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Saatja: Dugdale, Molly (UK) <[email protected]> Saadetud: 27.09.2023 11:50 Adressaat: <"RAM Info"> Teema: Keynote Invitation - The Central and Eastern European Forum, 16-17 January Manused: H.E. Mart Võrklaev - Letter of Invitation.pdf; Euromoney CEE Forum 2024 Working Agenda.pdf Dear Sir/Madam, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to you today to invite H.E. Mart Võrklaev to be a keynote speaker at the 2024 Central and Eastern European Forum taking place on 16-17 January in Vienna. It would be very valuable to have Mr Võrklaev’s input in the discussions and I hope that he can join the other Ministers from across the region. I attached here a more formal invitation and the current working agenda. We have a number of government officials from across the region joining us and we would be delighted if Mr Võrklaev could join the discussions. The Minister Interviews will be taking place between 09.40-10.30 on Tuesday 16 January, and we expect to confirm more Ministers over the coming weeks. Please do let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to hearing whether Mr Võrklaev will be able to join us. All the best, Molly Molly Dugdale Product Developer Euromoney and GlobalCapital Events Part of Delinian Group (formerly Euromoney Insitutional Investor) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7779 8170 Email: [email protected] LinkedIn 4 Bouverie Street | London |EC4Y 8AX DISCLAIMER: This communication is from a Delinian Group company. Delinian Limited is registered in England and Wales under company number 954730 with registered office at 8 Bouverie Street, London, EC4Y 8AX. Details of the Delinian Group trading companies can be found at www.delinian.com/delinian-group-trading-companies Please consider the environment before printing this email. This communication may contain information which is confidential, personal and/or privileged. 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Prior to taking any action based upon this e-mail message, you should seek appropriate confirmation of its authenticity. Day 1 – Tuesday 16 January 08.00-09.00 Registration and coffee 09.00-09.10 Euromoney welcome: Victoria Chatterton, Managing Director, Banking and Finance Content, Events, Euromoney 09.10-09.25 Keynote address: 09.25.-09.40 Keynote: Alfonso García Mora, Vice President Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, IFC 09.40-10.30 Keynote Visiting Minister Interviews: H.E. Mirza Gelashvili, Deputy Minister of Finance, Georgia 10.30-11.15 Panel I: Funding the state: a sovereign borrowers panel • Sovereign credit risks? Regional debt sustainability in the new rate environment • Currency, duration and timing: how to optimise the funding mix in an uncertain market • Innovative funding tools: what are the options? What can they achieve? • The rise of new SSA issuers and raising debt in a competitive environment • How to channel green funding Green sovereign bonds: still room to grow? Or time for innovation? Speakers: Sopio Bitsadze, Head of Debt Management Office, Georgia Karol Czarnecki, Director, Public Debt Department, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Poland Marjan Divjak, Director General, Treasury Directorate, Ministry of Finance, Slovenia Zoltán Kurali, Chief Executive Officer, Government Debt Management Agency of Hungary (ÁKK) Hrvoje Radovanic, Director of Public Debt Management, Ministry of Finance of Croatia Markus Stix, Managing Director, Austrian Treasury 11.15-11.30 Fireside chat: 11.30-11.45 NETWORKING BREAK 11.45-12.10 Spotlight Panel I: Energy: what does fighting inflation mean for the green transition? 12.10-12.35 Spotlight Panel II: Inflationary implications: the journey back to Panel II: Fixed Income target rates • Monetary policy? Expectations? exogenous factors? fiscal policy? FX?….what is really going to determine the path of inflation in the CEE? • Out of sync – understanding the economic impact of diverging from Eurozone inflation rates • A cost of living crisis – differing political implications of rising prices • What is normal anyway? Can we return to the ‘old model’ central bank inflation targeting? 12.35-13.45 LUNCH 13.45-14.10 Keynote focus session A: Rebuilding Ukraine: The war economy • Funding the war, (and everything else), fiscal policy and debt management • Business, but not as usual: how is the private sector coping? Quantifying the impact on GDP • Post victory recovery: prospects for economic bounce back 14.10-14.35 Keynote focus session B: Rebuilding Ukraine: The practicalities • Global co-operation: how will Ukraine work with international partners? Is there an over-arching framework? • Legal, financial and capital markets reform to optimise the flow of funds to the right places • What must the banking sector look like post-victory? And how de we get there? 14.40-15.25 Workshop A: Sponsored Workshop B: Sponsored Roundtable A: Sponsored 15.30-16.15 Workshop C: Sponsored Workshop D: Sponsored Roundtable B: Sponsored 16.15-16.25 NETWORKING BREAK 16.25-17.10 Workshop E: Sponsored Workshop F: Sponsored Roundtable C: Sponsored 17.15-18.00 Panel III: 2024: will it be a good year to be a bank? • Where next for rates? And yield curves?... and what are the implications for asset quality, NIM and profitability? • Banking failures and the role of the Vienna initiative • Rethinking the role of deposits • Digitalisation, AI and blockchain – opportunities and threats for incumbent banks • Replacing deposits - can covered bonds and/or securitisations add to financial stability? 18.00 DRINKS RECEPTION Day 2 – Wednesday 17 January 08.25-09.10 Registration and coffee 09.10-09.15 Euromoney welcome: Victoria Chatterton, Managing Director, Banking and Finance Content, Events, Euromoney 09.15-09.35 Host country opening address: Gottfried Haber, Vice Governor, Oesterreichische Nationalbank 09.35-10.20 Panel IV: Central Bank Panel 1 Panel V: Central Bank Panel 2 • Has inflation caused a rethink of the secondary objectives of central • Has inflation caused a rethink of the secondary objectives of central banks, such as ESG goals? banks, such as ESG goals? • Exploring mandate conflicts: Price stability Vs financial stability? • Exploring mandate conflicts: Price stability Vs financial stability? Fiscal Fiscal expansion Vs monetary brakes? others? expansion Vs monetary brakes? others? • What happens when rate cycles are 'out of sync' with the euro • What happens when rate cycles are 'out of sync' with the euro zone? zone? How to manage the conflicts How to manage the conflicts • Implications of central bank digital currencies • Implications of central bank digital currencies Speakers: Anita Angelovska-Bezhoska, Governor, National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia Octavian Armaşu, Governor, National Bank of Moldova Martin Galstyan, Governor, Central Bank of Armenia  Gent Sejko, Governor, Bank of Albania 10.20 -11.00 NETWORKING BREAK 11.00-11.45 Panel VI: Sustainable capital markets Panel VII: Private Equity • What’s next for sovereigns in the green space? • Will we see innovation or more green bonds? • Which sustainable capital market instruiments are best suited to issuers? • ESG ratings and methodologies – where’s the value? 11.45-12.15 Panel VIII: Industry discussion: the green transition • Where next? Investment trends for private companies • Biggest challenges facing the green transition in the CEE region • What do company investment strategies look like? • How is regulation supporting the green transition? 12.15- 13.00 Panel IX: The outlook for CEE in 2024 • The future of the European Neighbourhood Policy and accession candidate countries • Energy policy, from security to decarbonisation • Post war rebuilding – what are the implications for Ukraine’s neighbours? 13.00-14.05 LUNCH AND CLOSE OF CONFERENCE H.E. Mart Võrklaev Minister of Finance Estonia 27th September 2023 Your Excellency, The annual Euromoney Central and Eastern European Forum will take place on 16-17 January in Vienna. I write today to invite you to be our keynote speaker at the 2024 instalment of this important event. This January will mark the 29th year of the conference and I hope you will be able to join us to discuss how the CEE countries can maintain their growth strategies for 2024. After a turbulent year marked by inflation, the energy crisis and the war in Ukraine, the forum will be a critical point to meet and discuss what the future holds. Already an enormously popular annual event with a loyal following, this 2024 instalment promises to be one of the most important years yet. The Forum attracts over a thousand major players from across CEE’s financial markets and we will once again bring together governments, issuers, investors, and intermediaries to debate and analyse the economic future of the region. We would be delighted to discuss the nature of your participation in more detail and welcome the chance to answer any questions you or your office may have about the event. I very much hope you will be able to join us, and the other Ministers from across the region, in January. Yours sincerely, Francesca Cockcroft Product Director, Capital Markets Events Euromoney Conferences [email protected] cc: Molly Dugdale [email protected] Euromoney Conferences is a division of Euromoney Trading Limited Registered in England & Wales • Registered No 5935420 • Registered Office: 8 Bouverie Street, London, EC4Y 8AX