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AGENDA

08:00– 09:00 REGISTRATION
09:00 – 09:05 WELCOMING REMARKS
09:05 – 09:30 OPENING REMARKS
09:30 – 10:00 KEYNOTE TALK:  ASSET MANAGEMENT DYNAMICS IN CEE
Heinz Bednar, Chairman of the Board, Erste Asset Management, CEE Region Head
President of the Association of Austrian Investment Companies (VÖIG)

  • Perspectives on Asset Management Dynamics in CEE & CIS: Current issues, trends and progress
  • The market outlook for Long and Short-term investments in the upcoming years
  • Development of financial markets in CEE
10:00 – 10:30 KEYNOTE TALK: EMERGING MARKETS IN AN UPSIDE DOWN WORLD
Jerome Booth, Ph.D. Author of "Emerging Markets in an Upside Down World
  • The history of emerging markets
  • Reasons to invest in Emerging Markets
  • How institutional investment and the fund management business should contribute to growth
  • How financial markets should be regulated
10:30 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 12:15 PANEL DISCUSSION I.
OUTLOOK FOR CEE REGION: ON THE ROAD TO PROSPERITY OR STUCK IN TRANSITION ?

  • The long run economic growth prospects in the region
  • Risks to financial stability and potential to overcome the economic vulnerabilities
  • Impact of new global monetary policy framework on capital flows
  • Outlook for 2015 and beyond
Moderator: Speakers:
12:15 – 13:30 LUNCH
13:30 – 14:30 PANEL DISCUSSION II.
DEVELOPING A FINANCIAL CENTERS NETWORK: POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER
COLLABORATION FOR DEVELOPING FINANCIAL MARKETS IN CEE
  • Why further integration is necessary for deeper financial markets
  • Ways of collaboration that will benefit all centers in the region
  • The prospects of new trading platforms and integration of existing ones
Moderator: Speakers:
14:30 – 15:00 COFFEE BREAK
15:00 – 16:00 PANEL DISCUSSION III.
FUNDING GROWTH IN CEE: ROLE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

Discussion Topics:
  • Funding model in the region: banks versus capital markets based intermediation
  • Drivers of growth in the asset management industry and potential roadblocks
  • Future of pension fund industry as the major driver of growth
  • Development of investment alternatives in the fixed income and equity space
Moderator:
  • Tevfik Eraslan, CEO, Is Asset Management
Speakers:
16:00 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30 – 17:30 PANEL DISCUSSION IV.
EQUITY INVESTMENT – CEE REGIONAL SPECIFICS

Discussion Topics:
  • Sectors that have the highest growth potential in the region
  • The leading sectors in the region in comparison to other EMs
  • Earnings prospects for 2015 and stock market valuations
Moderator: Speakers: