Agenda
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08:45
Registration & coffee
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09:30
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09:35
Disruption: the new baseline
BIG PICTURE PRESENTATION
- How are global trade tensions reshaping the global economic growth trajectory and sector outlook?
- How does monetary policy normalization shape up global default rates?
- Are the global financial markets too sanguine?
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09:50
Trade, tech and turbulence: a macro perspective
MACROECONOMIC PANEL DISCUSSION
- How are global trade tensions reshaping Asia’s economic and credit landscape?
- What key risks and policies will define Asia’s credit outlook through 2025?
- How will regional integration and emerging technologies drive future growth?
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10:40
Networking & coffee break
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11:10
Navigating trade winds: where are we headed?
MARKET VIEW PANEL DISCUSSION
- What new opportunities are arising amid changing trade dynamics?
- How is trade uncertainty affecting investment decisions as technology and energy transition progress?
- How will fundraising and capital allocation strategies evolve in response to ongoing volatility and disruption?
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12:00
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12:05
Networking lunch
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IN-FOCUS SESSION ROUND 1
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13:00
China's credit conditions and LGFVs
Evolving trends amid economic rebalancing and trade tensions
- Can the Chinese government sustain economic growth amid trade tensions through its measures?
- How will the focus on consumption and infrastructure affect opportunities and risks for LGFVs and local governments?
- What does the ongoing business transformation of LGFVs mean for the financial burden on local governments?
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13:00
ASEAN corporates
Caught in the trade crossfire
- How will changes in trade norms affect credit quality?
- To what extent can companies refinance their debt and fund investments?
- Which sectors are most exposed to regulatory uncertainties?
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13:00
Energy transition
Is APAC ready for the energy transition amid global uncertainty?
- How are APAC's major emerging markets advancing their energy transition goals?
- What impact do tariff wars and geopolitical tensions have on progress?
- Which countries are better equipped to manage these risks?
- What role will fossil fuels continue to play in APAC's energy mix?
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IN-FOCUS SESSION ROUND 2
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14:15
China corporates
Survival of the fittest amid slowing growth and rising challenges
- Can government action soften the blow of multi-pronged challenges
- How will tech advancements drive change or amplify credit risks for rated corporates?
- Will excess capacity in key sectors deteriorate?
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14:15
India corporates
Trade, tariffs and geopolitics
- How exposed are Indian companies to global turmoil and geopolitical uncertainty?
- How are companies utilising government initiatives for domestic manufacturing to stimulate growth?
- Do companies’ balance sheets support growth and shield against shocks?
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14:15
Infrastructure
Navigating a time of tension and tariffs
- How will the rated portfolio perform given the current macroeconomic environment?
- What are issuers’ liquidity needs amid uncertainty in the financing environment?
- What issuers are more exposed to trade tariffs?
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15:30
APAC data centers
Decoding geopolitics, regional dynamics, energy and sustainability
- How will DeepSeek and oversupply concerns affect data center expansion?
- Which markets and sectors will benefit most from data center development?
- How will geopolitics, tariffs, and regulations influence data center growth in emerging Asia?
- Can data centers balance rising energy demands with sustainability goals?
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16:30
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closeLaura Acres is Managing Director for the Corporate Finance Group for Asia. Based in Singapore, she has overall responsibility for Moody’s corporate ratings and research for the region, managing teams in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo. Laura also spearheads our global Emerging Markets initiative, leading many of our aggregated research based publications in this space and helping to coordinate Moody’s approach to this large and growing area of focus. Laura joined the company in 2006 taking a number of Lead Analyst roles for a variety of corporates around the region; she also created Moody’s aggregated high-yield research and outreach initiatives for the Asia Pacific region. She was appointed Managing Director in 2015 and led the Singapore based South & South East Asia corporate rating teams and was then appointed to her current role in 2020. Before joining Moody’s, Laura worked for Schroders PLC in London and Singapore, and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in Singapore, where she specialized in corporate restructuring and recovery throughout Southeast Asia. Laura holds a BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Nick Hill is a Managing Director and heads the Credit Strategy & Guidance function within the Credit Strategy & Standards division in Moody’s Ratings.
Based in Paris, he joined Moody’s in March 2010, initially heading the France / BeNeLux banking team.
Since then he has managed successively larger teams, led the global revision of Moody’s bank rating methodology, which was published in 2015, and latterly was co-head of the global banking team.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Nick worked as a bank analyst in a variety of roles. These include banking supervision at the Bank of England and Financial Services Authority, where he began his career; sell-side equity research on French banks in a #1 ranked team at Morgan Stanley; rating UK and continental European banks at Standard & Poor’s; and providing balance sheet advice to financial institutions with RBS.
A graduate of Christ’s College, University of Cambridge in the UK, Nick holds an MA in English, a diploma in French, and a postgraduate certificate in Finance from Birkbeck College, University of London.
Nick Hill is a Managing Director and heads the Credit Strategy & Guidance function within the Credit Strategy & Standards division in Moody’s Ratings.
Based in Paris, he joined Moody’s in March 2010, initially heading the France / BeNeLux banking team.
Since then he has managed successively larger teams, led the global revision of Moody’s bank rating methodology, which was published in 2015, and latterly was co-head of the global banking team.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Nick worked as a bank analyst in a variety of roles. These include banking supervision at the Bank of England and Financial Services Authority, where he began his career; sell-side equity research on French banks in a #1 ranked team at Morgan Stanley; rating UK and continental European banks at Standard & Poor’s; and providing balance sheet advice to financial institutions with RBS.
A graduate of Christ’s College, University of Cambridge in the UK, Nick holds an MA in English, a diploma in French, and a postgraduate certificate in Finance from Birkbeck College, University of London.
Dr Chua covers Singapore and ASEAN macro-economic research themes at Maybank, and has been ranked top economist in Singapore by Asiamoney. He was formerly a consultant at GIC, and Head of Emerging Asia and ASEAN Economics at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for about six years.
Dr Chua has also worked as a strategist and economist at Citigroup, Deutsche Private Wealth Management, and DBS Bank. Prior to joining the private sector, he was with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, heading the external economies, financial surveillance and planning, policy and communications divisions.
Dr Chua holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brown University. He was a Visiting Lecturer in International Economics at Yale University for a year after completing his PhD.
Christian de Guzman is a Senior Vice President with Moody’s Sovereign and Sub-Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, he covers a portfolio of sovereigns and multilateral development banks in Asia Pacific, including Japan, India and a number of Southeast Asian credits, while also managing the team responsible for sub-sovereign ratings in Asia ex-China.
Christian joined Moody’s in 2009, after working as a Senior Economist for the Monetary Authority of Singapore, covering ASEAN economies. He has also held various positions with the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, and Procter & Gamble in Singapore.
Christian was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate in Economics and Political Science at the University of Georgia and received his M.A. in International Economics and Southeast Asian Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
Deborah Tan is a Vice President within Moody’s Credit Strategy and Guidance Group. Based in Singapore, she leads Moody’s thematic research for India, Southeast Asia and Australia with a focus on producing forward-looking macro-credit insights and outlooks. Her responsibilities also include designing scenario analysis to test the resilience of Moody’s rating methodologies and assessing the impact of these scenarios.
Prior to joining Moody’s in 2019, Deborah was a macroeconomist at BHP Billiton where she covered both India and the US and led the Group’s interest rate, FX and long-term growth projections for key markets. She has also worked at the Monetary Authority of Singapore and PWC.
Deborah holds a master’s in Economics from the University of Cambridge and a bachelor of science in Economics from University College London.
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.
Atul Jhavar is the Head of Southeast Asia Capital Markets Financing at Barclays, based in Singapore.
In this role, Atul oversees the bank’s financing business across Southeast Asia, spanning Debt Capital Markets, Leveraged & Acquisition Finance, and Structured Credit. He also leads Barclays’ Sustainable Capital Markets efforts in Asia, collaborating with DCM and fixed income syndicate teams to originate, structure, and execute ESG-labelled debt products across the region.
Venn Saltirov, CFA, Director, is a portfolio manager and a member of the Asia Fixed Income & Credit team. He is also the ESG Investment Lead for Asia Credit. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2012, Venn was part of the #1 II-ranked European Industrials Fixed Fixed Income Research team at JP Morgan in London. Previously, Venn spent 5 years in Lehman Brothers New York where he managed a portfolio of Asia emerging markets investments for the Lehman Bankruptcy Estate and prior to that he was an Associate in Global Trading Strategies, a principal investment group. Venn began his career at Lehman Brothers in the Global Technology Investment Banking division. Venn earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics and International Relations from Colgate University and an MBA from INSEAD. He has an EDX certificate in Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact.
Lina Choi is an Associate Managing Director with the Corporate Finance Group for Moody’s Investors Service HK Ltd. She covers a portfolio of Chinese corporates in various sectors, including Internet, technology, food and beverage.
Before joining Moody’s, Lina worked as a senior investment analyst for AllianceBernstein Holdings LP, a US asset management company. She covered Chinese equities in the telecoms, media and technology sectors. Lina has also worked as an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley’s Equity Research Division, overseeing the Asian telecommunications industry.
Lina has an BA in Economics from the University of Chicago. She is a CFA charter holder.
Laura Acres is Managing Director for the Corporate Finance Group for Asia. Based in Singapore, she has overall responsibility for Moody’s corporate ratings and research for the region, managing teams in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo. Laura also spearheads our global Emerging Markets initiative, leading many of our aggregated research based publications in this space and helping to coordinate Moody’s approach to this large and growing area of focus. Laura joined the company in 2006 taking a number of Lead Analyst roles for a variety of corporates around the region; she also created Moody’s aggregated high-yield research and outreach initiatives for the Asia Pacific region. She was appointed Managing Director in 2015 and led the Singapore based South & South East Asia corporate rating teams and was then appointed to her current role in 2020. Before joining Moody’s, Laura worked for Schroders PLC in London and Singapore, and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in Singapore, where she specialized in corporate restructuring and recovery throughout Southeast Asia. Laura holds a BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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.
Anushka Shah is a Vice President with Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, Anushka covers a number of countries in Asia Pacific, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Maldives and Mongolia.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Anushka worked for more than seven years at Citi Investment Research in Bombay, where her focus was on the South Asian economies.
Anushka has a Master’s in Economics and Finance from the University of Warwick and a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Bombay.
Ada is the Head of North Asia Project & Infrastructure Finance (PIF) team, based in Hong Kong, managing the PIF team covering Mainland China and Hong Kong. She oversees the ratings of publicly and privately owned utilities, ports, rail transit, toll roads, Chinese local governments and local government financing vehicles (LGFV).
Ada has been with Moody's since 2014 and has extensive experience in infrastructure credit. She has served as the lead analyst for large scale central and local state-owned enterprises and is one of the original authors of Moody's Chinese LGFV methodology.
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.
Maisam Hasnain is a Vice President - Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group.
Based in Singapore, Maisam covers a portfolio of companies across the industrial, mining and plantation sectors in Southeast Asia.
Prior to his move to Singapore in 2017, Maisam spent four years in Moody’s Hong Kong office covering a broad array of sectors, including telecommunications, communications infrastructure, building materials, and metals and mining.
Maisam joined Moody’s in 2010 and started as an Associate in Moody’s Regional Product Strategy team, which is responsible for managing all aspects of Moody’s research and data service offerings, including new business initiatives.
Maisam holds a double major in Economics and Finance, and a minor in Arabic from The University of Hong Kong. He is also a CFA charterholder.
Rachel Chua is a Vice President and Senior Analyst with the Corporate Finance Group in Singapore. She covers a portfolio of investment grade and high yield energy companies across the Oil and Gas, and Chemical sectors in South and Southeast Asia. In addition, her coverage also extends to Singapore real estate investment trusts.
Before joining Moody’s in 2012, Rachel was with KPMG Corporate Finance, where she advised clients on financing infrastructure transactions.
Rachel holds an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Yu Sheng Tay is an Assistant Vice President - Analyst based in Singapore with Moody’s Corporate Finance Group.
He covers a portfolio of companies in Southeast Asia across the real estate, palm oil, consumer products, and technology sectors.
Yu Sheng joined Moody’s in 2018 as an Associate Analyst. Prior to joining Moody’s, he worked as a credit analyst in a financial institution.
Yu Sheng holds a postgraduate degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Anthony Prayugo is an Analyst with Moody’s Corporate Finance Group.
Based in Singapore, Anthony covers a diversified portfolio of companies in Southeast Asia across the real estate, gaming, and mining sectors.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Anthony was a credit analyst in a research institution covering listed corporates.
Anthony holds postgraduate and bachelor degrees from the National University of Singapore.
Natasha Brereton-Fukui is Senior Vice President, Global Sustainable Finance Research, at Moody’s Ratings in Singapore.
In addition to driving Moody’s Ratings’ global thought leadership on sustainable and transition finance, Natasha oversees overall research content in the Asia-Pacific region. As co-chair of Moody’s APAC Minds Business Resource Group, she also champions mental and physical health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Before joining Moody’s in 2014, Natasha spent more than a decade in journalism, based in Tokyo, London and Singapore, chiefly with Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. She was named “Journalist of the Year” in the 2009 UK Institutional Press Awards.
Natasha has a BA in Chinese Studies (Hons) from the University of Oxford and was a Daiwa Scholar from 2002-4. She holds the CFA's Certificate in Climate and Investing.
At Gurīn Energy, Michael translates the business plan into annual budgets and multi-year year forecasts; maintains standards of financial management, analysis and reporting; develops and manages financial and support staff; leads on all financial and modelling aspects of investment decision making and project development and maintains relationships with banks, financial advisors and investor teams.
Michael holds an MA from the University of St Andrews in Scotland and is an ICAEW qualified Chartered Accountant who brings three decades of experience of finance and capital markets and a strong knowledge of the international investment and banking communities.
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.
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.
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.
Lina Choi is an Associate Managing Director with the Corporate Finance Group for Moody’s Investors Service HK Ltd. She covers a portfolio of Chinese corporates in various sectors, including Internet, technology, food and beverage.
Before joining Moody’s, Lina worked as a senior investment analyst for AllianceBernstein Holdings LP, a US asset management company. She covered Chinese equities in the telecoms, media and technology sectors. Lina has also worked as an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley’s Equity Research Division, overseeing the Asian telecommunications industry.
Lina has an BA in Economics from the University of Chicago. She is a CFA charter holder.
Kaustubh Chaubal is a Senior Vice President with Moody’s Corporate Finance Group. Based in Singapore, he covers a portfolio of Indian and India-based issuers in the metals and mining (ferrous and non-ferrous), automobile, chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries.
Prior to joining Moody’s in 2015, Kaustubh spent eight years as a Ratings Advisor with Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, the last two of which was as Head of ASEAN Ratings Advisory, while also covering issuers in the Middle East and Africa.
Kaustubh has also worked as a Senior Analyst at Standard & Poor’s India-based subsidiary, CRISIL, covering a broad array of industries including pharmaceuticals, building materials, chemicals, and investment holding companies. And, he has previously held analytical roles at ING Vysya Bank and Unit Trust of India Investment Advisory Services, as well as auditing roles at RM Ajgaonkar & Company and RD Samant & Company.
Kaustubh holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University. He is also a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Alka Anbarasu is an Associate Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group in Asia. Based in Singapore, Alka is responsible for Moody's analytical teams covering ratings and research on banks, insurance companies, and non-bank financial institutions in Japan, ASEAN and Indian Sub-continent. Alka also coordinates the Global Financial Institution Group's efforts on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) scoring and research. Alka is a regular speaker at Moody's market briefings, external conferences podcasts and broadcast media. She is very active in promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives and is a passionate impact leader for Moody's Community Impact initiatives in Asia.
Alka joined Moody's in 2013 and over the years has led the ratings of several high profile Asian financial institutions. Prior to joining Moody's, she worked in the investment banking division of J.P. Morgan in London and Mumbai and ING Vysya Bank in India. She has close to 20 years of experience in the financial industry. Alka holds an MBA from the Xavier Institute of Management in India.
Sweta Patodia is an Assistant Vice President – Analyst in the Moody’s Corporate Finance Group. Based in Singapore, Sweta covers a diversified portfolio of Indian corporates across the oil and gas, technology start-ups and IT sectors.
Sweta joined Moody’s in 2014 as an Associate Analyst. Prior to joining Moody’s, Sweta worked as a Credit Analyst for over three years at HSBC in India.
Sweta is a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and a CFA charter holder.
Hui Ting Sim is an Vice President - Senior Analyst with Moody’s Corporate Finance Group. Based in Singapore, she covers a portfolio of Southeast Asian oil and gas companies.
Hui Ting joined Moody’s in 2017 as an Associate Analyst and previously covered a range of industries including metals & mining, as well as Singapore real estate investment trusts.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Hui Ting worked in credit risk roles at Noble Resources International Pte Ltd and PetroChina International (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Hui Ting holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) from the National University of Singapore. She is also a CFA charter-holder.
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.
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.
Erman Zhang is an AVP-Analyst in Moody’s Project and Infrastructure Finance Group. Based in Singapore, she covers project and infrastructure credits in South and Southeast Asia.
Erman has several years of experience in infrastructure and asset finance. Prior to joining Moody’s, she worked in Mizuho Bank’s Singapore branch, covering a portfolio of major shipping companies. Erman’s previous roles included being a manager at the Singapore branch of bank of China, covering infrastructure and project finance in Southeast Asia, and being a corporate relationship manager at HSBC China.
Erman holds an MBA from the Nanyang Technology University in Singapore, a Master of Science in Economics from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Sun Yat-Sen University in China. Erman is also a CFA charterholder.
Zi Zhu is an Analyst in Moody’s Project and Infrastructure Finance Group. Based in Singapore, he covers project finance, transport, utilities and other infrastructure credit in Southeast Asia and India.
Before joining Moody’s, Zi worked in corporate coverage team of Societe Generale in Singapore, where he supported bankers in client relationship management and transaction origination. Zi has also worked in Credit Agricole CIB’s DCM team in Hong Kong.
Zi holds a Master of Science in Management from ESSEC Business School in France.
Suraj Shetty is a Managing Director in the Telecommunications, Media & Technology team at DBS Bank Ltd., Singapore. With two decades of banking experience across Asia-Pacific and Australia, Suraj specializes in strategic coverage of the region’s largest corporates providing financing solutions to them. He has led and executed numerous high-profile marquee transactions, helping clients navigate complex markets and drive growth.
Suraj holds a PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad and B.Tech. & M.Tech. from IIT Bombay. Following an internship with Goldman Sachs, London in the Investment Banking Division, he began his career with DBS Bank in Singapore as a Management Associate and then worked in the Energy, Chemicals & Infrastructure team. He rejoined DBS in 2017 after stints with Deutsche Bank, and then Raiffeisen Bank, where he managed corporate coverage, undertook a stint with credit risk at Head Office in Vienna and served as the Head of Loan Workouts for S.E.Asia reporting to the Chief Risk Officer for Asia.
Sam Lee joined EdgeConneX in November 2021 as Managing Director, Market & Commercial Development for the Asia-Pacific region and is leading efforts to grow the EdgeConnex platform across multiple countries in Asia.
He has more than two decades of experience in leading strategic teams in business development, sales, operations, real estate and finance.
Prior to joining EdgeConneX, Sam was Managing Director, Data Centers at Lendlease, where he was responsible for launching and managing one of Asia’s largest DC-focused funds, and successfully closed its maiden asset in Japan.
His career accolades include overseeing the completion of Global Switch’s data center in Singapore while growing the business. Sam was also one of the early members of the Digital Realty team in Asia, which was instrumental in laying the foundation for its success in Asia.
Sam holds a Masters of Business Administration from Chicago Booth School of Business.
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.
Nidhi Dhruv is a Senior Credit Officer, with Moody’s Corporate Finance Group. Based in Singapore, Nidhi covers a portfolio of issuers across the telecommunications, telecom towers, mining, construction and airline industries in South and Southeast Asia.
Before joining Moody’s in 2007, Nidhi was an analyst with Citigroup Investment Banking in India and Singapore for three years.
Nidhi is a CFA charterholder and a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She also has an MBA in Finance from Mumbai University.
Spencer Ng is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Public, Project & Infrastructure Finance team. Based in Singapore, Spencer is responsible for project finance and infrastructure credits, including power utilities, renewables and airports in South and Southeast Asia.
Prior to joining Moody’s in 2007, Spencer worked for Ernst & Young Transactions Advisory Services in their Project Finance team. Spencer has also held various analytical and accounting roles at ANZ Bank, JP Morgan and State Street Australia.
Spencer holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Commerce from the University of New South Wales. He is also a CFA charterholder.
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