first in New York as Fixed Income Strategist and then in 2007 joining CEEMEA Capital Markets in London, where she led CEE origination.

Adrian has been an active member of Dolfin since 2014, and since 2015 he has been based in Malta as Head of Investments and MLRO....

Adrian has been an active member of Dolfin since 2014, and since 2015 he has been based in Malta as Head of Investments and MLRO. In his role, Adrian is an active member of the Investment committee at Dolfin and manages a fund as well as provides structuring expertise on capital market debt related transactions. Adrian began his investment banking career in 1999 at ABN Amro, where he initially worked as a Bond Analyst and Credit Strategist before joining a proprietary trading desk, where he was responsible for running a €500 million + equity-derivatives portfolio. Thereafter, Adrian moved to TD Securities to pursue an opportunity to build and run their Equity Long-Short and Statistical Arbitrage proprietary trading desk. In 2008, Adrian transitioned to the buy-side with HIG Brightpoint Capital as a trader and Investment Committee member, working alongside the principal portfolio manager to generate and execute cross-asset macro and hedging strategies on a $800 million + portfolio. Adrian has been an Investment Manager for Steppenwolf, a UCITs Macro Fund in Geneva in addition to co-founding the Structured Investment Group, which originated, structured and distributed enhanced structured investments to both institutional and private clients.

Jan Willems is Vice President, Global Client Relations responsible for the Benelux and CIS markets. In the CIS market he also interacts closely with local...

Jan Willems is Vice President, Global Client Relations responsible for the Benelux and CIS markets. In the CIS market he also interacts closely with local regulators, local market infrastructure and the issuer community for the CIS market . Prior to his career at Clearstream, he worked for Deutsche Bank Securities Services in Edinburgh and Euroclear Bank Brussels. Jan Willems holds a degree of Philology of Ghent University, Belgium and a Post-Graduate of Applied Economic Sciences of VLEKHO, Flemish Economic Highschool in Brussels

Dmitry Dolgin is ING’s Chief Economist covering Russia and CIS countries. He joined the team in 2018 and has a decade of experience in macroeconomics...

Dmitry Dolgin is ING’s Chief Economist covering Russia and CIS countries. He joined the team in 2018 and has a decade of experience in macroeconomics and FX strategy with Alfa-Bank and Gazprombank. Dmitry graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University and has also studied macroeconomics and financial markets at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics and ESSEC Business School.

Shota is the Director of Debt Capital Markets Corporates at Raiffeisen Bank International – one of the leading Austrian banks with pan-European operations. He is...

Shota is the Director of Debt Capital Markets Corporates at Raiffeisen Bank International – one of the leading Austrian banks with pan-European operations. He is responsible for managing debt situations in the CEE/CIS region, with focus on arranging international funding instruments such as Eurobonds and Syndicated Loans for the corporate issuers throughout various industries, as well debt advisory, liability management, and debt structuring services for RBI’s customers. Shota joined RBI’s Investment Banking division in 2007, and is working in the DCM Corporates team since 2011. Prior to RBI, he worked in investor relations, funding, and treasury departments of various banks. Shota is an alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin and Tbilisi State University.

In 2002 graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University (BA (Hons) Business Economics), in 2006 graduated from University of Strathclyde. Work in the past: 2006-2008 - Specialist - analyst...

In 2002 graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University (BA (Hons) Business Economics), in 2006 graduated from University of Strathclyde. Work in the past: 2006-2008 - Specialist - analyst in the CIS, the Office for the organization of securities issues (bonds and credit notes) in the global financial markets for developing countries of the investment bank HSBC (United Kingdom) 2008-2011 - Senior CIS Specialist, Office for the Organization of Securities Issues (Bonds and Credit Notes) in the World Financial Markets for Developing Countries of the Investment Bank HSBC (United Kingdom) 2011-2016 - Vice President for CIS, Eastern and Central Europe, Office for the Organization of Securities Issues (Bonds and Credit Notes) in World Financial Markets for Developing Countries at HSBC Investment Bank (United Kingdom) 2016-2018 - Director for the Middle East and African States, CIS, Eastern and Central Europe, Office for the Organization of Securities Issues (Bonds and Credit Notes) in the World Financial Markets for Developing Countries at HSBC Investment Bank (United Kingdom) 2018-2019 - Head of the Department of Sovereign, Coordination (Bank) Debt and Government Debt - Advisor to the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan Since 2019 - Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Stefan Kolek is Senior Corporate Credit Strategist at UniCredit Group in Munich, focusing on Emerging European corporate credits. He has more than twenty years of...

Stefan Kolek is Senior Corporate Credit Strategist at UniCredit Group in Munich, focusing on Emerging European corporate credits. He has more than twenty years of experience in coverage of Emerging European markets, previously as economist and FX/FI strategist. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Bonn, a Master in Advanced Studies in Applied History from University of Zurich, and a PhD in Economics from the University of Halle/Saale.

Brigitte Le Bris began her career in 1986 at Credit Lyonnais London before becoming a trader at the BBL in Paris in 1989. In 1993,...

Brigitte Le Bris began her career in 1986 at Credit Lyonnais London before becoming a trader at the BBL in Paris in 1989. In 1993, she joined CDC Asset Management where she successively held money market and fixed income portfolio management positions. In 2000, she joined Société Générale Asset Management (now Amundi), where she became in 2003, Head of currency and global fixed income. She successfully developed expertise on Global Fixed, Absolute return and more specifically on Forex. She was also the dedicated fund manager for large Asian central bank mandates. Brigitte joined Natixis Asset Management in September 2010 as Managing director , Head of Currency and Global EM Fixed Income. Brigitte Le Bris post-graduated as a civil engineer from the ESTP School, a French leading institution. She also holds a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Paris Panthéon Sorbonne.

Sergey Lyalin started working in the securities market as bond analyst in IC Deviz in 1995. In 1997 he joined IC Energocapital (worked there as...

Sergey Lyalin started working in the securities market as bond analyst in IC Deviz in 1995. In 1997 he joined IC Energocapital (worked there as Client Relations Manager and then as Head of Marketing Research). In 2000, he organized the Internet portal Cbonds.Ru. He has been CEO of Cbonds.ru LLC since 2001. Under the leadership of Sergey Lyalin Cbonds News Agency has become the leading source of information on the Russian and CIS bond market. He started publishing Cbonds Review magazine in 2006 and was its Editor-in-Chief in 2006-2007. He is the author of Corporate Bonds: Global Experience and Russian Prospects (2001) and a number of articles on the securities market. Sergey Lyalin graduated from St. Petersburg University, Department of Economics (a diploma of economist - mathematician). Holds a PhD in Economics. Finished Executive MBA at Graduate School of Management (GSOM) at Saint-Petersburg State University in 2018.

Neil MacKinnon is the Global Macro Strategist for the Research Department and is based in London. Neil joined VTB Capital in September 2009. Prior to...

Neil MacKinnon is the Global Macro Strategist for the Research Department and is based in London. Neil joined VTB Capital in September 2009. Prior to joining VTB he worked with the ECU Group (a currency and global macro fund). During the 1990s, Neil was chief currency strategist with Citibank and subsequently worked in the hedge fund industry with Nexus Capital (then affiliated to Soros Fund Management). He started his career as an economist with Her Majesty’s Treasury. Neil holds a bachelor’s degree with Honours in Economics from Liverpool University and a master’s degree in Economics and Econometrics from Southampton University.

Ranko joined UBS in May 2013 as Head of CEEEMEA DCM Coverage. From 2005 to 2013, Ranko worked for Credit Suisse where, most recently, he...

Ranko joined UBS in May 2013 as Head of CEEEMEA DCM Coverage. From 2005 to 2013, Ranko worked for Credit Suisse where, most recently, he ran the DCM product group for Russia and South-Eastern Europe. Over his 12-year experience in banking, he participated in well over 50 bond issues from the region. Ranko began his banking career at Merrill Lynch in London and subsequently worked for Rosneft in Moscow. He holds a BA from Tufts University (Boston) and an MA from Johns Hopkins SAIS (Washington, DC). He is fluent in English, Russian, Italian, French and Croatian

A. Moldabekova graduated from the Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University in 1999, holder of a PhD. in Physics and Mathematics. Her professional career commenced in 1999...

A. Moldabekova graduated from the Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University in 1999, holder of a PhD. in Physics and Mathematics. Her professional career commenced in 1999 at the Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University in the position of an assistant at the Department of Computer Software and Mathematical Cybernetics. From June 2001 through July 2003 Mrs. A. Moldabekova worked as a junior analyst and consequently as a senior analyst at the Portfolio and Financial Markets Analysis Division, Monetary Operations Department at the National Bank of Kazakhstan. From August 2003 through December 2012 she proceeded as a senior analyst at the Analysis and Risk Division, a senior dealer at the Dealing Operations Division, Head of the Analysis and Risks Division, Monetary Operations Department at the National Bank of Kazakhstan. From December 2012 through October 2015 she was promoted to the position of a Deputy Director of the Monetary Operations Department (Department of Monetary Operations and Asset Management) at the National Bank of Kazakhstan. Mrs. A. Moldabekova was appointed as a Director of the Department of Monetary Operations and Asset Management back in October 2015, and since February 2016 following the structural reorganization process at the National Bank of Kazakhstan as a Director of the Monetary Operations Department at the National Bank of Kazakhstan. Based on the Republic of Kazakhstan Presidential Decree dated December 26, 2019 Mrs. A. Moldabekova was appointed as a Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan. Mrs. A. Moldabekova has been awarded the jubilee medals "Republic of Kazakhstan 20 years of Independence", "20 years to Kazakhstan Tenge", "For Distinguished Labour", "20 years of Astana", and the badge "Honored employee of the National Bank of Kazakhstan". She has repeatedly been granted with Appreciation letters from the Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan.

Alfredo Mordezki joined Santander Asset Management in 2010, and is responsible of all of the firm’s regional Latin American fixed income investments, leading a team...

Alfredo Mordezki joined Santander Asset Management in 2010, and is responsible of all of the firm’s regional Latin American fixed income investments, leading a team of seven senior Credit Analysts/PMs in London, Madrid, Sao Paulo, Mexico DF and Buenos Aires. Before joining Santander Asset Managed he worked for BBVA in New York and Madrid, as head of Latin American Credit Trading. He has 20 years financial experience. He graduated in Economics from Universidad de la República (Uruguay) and holds a Msc. in International Economics from same university and a Msc. in Economics and Finance from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).

Elvira Sarsenbayeva has more than 18 years of professional experience in the field of finance. She started her career with 'Kazakhtelecom" JSC as a financial...

Elvira Sarsenbayeva has more than 18 years of professional experience in the field of finance. She started her career with 'Kazakhtelecom" JSC as a financial analyst. Elvira worked as a head of back-office at a mortgage company and pension assets management company. She held position of a chief financial officer at "Central Security Depository" JSC and a real estate holding company. Elvira also has an experience of working in commercial banks in both retail banking (Société Générale Group, ProstoKredit LLP) and project finance banking ("Kaspi Bank" JSC). Elvira joined KASE team in 2015 as the head of Analysis & Marketing Division. Currently she holds the position of the deputy head of Issuers & Investors Relations Department. Elvira is responsible for attracting new issuers and conducting IR communications. Elvira has developed and implemented a set of projects focused on increasing awareness and financial literacy of Kazakhstan's business community and retail investors about domestic stock markets. Elvira is a member of different working groups established by governmental bodies and professional associations focused on objectives of improving the level of corporate governance in Kazakhstani companies and further development of the domestic stock market. She is involved in a number of KASE projects with international financial institutions and international non-financial organisations, including stock exchanges associations.

Gregory Smith covers frontier and emerging market debt strategy for fixed income investors, with a focus on Africa, the CIS and the Middle East. Greg...

Gregory Smith covers frontier and emerging market debt strategy for fixed income investors, with a focus on Africa, the CIS and the Middle East. Greg has spent 15 years as a frontier markets economist, with a particular emphasis on sovereign debt sustainability analysis. Most recently, he was a Senior Economist at the World Bank from 2012, where he focused on East Asian and Sub-Saharan African economies, including Vietnam, Mongolia, Zambia and Ghana. Prior to that, Greg was a consultant, where among other projects he led a team providing economic management support to the Zimbabwean coalition government. He began his career on the Overseas Development Institute’s Fellowship Scheme, working as an economist in the Ugandan Ministry of Finance. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Nottingham, in the UK.

David Stewart is a partner and a head of capital markets practice in the Moscow office of Latham & Watkins. Mr. Stewart advises on a...

David Stewart is a partner and a head of capital markets practice in the Moscow office of Latham & Watkins. Mr. Stewart advises on a broad range of debt and equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and public company/advisory matters with a primary focus on businesses and industries operating in the emerging markets. Mr. Stewart is consistently recognized as a leading US-qualified securities lawyer, in particular, in Russia/CIS, and he has acted on over 150 capital markets transactions involving securities that were listed in New York, London, Geneva, Moscow, Dubai, Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg, Frankfurt, Cairo, Hong Kong, Singapore and other major financial centers.

Alexei Tchernitser is currently working as Head of International FI Trading in BCS Global Markets in London. Prior to BCS, he worked in EM Credit...

Alexei Tchernitser is currently working as Head of International FI Trading in BCS Global Markets in London. Prior to BCS, he worked in EM Credit Trading in Societe Generale and VTB Capital in London, focusing on both sovereign and corporate segments of CEEMEA Eurobond markets. Alexei started his financial career in Risk Management division of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Toronto, and later moved on to structured credit trading with CIBC and LBBW in London. Alexei holds an MSc in Mathematics from University of Toronto, specializing in Mathematical Finance.

Shahzad Hasan is a portfolio manager with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2014. He is a member of the firm’s emerging markets fixed...

Shahzad Hasan is a portfolio manager with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2014. He is a member of the firm’s emerging markets fixed income team, focusing on hard-currency sovereigns globally. Mr Hasan has 13 years of investment industry experience. Before joining the firm, he was an emerging markets fixed income strategist at J.P.Morgan and Credit Suisse. Mr Hasan also worked on the buy side at a macro hedge fund in New York. He has B.Sc. with Honours in economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (Pakistan) and an M.S. in Quantitative and Computational Finance from the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA).

Mr. Shapovalov is responsible for facilitating international investors’ access to the Russian financial market (with focus on Asia) as well as promoting investments in infrastructure...

Mr. Shapovalov is responsible for facilitating international investors’ access to the Russian financial market (with focus on Asia) as well as promoting investments in infrastructure and Russian regions. Prior to the Central Bank of Russia Mr. Shapovalov was executive board member of Renaissance Capital overseeing investment, financial and operational controls for the group’s asset management, private equity, real estate and private banking business divisions. Before Renaissance Mr. Shapovalov was vice-president in the investment banking division of Uralsib and Head of risk management department in Deutsche bank Moscow. Mr. Shapovalov graduated from the Moscow state university of international relations (degree with honors in international management), has Masters’ degree in international finance from the French institute of political studies (SciencesPo) and PhD in Economics. He speaks English, French and Russian.

Has been heading the department dealing with stock exchange technology development on the Moscow Exchange since 2011. He has been busy with equity, OFZ and...

Has been heading the department dealing with stock exchange technology development on the Moscow Exchange since 2011. He has been busy with equity, OFZ and Eurobond trading transfer to T+ with partial collateral, development of the primary market functionality (auctions, stock exchange book-building, swaps), and implementation of new bond types in the securities market (floaters/linkers, short-term, structured). Earlier, since 1999, he dealt with different stock exchange aspects as he headed the stock market trading monitoring unit and index management on the MICEX.