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CEE Finance and Capital Markets Workshops

This year's workshop will focus on the impact of regulation on banking, finance and capital markets in CEE. Our speakers from 15 different countries across the CEE region will cover legal and commercial trends in the banking, finance and capital markets sectors and provide exciting insights into the various markets of the CEE region.

Attendance to this event is free of charge.

Agenda

Thursday, 19 October 2023

09:30-10:00

Arrival and Networking Breakfast

10:00-10:30

Welcome and Keynotes

  • Florian Klimscha – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Austria

Keynote: Zina Nabulsi, IFC

10:30-11:15

Empowering the future of banking

Regulation driving innovation for financial services

Panellists

  • Sera Somay, Paksoy, Türkiye
  • Akvilė Bosaitė, Cobalt, Lithuania
  • Rebecca Marina, Filip & Co., Romania
  • Gergana K. Monovska, DGKV, Bulgaria

Moderators: Florian Klimscha + Eva Schneider - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Austria

11:15-11:45 Coffee break
11:45-12:30

Regulatory insights

Moving closer to EU regulation and other key regulatory developments

Panellists

  • Marta Hren, DTB, Croatia
  • Miroslav Fašung, BBH, Slovakia 
  • Glib Bondar, Avellum, Ukraine

Moderators: Stephan Pachinger + Benedikt Graf - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Austria

12:30-14:00

Networking lunch

14:00-14:45

Leveraging opportunities in restructuring

Impact of new regulatory and market developments

Panellists

  • Igor Angelovski, Karanovic, Slovenia
  • Péter Horvai-Hillenbrand, Oppenheim, Hungary
  • Andrea Adamcová, BBH, Czech Republic

Moderators: Anouschka Zagorski + Jasmin Julia Denk - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Austria

14:45-15:30

AML unveiled

Trends in regulation, supervision and enforcement: strategies and compliance

Panellists

  • Vladimír Polička, BBH, Slovakia
  • Alina Stancu Birsan, Filip & Co., Romania
  • Katarina Gudurić, Karanovic, Serbia
  • Damir Topic, DTB, Croatia

Moderators: Florian Klimscha + Katharina Galavics - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Austria

15:30-16:00

Coffee break

16:00-17:10

Cutting-edge approaches to finance

Exploring new paths: project finance, infrastructure finance, renewable finance – and the impact of ESG regulations

Panellists

  • Georgi E. Tzvetkov, DGKV, Bulgaria
  • Maja Jovančević Šetka, Karanovic, Serbia
  • Glib Bondar, Avellum, Ukraine
  • Filip Leśniak, RZM, Poland
  • Igor Angelovski, Karanovic, Slovenia

Moderators: Anouschka Zagorski + Simon Fitzpatrick - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Austria

17:10-17:25

Closing remark

Florian Klimscha – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Austria

17:25-18:00

Drinks reception

Friday, 20 October 2023

09:30-10:00

Arrival and Networking Breakfast

10:00-10:30

Welcome and Keynote

  • Stephan Pachinger - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Austria
  • Keynote: Matthias Szabo and Sadko Tajic, Vienna Stock Exchange
10:30-11:30

Regulatory Horizon

Update on the regulatory horizon for the capital markets

  • Stephan Pachinger - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Austria
  • Reena Parmar - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, UK
  • Davina Devleeschouwer - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Belgium
11:30-12:00

Coffee break

12:00-12:45

Back to the market

Current regulatory and commercial drivers on the capital markets

Panellists

  • Tomáš Sedláček, BBH, Czech Republic
  • Filip Leśniak, RZM, Poland
  • Merve Kurdak, Paksoy, Türkiye
  • Ágnes Száz, Oppenheim, Hungary
  • Edgars Lodzins, Cobalt, Latvia

Moderator: Stephan Pachinger - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Austria

12:45-13:00

Closing remarks

Stephan Pachinger – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Austria

13:00-14:00

Networking lunch

Date
Oct 19, 2023 - Oct 20, 2023
Time
04:00 AM GMT
Location
Freshfields
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Freshfields Speakers
Vienna
Florian KlimschaPartner
Vienna, Frankfurt am Main
Stephan PachingerPartner
Frankfurt am Main
Anouschka ZagorskiSpecial Counsel English Law and Head of English Law Finance
Vienna
Victoria BazilPrincipal Associate
Vienna
Eva SchneiderPrincipal Associate
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