Henriette Peucker Chief Executive and Member of the Board Deutsches Aktieninstitut

After studying at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and obtaining a master's degree in European law, she worked in political consulting at ESL&Network in Paris and in investment banking at Schroders and Citigroup. From 2003 to 2010, she was responsible for Deutsche Börse Group's political work as Head of European Public Affairs. From 2010 to 2022, she built up the public affairs activities as well as the Berlin and Brussels offices at the strategic communications consultancy fgs global, from 2013 as a partner. In 2022/2023, she temporarily headed the Association of German Banks (Bundesverband deutscher Banken e.V.), most recently as Deputy Managing Director

Sven Kreitmair High Yield Credit Analyst Swiss Life Asset Managers

Sven Kreitmair is High Yield Credit Analyst within the Securities division at Swiss Life Asset Managers in Zurich since November of 2022. In this role, he is responsible for analyzing and recommending corporate bonds both on the primary and secondary markets, helping managing client mandates and funds, with a focus on sub investment grade ratings. Before joining Swiss Life Asset Managers, he worked at UniCredit Bank in Munich as Corporate Credit Research Analyst since 2001 and Head of Credit Research since 2017.

Adam Sykes Vice President Investor Relations BMW

Adam Sykes is Vice President Investor Relations at the BMW Group since 1 November 2022 and manages all related activities globally.
He began his career in the auto supplier industry and subsequently worked in the automotive practice at Roland Berger Strategy
Consultants. After joining the BMW Group in 2004, he has held a variety of leadership positions at the headquarters in Munich and
internationally.
More recently, Adam was Vice President Government Affairs and Corporate Communications for the Americas regions spanning Canada, the USA, Mexico and Central / South America. Prior to that he managed corporate communications in the Asia Pacific / Africa / ROW region. In 2015, he led the program to define the BMW Group corporate strategy with the BMW Group Board of Management and subsequently drove the global implementation efforts. Prior to this he was responsible for MINI Marketing in the UK followed by MINI Global Business Development.
Adam holds a Double Degree in German and Management from Lancaster University and the WHU (Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung) in Vallendar, Germany.

Christian Hendker Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

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.

Steffen Dyck Senior Vice President, Sovereign Risk Moody's Ratings

Steffen Dyck is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group.

Based in Frankfurt, he is the lead analyst for a portfolio of European sovereigns and multilateral institutions.

Up until early 2018, Steffen was the lead analyst for number of sovereigns and multilaterals in the Middle East, including Egypt and most of the Gulf Cooperation Council members.

Before relocating to Frankfurt in June 2015, Steffen was based in Moody’s Singapore office, where he covered sovereigns in the Asia-Pacific region as well as in the Middle East.

Prior to joining Moody’s in 2012, Steffen worked for more than six years with Deutsche Bank’s Risk Analysis team in Frankfurt and Singapore, covering macroeconomic and sovereign risk analysis across Asia (ex-Japan), Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa. He also helped manage the bank’s sovereign rating processes.

Colin Ellis Managing Director - Head of Centre for Credit Research Moody's Ratings

Colin Ellis is Moody’s first Global Credit Strategist, and a Managing Director in the Credit Strategy team. 

In his current role, Colin provides thought leadership for the rating agency that deepens the understanding of ratings and debt capital markets through rigorous and quantitative research. He leads Moody’s teams working on default and ratings analytics and on global financial analysis, including bank projections and stress testing. Colin is also a member of Moody’s Macroeconomic Board, which sets the global forecasts that underpin Moody’s universe of ratings.

Colin joined Moody’s in February 2012, initially leading the work of the Macroeconomic Board and authoring the quarterly Global Macro Outlook. He subsequently worked in the Financial Institutions Group, developing quantitative forward-looking analyses. For 8 years he was the Chief Credit Officer for EMEA, leading analysis and coordination of credit and ratings across all rating franchises in the region. He was also the ‘Head of UK’ for Moody's Ratings, responsible for the running of Moody’s UK operations, from 2019-2022 including the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Prior to joining Moody’s, Colin held roles at the Bank of England, Daiwa Capital Markets, the BVCA and at Birmingham University. He has published papers on a range of topics including corporate investment and pricing, credit risk, private equity, data uncertainty, stress testing, financial contagion and monetary policy. Colin holds degrees from York University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Middlesex University. He is a Visiting Professor at Hult International Business School and LSBU, and is also a Fellow of the RSA.

Perrine Bajolle Vice President - Senior Analyst, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings

Perrine is the lead analyst for European automakers and truck manufacturers. Prior roles at Moody’s included covering companies in the healthcare and manufacturing sectors and European banks. Before joining Moody’s in 2014, Perrine worked in M&A advisory for Natixis Partners in Paris where she was covering the small and mid-cap corporate market in France. Perrine holds a Master Degree from Dauphine University (Paris) and ESADE Business School (Barcelona).

Marat Faritov Vice President - Senior Analyst, Digital Finance Moody's Ratings

Marat is an Assistant Vice President in the DeFi and Digital Assets team (DFDA), where his primary responsibilities include blockchain analysis, digital asset risk assessment, and integration of blockchain infrastructure. Since joining Moody’s in 2014, Marat has worked in areas of data management and data analytics. In his previous role, he successfully led a team of financial data analysts covering Structured Finance. Concurrently, he has been involved in the blockchain space since 2016. Marat holds a degree in Applied Mathematics and Master's in Economics.