PRELIMINARY AGENDA
Panels & Topics
29 November 2024
08:30 – 09:00
( 30 mins )
Registration
09:00 – 09:30
( 30 mins )
Opening remarks
09:30 – 10:20
( 50 mins )
Panel #1
Navigating Economic Shifts - Southeast Europe and Global Trends
Topics
- Economic trends in European and Southeast European markets – What do macroeconomic indicators reveal?
- The Importance of Credit Rating for National Economies
- NPL trends in SEE and EU
- New European regulations: SEPA, DORA, PSD 2 – What do they mean for EU and what for non-EU countries?
- Financial markets today – Opportunities and risks
Speakers
Moderator: Jonathan Weinberg, Partner, White & Case, Czechia
Speakers:
- Aleksandra Vukosavljević, Director of Financial Institutions Western Balkans & Eastern Europe, EBRD, United Kingdom
- Dejan Janjatović, Deputy CEO, NLB Komercijalna banka, Serbia
- Marko Janković, Chairman, Securities Commission Republic of Serbia, Serbia
10:20 – 10:40
( 20 mins )
Networking Break
10:40 – 11:30
( 50 mins )
Panel #2
Exploring Key Trends in Financial Services - From Cash Loans to Green Loans
Topics
- Financial services market – Trends and opportunities
- Digitalization in banking: A benefit for financial services users and Banks’ superpower?
- How do customer needs shape banking products, and how do innovations play a role?
- Cash loans on the rise – What’s behind the trend?
- What can bank offer to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) given the changing market conditions and the entry of new players into the financial services market?
- ESG and loans – What are the strategies of commercial banks, and who are the beneficiaries of such loans?
Speakers
Moderator: Stefan Antonić, Attorney at Law in Cooperation with Deloitte, Serbia
Speakers:
- Bojana Kaličanin-Stojanović, Executive Board Member & COO, NLB Komercijalna banka, Serbia
- Katarina Majić, Senior ESG Specialis, Erste Bank, Serbia
- Rastko Nicić, Member of the Management Board, Unicredit Bank, Serbia
11:30 – 12:00
( 30 mins )
Spotlight discussion #1 **
Open Banking
Speakers
Speakers:
- Slavoljub Đorđević, Retail and Small Business Director, AIK banka, Serbia*
- Viktor Dimitrovski, Product Line Manager, Open Banking – International Product, ASEE, North Macedonia
- Nikola Mehandžić, DFS Lead Serbia, IFC
12:00 – 12:20
( 20 mins )
Networking Break
12:20 – 12:40
( 20 mins )
Pop-up Presentation
Use of artificial intelligence in credit portfolio management and NPL sales via online trading platforms
Practical case studies for banks, loan servicers, and investors.
Speaker
- Burkhard Heppe, PhD, Chief Technology Officer, NPL Markets Ltd., Austria
12:40 – 13:30
( 50 mins )
Panel #3
NPL markets in SEE -Materialising good work
Topics
- Have we curbed the rise of non-performing loans (NPLs)? – SEE comparative analysis
- New European NPL rules – licensing and how EU directives translate to non- EU countries?
- Investors perspective: NPL Reduction in the Banking Sector – where to invest next?
- Banks’ Perspective: Sustainability and Future Risks – Analysing the decrease in NPLs in the banking sector – tactic sales and future forecasts.
- The Real Estate sector in SEE vs EU – the outlook and impact on the credit risk
Speakers
Moderator: Predrag Miladinović, Vice-president, Association of Serbian Debt Management Companies (AKUPS)
Speakers
- Petar Mrkonjić, Managing Director, EOS Matrix Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Goran Milašinović, Head of Strategic Development, Support and Acquisition of Secured Portfolios, EOS Matrix Croatia
- Jelisaveta Janić, Patner – Attorney at Law and Head of the Banking & Finance Department, VP Law Firm, Serbia
- Matija Arapović, Managing Director, Prima Solventd.o.o., Croatia
13:30 – 14:00
( 30 mins )
Spotlight discussion #2 **
The Importance of Real Estate Valuations in the Sphere of Non-Performing Loans: Will Banks in the WB Region Implement a 'Sophisticated Statistical Model’ (EBA Guidance on loans)
Speakers
Moderator: Danijela Ilić, President, NUPS, Serbia
Speakers
- Ajda Kaluža, Founder and CEO, Arvio, Slovenia
- Tatjana Nešovanović, Manager Collateral Management Department, Risk Management Division, Eurobank Direktna, Serbia
14:00 – 15:00
( 60 mins )
Lunch & Refreshments
15:00 – 15:50
( 50 mins )
Panel #4
Capital Markets in SEE - Opportunities and Challenges
Topics
- National strategies for Capital markets development in EU and Non-EU countries in SEE
- Improving market liquidity, enhancing investor protection, and encouraging IPOs
- Capital market infrastructure development – experiences
- Promoting financial literacy – how important it is for the future development of capital markets
- Increasing the participation of retail and institutional investors – what needs to be done
- Corporate bonds and green bonds
- Promoting innovation, digitalization, and sustainable finance
Speakers
Moderator: Nenad Gujaničić, Stock Broker, Momentum Securities, Serbia
Speakers
- Ognjen Popović, Assistant Minister, Financial System Department, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia, and President of Supervisory Board, Belgrade Stock Exchange, Serbia
- Lazo Ostojić, Director, Belgrade Stock Exchange, Serbia
- Ilija Protić, CFA, Head of Asset Management and Investment Advisory, Prudence Capital, Serbia
- Maja Bešević Vlajo, Executive Director for Development and Investment Banking, Podravska Banka, Croatia
15:50 – 16:20
( 30 mins )
Spotlight discussion#3 **
Case Study–Sustainability Linked Bonds
Speakers
Speakers
- Martina Kalamiza, Attorneyat Law, Lovrić Novokme t& Partners Law Firm, Croatia
- Milica Sredanović, Investment Officer, IFC, Serbia
16:20 – 16:35
( 15 mins )
Networking Break
16:35 – 17:25
( 50 mins )
Panel #5
How to gap a lack of access to traditional financial services? A story on Factoring and Microcrediting
Speakers
Speakers
- Ognjen Kurtić, Co-founder and CTO, Finspot, Serbia
- Ivor Jelavić, Director of sales and Authorized representative, Finspot, Croatia
17:25 – 18:25
( 60 mins)
Cocktail Reception **
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* Invited
**Open Call to Sponsors
Note: The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the event program