The organizers of fourth Central and Eastern European Investment Conference CFA Society Ukraine announced its agenda. One of the leading international investment conferences in CEE region - IV CEE Investment Conference will be held on November 6, 2015, Hilton, Kyiv, Ukraine. Natalie Jaresko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine will open the conference with Keynote Speech. Business program of the conference will include 4 panels and explore current topics. Panel I “THE REGION OF GREAT TRANSFORMATIONS: MACROECONOMIC AND GEOPOLITICS IN CEE” will be moderated by Andriy Kulykov, Anchor of “Svoboda Slova”, ICTV. It will explore such relevant topics as: • EU Expansion to the East – where is Europe’s final frontier? • Rise of neo-protectionist policies and the risk of de-globalization; • Geopolitical tensions on the Eastern frontier: what scenarios to expect? • The European/global economic outlook for 2016: expert forecasts; • Potential drivers of and risks to economic growth in the CEE region; • Sovereign debt crisis in CEE: Greece, Ukraine. Who is next? • Economic prosperity alongside a constant security threats – a new normal? • Are the security risks for economic growth overestimated? Among the speakers are well known professionals - Qimiao Fan, Director for Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, The World Bank, Dmytro Sologub, CFA, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Ukraine, Cristian Popa, ex-Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Romania. Panel II “GENERATING ALPHA: INVESTMENTS IDEAS IN CEE BY PORTFOLIO MANAGERS” will touch the questions: • Are there many opportunities for value investments in CEE? • Key impediments to attracting direct foreign investments: macro- and micro (company) levels; • Investment climate champions in CEE: how reliable are the formal ratings? • Interest rate differentials between CEE countries: is this a key determinant of portfolio flows? • Is it a good time to buy now for private equity, distressed assets and special situations investors? • Target industries for equity investors in Ukraine: what will investors be looking at despite the crisis? • Available options to attract equity investors. When to expect IPO windows? • Debt vs. equity financing: what to expect in 2016? Panel featuring: Sebastian Kahlfeld, Director, Senior Portfolio Manager; Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Investment, Alexey Krivoshapko, Director, Prosperity Capital Management, Boris Borozan, Managing partner, Global Sovereign Advisors, Yasuhiro Mimbuta, Senior Portfolio Manager, Nomura Asset Management. Tomas Fiala, Chief Executive Officer of Dragon Capital will moderate the panel. Panel III “CROSS BORDER BANKING IN CEE: SAME BANKS DIFFERENT PROBLEMS” along with European issues will include Ukrainian context: • International banking groups of CEE regions: how stable they are? • Trends in the European financial sector following the AQR: a more stable or more nervous banking system? • Asset securitization and sovereign debt pyramids: will the good old times ever return? • Regulatory innovations: what effect on financial markets to expect? • Efficiency of banking supervision: are regulations becoming overcomplicated? • Will European banks keep positions in CEE vs Asian expansion? Ukrainian context: • Was the cleanup of the banking system sufficient to avoid the same mistakes in future? • What policy measures will facilitate the recovery of bank lending and the public debt market? • Banking credit vs. public debt market: which will drive the recovery? • Distressed asset market: where are the opportunities hidden? • New financial instruments; Panel will be moderated by Vladyslav Rashkovan, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Ukraine. Among the speakers are influential investment professionals: Engin Akcakoca, Banking sector Expert (EBRD/WB), former chairman of Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency of Turkey, Dominique Menu, Country Head CIB Ukraine and Kazakhstan BNP Paribas, Tomasz Kazmierowski, Head of Retail Business, ABH Holdings S.A. (ABHH). Panel IV “CORPORATE SUCCESSES IN CEE: HUMAN CAPITAL VS RESOURCE ECONOMY” will gather experts to discuss the following questions: • Real sector direct investment opportunities in CEE: where to invest? • Free EU market: how important is this as key driver of growth in the CEE region? • Which industries stand to win/lose the most in 2016? • Why are public equity markets in CEE dominated by the energy and banking sectors? • Will the CEE region give birth to transnational corporate champions? • In which sector might we see new successful public companies emerge in CEE regions? • Is the IT industry positioned to become a future growth story? • Regional vs. Global exchange platforms: economies of scale vs. local knowledge; • What is the role of transparent and efficient capital markets in supporting innovative companies? Andriy Klymchuk, CFA, Board Member of CFA Society Ukraine will moderate the panel. Among the speakers will be: Rufat Alimardanov, Regional Manager for Ukraine and Belarus, International Finance Corporation, Viktoria Kapelyushnaya, Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer, JSC MHP, Attila Koksal, CFA, Board Member, CFA Institute, Unlu Securities, Paweł Tamborski, President & CEO, Warsaw Stock Exchange. IV CEE Investment Conference will take place on Friday, November 6, in Hilton Kyiv (30, Tarasa Shevchenka boulevard, Kyiv). Bloomberg - Media Sponsor of the Conference. Fourth Central and Eastern Europe investment conference will be held in Partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (ACC) and the European Business Association (EBA). The Ukrainian Week – Information Partner Novoe Vremya- Information Partner For registration, please, follow the link http://ceeconference.com/registration/. 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