Anna Tavano Head Global Banking for Continental Europe and Head of Wholesale Banking for Italy HSBC

Anna Tavano is the Head Global Banking for Continental Europe and Head of Wholesale Banking for Italy at HSBC.

She entered the financial world in 1997 with Citigroup in London, where she held various positions, including Managing Director of Corporate and Investment Banking and Vice Chairman of Corporate Banking Italy.

For two years, she served as Director General of the Infrastructure and Public Transport Department of the Lombardy Region and was a member of the Board of Directors of Infrastrutture Lombarde.

Holding a degree in Economics, she has also completed several higher education programs, including INSEAD’s Leadership Through Awareness and Practice Programme (LEAP).

Anna is highly committed to leadership and D&I issues and is also involved in numerous mentoring activities for young women.

Michelangelo Margaria Country Manager – Italy; Associate Managing Director, Structured Finance Group Moody's Ratings

Michelangelo Margaria is an Associate Managing Director with Moody’s Structured Finance Group and is based in the Milan office. 

He co-leads the Consumer Securitisation team in the EMEA region and coordinates the Structured Finance activity in the Italian market. Previously, he co-led the EMEA RMBS team and was a senior analyst rating securitization transactions backed by different asset classes in various EMEA jurisdictions.

Michelangelo Margaria also serves as Moody’s Ratings Country Manager for Italy, overseeing Moody's Ratings activities in the country. Before joining Moody’s in 2002, Michelangelo worked in the Structured Credit Group at UBS in London. Mr. Margaria graduated in engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin.

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.

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.

Fabio Iannò Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Financial Institutions Moody's Ratings

Fabio Iannò is in charge of a portfolio of Italian and dutch banks. 

Prior to joining Moody’s in March 2018, Fabio was a Director at Fitch Ratings in London for 7 years covering Italian banks. Before Fitch Ratings he worked for Deloitte & Touche in New York (2008 - 2009) as Senior Consultant in the Capital Markets division and in Milan (2004 - 2008) in the audit department.

Fabio holds an MBA - Master in Business Administration (SDA Bocconi) and an MSc in International Business (Bocconi University).

Paolo Leschiutta Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance Moody’s Ratings

Paolo Leschiutta is a Senior Vice President in the European Corporate Finance Team of Moody’s in Milan. Paolo joined Moody’s London in 2000 and Moody’s Italia in July 2005. Paolo has lead responsibility for a portfolio of European high yield and investment grade packaged goods companies with focus on Food and Beverage industries. Over its tenure at Moody’s Paolo has covered a number of sectors within the broad consumer products and transportation industries including Postal, Tobacco, Shipping, Retail and Consumer Durable companies across Europe.

Prior to re-joining Moody’s in Italy, Paolo worked as a Senior Credit Analyst at MFC Global Investments, part of Manulife Group in London, covering European Corporates. Paolo graduated in Economics at the University of Turin and holds an MSc in Finance attended at the S.A.A., part of the University of Turin, and the Stern School of Business, part of the NYU.