Conference Registration

• State Official •

• Kalin Metodiev, MBA, CFA • Chairman of the Managing Board, CFA Society Bulgaria

• Paul Smith, CFA • President and CEO of CFA Institute

Opening Session: Economic Perspectives of the CEE Region and the Eurozone

• Simeon Djankov • Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Bulgaria

Panel Discussion 1: Vision and Strategies for National and Regional Growth

Moderator:

• Nikolay Vassilev, CFA • Former Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria

Speakers:

• Anton Rop • Former Prime Minister of Slovenia, Minister of Finance; Vice-President of European Investment Bank
• Simeon Djankov • Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Bulgaria
• Lajos Bokros • Former Minister of Finance of Hungary; Professor at CEU
• Marios Demetriades, CFA • Minister of Transport, Communications and Works of Cyprus
• Notis Mitarachi, CFA  • Former Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Greece; Member of Parliament

Panel Discussion 2: Capital Markets. Regional Integration and Collaboration

Moderator:

• Daniel Kormoczi • Deputy CEO, Budapest Stock Exchange

Speakers:

• Momchil Vanov • CFO, Bulgarian Energy Holding
• Michael Dunning • Managing Director and Head of Corporate Ratings for EMEA, Fitch Ratings
• Larisa Manastirli • Director, Head of Bulgaria, EBRD
• Mugur Nicolae Popescu, CFA, PhD • Vice-President, CFA Romania; Investment Director, BCR pension funds
• Lachezar Dimov, CFA • Chief Investment Officer and Member of the Board, Expat Asset Management

Lunch

Panel Discussion 3: Private Equity. Value Creation and Transformation of Companies

Moderator:

• David Mathewson • President of SEAF

Speakers:

• Elvin Guri • CEO of Empower Capital Advisors, Manager of Empower Capital Fund
• Bill Fawkner-Corbett • Investment Director, CEE Equity
• Valeri Petrov • Partner, Axxess Capital
• Vedrana Jelusic Kasic • Director, Regional Head for Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia; EBRD
• Milos Savic, CFA • Partner, WM Equity Partners

Networking Coffee Break

Panel Discussion 4: Mergers and Acquisitions. The Art of the Deal in the CEE Region

Moderator:

• Kalin Metodiev, MBA, CFA • Chairman of the Managing Board, CFA Society Bulgaria

Speakers:

• Diana Nikolaeva, CFA • Partner, Ernst & Young
• Attial Koksal, CFA • Board Member at Ünlü Menkul Değerler
• Tanya Karageorgieva, CFA • Head of Corporate Finance Advisory, Unicredit Bulbank
• Hristos Mouroutis • Founder and Managing Partner, Arceland
• Piotr Polanowski, CFA • Managing Partner, Synergia+

Panel Discussion 5: The FinTech Sector: Market and Sector Disruption

Moderator:

• Gary Baker, CFA • Managing Director EMEA, CFA Institute

Speakers:

• Ivelin Kamburov, ACCA • CFO & Board of Directors Member, Credissimo AD
• Dr.Tom Davis, CFA • Global Head of Derivatives Research, VP Analytics Strategy, FactSet
• Andraz Grahek • Managing Partner, Capital Genetics
• Piotr Smolen, CFA • Managing Partner and CEO, Data Ventures
• Hakan Elmas, CFA • Founder and CEO, Zekai Turkish Robo Advisory