Agenda 2024

• 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

Moderator: Jonathan Weinberg, Partner, White & Case, Czechia

Speakers:

• Aleksandra Vukosavljević, Director for Financial Institutions covering Western Balkans and Eastern Europe, EBRD, United Kingdom
• Dejan Janjatović, Deputy CEO, NLB Komercijalna banka, Serbia
• Marko Janković, Chairman, Securities Commission of the Republic of Serbia, Serbia
• Bruno Vukoja, Executive Director of the Payment Operations Area, Croatian National Bank, Croatia

• 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?

Moderator: Stefan Antonić, Attorney at Law in Cooperation with Deloitte, Serbia

Speakers:

• Tanja Bogdan, Executive Director of Payments, NLB Komercijalna banka, Serbia
• Katarina Majić, Senior ESG Specialist, Erste Bank, Serbia
• Rastko Nicić, Member of the Management Board, Unicredit Bank, Serbia

Moderator:

• Nikola Mehandžić, DFS Lead Serbia, IFC, Serbia

Speakers:

• Slavoljub Đorđević, Head of Product and Segments, AIK banka, Serbia
• Viktor Dimitrovski, Product Line Manager, Open Banking – International Product, ASEE, North Macedonia

• 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

Moderator: Predrag Miladinović, Vice-president, Association of Serbian Debt Management Companies (AKUPS)

Speakers

• Petar Mrkonjić, Managing Director, EOS Matrix Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Janja Bubaš, Head of Portfolio Acquisition and Risk Controlling, EOS Matrix Croatia
• Jelisaveta Janić, Patner – Attorney at Law and Head of the Banking & Finance Department, VP Law Firm, Serbia
• Matija Arapović, Founder and President, Croatian Association of Debt Collection Agencies (HUAN), Croatia

Moderator: Danijela Ilić, FRICS, REV, REV-BV, President, National Association of Valuers of Serbia (NAVS)

Speakers

• Ajda Kaluža, CEO, Arvio, Slovenia
• Tatjana Nešovanović, Licensed Appraiser, Serbia

• 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

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, CEO, 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

Speakers

• Martina Kalamiza Grozdek, Partner, Lovrić Novokmet & Partners Law Firm, Croatia
• Milica Sredanović, Senior Investment Officer, IFC, Serbia

Speakers

• Ognjen Kurtić, Co-founder and CTO, Finspot, Serbia
• Ivor Jelavić, Director of sales and Authorized representative, Finspot, Croatia