Asia Emerging Markets Summit 2024 (Hong Kong)
Greener pastures ahead?
IN PERSON | JW Marriott Hong Kong
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08:45
Registration & Breakfast
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09:30
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09:35
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09:50
Macroeconomic Keynote Fireside Chat
Ripples across Asia: China’s recovery and regional impact
- What is the current state of China’s recovery, and will its property downturn drag it into a debt crisis?
- How has China’s economic performance impacted other Asian countries?
- Will geopolitical risks intensify beyond Moody’s base case scenario?
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10:30
Networking Break
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10:55
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11:15
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12:15
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12:35
Networking Lunch
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13:35
In-focus Sessions
Each sector specific session will run for approximately 60 minutes
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13:35
Transition Finance
Financing the green transitions for a sustainable Asia
- How are the decarbonization targets and sustainability policies across different APAC countries?
- What is the current state of funding and financing models for sustainable infrastructure development?
- What are the challenges and opportunities in transition finance for emerging Asia?
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16:35
Networking Coffee
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17:00
End of Event
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08:45
Registration & Breakfast
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09:30
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09:35
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09:50
Macroeconomic Keynote Fireside Chat
Ripples across Asia: China’s recovery and regional impact
- What is the current state of China’s recovery, and will its property downturn drag it into a debt crisis?
- How has China’s economic performance impacted other Asian countries?
- Will geopolitical risks intensify beyond Moody’s base case scenario?
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10:30
Networking Break
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10:55
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11:15
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12:15
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12:35
Networking Lunch
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13:35
In-focus Sessions
Each sector specific session will run for approximately 60 minutes
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13:35
Transition Finance
Financing the green transitions for a sustainable Asia
- How are the decarbonization targets and sustainability policies across different APAC countries?
- What is the current state of funding and financing models for sustainable infrastructure development?
- What are the challenges and opportunities in transition finance for emerging Asia?
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16:35
Networking Coffee
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17:00
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Marie Diron heads the Sovereign Risk Group for Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, and Sub-Sovereign Risk Group for Asia Pacific and EMEA. She is responsible for analytical teams covering more than 70 sovereign ratings, 15 Multilateral Development Banks and around 400 sub-sovereign ratings in about 30 countries. Marie is also a project owner of Moody’s Investors Service’s ESG scores, which were launched in early 2021.
Marie has worked as Moody’s lead sovereign analyst for a number of Asia Pacific credits, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka and Australia. Marie has also worked in Moody’s Credit Policy, leading a number of macroeconomic analyses, including our regular Global Macro Outlook and other credit research work. Marie was previously Director at Oxford Economics, leading the company’s forecasting and scenario analysis service to financial sector and corporate clients, after a number of years at the European Central Bank and Brevan Howard LLP. Marie received a MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge and graduated from the Ecole Centrale Paris.
Atsi Sheth is Managing Director and Global Head, Credit Strategy and Research.
Moody’s Credit Strategy & Research group includes global teams focused on Macroeconomic Research, Default & Ratings Analytics and Global Emerging Markets as well as regional credit strategy teams each focused on Asia-Pacific, the Americas, and EMEA.
Together these teams establish and articulate Moody’s house views on the trends that drive risk across countries, sectors and asset classes. They undertake in depth data driven analysis and leverage the expertise of ratings and research analysts across Moody’s to generate global, regional and sector insights on macro-economic, political, policy, technology and environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks.
In her capacity leading the group, Atsi also serves as a spokesperson on Moody’s analytic views, engaging with investors, the media and a wide range of public and private sector stakeholders.
Atsi is a long-time champion of Moody’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) as well as our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. She serves as co-chair of the CSR Thought Leadership & Solutions working group and the Senior Advisor to Moody’s Asian Leadership Initiative - a Multicultural Business Resource Group.
Prior to her current role, Atsi was Moody’s Chief Credit Officer for the Americas and before that Managing Director in Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. She has also served as Chief Economist at Reliance Capital and taught courses on International Political Economy and Emerging Markets at Columbia University and Northwestern University. Atsi has a PhD from Northwestern University and a B.A. from Bombay University.
Haibin Zhu is a Managing Director, Chief China Economist and Head of Greater China Economic Research at J.P. Morgan. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2011, Mr. Zhu was a research economist at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) for a decade. In 2016-2020, Mr. Zhu also served as Head of China Equity Strategy at J.P. Morgan. Currently he is also an adjunct research fellow at the National Institute of Financial Research (NIFR), Tsinghua University, and adjunct professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen).
Mr. Zhu obtained a Ph.D. degree in economics from Duke University and, a M.A. from the Graduate School of People’s Bank of China, and a B.S. from Beijing University.
Atsi Sheth is Managing Director and Global Head, Credit Strategy and Research.
Moody’s Credit Strategy & Research group includes global teams focused on Macroeconomic Research, Default & Ratings Analytics and Global Emerging Markets as well as regional credit strategy teams each focused on Asia-Pacific, the Americas, and EMEA.
Together these teams establish and articulate Moody’s house views on the trends that drive risk across countries, sectors and asset classes. They undertake in depth data driven analysis and leverage the expertise of ratings and research analysts across Moody’s to generate global, regional and sector insights on macro-economic, political, policy, technology and environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks.
In her capacity leading the group, Atsi also serves as a spokesperson on Moody’s analytic views, engaging with investors, the media and a wide range of public and private sector stakeholders.
Atsi is a long-time champion of Moody’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) as well as our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. She serves as co-chair of the CSR Thought Leadership & Solutions working group and the Senior Advisor to Moody’s Asian Leadership Initiative - a Multicultural Business Resource Group.
Prior to her current role, Atsi was Moody’s Chief Credit Officer for the Americas and before that Managing Director in Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. She has also served as Chief Economist at Reliance Capital and taught courses on International Political Economy and Emerging Markets at Columbia University and Northwestern University. Atsi has a PhD from Northwestern University and a B.A. from Bombay University.
Gong Cheng is Moody’s Chief Credit Officer for Asia-Pacific (APAC). Based in Hong Kong SAR, China, Gong is also a Managing Director for the agency’s APAC Credit Strategy and Research Group. He is responsible for developing Moody’s views on emerging risks, conducting cross-sector macro research and aligning credit views across various industry sectors in the region. He chairs the APAC Credit Council and is a member of Moody’s Macroeconomic Board, which sets the agency’s global forecasts that inform rating assessments.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Gong had worked extensively in the public sector since 2010, including the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and Banque de France, the French central bank. He led policy and research work on green finance, Asian economies, crisis resolution and sovereign debt. He was a member of the Central Banks and Supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System and led working groups on green and transition finance and central banks’ net-zero investments. He had also served as an official representative of the ESM and BIS in the G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group, dealing with international issues such as official-sector lending, sovereign debt restructurings, global imbalances and reforms in the international monetary system.
Gong holds a PhD in economics from Sciences Po Paris and master's degrees in finance and international political economy from Sciences Po Paris and London School of Economics. He has published extensively on topics such as net zero transition, climate finance, sovereign debt restructuring and fiscal and monetary policies.
Clara Lau is the Group Credit Officer, Corporate Finance, Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. She is responsible for overseeing the quality and accuracy of corporate ratings in the region. She also coordinates the development of credit policies, rating methodologies and analytical initiatives, and ensures consistency in their application. Lau has extensive rating experience with a major focus on real estate companies, utilities and conglomerates. Before joining Moody’s in 1997, Lau was the Head of Credit with Credit Suisse in Hong Kong, responsible for assessing and sanctioning corporate credit in North Asia. She had also worked with HSBC in Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK. Lau has a Bachelor of Social Science, majoring in Economics, from the University of Hong Kong and is a CFA Charter holder.
Suzanne Wingo was appointed Group Credit Officer for the Project & Infrastructure Finance Group worldwide in 2016. The infrastructure portfolio covers approximately 1,700 investor-owned and government-owned utilities, project financings, and infrastructure issuers globally. Suzanne’s responsibilities include improving the quality and consistency of credit standards and conducting broad portfolio monitoring activities. In 2014 and 2015, she served as the Group Credit Officer for the Corporate Finance Group-Americas covering all corporate industry sectors and methodologies. Suzanne chairs the Infrastructure Finance Franchise Committee and serves as a member of Moody’s Rating Practices Committee, Policy Governance Board, North American Credit Council, Latin American Credit Council, and Project and Infrastructure Finance Editorial Board.
Prior to joining Credit Strategy & Standards in 2014, Suzanne was a senior analyst in the Corporate Finance Group with lead analyst responsibility for a diverse portfolio of investment grade and high yield companies. At various points in her career at Moody’s, she covered retail, apparel, manufacturing, healthcare, food, consumer products, media, and business & consumer services companies.
Suzanne previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Manager in the Transaction Services Group in New York. She led the financial due diligence process for financial sponsors and strategic buyers of acquisition candidates operating in a variety of corporate industries. During her time at PwC, Suzanne also worked on global initiatives out of the London and New York offices and led audit teams in the Louisville, KY practice.
Suzanne is a CFA Charterholder and formerly was a Certified Public Accountant. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Kentucky. She previously served on the Von Allmen School Advisory Board at the Gatton College of Business & Economics
Ms. Cao is a senior vice president and credit research analyst in the PIMCO Hong Kong office, responsible for the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), consumer and auto sectors in the Asia-Pacific region.
Prior to joining PIMCO in 2012, Ms. Cao was a vice president in Credit Suisse’s investment banking division, where she covered the U.S. retail and consumer industry out of New York from 2007 to 2011 and the China technology industry out of Hong Kong from 2011 to 2012.
Previously, she was with Dairy Farm International in Hong Kong, responsible for evaluating business development opportunities in North Asia. She has ~20 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. She received an undergraduate degree from Princeton University.
Johnny Zhao is a managing director in the Rating Advisory team based in Hong Kong and heads the practice for Asia Pacific region at Citigroup. Johnny provided rating advice to clients at all stages of the ratings process, with a focus on both first-time issuers and already rated clients that seek advice on rating strategies.
Johnny has also advised many leading MNCs’ board and C-suite executives on corporate finance strategy including optimal capital structure, cost of capital improvement and shareholder value enhancement etc.
Prior to joining Citi in 2015, Johnny was a senior rating analyst from Moody’s Investors Service’s New York headquarters where he had worked for more than a decade as a VP/senior analyst, covering both investment grade and high yield US corporate credit ratings across various industries. Before working at Moody’s, Johnny worked in the fixed income investment department as an associate director at Prudential Financial Group.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Terry has over 25 years of experience in credit ratings and bank credit risk management. As a Managing Director, based in Singapore, he leads Moody’s Public, Project & Infrastructure Finance in Asia Pacific. He assumed his position in February 2015.
In this role, Terry oversees ratings teams in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Australia, and Japan which are responsible for Moody’s extensive coverage across the public and infrastructure sectors, including transport infrastructure, regulated utilities,power and social infrastructure.
Prior to this role, Terry spent seven years as an Associate Managing Director and head of corporate, project and infrastructure finance ratings for Australasia, based in Sydney. During that period, Moody’s rating coverage for this region grew substantially to more than 100 rated issuers. In the corporate sector, the analytical team monitored ratings in a wide range of non-financial sectors, such as consumer and retail, industrial, mining, oil and gas, and property, while the infrastructure team covered power, transport, utilities and social infrastructure.
Terry was also previously responsible for Moody’s coverage of the oil and gas as well as mining sectors in Asia Pacific.
Before joining Moody’s in 2000, Terry worked for around 12 years in various risk management and credit origination roles at Westpac Institutional Bank in Sydney. His last position at Westpac was Senior Manager, Credit and Divisional Credit Officer, responsible for approving credit exposures to institutional clients.
Gary Lau is the Managing Director for the Corporate Finance Group in Hong Kong. Gary manages analytical teams in Hong Kong, covering corporate ratings in North Asia (ex-Japan). He has extensive experience with Moody’s in analytical and management positions with responsibilities across different industries and geographies. He has been with Moody’s since 1998.
Before joining Moody’s, Gary worked for Barclays Bank Plc and Bank of America in the Financial Institutions and Corporate Banking Divisions.
He holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Social Science, both from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Brian Cahill is Vice Chairman, Moody’s Ratings Asia Pacific. In this role, he provides strategic and operational support across key business initiatives including Moody’s Ratings domestic credit rating affiliates in India, Vietnam and other locations. He also supports senior level external engagement with market participants including policy makers and regulators in respect of Moody’s Ratings credit rating and sustainable finance activities. He is on the board of Moody’s Foundation supporting its global activities and with a particular focus on its work in Asia Pacific.
Prior to his current role, Brian was Global Head for Sustainable Finance at Moody’s Ratings leading its strategy for incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance factors - including climate risk - into credit ratings,
analytics, research, and outreach.
In addition, he oversaw the development of Moody’s Ratings sustainable finance solutions such as second party opinions and net zero assessments. These provide analytic insight to market participants wishing to evaluate the sustainability and emission reduction claims of debt issuers, a critical need in the rapidly growing sustainable finance market.
Brian was regional head of Moody’s Ratings corporate finance franchise from 2002 to 2020. He also led the Asia project and infrastructure team from 2009 to 2018 and the Asia Financial institution team from 2009 to 2016.
Prior to joining Moody’s Brian practiced as a lawyer. He received an MA and Master of Law from Cambridge University.
Ray Tay is a Associate Managing Director in Moody’s Project and Infrastructure Finance Group. Based in Singapore, Ray covers project finance, transport, utilities and other infrastructure credits in Southeast Asia and India. Ray also authors research and conducts outreach focused on topics such as project bonds and the role of funding diversity and credit enhancement in bridging the infrastructure gap, particularly in emerging markets. Ray is also a member of Moody’s APAC ESG Working Group.
Before joining Moody’s in 2012, Ray was a Director with the Global Infrastructure & Projects Group in KPMG. Ray has also worked as a Senior Business Analyst with the Singapore Power Group, focusing on regulatory economics in each of its principal local operating subsidiaries.
Ray holds a Bachelor’s in Economics with honors from the National University of Singapore.
Ada Li is a Vice President - Senior Credit Officer with the Project & Infrastructure Finance Group, covering a portfolio of Chinese infrastructure companies across state-owned or privately-owned utilities, ports, railways, toll roads, and local government finance vehicles.
Before joining Moody’s, Ada worked as a Vice President at Deutsche Bank, where she oversaw Greater China corporates and financial institutions. Ada has also worked at Barclays Capital, where she covered Chinese financial institutions and commodity companies.
Ada holds a BBA in Accounting & Finance from The University of Hong Kong. She is also a CFA charterholder and a certified FRM holder.
Boris Kan is a Vice President–Senior Credit Officer with the Project & Infrastructure Finance Group. Based in Hong Kong, Boris covers a portfolio of Chinese utilities and infrastructure companies across a range of sectors.
Before joining Moody’s, Boris was the Head of Regional Utilities & Power Equipment (Asia-ex-Japan) with J.P. Morgan’s Equity Research team, where he spent more than 12 years covering a wide range of power and gas utilities companies in Greater China.
Boris has also worked as a Senior Associate for more than five years — first at PricewaterhouseCoppers and then at Deloitte & Touche Corporate Finance — providing assurance and M&A advisory services to corporate clients in Greater China.
Boris holds an MBA majoring in Finance from Simon Fraser University and is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Vikash Halan is a Managing Director and team leader for Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in Singapore. In this role, he manages a team of rating analysts covering non-financial corporates in Asia Pacific excluding greater China.
Vikash joined Moody’s in 2011 and, prior to becoming a team leader, spent almost a decade as a lead analyst covering a range of sectors, including oil and gas, chemicals, shipping, conglomerates, real estate and investment holding companies.
Before joining Moody’s, Vikash worked for J.P. Morgan in Hong Kong as a capital markets and ratings advisor for clients in the Asia-Pacific region. He started his career as a chartered accountant with the Indian firm, BDO Lodha.
Vikash holds post graduate diploma in Business management form Xavier Institute of Management.
Jacintha Poh is an Associate Managing Director for the Corporate Finance Group at Moody's, based in Singapore. She leads a team of analysts who are responsible for Moody's nonfinancial corporate ratings and research in the South and Southeast Asia region.
Jacintha joined Moody's in 2012 taking several Lead Analyst roles, where she demonstrated her ability to execute complex analyses across a diverse range of sectors, including real estate, hospitality, and investment holding companies.
Before joining Moody's, Jacintha worked for Lion Global Investors, where she served as a Credit Analyst on the Fixed Income team. Jacintha holds an honors BSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of London.
Roy Zhang is a Vice President–Senior Analyst in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group. Based in Hong Kong, Roy covers a portfolio of industrial companies across China.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Roy worked as an executive for the mining company, Consolidated Minerals. Roy has also worked as a Credit Analyst for Fitch Ratings and an Equity Analyst for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, focusing on a wide range of sectors including material, industrial, metals & mining and automobile.
Roy holds an MBA from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering with honors from the National University of Singapore.
Amberish Rathi is an emerging market credit analyst in the Fixed Income Division. He also is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited.
Amberish’s investment experience began in 2006, and he has been with T. Rowe Price since 2019, in the Fixed Income Division. Prior to this, he was the Asia credit and convertible bonds analyst at Seyon Asset Management. His experience also spans analyst roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Barclays.
Amberish earned an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, India.
Kai Hu is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in Shanghai. He covers a portfolio of large Chinese state-owned enterprises.
Before joining Moody’s, Kai worked in credit risk management, trade finance and project finance at various financial institutions, including Citigroup and China Merchants Bank in New York and Bank of Communications, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank in Shanghai.
Kai holds an MBA from Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. He is also a CFA, FRM and a member of Chinese CPA association.
Kaven Tsang is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group in Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Kaven covers a portfolio of property companies.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Kaven worked in commercial banks, including CITIC Ka Wah Bank, WestLB AG and the Norinchukin Bank, covering corporates in Hong Kong and China.
Kaven holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also a CFA charterholder.
Gerwin Ho is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer with the Corporate Finance Group in Asia. Based in Hong Kong, he covers a portfolio of Chinese corporates, including automotive-related, manufacturing and consumer-related companies.
Before joining Moody’s, Gerwin was a Director with Citigroup’s Equity Research Division in Hong Kong, where he headed the analysis of automotive companies in Asia and analyzed Chinese automotive and industrial companies.
He has also analyzed automotive, industrial, consumer and healthcare companies in China and Korea while working at Bear Stearns, ABN AMRO, Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Gerwin holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto and an International MBA from York University.
Ying Wang is a Vice President and Senior Analyst within Moody’s Corporate Finance Group. Based in Hong Kong, Ying covers a portfolio of consumer and internet companies across China.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Ying worked in Hong Kong as a Lead Equity Research Analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited, BNP Paribas and Standard Chartered Bank, focusing on a wide range of sectors including oil & gas, utilities, environmental protection and renewable energy.
Ying started his career as a journalist at Bloomberg and China Daily News Group, covering the energy, commodities and industrial sectors. He has also worked for a major Chinese oilfield service company in Beijing.
Ying holds an MBA in Finance from INSEAD Business School in France and Singapore, and a BA with honors from Xi’an International Studies University.
Yuting Liu is a Vice President and Senior Analyst in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group. Based in Beijing, Yuting supports ratings and research for a portfolio of Chinese central and local state-owned enterprises across various industries.
Yuting has more than 10 years of experience in financial analysis and credit research at credit rating agencies and other financial institutions. She first joined Moody’s in 2012 and worked for CFG teams in Australia and Beijing for three and half years.
Prior to rejoining Moody’s, Yuting was in Fitch Ratings for 2 years in the corporate research team specializing in infrastructure and construction industries. Yuting received her Master of Applied Finance degree from Macquarie University and her bachelor’s degree from the University of New South Wales.
She is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.