In Person Event

18th Annual Central Europe Summit

Explore how global and regional shifts are reshaping credit across CEE

Registration is now closed. 

location_on The Congress Centre of the Czech National Bank, Prague Map

Agenda

09.00 - 09.30
CEST

Registration & networking

09.40 - 10.00
CEST

The macro environment in the age of disruption

  • How does Moody’s see the global economic outlook?
  • How is Europe positioned?
  • Where is the credit risk landscape heading? 
10.00 - 10.30
CEST

Keynote interview

  • Monetary policy in an era of heightened uncertainty: how are shocks testing the CNB’s analytical framework?
  • How are geopolitical risks shaping the macroeconomic outlook? 
  • What are the key structural challenges for the Czech economy?
10.30 - 10.50
CEST

Focus on CEE and Czech Republic

  • How is the CEE region affected by geopolitical and geoeconomic tensions?
  • What is the outlook for the Czech Republic’s sovereign credit profile?
10.50 - 11.20
CEST

Coffee break & networking

11.20 - 12.00
CEST

Building a defense franchise in exceptional times

  • First‑hand insights from Europe’s fastest‑growing defense company
12.00 - 12.40
CEST

Geopolitics, private credit, technology: reshaping finance faster than banks can adapt?

  • Are geopolitics and private credit growth rewriting credit risk in Europe? 
  • How are AI and digital assets transforming financial markets and bank risk profiles?  
  • What will the EU’s move to depositor preference mean for senior unsecured investors?  
12.40 - 13.00
CEST

Economic inequality across Czech regions: causes and policy solutions

  • Exploring economic differences across Czech regions vs European peers 
  • Drivers of regional inequality in Czech Republic and Central Europe 
  • Policy approaches to narrow regional gaps
13.10 - 14.10
CEST

Lunch & networking