Linus Silfverduk is Executive Director, Head of Relationship Management Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. Moody's Ratings maintains approximately 500 existing rating relationships across the region from various sectors such as corporates, financials, sovereign, sub-sovereign, and infrastructure. The coverage teams, based out of Stockholm, Frankfurt and Zurich, as well as Eastern Europe and Central Asia, are responsible for account management, business development and engagement with local rating advisers and other intermediaries.

Linus is also Moody’s Ratings Country Manager for Sweden and Director of the Nordic subsidiary, Moody’s Investors Service (Nordics AB). He is Executive Sponsor for the Nordic Inclusion Group.

Prior to joining Moody’s in early 2017, Linus worked ten years for Nordea Bank, from 2010 in the Corporate & Investment Banking division, covering a portfolio of Swedish global manufacturing companies. Linus has a master’s degree in Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.

Michael West is Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Ratings.

Prior to his appointment in 2019, he held several leadership roles at Moody’s, including Managing Director – Head of Moody’s Ratings and Research from 2016 to 2019. He also served as Managing Director – Head of Global Structured Finance from 2014 to 2016 and Managing Director – Head of Global Corporate Finance from 2010 to 2014.

Earlier in his career, Michael led research strategy for Moody’s ratings businesses and before that led Corporate Finance for the EMEA region, European corporates and the EMEA leveraged finance business. Prior to joining Moody’s in 1998, Michael worked at Bank of America and HSBC in various credit roles.

Michael has a bachelor’s degree in politics with economics and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in the U.K.

Petter Bryman is a Vice President with Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group, based in Frankfurt. He is the lead analyst for a number of European sovereigns, mainly in the Baltics and Central and Eastern Europe. Prior to joining Moody’s in February 2018, Petter served as a Desk Officer with the Budget Department of the Swedish Ministry of Finance for seven years, where he functioned as the lead analyst for fiscal policy across a number of different policy areas, including the public pensions system, social insurance, migration and integration policy as well as EU budget policy. Petter also previously worked on EU and international affairs at the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications as well as a political advisor at the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg. Petter holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford and a Master in Public Administration from the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Anders is an International Partner and Head of Valuation & Strategic Advisory in Sweden and has been working at Cushman & Wakefield since 2018. Anders holds a Master’s degree from Chalmers University of Technology in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Gothenburg. Anders is an authorized appraiser by Samhällsbyggarna and also an MRICS certified valuer. He’s primarily responsible for coordinating valuation work for both Swedish and international clients in Sweden and the Nordic region. Anders also hosts the podcast “Fastighet & Finans” together with Michael Johansson.

Christina has been at Handelsbanken since 2017 and chief economist since December 2018. She has more than 20 years of experience in economic analysis and practical monetary policy. Before Handelsbanken, she spent 10 years at the Riksbank and was responsible for preparing the basis for the monetary policy decision to the Riksbank's executive board.

Heading the Swedish advisory business with approximately 85 professionals in all business lines. Over twenty years of progressive experience in Nordic real estate, spanning property transactions, capital markets and the institutional management of large-scale portfolios. Recently appointed Acting Managing Director / VD of Newsec’s Swedish advisory business, effective 1 October 2026, in addition to continuing to head Newsec’s Investment Management practice in Sweden. Leader of the management Team as well as the IM team overseeing assets under management of approximately €3 billion. Partner in the Newsec parental company, Stronghold, since 2011 and major equity shareholder in the Newsec Group, including the Swedish Advisory Business A relationship-led approach to advisory work has produced a notably loyal client base, with a significant share of mandates arising from longstanding clients and peer referrals. Clients include major domestic and international institutions, pan-Nordic funds, private capital and family offices – several of whom have returned repeatedly over many years for counsel on their most consequential real estate decisions. Appreciated and including leadership resulting in scoring the highest of all Newsec leaders in Sweden advisory business 2025. Deep expertise across office, residential, logistics and retail assets, with an extensive network across the Nordic markets and beyond. Summing up aprox. 4 billion EUR in aggregated deal values in Capital Markets and Investment Management transactions. Regularly cited in Fastighetsvärlden and Fastighetssverige on market trends and investment strategy.

Johan Berg is Director of the Economic Analysis department within the Banking area at Finansinspektionen. The department is responsible for the overall assessment of financial stability as well as macro-financial analysis including commercial real estate and households. He has been at Finansinspektionen for more than a decade in different roles within financial stability.

Niclas Boheman, based in Stockholm, serves as Moody’s lead analyst for large banks in the Nordics and also has responsibilities for UK Specialist Banks. His work includes a core focus on cyber risks affecting European banks, complemented by broader analysis of innovation and digitalisation trends within financial services.

Mr Boheman joined Moody’s in 2016, having previously held a number of roles at Svenska Handelsbanken, including as a bank analyst. 

He holds a Degree of Master of Science (One Year) in International Economics from the School of Economics and Management at Lund University.

Johan Berg is Director of the Economic Analysis department within the Banking area at Finansinspektionen. The department is responsible for the overall assessment of financial stability as well as macro-financial analysis including commercial real estate and households. He has been at Finansinspektionen for more than a decade in different roles within financial stability.

CV: Kristin Magnusson Bernard is the CEO of Handelsbanken Fonder, the €130 bn fund management subsidiary of Handelsbanken. She was previously the CEO of the First Swedish National Pension Fund between 2020-2026 and has held senior positions at Nordea, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. She holds a Ph D in economics from the Stockholm School of Economics and resides in Stockholm with her husband and two sons.

Mats Holmström works as the Group Chief Risk Officer at SEB.

He has a long career in SEB, dating back to 1990. Prior to becoming CRO he has upheld a broad variety of positions within the bank (e.g.) Head Corporate Banking, Head Structured Finance, Head Project Finance, Head Asset Finance, Loan Origination and Client Executive.

He is also Chairman of the Group risk committee and serves as a member of the Group Executive Committee.

Meriem Delfi is a corporate finance executive with 18-year experience and a strong track record in strategic capital markets execution (over €55 billion in financings executed since 2014), balance sheet optimization, and investor engagement. She currently leads three high-performing teams across IR & Financial Communication, Financing & Capital Markets, and Treasury Operations, with a sharp focus on value creation and financial resilience.

Meriem has a rigorous analytical mindset, deep market insight, clear vision & capacity to simplify complex topics and a commitment to financial excellence.

Before joining URW in 2016, she spent 8 years within the banking industry (at Société Générale and BNP), where she served in roles ranging from DCM Origination to Structured & Quantitative Finance.

Meriem holds a Master’s degree in Financial Engineering from Télécom ParisTech and a Master’s in Statistics and Random Modelling in Finance from Université Paris Diderot. She also completed preparatory classes in Mathematics and Physics at Lycée Janson de Sailly.

She is fluent in French, English and Arabic. She is a nature lover, her interests span fitness, creative writing, neuroscience and travelling. She is also actively engaged in mentoring and leadership development.

Rene Hoffmann is Head of Corporate Finance, Treasury and Investor Relations at Vonovia SE and is responsible for the Group’s financing, liquidity and risk management, as well as active communication with investors and the capital markets.

From 1996 to 2003, Rene Hoffmann studied translation and conference interpreting at the University of Mainz (Germersheim).

After two years as a freelance conference interpreter, he worked as assistant to the management and in Controlling at GAGFAH from 2005 to 2009. In 2010, he took over as Head of Investor Relations at GAGFAH and completed his MBA in addition to working full-time.

As part of the merger of Deutsche Annington and GAGFAH to form Vonovia, he moved to Deutsche Annington in March 2015 as Senior IR Manager. In May 2016, he took over as Head of Investor Relations at Vonovia. In July 2026, Rene Hoffmann assumed responsibility for the newly established Corporate Finance, Treasury and Investor Relations division.

Christian Hendker rejoined Moody’s European Corporate Finance Group beginning of November 2018 as Associate Managing Director. Christian will be responsible for a team of Manufacturing Analysts based in Frankfurt, reporting to Matthias Hellstern. Over the last 7 years, Christian Hendker managed a team of credit analysts as Head of Credit Research at Talanx Asset Management in Cologne, the Asset Management arm of the insurance group Talanx AG. Prior to that, Christian Hendker was VP-Senior Analyst at Moody’s in Frankfurt, which he initially joined in 2004, responsible for the European Pulp & Paper industry. Christian Hendker started his career as a consultant at PriceWaterhouse Coopers Corporate Finance Beratung GmbH in Frankfurt. Christian has a Diploma degree in Business Administration from the University of Muenster and is a CFA Charterholder.

Linus Silfverduk is Executive Director, Head of Relationship Management Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. Moody's Ratings maintains approximately 500 existing rating relationships across the region from various sectors such as corporates, financials, sovereign, sub-sovereign, and infrastructure. The coverage teams, based out of Stockholm, Frankfurt and Zurich, as well as Eastern Europe and Central Asia, are responsible for account management, business development and engagement with local rating advisers and other intermediaries.

Linus is also Moody’s Ratings Country Manager for Sweden and Director of the Nordic subsidiary, Moody’s Investors Service (Nordics AB). He is Executive Sponsor for the Nordic Inclusion Group.

Prior to joining Moody’s in early 2017, Linus worked ten years for Nordea Bank, from 2010 in the Corporate & Investment Banking division, covering a portfolio of Swedish global manufacturing companies. Linus has a master’s degree in Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.