CFA Society Poland and CFA Institute are pleased to announce V International Central and Eastern European Investment Conference to be held in Intercontinental Warsaw, Poland on November 18th 2016.

V CEE Investment Conference is the top investment industry event  in Poland, organized by the CFA Society Poland and supported by the CFA Institute. One-day conference  will cover four panels with notable speakers and offer the possibility to hear various ideas and opinions on issues of investment opportunities in the period of complicated geopolitical situation. It will feature a unique networking opportunity to make business contacts, strengthen collaborative efforts and launch new projects.

Conference’s speakers include prominent economists, successful investors, government officials and policy makers, who share insights on today’s investment climate issues, examine market trends, uncover new investment opportunities, and deliver practical investment advice

International Central and Eastern European Investment conference is an annual event, which is held every year in different European capitals. It gathers leaders of the largest financial institutions from all over the world, international investment banks and funds, professional consultants and financial market specialists, as well as representatives of the major business mass media to discuss actual topics of investment potential of the CEE region. First CEE Investment Conference took place in Bucharest in April 2012, Second in Moscow in April 2013, Third in Istanbul in November 2014, Fourth in Kyiv 2015 gathering over 300 influential investment professionals concentrating on the region.

The organization process of the events of the CFA Society Poland, including CEE Investment Conference  remains free from direct corporate or political influence making it a unique and independent networking environment.

V International Central and Eastern European Investment Conference 2016 program

Welcome speech and introduction    Prof. Krzysztof Jajuga, President CFA Society Poland,    Paul Smith, CFA, CEO and President CFA Institute

Panel discussion: Domestic politics versus sovereign ratings Moderation:     Prof. Witold Orłowski, Professor of Economics, Rector of the Vistula University (Warsaw), Chief Economic Advisor to PwC Polska

Speakers:

• James McCormack, Managing Director and Global Head of Sovereign and Supranational Ratings, Fitch Ratings
• Dmytro Sologub, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Ukraine
• Liam Halligan, Editor at Large, bne IntelliNews
• Rodion Lomivorotov, CFA; Economist, Sberbank CIB Investment Research

Keynote speech    Marc Faber, World-Famous Investor

Panel discussion: Collaboration for developing and integration of financial markets in CEE Region Moderation:    Frank Hatheway, Chief Economist of the NASDAQ OMX Group

Speakers:

• Petr Koblic, Director of CEE Stock Exchange Group
• Ludwik Sobolewski, the CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange
• Richard Vegh, the CEO and Board of Directors of the Budapest Stock Exchange
• Grzegorz Zawada, CFA, Capital Markets Expert and Supervisory Board Member of Public Companies

Panel discussion: How Presidential Elections in the US will affect the Financial Markets in CEE Region Moderation:    Olaf Osica, Polityka Insight

Speakers:

• Zsolt Darvas, Senior Fellow at Bruegel
• Marcin Zaborowski, the Executive Vice President of the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
• Marc Ostwald, Global Strategist (FX, Rates & EM) at ADM Investor Services International

Panel discussion: Recommendations, valuations, portfolio models Moderation:    Attila Koksal, CFA Executive Board Member CFA Institute, Board Member of Unlu Securities

Speakers:

• Dr Adam Lessing, Head of Central and Eastern Europe for Fidelity International
• İsmail Erdem, CFA - Managing Director Taaleri Wealth Management
• Guy Stear, Global Head of Emerging Markets and Corporate Credit Strategy, Societe Generale

Panel discussion: The role of debt market: sourses of financing big and medium-size enterprises Moderation:    Prof. Krzysztof Jajuga, CFA Society Poland President

Speakers:

• Jacek T. Matyjasik, Executive Director of Finance in PKN ORLEN
• Zsuzsa Ortutay, Group Treasurer of MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc
• Vaclav Hrach, CFO at NET4GAS, s.r.o., Czech Republic
• Severin Vartigov, MBA, Deputy CEO, Bulgarian Energy Holding

Panel discussion: Currency War - who will be the winner? Moderation:    Bartosz Pawłowski, CFA, Advisor to the Board of mBank S.A. in Warsaw

Speakers:

• Rafał Matulewicz, CIO, PKO TFI
• Tomasz Stadnik, CIO, Skarbiec TFI
• Michał Woźniak, CFA, Director Portfolio Manager for Emerging Markets, Blackrock

V International Central and Eastern European Investment Conference 2016 speakers

• Prof. Krzysztof Jajuga President of CFA Society Poland
• Paul Smith, CFA President and CEO of CFA Institute
• Marc Faber PH.D. Investor
• Petr Koblic Director of CEE Stock Exchange Group
• Dmytro Sologub, CFA Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine
• James McCormack Managing Director Fitch Ratings
• Ludwik Sobolewski CEO of Bucharest Stock Exchange
• Frank M. Hatheway Chief Economist of the NASDAQ OMX Group Inc.
• Prof. Witold M.Orlowski Professor of Economics
• Attila Koksal, CFA Board Member of Unlu Securities
• Olaf Osica Director for Risk Assessment at the Analytical Centre Polityka Insight
• Michał Woźniak, CFA Director, Blackrock Global Fixed Income Group
• Marcin Zaborowski, Ph.D the Executive Vice President of the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
• Grzegorz Zawada, CFA Capital Markets Expert and Supervisory Board Member of Public Companies
• Liam Halligan Editor-at-Large, Business New Europe/Intellinews Economics Commentator, Telegraph Media Group
• Zsolt Darvas Senior Fellow at Bruegel
• Ismail Erdem, CFA Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner of Taaleri Wealth Management (Turkey)
• Bartosz Pawłowski, CFA Advisor to the Board of mBank S.A. in Warsaw
• Tomasz Stadnik CIO in Skarbiec TFI SA
• Richárd Végh Board of Directors of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE)
• Zsuzsa Ortutay Group Treasurer of MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc
• Jacek T. Matyjasik Executive Director of Finance in PKN ORLEN
• Rafał Matulewicz Head of Investments, Asset Management Managing Director at PKO TFI
• Marc Ostwald Global Strategist (FX, Rates & EM) at ADM Investor Services International, London
• Ing. Václav Hrach, Ph.D. CFO at NET4GAS, s.r.o., Czech Republic
• Guy Stear Global Head of Emerging Markets and Corporate Credit Strategy
• Dr. Adam Lessing, LL.M. Head of Central and Eastern Europe for Fidelity International