08.30 Registration & Coffee
09.00Opening Remarks
Jeanine Arnold, Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Group
09.10Sovereign Insight
Trade tensions, populism and Brexit: On the lookout for the right policy mix
- EU: New leadership and old challenges – what’s ahead for Germany, France, Italy and Spain
- UK: Brexit uncertainties, weakening growth and the government’s spending plans
Sarah Carlson, Senior Vice President, Sovereign Risk Group
09.30Plenary Panel
Credit polarization and profitability over the next 12 months
- Geopolitical risk landscape: Trade reliance
- Increasing polarization in a period of economic downturn
- The impact of low interest rates on cross-sector profitability
Led by Jeanine Arnold, Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Group
Sarah Carlson, Senior Vice President, Sovereign Risk Group
Arif Bekiroğlu, Vice President - Senior Analyst, EMEA Banking
David Beadle, Vice President - Senior Credit Officer
Gaby Trinkaus, Vice President – Senior Credit Officer
10.15Banking Presentation
Banking outlook and insight into key regional players
- Mounting challenges pressuring profitability
- Digitalisation and Payments Services Directive shifting banks’ business models
- Regional banks’ vulnerabilities and resilience
Arif Bekiroğlu, Vice President - Senior Analyst, EMEA Banking
10.30 Corporate Presentation
Corporate outlook and insight into key regional players
- Effects and prospects of economic slowdown
- Who feels the heat of margin pressure
- How strong is the force of technological change
David Beadle, Vice President - Senior Credit Officer
10.45Networking Break
11.15Rating & Default Trends Presentation
The only way is up
- Trends and forecasts for 2020
- Default behaviour in the next downturn
Vincent Allilaire, Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Credit Strategy and Research
11.35 Panel Discussion
How will ESG and technology risks evolve over the next decade
- Climate change: Physical and transition risks explored
- Disruptive technologies: Productivity, profitability, cyber and other risks
Led by Vincent Allilaire, Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Credit Strategy and Research
Sarah Carlson, Senior Vice President, Sovereign Risk Group
Phil Cope, Assistant Vice President - Analyst, Public Finance
David Beadle, Vice President - Senior Credit Officer
12.15Close of the Conference
