VIII Cbonds Emerging Markets Bond Conference

Musheer is the General Manager of Fintech Association of Hong Kong. He has an extensive background in financial services and technology, having been a global...

Musheer is the General Manager of Fintech Association of Hong Kong. He has an extensive background in financial services and technology, having been a global markets trader for a decade, and a management consultant following his MBA. He is a founding board member of Fintech Association of Hong Kong and a member of United Nations ESCAP Economic Sustainable Business Network (ESBN) Youth and Women Entrepreneurs Taskforce (YET) and co-founder of IndiaTech Hong Kong. Musheer has a keen interest in technologies impacting/disrupting investment banking such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and digital banking. He is a mentor and speaker at industry events across APAC and guest lecturer on topics of Fintech, Investment Management, Cryptocurrency and blockchain, Artificial Intelligence at HKU, HKUST, HKU Space, CUHK and Lingnan University. He has written blogs on Fintech and Investment Banking and been quoted in various media channels, including on CNBC, SCMP, IFLR, Asian Investor, Lets Talk Payments.

Since joining BOCI DCM in 2010, Mr. Altenburger has worked on over 500 closed transactions raising over US$250 billion. Key transactions include the first Euro...

Since joining BOCI DCM in 2010, Mr. Altenburger has worked on over 500 closed transactions raising over US$250 billion. Key transactions include the first Euro bond by a Chinese corporate (CNOOC EUR500m, 2013), the first CNH bond by a German issuer (Volkswagen RMB1.5bn, 2011), the first bond by a non-Chinese issuer with SBLC from a Chinese bank (Air France-KLM USD145m, 2016), the first time for a Chinese institution to sole-lead an international deal for a Korean issuer (Korean Air USD300m, 2017), the first aircraft ABS by an Asia-based aircraft leasing company (BOC Aviation USD808m, 2015). Mr. Altenburger is a CFA Charterholder. He graduated from Columbia University with a Master degree in Mathematics of Finance, from University of Innsbruck with a Magister degree in International Economics, as well as a Certificate from Sciences Po Paris.

Andreas Bickel joined Blackfort Capital as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) in August 15, 2018. In this global role, he will be responsible for the overall...

Andreas Bickel joined Blackfort Capital as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) in August 15, 2018. In this global role, he will be responsible for the overall investment management decisions. In addition to global asset allocation, the CIO is in charge of delivering tailored investment advice to the Blackfort Group of Companies. Blackfort Capital is a growing Swiss wealth management company owned by Blackfort Holding. New CIO Mr. Bickel has more than 26 years of investment experience in portfolio management across all strategies within top tier investment banks. Prior to joining Blackfort Capital, Andreas Bickel was Head of Portfolio Management in reputable financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs Bank AG and Deutsche Asset Management (Zurich). At Rothschild Bank (Zurich) he was Head Asset Allocation and Advisory. In these roles, he was responsible for the overall investment process, strategic asset allocation and the generation of tactical investment ideas. Andreas Bickel is a graduate of University of Zurich (Master in Business Administration) and holds a PhD in Finance (University of Zurich).

Suman Chowdhury is currently the President of Acuité Ratings & Research, India. He leads the ratings and research teams in Acuité Ratings. It is one...

Suman Chowdhury is currently the President of Acuité Ratings & Research, India. He leads the ratings and research teams in Acuité Ratings. It is one of the fastest growing credit rating agencies in India, accredited by both Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Earlier known as SMERA Ratings, it is the pioneer of SME ratings in the country when it started operations in 2005. Today it also has a significant market share in bank loan ratings and is steadily increasing its presence in domestic bond ratings. Acuité Ratings has rated over 7,500 companies on their various debt instruments, over and above another 46,000 SME ratings. Suman has 23 years of extensive experience in credit ratings and credit risk management. Prior to Acuité, he has worked in the two largest rating agencies of India - CRISIL and ICRA for around 18 years and has handled multiple roles covering senior analytical responsibilities and leading business development teams. Suman has also worked as a Group Head in the Credit Risk Management Group of one of the leading private sector banks in India, ICICI Bank, overseeing both SME and large corporate portfolios. He is an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata and a B-Tech (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Alicia García Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis. She also serves as Senior Fellow at European think-tank BRUEGEL and Research Fellow at...

Alicia García Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis. She also serves as Senior Fellow at European think-tank BRUEGEL and Research Fellow at Real Instituto Elcano, and is currently Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Finally, Alicia is advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s research arm (HKIMR) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as well as a member of the board of the Hong Kong Forum. In previous years, Alicia held the following positions: Chief Economist for Emerging Markets at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Member of the Asian Research Program at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), Head of the International Economy Division of the Bank of Spain, Member of the Counsel to the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, Head of Emerging Economies at the Research Department at Banco Santander, and Economist at the International Monetary Fund. In addition, Alicia has always combines her professional career with academia, having served as visiting Professor for John Hopkins University, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai and Carlos III University in Madrid. Alicia holds a PhD in Economics from George Washington University and has published extensively in refereed journals and books (see her publications in ResearchGate or Google Scholar. Alicia is also very active in international media (Bloomberg and CNBC among others) as well as social media (Twitter, LinkedIn and Weibo). As recognition of her leadership thoughts, Alicia has recently been nominated TOP Voices in Economy and Finance by LinkedIn.

Willem Glorie, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager at LGT Capital Partners (Asia Pacific) Ltd. in Hong Kong. He is responsible for the emerging market credit...

Willem Glorie, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager at LGT Capital Partners (Asia Pacific) Ltd. in Hong Kong. He is responsible for the emerging market credit strategies at LGT Capital Partners as lead manager of the LGT Bond EM Credit Opportunities fund and the EM fixed income mandate offering. He joined LGT Capital Partners in 2014 and was based in Switzerland before relocating to Hong Kong in October 2018 to set up the fixed income team in Asia. Prior to that, Willem has studied an MBA at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain (2012-2014). Before his MBA studies, Willem worked at Dexia Bank (now Belfius) in Brussels, Belgium, as a Fixed Income Strategist (2009-2012). His research covered various topics in the European and US fixed income universe. He supported sales teams as a desk analyst and advised Dexia’s clients, mainly local authorities and public entities, on their interest rate strategy. Prior to that he worked in Dexia Bank’s equities department, which he joined in 2007 after graduating from the University of Antwerp, Belgium, with a Master in Finance.

She has been focused on bond pricing model research and bond trading on secondary market since joined Dawn Opus. She created the Term structure of...

She has been focused on bond pricing model research and bond trading on secondary market since joined Dawn Opus. She created the Term structure of interest rates of China’s bond market based on the daily trading data and improved the accuracy of pricing result of the credit bonds. Meanwhile, as the Vice President of Fixed-income Department she also has been served as a consultant for commercial banks and financial institutions. Wenlu Hao holds a Master degree in Banking and Finance from University of Surrey (UK) and a Bachelor of Pure Mathematics from Imperial College London (UK).

With his career beginning at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), Damir progressed from being a part-time assistant to becoming KASE’s CEO at the age of twenty-three....

With his career beginning at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), Damir progressed from being a part-time assistant to becoming KASE’s CEO at the age of twenty-three. After a successful eight-year career at KASE, Mr. Karassayev moved to the private sector. Damir Karassayev has managed businesses in Southeast Asia since 2005. He led and executed several successful projects in South East Asia providing significant returns to investors, including the acquisition of Advanced Bank of Asia and turning it around from a small one-branch bank into the third largest systemic bank in Cambodia, which eventuated by a strategic sale to National Bank of Canada. Currently, Damir is running Paladigm Capital, an asset management company in Singapore.

Niloufer Lam is a leading corporate, financing and capital markets professional with 20+ years experience at Linklaters, Morgan Stanley, Cyril Amarchand and ZBA. She heads...

Niloufer Lam is a leading corporate, financing and capital markets professional with 20+ years experience at Linklaters, Morgan Stanley, Cyril Amarchand and ZBA. She heads the transactional side of the practice at ZBA advising on Indian law issues across financial services/lending/project finance, debt capital markets, regulatory advisory, structured investments, acquisitions, insolvency/ restructuring domestically and internationally. The firm advises corporates, international and domestic banks, other financial institutions, private equity funds and other market participants. She has advised on deals aggregating over U.S.$120 billion over her career throughout Europe, Asia and India both as investment banker and lawyer. She advises across multiple international bond transactions (green bonds/ masala bonds/ high yield bonds/ medium term note programmes) including many first of their kind transactions.

Kenneth Lee is the Head of Primary Bond Markets, Asia Pacific. With over 25 years’ experience in Asia Pacific fixed income markets, Ken joined Natixis...

Kenneth Lee is the Head of Primary Bond Markets, Asia Pacific. With over 25 years’ experience in Asia Pacific fixed income markets, Ken joined Natixis in Hong Kong in March 2017. Prior to joining Natixis, Ken co-founded Ark One Limited, an Asian credit-focused multi-strategy fund in 2013, which was acquired by a Hong Kong listed company in 2016. Before that, Ken spent 10 years at Barclays in Hong Kong and Singapore as Head of Debt Syndicate for Asia Pacific. Prior to Barclays, Ken worked at Citigroup, Nomura and ABN Amro in various capacities of the fixed income business. Ken has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Computer Science from the University of Waterloo, and an M.B.A. from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Dilip Parameswaran is the Founder and Head of Asia Investment Advisors Limited, a consultancy focused on institutional and private-wealth investors in Asian fixed income. He...

Dilip Parameswaran is the Founder and Head of Asia Investment Advisors Limited, a consultancy focused on institutional and private-wealth investors in Asian fixed income. He is based in Hong Kong. Dilip has over 26 years of experience in the Asian financial markets, including 17 years focused on Asian credit. He was the Head of Asia Credit Strategy for Macquarie, Singapore, and the Head of Asia Credit Research for Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Hong Kong, where he was responsible for analysis of both investment grade and non-investment grade credits across non-Japan Asia and making recommendations to investors. During this period, he was rated as one of the best credit analysts in the FinanceAsia Fixed Income Research Poll. He also served as a Director of Corporate Ratings with Fitch Ratings, Hong Kong, a Senior Rating Analyst with ICRA-India, and an equity analyst with Crosby Securities and NatWest Securities. Dilip holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst charter. He is also a Management Accountant, in which he secured the first rank in India.

23+ years of credit research/credit rating experience (ING, Standard Chartered, Societe Generale, Dagong credit rating, AIG) Various industry and geographical expertise and extensive client, regulator,...

23+ years of credit research/credit rating experience (ING, Standard Chartered, Societe Generale, Dagong credit rating, AIG) Various industry and geographical expertise and extensive client, regulator, and investment bank network/Regular speakers in fixed income conferences and HKUST ​ MSc (Global Finance), New York University (USA) and HKUST (Hong Kong)| MBA (Finance), University of Kentucky (USA)| Fintech certificate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

Benjamin Quinlan is the CEO and Managing Partner of Quinlan & Associates. He also sits on the Board of Directors at the FinTech Association of...

Benjamin Quinlan is the CEO and Managing Partner of Quinlan & Associates. He also sits on the Board of Directors at the FinTech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK), is a Managing Director at EFADRIN, a Senior Advisor at Picowork, a Mentor for PingAn’s FinTech Accelerator, a Guest Contributor for eFinancialCareers and Regulation Asia, and was named as one of Lattice 80’s top 50 FinTech influencers in Hong Kong in 2018. Benjamin has an extensive track record advising many of the world’s leading multinational companies, financial services organisations, SMEs and start-ups on a variety of high-profile strategic engagements. He is quoted extensively in the global financial press and is frequently interviewed by leading media outlets, including Bloomberg, Reuters and CNBC. He is also a regular keynote speaker at leading financial services industry conferences across the world. Prior to founding Quinlan & Associates, Benjamin was the Head of Strategy for Deutsche Bank AG’s Equities business in Asia Pacific and its Investment Bank in Greater China, and sat on a number of the bank’s global and regional executive committees. He was also the global strategy lead for several of Deutsche Bank’s landmark projects executed out of London and New York. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Benjamin worked as a Management Consultant at Oliver Wyman, a leading international strategy consulting firm. As part of the firm’s Corporate & Institutional Banking practice, Benjamin advised a variety of global and regional financial institutions on a range of strategic matters. He was also actively involved in the firm’s thought leadership publications and was widely regarded as one of Oliver Wyman’s global subject matter experts in investment banking and capital markets strategy. Before joining Oliver Wyman, Benjamin worked at UBS AG in the bank’s Asia Pacific Client Coverage and Group Strategy departments, reporting into the regional President and CEO. He began his career in M&A and Capital Markets Advisory at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Sydney. Benjamin holds a Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a First Class Honours Degree in Economics (on scholarship) from Macquarie University, Sydney.

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

Jim Walker is the chief economist of Aletheia Capital (HK) Ltd. Previously, he founded Asianomics Group, an economics and strategy research and consultancy company formed...

Jim Walker is the chief economist of Aletheia Capital (HK) Ltd. Previously, he founded Asianomics Group, an economics and strategy research and consultancy company formed in late 2007 which primarily serves the fund management industry. Prior to establishing his economics research company in December 2007 he was the chief economist at CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets. He joined CLSA in late 1991. Over the years Dr Jim achieved numerous ‘best economist’ rankings in the Asiamoney, Institutional Investor and Greenwich surveys of fund managers. In 1995 he wrote about the prospect of Asia being forced off its de facto dollar peg “within the next two-three years”. The Asian Crisis, precipitated by the Thai baht devaluation, began in July 1997. In recent years he is best known for forecasting the US 2007 downturn and financial sector meltdown in his series of ‘Apocalypse’ reports and for becoming more upbeat on India and Southeast Asia in his Asia Connected and World War Three strategy reports. In December 2016, for the first time in ten years, he went overweight on China and reinforced that call in his April 2017 report, China: The Bull Among Us. He has also developed an approach to analysing Asian economies based on profit and credit cycles as well as a series of ‘Austrian’ stress indicators. Application of this approach allowed him to call early the upswing in the Indian stock market in the final quarter of 2013. The models are currently signaling a buy on China, Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam. Before coming to Asia, he worked in his native Scotland as a research fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute for Research on the Scottish Economy, and then at The Royal Bank of Scotland’s Edinburgh headquarters. Between 1998 and 2002 he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree and a doctorate in economics from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Terry Zhang is the Head of Global Strategy and Business Management at CSPI Ratings, which is the Hong Kong-based international arm of the Chinese credit...

Terry Zhang is the Head of Global Strategy and Business Management at CSPI Ratings, which is the Hong Kong-based international arm of the Chinese credit rating agency group - CSCI Pengyuan. Terry is responsible for the company’s strategy, regulatory affairs, and business management. Served in several key global rating functions including analytics, regulatory and government affairs, and sales and marketing in Asia Pacific and Europe, Terry has been an active advocate and catalyst of the internationalization of the Chinese credit rating agencies and industry. In addition, Terry was one of the founding staff of the Universal Credit Rating Group, a nationality-neutral rating agency venture that emerged post to the Global Financial Crisis. In 2024, Terry co-chairs the credit rating working group of the China Chapter of the BRICS FSWG. Terry is also a professional translating author in China, specializing in global financial literature. His key translation works include “To the Brink of Destruction: America's Rating Agencies and Financial Crisis”, “Investing in Frontier Markets: Opportunity, Risk, and Role in an Investment Portfolio” and “In the Combat Zone of Finance: An Insider’s Account of the Financial Crisis.”, which is recommended by the Financial Times China and Oliver Wyman in 2023. Terry receives his tertiary education in Hong Kong, Australia, and Singapore respectively.

Mikhail holds an MA in Economics from Central European University (Budapest, Hungary). Since 2013, he has been focusing on overviews and research on the...

Mikhail holds an MA in Economics from Central European University (Budapest, Hungary). Since 2013, he has been focusing on overviews and research on the Ukrainian banking sector. Before that, he was an auditor at Deloitte where he audited reports of Ukrainian banks according to local and international standards (IFRS).

As department head Mr. Deuber is responsible for macroeconomic, financial market and banking sector coverage of key Western markets (mainly Euro area, Austria) as well...

As department head Mr. Deuber is responsible for macroeconomic, financial market and banking sector coverage of key Western markets (mainly Euro area, Austria) as well as the region Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) at Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) in Vienna, incl. the steering of RBI Research activities/teams in CEE. He is regularly presenting the RBI research views to international corporate clients and financial market investors. Moreover, he is actively supporting internal strategy projects and supports the senior management in discussions with regulators, rating agencies, policymakers and International Financial Institutions. Prior to his current engagement he worked as Senior Economist for CEE at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt and started his professional career at Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) in Vienna. Mr. Deuber has published two edited volumes covering the Eurozone/EU crisis and has also published several articles in international journals and industry magazines on CEE-related topics. Mr. Deuber is a frequent speaker at landmark events of the finance and banking industry in CEE. He is also guest lecturer at the IMF-sponsored Joint Vienna Institute (JVI) and several universities. Mr. Deuber has briefed policymakers at the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Parliament, former EU Commissioner for enlargement, the OSCE or the German foreign-policy think tank (SWP) on CEE-related and Russia/Ukraine-related topics. Out of the office Gunter Deuber enjoys travelling (with his wife, 8-years old son and 3-year old daughter), skiing and long distance running.

Mr. Levan Zolotarev is Director General of Treasury and Portfolio Management Division of the New Development Bank. Over the past 28 years he has occupied senior...

Mr. Levan Zolotarev is Director General of Treasury and Portfolio Management Division of the New Development Bank. Over the past 28 years he has occupied senior leadership roles in the area of treasury in a number of leading Russian and Multinational banks. Most recently he served as a Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Eximbank of Russia heading the Asset and Liability Committee of the bank and supervising the process of changing the bank’s procedures and management systems, and automating the treasury function. Prior to that he served as a First Vice President of Gazprombank managing Financial Markets unit of the Bank. Mr. Levan Zolotarev has also worked on a several senior positions at Standard Bank and Raiffeinsen Bank where he was responsible for building the treasury teams. Levan holds a Master’s degree in International Economic Relations of the Moscow Finance Institute.

Education Artem received his bachelor degree in Chinese studies at Nanjing University and completed postgraduate program in business management specializing in corporate finance at Nanjing University...

Education Artem received his bachelor degree in Chinese studies at Nanjing University and completed postgraduate program in business management specializing in corporate finance at Nanjing University Business School in 2009. Banking career Artem Kormilitsyn has joined Gazprombank in 2011 as Deputy Chief Representative of GPB in China. Throughout his presence in Beijing Artem actively participated in a number of project finance, trade finance, syndicated loan and private equity deals, built up strong relationship with Chinese financial institutions, regulators and industry majors. In May 2014 Artem joined GPB Financial Services Hong Kong Limited and currently holds the position of Head of Capital Markets, Asia-Pacific and holds SFC responsible officer licenses Type 1 and 4, he is responsible for the development of GPB investment banking platform and services in Asia.

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.

Ekaterina joined the ACRA team in 2017. As a head of the Corporate Ratings Group, she is responsible for analytical rating coverage and participates in...

Ekaterina joined the ACRA team in 2017. As a head of the Corporate Ratings Group, she is responsible for analytical rating coverage and participates in the development of methodologies. Before joining ACRA, Ekaterina headed the Center for Rating Consulting at Gazprombank. In 2008-2012, she worked on a credit analysis of CIS companies from various sectors at Moody’s. Ekaterina graduated from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), and holds a PhD in economics. Ekaterina delivers lectures and speaks at major Russian and international conferences.

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.

Joined Gazprombank in October 2012, heading up capital markets, with job duties including work on primary and secondary capital markets, and since early 2016 on...

Joined Gazprombank in October 2012, heading up capital markets, with job duties including work on primary and secondary capital markets, and since early 2016 on conversion and money markets and structured products markets; organizing work on equity research and brokerage servicing of client deals, successfully managing and coordinating the tasks of over 100 of the Bank’s employees in Moscow, Hong Kong and Cyprus. Before joining Gazprombank, Denis Shulakov worked at Barclays Bank from 2003 through 2012 in London, where he built and headed up the Investment Banking Department for operations on the Russian market, and subsequently for operations involving state clients in Russia and CIS countries. Under Denis’s leadership, the Bank achieved the best eurobond performance in Russia in 2010. Denis Shulakov has participated in over 100 eurobond placements by Russian issuers, including those by the Finance Ministry in 1996, 2010, and 2013. From 1999 through 2003, he worked as General Representative of Sistema in London and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Intourist Limited. Mr. Shulakov has 10 years of experience in diplomatic service in London, New York and Istanbul, and also held the position of Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia. He was appointed member of the BoD of Moscow Exchange in 2016.